Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1930, Page 17

* PAGE B-1 PARK EXTENSION FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1930. CONSIDERTWOSITES WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIENDS AID GOLD STAR MOTHER NEw D[]WN“]WN Virginia Population EIGHT BOYS FAGE JOYRIDING CHARGE AFTER 80 THEFTS Admissions Result in Round- up of Gang Between 11 and 16 Years Old. ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH AUTOMOBILES Ingenious Methods Used in Effect- STRANDED Return Ticket Nulled After, Her Pilgrimage to France. Misunderstanding With U. S. Blamed by Mrs. Allen, California. Stranded in Washington for two days | after a visit to the shell-torn battle- fields of France, a Gold Star mother from California today obtained trans- portation home. The mother, Mrs. Lena Irwin Allen of Beverly-Hills, lost possession of a return railioad ticket through a misunder- standing with War Department officlals. She explained she went abroad on a ing Escape With Locked Cars Are Told Police. A gang of eight colored youths, rang- ing from 11 to 16 years old, who, po- lice said, admitted stealing more than 60 automobiles from the Northwest section of the city, were arraigned in Juvenile Court before Judge Mary ©'Toole today on charges of joy-riding. Policemen H. S. Montgomery and J. J. Purvis of the third precinct de- clared that the boys have been oper- ating for the past three months in the neighborhood of Twenty-fourth and M streets. Although police, to whom a large number of car thefts have been reported in this section, have suspected 8 gang, they were unable to catch and arrest any one until Wednesday morn- wOn this occasion the machine of Wade K. Hampton, 1314 E street north- east, was taken from M street. near Twenty-fourth, and a few minutes after receiving the report police saw three boys riding about the city in the car. They were arrested and subsequently exposed the actions of the whole gang. Those arrested were Alonzo Johnson, 18 years old, 1800 block Corcoran street; Meivin Johnson. 11, of the same ad- dress; Emory Scott, 13, 2600 block of I street; Gabriel H. Scott, 15, 500 block of Twenty-sixth street: Ralph Steven- son, 15, 1000 block of Thirty-first street; Milton Minor, 15, 2400 block of I street; Carroll Ford, 16, 400 block of Twenty- Government-financed pilgrimage with numerous other mothers, who were de- prived of sons in the World War. Mrs. Allen left the main party in Paris so she might make a more ex- tended tour of Europe. She said she agreed to forfeit the return passage to the United States, but was told she would be permitted to retain a return ticket from New York to California. After exhausting all the funds she - sessed, to obtain passage, Mrs. Allen was required by War Department offi- clals to relinquish the railroad ticket. | On coming to Washington and ap- pealing to War Department officials, Mrs. Allen was told the situation was unfortunate, but there was nothing the Government could do about the matter. The action of the New York subordi- nate, who recalled the return ticket, was upheld. Col. W. R. Gibson, chief of the admin- HERE TWO DAYS MRS. LENA IRWIN ALLEN. ~—Star Staff Photo. istrative division of the Quartermaster Corps, cited a section of the act of Congress, authorizing the expedition, which read: “In the case of any mother or widow wilfully failing to continue the pligrimage of her particular grcup, the United States shall not incur or be subject to any expense with regard to her_pilgrimage after such failure.” “I am pleased,” Mrs. Allen wrote War Department officials, “to refer you to Senator Jones of Washington and Sen- ator Dill of Washington, who have known me personally for many years, but a better reference should be—Block A, Row 22, Grove 2, Suresnes, France.” Mrs. Allen was telegraphed funds to finance her trip home, by California friends. WONEN ARRESTED IN APARTMENT RAID Small Quantity of Liquor Ob- | tained in Coiumbia Road sixth street, and Arthur Grant, 15, 500 block of Twenty-sixth street. Policeman Montgomery declared that one of the boys, 11 years old, boast- fully admitted that he and his “buddy” had taken 26 cars by themselves. Most of the stolen machines have been recovered, authorities report, as the youths abandoned them after hav- ing a breakdown or running out of gas and having no money to buy more. Some of the lads reported taking long trips in the machines, police said, final- Iy bringing them back to the District to | M8 be abandoned. “The kids know as much about auto- mobiles,” said Purvis, “as garage me- chanics themselves.” Police told steries of how in several “wired around” ignition locks of cars or in other ways started the machines after the owners had left them locked on the street in the belief they were © safe. Most of the time police sald the large machines were spotted the entire bu':ch would pile into the unfortunate car. Six of the boys have been arraigned in Juvenile Court before, being placed on probation while others have served short terms in training schools or houses of correction, police said. ALLIED DRIVE BEGUN 12 YEARS AGO TODAY Every Fourth Man in Western Front Onslaught Which Beat Germans American. Twelve years ago today the Allies launched a concerted attack on the Western Front, which was eventually to dislodge the Germans from thelr |, almost impregnable positions and de- cide the outcome of the war. ‘Twelve years ago today nearly 1,- 000,000 Allfed soldiers left their hiding places in the Villers-Coterets Forest under cover of the dawn and delivered to the enemy a shock from which he never recovered. Every fourth man of the Allied troops, consisting of Highlanders, Canadians, Italians and many other nationalities, was an American, men of the 1st, -2d, 3d, 4th, Yankee, Key- stone, Red Arrow, Rainbow, Liberty and other Divisions. The Allied troops assaulted by frontal attack 45 enemy divisions. They took trenches lined with machine guns and : went through devestating artillery fire, captured 20,000 prisoners and 400 can- non and started the big push that was to demoralize the German army. MRS. COLE BADLY HURT Is Struck by Automobile While Crossing Road in Maryland. ‘Mrs. Ethel Cole, 45 years old, of 639 Longfellow street, is in a critical con- dition today in Providence Hospital, the result of being struck by an auto- mobile yesterday afternoon near Forest- ville, Md. She was hit by & machine driven by Ernest Perry, 30 years old, of Forestville, an employe of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Perry reported the accident to Jus- tice of the Peace Thomas D. Griffith at Forestville and also sent a report to the State commissioner of motor hicles. veMrl. Cole, while walking across the Maryland Club Hill road, is said to have become confused and to have at- tempted to turn back. Friends of Mrs. Cole, who were with her, brought her to Providence Hos- pital in their machine which was parked nearby. GIFT PRESENTED WALSH ‘Members of the tenth precinct po- lice station yesterday afternoon pre- sented Capt. J. M. Walsh of the sixth precinct with an easy chair as a token of congratulations upon his recent pro- motion from leutenant to captain. Capt. Walsh until recently was a lieutenant at the tenth precinct, being promoted and transferred to the sixth precinct upon death of Capt. Martin illy. R ceremony was attended by Police Tnspectors Louis J. Stoll, who made the presentatior and A. J. Headley. knocked for admission, ported. instances the youths had ingeniously | TTuscott threw up his hand to protect panel cut his hand. spolied for treatment at Garfleld Hos- pi clinic today. easy matter for the police to release the Building. Executing two warrants obtained for an apartment which had been under police observation, members of the vice squad arrested three women and report- ed seizing a small quantity of liquor in & raid at the Carlisle Courts, 1401 Co- lumbia road, shortly before last mid- ight. Detective Floyd A. Truscott suffered severe cuts of the left hand when Mrs. Marie Inwalls, 28 years old, slammed the door on the officers when they he reported. face, and flying glass from the door . The officer later 1 and was ordered to nel shattered, it was an the police ‘The door 28 years old, was charged with rating a disorderly house and 1l possession of whisky, and Mrs, Sally Davis, 24 years old, was charged with sale and possession of liquor. They were booked at the first precinct station and transferred to the Women’s Bureau to be held for ar- raignment in Police Court today. A 29-year-old clerk was taken into custody for investigation when found in the suite of rooms occupied by the women, but was released soon afterward by order of Sergt. John R. Leach, com- mander of the vice squad, after a check had been made of his story. Pvts. James A. Mostyn and C. L. Van Meter accompanied Sergt. Leach and Truscott on the raid. ‘The same squad raided an alleged colored bar room and numbers game headquarters in the 1800 block of Sev- enth street yesterday afternoon and ar- rested Arthur Dickerson, colored, 32 years old, on charges of sale and pos- session of whisky and permitting gam- Police sald they found a bar in op- eration with 15 colored customers standing at the rail. The latter were released after their names were ob- tained as witnesses. Dickerson, it was said by police, de- stroyed a quantity of whisky when the police entered, but one pint was saved by the officers for evidence. Gambling slips were also reported seized. THINK MOONSHINERS SET BLAZE IN HOME Liquor Makers Blamed for Destruc- tion of House of Mail Carrier. Specia’ Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va. July 18.—Fred- erick County police today were investi- gating destruction of the dwelling of Henry Shirely, rural mail carrier, at Dehaven, in the northern section of the county, on the theory that the fire’ was set by moonshiners, who believe Shirely had been giving officers infor- mation relative to their alleged opera- tions in the mountains, according to the sheriff's office. Shirely and his family were not at h'oflzle 'henh tl;;‘flre W; dl.uove{hed at 2 am., having gone to spend the night with relatives in West Virginia, and knew nothing of the fire until they returned the following morning and were dismayed to see only the smoldering embers. The only personal effects saved were the clothes they wore. A sum of money also was de- stroyed. ST PEDESTRIAN IS INJURED ON LEAVING PLATFORM Man Walks Into Rear of Auto; Hurts Declared Minor at Emergency Hospital. ‘William - Jackson, colored, 48 years old, of 1417 Dunn street northeast, suf- fered minor injuries last night when he stepped from a street car loading plat- form at Ninth street and New York avenue and walked into the rear of a machine operated by James A. Barry, 33 years old, of 3647 Eleventh street. Barry drove the man to Emergency Contract Let for Water Works. FREDERICKSBURG, Va, July 18 (Special) —W. C. Spratt, Fredericks- burg builder, has been awarded the contract for the construction of the new water system at Punkstown, Md. ‘The bid was for $14,890.25. The system 1s -xpelfu to start operation about Oc- Hospital. Jackson was dismissed after treatment. Seven-year-old Kenneth Duxberry of 2208 Nichols avenue southeast was taken to Providence Hospital with pos- sible fractures of the skull and jaw and abrasions of the body last night after _being struck at Nichols avenue a machine and W street_sou m&dwfl.mh Mad. NOISE OF HAMMER FOILS SAFE ROBBER Police Arrest Man Alleged Caught in Act of At-’ tempting Theft. Betrayed by the metallic notes of a hammer as it rose and fell against the door of a safe, John W. Lloyd, 22-year- old colored bootblack, of the 1500 block of Kingman place, was captured by police of the first precinct and head- quarters detectives early today and charged. with breaking into two stores in the Evans Building, 1400 block New York avenue. Lioyd was released only recently from the District 'Reformatory, at Lorton, Va., where he served. a five-year term for housebreaking. He completed his sentence on May 26 last. The bootblack, according to the police report, was caught in the act smashing open the safe of Arthur Neumas haberdasher, on the ground floor of Evans Building when police and detec- tives rushed into the establishment and cornered him before he had op- portunity to make a break for safety. Lloyd also confessed to having robbed CENTER MARKET I VIRTUALLY ASSRED Company Negotiates With New York Capital and Pro- posal Laid Before Dealers. BUILDING PLANNED NEAR 11TH AND G Another Movement Favors Loca- tion Between 9th and 10th and New York and I. A new Center Market in the down- town retail area today became virtually assured. With the old Center Market, which has been operated for years by the Government, scheduled by law to.be vacated by next January 1, the Down- town Market.Co. has concluded nego- tiations with a firm in New York City to finance the new project and is now putting the proposal up to the dealers of Center Market to fulfill their part of the agreement. Previous pledges on the part of the dealers of Center Market have been duly recorded, officials of the Down- town Market Co. say, and they antic- ipate early conclusion of the necessary contracts with dealers. The company is officered by a committee of 10 deal- ers in Center Market. Agree in Principle. ‘The project is to be financed by George W. Loft and associates «of New York City, it was announced by Harvey D. Jacobs and Walter M. Bastian, coun- sel for the Downtown Market Co. A contract has been drawn between the New York interests and the Downtown Market Co. and has been agreed to in principle, . ‘The plan is to purchase a block of land “within a radius of five blocks from the intersection of Eleventh and G streets” and “erect thereon a building containing adequate reasonable facili- ties as a public market designed to ac- comodate the business of the dealers in Center Market or their successors.” Leases for Five Years. ‘The Downtown Market Co. has agreed to procure leases for a term of five years in the new building from 75 per cent of the dealers in present Center Market at rental rates of not more than 945 per month for a section of an un- refrigerated stand and $50 per month for a section of a refrigerated stand. Each of the dealers is also to deposit a sum of at least six months’ rental as security in the case. This six months’ rent is to be paid in escrow in some bank or_trust com{lny in be known as the trustee, but the rent is to be credited to the last six months of the iease. Meanwhile another movement to build a center market was reported un- der way. John Thorne of New York sald his corporation was ‘‘assembling” land in the square bounded by Ninth street for a center market, and as soon the Columbia Photo Supply Co., next do&r, & few moments before, it was said, Transom Glasses Smashed. Entrance in both cases was gained by smashing the glass from the transom above the front doors of the two stores. A night watchman, making his rounds of the building about 1 o'clock this morning, heard the noise of a hammer crashing on steel. Cautiously searching the premises, he located the source of the sounds and saw a colored man laboring over the safe in Neuman's. An alarm was flashed to police head- quarters and Detective Sergts. H. A. Cole and W. C. Curtis were dispatched to the scene, while Pvts. Orion L. Curtis, Frederick R. Rabil and H. E. Davis were ltg‘tl ll"’on;‘flo. 1 precinct. loyd, it was said, was beating n the safe beneath an electric lhh?ein piain view of the front doorway and the officers rushed into the store and surrounded him after being admitted with & pass key by the watchman. The colored man surrendered without a struggle. Neuman had left the main door of the safe open upon closing his store last night and the intruder had nearly broken through the steel inner door when apnrehended. The safe was used principally for the storage of ledgers, t also contained a negotiable bond. Stamps and Money Found en Man. A search disclosed that the Columbia Photo Supply had been broken into and the cash register robbed. One hundred postage stamps and $31.98 in cash, sald to have been taken from the money drawer, was found in the bootblac] m::(;‘ The stock had not been dis- Lloyd was lodged in a cell first precinct on two charges of ::outl’: breaking. He will not be arraigned in Police Court until an investigation into his activities since he was released from the reformatory is completed. —_—e— WHOLESALE PRICE DROP CONTINUED:DURING JUNE Labor Computation 8hows Buying Power of 1926 Dol- lar Was $1.152 in June, 1930. By v:'ne Associated Press. holesale prices were shown yester- day by Labor Department eompg:uon gmr;nv:hc‘g:ugued bgurlng June the de- as been in ne;}:y :n gur. PROBNC e e index representing the composite fall of 550 different coinmodm g:l.c‘u was fixed for June at 86.8, which com- pares with BEller lv;ny; 96.4 for June a year ago, and 100 for the of the year 1926. =l Based on these figures, the depart- ment said, the wholesale purchasing power of & 1926 dollar was $1.152 in June of the present year. Farm products, which, as a group, showed a price fall of nearly 4, per cent from May of this year to June, were the most seriously affected, though there was a slight increase in wholesale prices for eggs, veal and lamb, Foods as a group were 13; per cent lower on the wholesale market in June than in May, butter, cheese, beef, mut- ton, coffee and flour being among the most affected articles. Department Police Search for Jewelry Valued at $2,000 by Owner, Headquarters detectives and police were_sears today for a $2,000 pear! necklace with a diamond clasp, which Knu ;‘ Norris l:lnlfl:‘ltum‘h' :!’!Ek % e E, "The necklsce s as all land could be acquired would pro- ceed to build a new center market. ALLAN HOOVER HERE T0 VISIT PARENTS Son of President, Employed at Ra- diator Factory, Returns From Trip to Branches. Allan Hoover, the younger of the President’s sons, who has a Summer job with the American Radiator Co., arrived in Washington this morning to spend the week end with his parents. ‘The young man, who has not z:t completed his course in business admin- istration at Harvard University, was given employment for the Summer months immediately upon the close of his school year. He has recently been on a trip for the company, visiting vari- ous branch factories and branch offices, and on his return to the New York office found it convenient to drop off at the White House for a couple of days. If the President decides to go to his camp in the Virginia mountains to- morrow Allan will accompany the party. News of his coming visit was sent to Mrs. Hoover while she was attending the closing of the Dark Hollow School, near the fishing camp, yesterday. It was her intention to spend the night at the camp, but upon hearing that Allan was coming to Washington she hurried back to the White House to be on hand to receive him. Mrs, Hoover had an en- Joyable visit to the school yesterday and was greatly pleased with the strides made by the mountain children 3 their first few months. |HENRY HOCKMAN DIES FROM AUTO INJURIES Toms Brook Resident Struck by Car Driven by Harrisonburg Dentist at Winchester. Special Dispatch to The Btar. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., July 1 Hockman, 80, Toms Brook, Va., was stantly killed last night at Middletown, near here, by an automobile driven by . Walter T. Lineweaver, dentist, Ha: risonburg, Va., who was returning from Winchester ith his family, where they had attended a meeting of Vir- ginia Rotary Club executives. Hockman, visiting at the home of G. H. Borden, a relative, had alighted from a truck and a short distance away had stooped to pick up his cane when the Lineweaver car struck him. I?”k was broken and both legs frac- this city, to | be and Tenth, New York avenue and.I|be DAVID CARTER. —Star Staff Photo. Baby Swallows Pin As Parents Dress; Operation Planned X-Ray Locates Object in Body of David Carter, 8 Months Old. Staff surgeons at the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital were prep: ing this afternoon to operate upon David Carter, 8 months old, of 128 IFOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE BUILDING Commission Suggests 19th and B Square and Loca- tion Nearer Capitol. NEW NAVY STRUCTURE HEATING PLANT FACTOR Combination of Both in One Proj- ect on 19th Street Block May Be Expected. Two sites are being considered for the new Plublic Health Service Build- ing, to be constructed under the build- ing program of the Government, it was disclosed following a meeting yesterday of the Public Buildings Commission. One square suggested is that known as square No. 128, bounded by Nine- teenth and Twentieth, B and C streets, where now is located Temporary Build- ing Np. 5. The other site under consideration is the extreme eastern tip of the so-called Federal triangle, at Four-and-a-half street and Pennsylvania avenue. No decision was reached by the commis- Carroll street southeast, in an effort [sion In its session in the office of Sen- to remove a safety pin which the child swallowed early today. ‘The child obtained a safety pin while tor Reed Smoot, chairman. % In this connection the commission took up the necessity of providing a his parents were dressing. His father,| new heating plant for the Navy and Dozier Carter, rushed the baby to Cas- ualty Hospital, where it was found that the boy was In no immediate danger and his removal to the Episcopal Hos- pital was advised. X-ray phot Building, as the present u‘m:,“%ced in thg square bounded oy teenth and Nineteenth, B street and Virginia avenue, is to given up by tographs | the Government for an_office building were taken to locate the safety pin and | for the Pan-American Union. It Was an operation was to be performed this afternoon. . MYSTIC SHRINERS WILL HAVE OUTING Families and Friends to Join in Annual Event at Chesapeake . Beach. Athletic events, a program of music and other entertainment will feature the second annual outing of the uni- formed bodies of Almas Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Seaside Park, Chesa- peake Beach, Md., tomorrow. The mem- rs will be accompanied by their fam- ilies and friends. The trip will be made to the beach on trains leaving the District Line Sta- tion of the Cheasapeake Beach Railway Co. at 9 and 10:30 a.m. and 2:30, 5:40, 7 and 10:15 pm. Returning, the trains will leave the beach at 5, 7, 9 and 11:30 pm. Parking space may Hhelf automonilcs 5. the rains st e aul at the District line. A band concert will be tendered dur- ing the day by the Almas Temple Mili~ tary Band. A group of specialty acts will be xreud by a known entertainers. The events will include a 100-yard dash for boys and girls under 12 years of age, & 100-yard dash for men weighing over 200 pounds, a 100-yard dash for women, a three-legged race for men, a rolling- pin contest for women and husband- calling contest for women and other events, The committee in charge of the out- ing consists of Raymond Florence, chairman; Charles Purcell, Edward An- derson, Willam Shepherd, Jesse T. Nussear and Daniel M. Goodacre. S TR SRR MACNEIL IS INDORSED FOR D. C. LEGION HEAD O’Brien Favored for Vice Oom- mander at Meeting, of Cos- tello Post,: Dr. B. O, MacNell of. Quentin Roose- velt Post, American Legion, was in- dorsed for the office of department com- mander, District of Columbia Depart- ment of the American Legion, by the Costello Post, meeting last night. Rich- ard A. O'Brien of Costello Post was in- dorsed for senior vice commander of the department. The department offi- cers are to be elected at the annual con- vention, of the department in Western Hl&h School,"August 13, 14 and 15. tello Post also indorsed Hill of Victory Post for the ‘office of national executive committeeman to suc- ceed Paul J. McGahan, ‘The post elected the following dele- gates to the d!Dl'l"-I:I:nt convention: up of well n tello, Willlam F. Charles Cohen, Rev. Francis J. Hurney, E. B. McCabe, James V. Byrne, J. H. Halper, Harry Smith, Henry Jett, Al Stearns and Joseph Smith. BOY, 15, CAUGHT IN STORE Police Charge Youth With House- breaking After Night Arrest. Discovered in an Atlantic & Pacific grocery store at 2001 First street last night, Alonzo Ware, 15 years old, of the 2000 block of Flagler place, was ai rested by eighth precinct police and charged with housebreaking. Sergt. A. I. Phillips and Pvt. M. J. Mahoney took the youth into custody uj finding him in the establishment ter the precinct had received an anonymous telephone call about 11:30 o'clock. Commissioned Second Lieutenant. Henry C. Olsen, 526 Twenty-second xt.rget.r{hln city, has been commissioned His | by the War Department a second lieu- tenant of Engineers in the Reserve Corps of the Army. CHINESE LOSES ROLL WHEN GYPSY GIRLS TELL FORTUNE PEARL NECI(LACElOST H Street’ Restaurant Proprietor Short $190 He Was “Sitting On.” The two gypsy girls who told James Der’s fortune failed to tell him he was to have a financial reverse, although something the fortune tellers appeared. At that time the restaurant man also was seated on a rnl'luot bills in his hip pocket— $190 in all. After telling James' fortune for small sum, the girls_left him, still chair, It was an discovered he no the reid of bills, t of athletic | approved. proposed from some quarters that if the Public Health Service Bull be placed on Square 128, between Nine- teenth and Twentieth, B and C streets, it would be worth considering a com- bination of the Public Health Service Building and the heating plant. s ‘The question of housing the Veterans’ Bureau was discussed, in view of the new _consolidation of veterans' activi- ties under a new organization to be known as Veterans’ Administration, but no decision was reached. For the pres- ent the Pension Bureau, which has been consolidated with the Veterans’ Bureau, in the new organization will e el Interior en! The request of the Department of Justice for leased space was taken up but not disposed of, although the plan to house both the prohibition enforce- ment unit of the Department of Jus- tice and the Bureau of Industrial Alco- hol of the Treasury Department in the old Southern Railway Builidng at 1300 E street was approved. These activi- tles are already housed there. Remodeling of the State, War and Navy Building was brought up for dis- cussion and it was reported that plans were being drawn by Waddy B. Wood, local architect, to change the face of the old building to correspond with the Treasury Department. Plans have not as yet been completed, however. Increases 108,388; Maryland, 175,618 Census figures released toda; | | y showed that the population of Vir- ginia increased 108,888 persons be- tween 1920 and 1930. The total population figure for the State was given at 2,418,075, or a 4.7 per cent increase in the 10-year period. Maryland's population total in the last census was 1625279, showing an increase of 175,618 persons, or 12.1 per cent. The West Virginia total showed the greatest increase, 18.1 per cent. The population of that State now is 1728510, with a growth of 264,809 in the past 10 years. CONTRAGTORS HIT WEAKLING BIDDERS Leaders Confer Here on Move to Reduce Irresponsi- ble Estimates on Jobs. | Leaders in the construction industry met here today to broaden activities looking to the elimination of irrespon- sible contractors who injure the indus- try by failure to complete jobs on which they are the low bidders. A group representing more than a score of groups affiliated with the building industry met in the Munsey Bullding with A. E. Horst of Rock Island, I, and Philadelphia, who is president of the Associated General Contractors, and discussed the work of the Bureau of Contract Information, Inc., which is maintained in Washing- ton as a clearing house on information about contractors. Purpose of Bureau. ‘The purpose of the bureau is to gather performance records of con- tractors and make them available to, those within the industry who have contracts to let. Plans looking to the establishment of co-operative local credit bureaus in the larger citles, which would forward information about local conditions to the Was office, were tentatively approved by the Associated General Contractors at a board meeting here in April. The meet- ing over which Mr. Horst presided, and which will continue tomorrow, proved promotional details muwd‘g; E. J. Harding, assistant general man- ager of the association. operative plan is designed to curtail loose credit practices. He sald the plan has proved successful in several citles and predicted that the Building Construction Industries would sanction the large-scale activity at its Chicago meeting later in July. ‘Way Irresponsible Work. Construction men in Washington and AND OTHER ITEMS BEFORE PLANNERS Preliminary Plans for Carry- ing Out Cramton Bill Pro- visions Considered. STANDARD STREET WIDTHS SUGGESTED Commission Hears Report on Transfer of State High- way Names. Meeting today in the conference room at the Navy Department Building, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission took under consideration a long program of matters affecting the District of Columbia and the surround- ing sections of Maryland and Virginia ‘The principal subject on the. program considered at the meeting today, and robably to be taken again at a meet- or c: effect the Cramton bill for the extension of the local park system. ‘The commission decided this morning that the alley housing bills should be revamped and decided to take this question up with the District Commis- sioners. There are several slightly different measures pertaining to this problem now before Congress, Sireet Standards Suggested. Standard widths for streets in Wash- ington for various t; d from the District Commis- sioners at this morning’s meeting ap- proving the idea in principle. There was a slight difference between the Dis- trict Commissioners and the planning commissioners over the question of the width of sidewalks, and it was decided to refer this question to the Co-ordinat- i;;e Committee to iron out the differ- that some of the avenues of the Disttict named after States probably will be eliminated by the various mm'm now being made, par- ticularly in vicinity of the Capitol, the commission took under. considera- tion the of transferring the names of States to other roads in the District. An exhaustive report on this subject was read to the - sion by Charles W. Eliot 2d, director of planning for the commission. Among the roads suggested for possible namin; after States, were Broad Branch Roid‘, Benning Road, Foxall Road and others. Stadium Plans Opposed. Plans tentatively made the and Planning Commisio e _ struction cities throughout t.";:r country have | wood waged war againsf esponsible con- tractors who shut out competition by making low bids and then fail to com- plete the work through lack of proper financ ding companies to Plans for razing the block of build- | inf ings between Fourteenth and Fifteenth, E street and Pennsylvania avenue were . Bids have been opened on this job and contract is be let at any time. ANNULMENT DENIED T0 WASHINGTON MAN Cumberland Court Refuses to Sever Marital Bonds for Aubrey E. Frye. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUHB!I;.'LANlD. #yfl», lJ“l{h ll;;ll“:e bill of Aubrey E. e for the o ment of his marriage to Lydia Milstead, aged 23, of Washington, D. C., at Clar- endon, Va., March 30, 1928, was dis- missed in the Circuit Court here yes- terday afternoon by Judge Albert A. Doub. Frye lives with his uncle, Len- wood Walker, this city. His parents re- side in Washington and he has spent considerable time between the two citfes. Frye lared in his bill that he was forced enter in the b, frand and he denied the legitimacy of the ciild born after the marriage. The tesi‘miony taken in open court last week showed that Prye was introduced to w.“hll:%ud woflbfl‘. 1927, in Wi n. was then living at 1440 Irving street, Wash- 5 1.‘-.&; %ey drove over at m,g:t into Marylanc an au e. e contended that later on the defendant made threats of prosecution and soon after he was arrested under the Mann act and rather than undergo trial and possible conviction, they were married. The court found there was contradic- tory testimony as to whether they ever lived together as man and wife. Later a child was born and Frye denled the parentage. In his opinion Judge Doub takes the view that Frye was not constrained in any way and that his uncle and sister went with him when he was married and there is nothing in the testimony to show any fraud or misrepresenta- tion, also that th ‘Wwas no ‘“terror, abduction or duress.” FOUR STORVES PAID VISIT BY BURGLARS South Washington Dealers Lose $25 and $20 in Goods, One Place Yielding Nothing. Burglars were in evidence last night in four stores in South Wi , taking cash to the amount of $25 and $20 worth of merchandise from three of them. Nothing was taken from the fourth store. At the store of Reuben Gordon, 200 Canal y | servations made by him in various ble. | was Members of the president's cabinet of the Associated General Contractors who are attending the meeting included Col. George B. Walbridge of Detroit, Fred- erick L. Cranford of New York, Alan Jay Parrish of Paris, Ill, and W. A. Bechtel of San Francisco. Members of the Philadelphia building chapter of the association, headed by W. M. Bas- sett, chapter president, and S. M. Wil- liams of Washington, who is manager of the Bureau of Credit Information in | the Munsey Building, were guests at the meeting. FARM IMPROVEMENT NEAR, HOOVER TOLD Taber of National Grange Looks for Upward Trend of Prices in Near Future. President Hoover today was told by Louis J. Taber of Akron, Ohio, master of the National Grange, that from ob- of the country the agricultural situation may look for improvement in the near future. This agricultural organization leader gave the opinion that fled that agricultural commodities have about reached rock bottom in the mat- ter of prices and that an upward trend . Taber stated that he organise- " T tion which, during the past few years has been so earnestly advocating the debenture plan as one of the mediums of agricultural relief will advocacy of this rhn for another year, or at least until it is satisfied that the newly created Federal Parm Board has had a better opportunity to show its ef- fectiveness in the matter of assisting the farmer. He added that the National Grange is disposed to support the Farm Board and otherwise to give it every chance to succeed in its aims. FATHER IS ACCUSED IN DEATH OF SON Caroline County Farmer Charged With Setting Fatal Blaze in Barn. Spesial Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., July 18.— Formal charges of arson have been for X Port on the night of 30, in which bnl‘:y‘lll-ym-olnd"m. :"hnhn. received burns from which rant sworn out by F. 8. Perry by | ington, owner of the farm near Port Tobacco Bay where the elder Farmer from | worked. his store was gained y removing a pane of glass from a rear window, the operation being con- ducted so quietly that occupants of the house were not disturbed. Golub re- ported the taking of $12 from his cash T T, ‘Samuel Jewelor, 1253 South Capitol the heaviest loser. En- ‘The accused is now in Bowling Green Jail, but, until his arrest, was under surveillance of authorities at his home where he was treated for severe burns sustained when he attempted to rescue his son from the flames. Knowing that_the Perry family was in Washington, Farmer is said to have confessed prompting his son to enter the barn through a small window parts | ing' Camp he is satis- | b, Nichols of Haneas oty Mo ¥ c] of , Mo.; William Delano of New York City, Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant 3rd, executive officer of the n; Capt. E. N. Chisolm, {r,, engineer of the Commission, and Charles 8 ‘The National Park presented by A. E. De- fi:ny, assistant director of the serv- C. M. T. C. WILL STAGE ANNUAL TRACK MEET Series of Encampment Events ‘Will Take Place at Fort Myer. ‘With the staging of the third annual Parents’ day track and field meet at Fort Myer Monday, the Ca con- tingent=of the Citizens’ Military Trai will begin a series of en- campment events. ST en e polo , wi undred “citizen” be held several eve! squadron will On Tuesda; student-Caval dismounted drill, withhold its | will direc On Wednesday mozning, as the con- cluding encampment feature week, the squadron, before deplmnfi for the Camp Simms Rifle Range, wil pass in review before Henry L. Stim- son, Secretary of State. CIGARETTE FOES MEET Tobacco Bales and Advertising Ex- penditures Rapped by League. and selling, was held Tuesday evening at the Wi n Sanitarium by the Anti-Cigarette League. A resolution expressing regret at the recent death of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, a vice president of the league, was adopted. ’ An instrumental quartet, under di- rection of Prof. Victor Jol n, gave a musical program. Dr. D. H. K president of tHe league, presided. PARKED AUTOS LOOTED Theft of Cameras and Valise Re- ported to Police. cameras and & valise lbvmmlennl’mmm- ress,