Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1930, Page 12

_MILK PRICE RISE - UNLIKELY UNLESS DROUGHT EXTENDS - More Severe Conditions, Pos- sible Unless Rain Falls Soon, Would Bring Increase. PRODUCERS OPPOSE BOOST AT THIS TIME Supply Is Ample at Present, With | Part of Spring Surplus Left, but Production Lower. Following a conference today between Jocal milk producers and distributors, 1t was announced there would be no in- crease in the price of milk to the con- sumer in Washington unless warranted Jater by more severe drought conditions than now prevail in this section. “Without rain, however, the present daily supply cannot hold out durmg“the | latter part of Augnst,” it was said, “but | there will be no price increase except as a last resort.” J Speaking for the Maryland-Virginia Milk Producers’ Association, which he says supplies about 85 per cent of the | milk consumed in Washington, Secre- | tary John McGill, jr., said after the| conference: | “Our association is not in favor of | raising the wholesale price of milk un- | le:s conditions on dairy farms result in | considerably less production. Our de- cision in this respect is goverened by two_things. “We realize the public is not in as good a position to pay more for milk as it was last year and further we think it would be a mistake on our part to | raice the price at this time. We agreed that the thing to do was to carry our cattle through the drought as long as ssible without raising the wholesale price of milk, which is ranging from 35 to 36 cents a gallon at present.” Any increase in the wholesale price, local distributors pointed out, naturally would have to meet with a correspond- ing increase in the retail price. juction is considerably lower at present, Mr. McGill said, but there is no existing shortage in the supply. The Spring surplus is not quite gone, he explained, but added that unless weath- er conditions change for the better, he would expect a shortage in the supply in “a short time.” WOMAN BADLY HURT IN MOTOR: ACCIDENT Mrs. Grace Thompson, 60, Injured When Automobile and Taxicab Collide. Mrs. Grace Thompson, 60 years old, | ©f 1736 Webster street was badly hurt last night when a taxicab in which she was riding was struck at Sixteenth and Varnum streets by an automobile op- erated by Claire Brawner, 28 years old, ©f 1706 T street. Mrs. Thompson was removed to the Emergency Hospital, where it was said she was suffering from a broken left shoulder and lacerations of the scalp. William J. Kirkpatrick, 42 years old, of 2531 Q street was driving the taxi- cab, police reported. The woman driv- ing the other car was said to have been receiving driving instructions at the time of the collision. Eight-year-old Bartholmew L. King,. 2812 Sixth street northeast, was in- &md last night when he stepped from tween two parked cars and was| struck by a machine operated by Ar-| thur F. Goode, 40, of 3425 Otis street northeast. He was treated at Sibley | Hospital for lacerations of the scalp and bruises, His condition was said to be not serious. BROWN ADDRESSES BAR ASSOCIATION Posimaster General Is Speaker at Final Session of Convention, Held | at Howard University. | Tostmaster General Walter A. Brown fddressed the final session of the flflh' annual National Bar Association con- | vention _yesterday _afterncon at the | ‘Howard University Law School. | The address of Mr. Brown, largely | an explanation of the Republican | party's policy toward the colored con- stituency in the South, particularly stressed the belief that colored political sentiment in the South, despite its fre- | quent suppression by unlawful balloting | restrictions, is predominantly Repub- | lican. Recent difficulties with the Re- | publican administration among_colored districis of the South, he declared, have been raised by purely personal differences, being in no wise indicative of a general political rift. The morning session was featured by the election of officers. Those chosen were: Raymond Pace Alexander, presi- dent; Perry W. Howard, first vice presi- dent; W. T. Andrews, second vice presi- dent; Georgia J. Ellis, third vice presi- dent! George W. Lawrence, secretary; Mrs. Louis Pridgeon, assistant secretary, and Percival R. Piper, treasurer. e A reception and dance last night at | the Masonic Temple, Tenth and U| streets, concluded the convention. TWO LOITERERS SOUGHT l ELMER BENNETT (rig cent ht) and JOHN IRWIN, Who weére returned here from Baltimore yesterday for questioning in the police investigation into the $1,200 hold-up.of two employes of McCrory's 5 and 10 —Star Staff Photo. HAT AND SATCHEL | INOBBERY FOUND lution of $1,200 Theft in McCrory Hold-up. (Continued From First Page.) “picked up a couple of girls” and went in swimming at 5:15 o'clock that day, and did not come out until shortly be- fore 10 o'clock Thursdag night. The ownership of the car was traced to Irwin through the license plates of the machine used in the hold-up. Irwin said that the car was stolen while he was in swimming at the beach and the theft was not discovered until after he came out of the water Thursday | night. Irwin delayed making a report of the robbery and learned in the.mean- time that police were hunting for him. He surrendered immediately. Car Here at 6 O'Clock. ‘The Baltimore man's car is an old| one, incapable of making more than 35 miles an hour. Detectives point out it would take about two hours to drive | from the Baltimore resort to this city and are puzzled over the car being on Seventh street’ when the hold-up oc- curred shortly after 6 o'clock if Irwin drove it to the beach, as he claims, at | 5 o'clock. | The sutomobile has been definitely | identified as the one in which the trio of gunmen escaped after robbing the store’s employes. It was driven by a | fourth man, who sat calmly behind | the wheel and made ready for the get- | away as his companions executed the hold-up. Edgar Putnam and his wife, 103 Eighth street southeast, who witnessed the hold-up, are said to have partially identified one of the three suspects paraded before them at police head- quarters last night. Detectives, how- ever, would not say which of the three men was identified by the Putnams. ONE TELETYPE SETTER RUNS SIX MACHINES Operator in One City Sets Type in| Newspaper Plants in Half Dozen Other Towns. | By the Associated Press. WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, August 9.— From a single keyboard in White Plains, | Linotype machipes were operated in six cities of Westchester County last night. On a teletypesetter an operator | punched out a story which was auto- matically set up in lines and molded | by Linotype machines in six other plants of the Westchester County Pub- lishers, Imc., which publishes seven newspapers in the county. The teletypesetter is a combination of the Linotype and machines now used | by press associations in sending their news from city to city. Combinations of holes, each combina- tion representing a letter or figure, are punched in heavy composition tape at the master keyboard. This tape, run- ning through a distributor, sends elec- | trical impulses over telegraph wires to a receiving set in another city, which re- punches the combinations in tape. This tape then is run_through the eiectric keyboard of the Linotype, causing the keys to be repressed and releasing the matrices from which the slug line of lead is molded exactly as it goes into the forms. IN APARTMENT ROBBERY Men Were Observed Near Building Before Four Residents Lost | Jewelry and Cash. i A lookout was broadcast today for two suspects seen loitering near an apartment at 2714 Quarry road yester-| day shortly before the homes of four | residents of the building were looted of miscellaneous jewelry and cash.| Entry in each case was effected by| jimmying the locks. The apartment of Charles F Routun‘ yielded a watch, cigarette lighter and $12 in cash, while B. F. King's quar- ters were looted of jewelry worth $80. | A gold watch was obtained from Albert A. Carter’s apartment. Robert H. Mc- | Grath's apartment also was visited, but & subsequent check-up revealed nothing missing. CHICAGO CRISIS ENDED Last of Warrants Raised by Strawn Group to Finance City Sold. CHICAGO, August 9 (#).—The final echo of last Spring’s financial crisis faded away today. The Cook County Taxpayers' War- rant Trust, organizéd by Silas H. Strawn and his Citizens' Relief Com- mittee to secure $75,000,000 in pledges to operate the city and county govern- QUAKE HITS SPANISH CITY Shock Lasting Three Seconds Cre- ates Panic in Alcoy. ALCOY, Spain, August.9 (#).—An earthquake, lasting 3 seconds, shook this city at 5:20 o'clock yesterday after- | noon. There was panic among the resi- dents and great crowds rushed into the streets, but none was reported injured. There was some slight property damage. Alcoy is & city with a population of 30,000 and is about 24 miles north of :Ahcnnk, in Eastern Spain. New Evidence May Speed So- | BEAUTY CONTEST MOVIES ARE SHOMWN Star‘Unive.rsaI Cameraman Catches Mrs. Hoover at Christening. The Evening Star-Universal Newsreel cameraman in the newsreel released to- day caught the prize beauty contest pageant held at Galveston, Tex. The girls came from each nation of the globe, each chosen in the first place as tif prize beauty of her particular country. - They sat in boxes while the international contest judges decided on the most beautiful girl in America. Miss Dorothy Dell Goff won the prize as “Miss United States,” being adjudged the prettiest girl in this country. On the next day the girls paraded before the judges in evening gowns, sports wear and bathing suits in the contest for the world prize, and Miss Goff was adjudged the most beautiful girl in the world and given the title of “Miss Uni- verse.” The Talking Reporter gives a vivid description of this event and of many other thrilling news happenings Wwhich are shown in the latest film. Mrs. Hoover Christens Ship. Mrs. Hoover, the first lady of the land, made a trip to Camden, N. J., with the wives of Government officials to christen the first unit in the new merchant marine. She broke a bot- tie of pure mountain spring water over the bow.of the “good ship” Excalibur, Jjust before it went down the ways into the Delaware River. The ceremony is held to be an augury of the renaissance of American shipping. An old-time trotting race was held at Goshen, N. Y,. and the most thrilling run was caught by The Star Universal newsreel cameraman. This was the annual Harriman Stake, which was won by Bronx, a Kinsella gelding of the Bridgeport, Conn,, stables. Bronx went down the homestretch in a fast and furious finish while thousands of spectators cheered. Sir Hubert Wilkins is shown in the submarine which he has leased for a dollar & year from the United States Government, in which he is planning to make a dash for the North Pole. Sir Hubert Wilkins hopes to gain the farthest point north by plowing his way through the water under the icebergs and ice flows of the Arctic Sea. The boat has a cruising radius of 7,000 miles and is one of the fastest subma- rines ever built. Children Fight Blaze. Other interesting events include a terrific forest fire in Massachusetts, where the children of Plymouth fought the blaze; a barbers shaving race, held at Chicago, Il in which the prize ton- sorial artist copped the prize in 145 minutes by a hair; the installation of a novel fire escape in the Marlboro, Mass., Hospital, by which patients are shot out of the window by chutes; a daredevil stunt in Paris, in which a French flapper powders her nose and wafts kisses to the crowds below while looping the loop in an airplane; the laying of the final wire on the Hudson Bridge from New York to New Jersey, and an interesting sight of a fishing factory in Yarmouth, England, in which | girls show their speed packing bloaters. From abroad also comes a picture of a helicopter test which was sponsored by the ex-crown prince of Germany. Also from abroad there is an inter- esting sight of graduates from a police school, who win acclaim in precision drill. The students go through gym- nastic stunts in perfect time. Music is furnished by the Victor Con- cert Orchestra, Rosario Bourdon con- ducting. $100,000 FIRE LOSS BUFFALO, N. Y., August 9 (®).— Fire which followed an explosion swept through the pickle plant of the | J. F. pfister Co. yesterday. Early esti- | mates placed the damage at $100,000. One man was critically burned and six | other employes overcome by smoke. A workman was using a blow torch on a tank when gases collected in it exploded. Paraffin on the floor was ignited and formed a stream of fire across the floor, melting as it burned and pouring toward the stairway. The fire menaced several large indus- trial plants located nearby. ARE CURTAILED Vacations will be limited to 15 days in the veterans’ administration for the next two months, under an order by | Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of veter- ans' affairs. This affects the entire Veterans' Burean and Pension Bureau The order was promulgated on ac- 'ments, sold the last of its warrants yes- * teraday—8$11,704,000 worth. The announcement was made that the subscribers to the trust would be psked §o surrender their certificates, count of the heavy increase in work resulting from new legislation enacted Congress at its last session, partic- ularly involving an increase in pensions and disability allowance, VACATIONS IN VETERANS’ Bl}REAU UNTIL OCTOBER 1 Heavy Work Because of New Legislation Brings Order Limiting Leave to Maximum of 15 Days. P ‘The order provides that for the next 60 gays those persons who have al- ready had 15 deys’ leave may have no more leave at all. For those who have | so far taken no leave, it is provided that they may take only 15 days. This will be effective up to the first of October. The other 15 days' leave, it is under- stood, may be taken by employes next Fall, after the big rush is over, }me Washington Gas Light Co.'s plant EASTERN BRANEH POLLUTION STUDIE BY GAS COMPANY Officials Agrée to Eliminate Nuisance if Found to Be Due to Plant. SAMPLES TAKEN IN TEST SHOW TAR, OIL CONTERT ‘Woodhead and Russell Confer With Crosby on Protecting Stream for Public. Acting upon a complaint of ‘Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, District Commis- sioner, that pollution of the water at on the Southeast Branch causes “a bad situation that could not go on,” officials of the Washington Gas Light Co. today announced that steps are being taken by the company to remedy the condi- tions—if it is caused by the gas plant. Commissioner Crosby had a confer- ence with F. A. Woodhead, vice presi- and Walter Russell, chief engineer of the company, during which they dis- cussed the situation, following a re- port by the District of Columbia Health Department on the extent the water is polluted. Various poisons were found in eight samples of water examined by the Health Department which were obtained by the Police Department from pipes coming from the gas company on the Southeast Branch and from the Ana- costia River near the plant. The report shows the pollution to be “obnoxious.” Report Made. Public. ‘The official report on tne matter, made by J. B. Reed, chief chemist of the Health Department, and submitted to Commissioner Crosby by the depart- ment, was made known, in detall, for the first time today. It shows, in part, as follows: Sample No. 1 “found to contain tar matter, which includes phenolic bodies. This effluent,” the report continues, “‘would be considered highly polluting, and sufficient volume poured into a river or stream would undoubtedly produce obnoxious conditions, but examination does not show that it would produce conditions detrimental to the health of people who might be around or on the water. Alkaline and acidity tests showed the sample to be about neutral, Sample No 2, the report showed, contained gasoline, oil material and considerable organic matter, considered polluting material, Sample No. 3 showed presence of tar and phenolic bodies, along with gaso- line and oil material and Jarge amounts of black organic matter. The latter condition, the report says, “would be considered obnoxious, but not neces- sarily detrimental to health.” Samples Nos. 4 and 5 were found to contain some organic matter, but ex- amination did not show that the mat- ter found in either sample would be highly polluting. Tests Being Made, “Sample No. 6 was found to contain considerable organic matter and gaso- line and oil material which, in suffi- cient volume, might produce obnoxious conditions, but not necessarily detri- wental to health,” the report reads. Sample No. 7 was found to contain “tar and phenolic bodies” and sample No. 8 to contain considerable “organic matter.” Mr. Woodhead, vice president of the Gas Co., in commenting on the situa- tion today, said the company is having analysis made of the water in the vi- cinity of the gas plant and said that if the pollution is coming from the plant the company will take steps to remedy it. “I personally have seen some deposit on the water,” Mr. Woodhead sald. “If we are doing it we are going to stop it.” BANDITS REVIVE ANCIENT METHOD District Resident Reports He Was Robbed After Obeying “Stop Sign.” ; The old “red light” robber may give| place to the “stop sign” bandit, if the | reported robbery of Earl Green at Mich- igan avenue and First street early today indicates a revival of methods long since discarded by local highwaymen. Green was en route home to 4904 Kansas avenue from his night work at a downtown printing plant. He, in obedienee to the regulations, halted his automobile before the ‘“stop” sign at First and Michigan. It was 4 o'clock in the morning and he said he saw two suspicious-looking persons were loitering nearby. As soon as he applied the brakes, Green said, the two men leaped on the car'’s running board. One pressed a pistol into the driver's side, while his confederate waved another pistol in Green'’s face. Green said they forced him to hand over $32, most of the week’s pay he had just drawn. Not content with the money, the robbers ordered Green from his car, made Him sit on the running board and remove his shoes, which were seized, and Green was ordered to drive on. Green said he drove home, put on another pair of shoes and, accompanied by his mother, drove to the nearest police precinct to make a report. He ‘was able to furnish officers good descrip- tions of the men. Several years ago, police records show, motorists who were halted at lonely in- tersections by electric trafic signals were victims of highwaymen. It re- | quired police several months to break up this practice. FOUR YOUTHS ARRESTED Colored Boys Accused of Soliciting Cars for “Protection” at Grifith Stadium. The police drive against the solicita- tion of parking protection about Griffith Stadium was continued yesterday when four colored boys were arrested on such charges. Philip Hawkins, 8 years old, 1013 Fairmont street; Arthur Johnson, 227 B street; Percy Yater, 13, 1830 years old, no address, were escorted to the eighth precinct by Policemen C. C. Williams and J. 8. McWhirt. m{.were subsequently released under $5 collateral each for appearance in Juvenile Court today. Police declared that they will continue to arrest all found soliciting par] about the stadium. Complaints have dent of the Washington Gas Light Co., | IN FAKE PARKING CASES | % 14, Se: Second street, and Arthur Johnson, 14 | Tap ONE MAN ARRESTED, STILL DESTROYED Agents Successful Third Time This ‘Week on Dry Raids in Nearby Maryland. For the third time this week Federal prohibition agents working out of Wash- ington' broke up a bootleggers’ retreat in Southern Maryland last night, cap- tured one man and destroyed a 500- gallon still, ; In sharp contrast to their raid near Beltsville, Md., Thursday night, when two of their number were fired on from ambush, the capture of a man giving the name of John Smith near Waldorf, Md., was without untoward incident. A second man escaped. A run of whisky had just been started and about 10 gallons of the contraband had dripped out of a long copper coil into a dirty tub when the agents made their raid, about 8 o'clock. Smith, who said he was 26 years old and lived in ‘Washington, was an easy capture. The still and several vats containing 10,000 gallons of mash were dynamited. Further evidence that a shortage of water is adding to the difficulties of the bootleggers was found at the still. A nearby creek had run dry and the oper- ators were siphoning dirty water from a makeshift well into the still Smith was taken to Baltimore from Upper Marlboro this morning for ar- raignment. There he will join the three Maryland men captured by the agents Thursday night near Beltsville. These men—Burton Millard, 38, and Lioyd Carle, 38, of Hyatisville, Md., and Francis Brear, 28, of Berwyn—were re- turned to jail after arraignment before a United States commissioner yesterday when ungble to make bond of $1,500 each, They will be given a preliminary hearing next Priday. ‘The other raid of the week was en- gineered Tuesday night near Califor- nia, in St. Marys County, Md., and re- sulted in the arrest of three men, one of whom was Manuel Herrick, one-time Representative from Oklahgma, and the demolition i{l a 750-gallon still. Her- rick is in ji in Baltimore awaiting a hearing next Wednesday. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Fair tonight, tomorrow partly cloudy; not quite so warm tomorrow night; gentle to mod- erate southwest winds. Maryland—Fair, continued warm to- night; tomorrow partly cloudy; not quite so warm at night in north por- tion; moderate west and. southwest winds. Virginia — Fair tonight, tomorrow partly cloudy; possible local showers in west portion; not much change in tem- perature; gentle to moderat west and southwest winds. West Virginia—Mostly fair tonight and tomorrow; not quite so warm to- morrow in northwest portion. “Record for 24 Hours, Thermometer—4 p.m., 99; 8 p.m., 87; 12 midnight, 84; 4 am, 77; 8 am, 82; noon, 93. Barometer—4 pm. 29.81; 8 pm, 20.82; 12 midnight, 20.82; 4 a.m,, 29.83; 8 a.m., 20.88; Noon, 29.87. Highest temperature, 101, at 2:45 p.m. yesterday. Lowest _temperature, 77, occurred at 4 am. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 87; lowest, 69. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and . Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 2:23 a.m. and 2:52 p.m.; high tide, 8 am. and 8:28 p.m. ‘Tornorrow—Low tide, 3:06 a.m. and 3:31 p.m.; high tide, 8:38 am. and 9:07 pm. kS The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 5:15 a.m.; sun sets 7:12 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:16 a.m. sets 7:10 p.m. Moon rises 7:46 p.m.; sets 5:05 a.m. Potomac, clear, and Shenandoah, slightly cloudy this morning. Weather in Varlous Citles. occurred sun Weather. SaUsH Stations. + £wpinsak Abilene, Tex Albany, N. ¥. Atlants, Ga. Atlantic Ci Baltimore, Birmingham Bismarck, N. Boston, Mass flalo, N. ¥. o1 Clear Pt.cloudy Btcloudy Slnetitars Ghio 5 incinnati, Gleveland. ‘Onio. 29 Helena, Mont.. 29. Hu: 8. Dak. 30 indianapolis,Ind 29.93 jacksonville. Fla. 30.10 Kansas City, Mo 29.96 Los Angeles. ... 29.98 Louisville, u © Pt.cloudy Cloudy Pt.cloudy 8an San n Clear Pt.cloudy Cloudy Pt cloudy Clear v.us Clear (7 a.m, Greenwich time, today.) Stations. Temperature, Weather. 58 ' Clear b to allow the boys to “watch their car” have returned from the to find the aif let out of a tire or & depredation. been made to police that persons who | Gi! refused i ‘:v.n' m, Sweden. spain..... ;10 72 Cles 3, Greenwich time, today. al), Azor 80 Part cloudy | Above: Three of the juvenile anglers who have found a ’s paradise fisherman In Rock Creek Park, Danny Bassford, 2065 Park road; Bill McKelway and Bill's ‘brother Ben, Below: Bin 2701 Park road (right to left). is shown with the biggest of the u‘eh._lsli-llwh “sucker.” tar Staff Photos. INNOCENT FISH OF ROCK CREEK CONFUSED BY NEW ATTENTIONS Mount Pleasant Juvenile Population Goes In for Izaac Walton's Sport to Sorrow of Suckers, Goldfish—and Mothers. | The fishing situation in Rock Creek Park is all very confusing, particularly to_the fish. In the first place, the fish are rather inexperienced. For years fishermen have ignored Rock Creek fish with con- siderable enthusiasm. As a matter of fact, there were fish- ermen here who fished out their years without once suspecting the existence of a fish in Rock Creek. All this may have irked -the fish. It certainly taught them nothing of fishermen’s wiles. Innocent Fish Suddenly Beset. Now, in all their innocence, the fish are beset with. fishermen. Most of the juvenile population of Mount Pleas- ant has been discussing set hooks, snarled ljnes and whatever it is fisher- men talk of for weeks. $ ‘The fish are finding a good deal to cope with in addition to conventional tackles. ‘Today's catch, which consisted of two 8-inch suckers and “the goldfish that got away,” had several interesting escapes. An enterprising 7-year-old tried to get one sucker by pinching his tail in & pair of pliers. The fish objected to this, and then went out on the bank wriggling on a hook which was un- Dated. ‘The successful fisherman, who was 10 years old and knew about such things, had lassoed him with his line and then jerked the hook home. Runs Aground in Haste. The other sucker decided to swim out of the middle of a bad situation, but in his haste he ran aground. Three fishermen leaped in after him. When the fish saw he had dashed into a blind alley, he gulped a couple of times and gave himself up. After the fishermen got home with their catch they learned their mothers did not share their enthusiasm over the suckers. One mother said that, fish or no fish, the family was going to have ham for supper. Another suggested the fish- ing party hold a burial in some place not too close to the garden windows. Somewhat cast down, the fishing party decided to peddle the catch at 25 cents a catch. No one seemed to catch the idea, though. - That was shortly before noon today. The weather being somewhat more than a good topic of conversation, there are those who hope the catch has been disposed of by eve time. Goldfish Gets Away. The goldfish, however, got away. The fishermen say he’d better enjoy his liberty, since it's only temporary. INDEPENDENT ENTERS OREGON VOTE RACE Republicans, Dissatisfied ~With Central Body Nominee, Push Merchant, By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg., August 9.—Julius L. Meier, Portland merchant, has en- tered the Oregon gubernatorial race as an independent candidate, giving voters three candidates to choose from in No- vember. Meler was placed in the race last night by Republicans dissatisfied with the selection of Phil Metschan, Port- land hotel man, as the Republican nominee for Governor. Metschan was y | named recently by the Republican State Central Committee following the death of George W. Joseph, nominated in the May primaries. Joseph was nominated on a platform of free speech, municipal and public development of hydroelectric power and abolition of the Public Service "Com- mission. When the Republican Central Com- mittee nominated Metschan followers of Joseph charged it “scrapped” the platform which won support of more than 50,000 voters in the primary and announced they would place an inde- pendent candidate in the fiela. Edward W. Bailey, Junction City, was nominated in the primaries as the Democratic candidate. ——— WILL NAME HONOR LIST Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, Air Corps; Lieut. Col. Joseph M. Scammell, General Staff Corps, and. Lieut. Col. Thomas D. Oshorne, Field Artillery, have been detailed as members of the board of officers assigned the duty of recommending officers entitled to dec- orations under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918, and its mflmfi&. 3 QUEBEC TO ENFORCE LAW, CHECK ON LOTTERIES Will Prohibit “Sweepstakes” and Kindred Schemes, Whether for Charity or Other Purposes. By the Associated Press. QUEBEC, Quebec, August 9.—The provincial government of Quebec will enforce the law prohibiting lotteries and sweepstakes for charitable purposes or nthm?:dl!. it was announced yesterday by Premier Taschereau. The ruling affects the Army and Navy, the Verdun Veterans and the Do- minion Rifle Association lotteries. E. P. Dougherty of Brooklyn, N. Y., recently | won $149,000 in the Army and Navy Derby Sweep. The only exceptions to the ruling will be munic bazaars, authorized by mayors ard issuing prizes of less than $50, it’ was announ No question of the honesty of the sweepstakes drawings was raised, but it is believed the false use of the names of Canadian organizations in promoting fraudulent lotteries in the United States was responsible for the ban. The only comment offered was that the rafing of automobiles in the streets had become a nuisance. PSS e e MAY BAN CHILD MARRIAGE States in India Favorably Consid- ering Example Set by Britain. o\t Britan, Indly bas set the Now that British has set the pace in enacting a child marriage re- straint law, several of the Indian native conside: similar meg.l&‘r:m ference recently resolved that a law fix- ing the marriageable ages of girls at lsynflm;:dmlzxylunmonlduln- troduct Mysore Legislature. Under the child garrluo law, ef- fective in British Mdia .mne' T g for a618, minimum marriageable age Was set a6 14, and that for boys e A—12 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURI‘AY, AUGUST 9, 1930. GRANT PERSUADED . 10 KEEP HIS POST . FOR BICENTENNIAL Press of Capital Duties Caused Buildings Head to Consider Quitting. FESS PRAISES ABILITY OF ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR ' Washington to Be Center of Na- tion-Wide Commemoration of First President in 1932. Because of his many other duties in connection with the development of the National Capital, Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3rd, felt recently that Be might have to give up the work of associate director for the George Wash- ing Bicentennial in 1932, but has been persuaded to continue for an indefinite period, it became known today. All h the possibility still exists that the colonel may feel it necessary later on to consider giving up the bi- centennial work, it is known that Sen- ator Fess of Ohlo, vice chairman of the Bicentennial Commission, is ex- tremely anxious to have Col'. Grant remain as one of those in charge of the detailed arrangements. Believes Grant Ideal Co-Worker. Senator Fess, who is al of the Executive Comm! 1 late plans for the celebration through- out the country in 1932, said he regards Col. Grant as an ideal man for the functions of associate director. Representative Sol Bloom of New York 1 the other assoclate director, with whos Col. Grant is sharing the work of making plans for 1932. They were both appointed by the Bicenten= nial Commission early this year. Col. Grant is director of public build- ings and public parks, executive officer of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission, and also an official f the bicentennial directors was the gt.m[e of the Cramton-Capper park develop- ment law, which will increase his vol- ume of work on the Park and Planning Commission. Washington to Be Center. Senator Fess is taking a keen interest in the planning of the bicentennial. Wi n will be the central point for an observance of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, but the vice chairman also hopes to see every hamlet in the Nation join in gnilél honor locally to the Pirst Presi- lent. FLEEING MOTORIST HITS PEDESTRIAN IN CHASE Edward Barnes, Colored, Facing Charges of Two Alleged Traffic Violations. Special Dispatch to The Star. A, Md., August 9.—Pursued at high speed by a Montgomery Coun- t; li n from Chevy Chase. circle :D:;o\df‘ avenue tgfl Bndl:y ing, a car driven by Edward Barnes, colored, 900 block of Westminster street, Washington, struck 2 pedestrian crossing ‘the street. Barnes_was arrested by the pursuing officer, Policeman Robert Darby, only after the officer drew up alongside after the collision and threatened the driver with drawn revolver. ‘The man struck by the car was Charles R. Pearson, 4400 block of Grant road, Washington. He was treated by Dr. E. G. Bauersfeld of Bethesda for bruises and abrasions to his face and body. Barnes was charged with speed- ing and reckless driving. Sl iius DELEGATE TO PARLEY Sanford Bates Leaves to Attend ' Prison Congress at Prague. ‘Sanford Bates, director of the Prison Bureau of the Department of Justice, has left to attend the International Prison Congress at Prague, o~ vakia. Bates was appointed to attend the congress by President Hoover. An- other delegate representing the Federal prison system is Dr. Mary B. Harris, superintendent of the Women's Federal n, at Alderson, W. Va. Among the other delegates from this country will be George W. Wicke: sham, chairman of the Law Enforc ment Commission, and George . Kirchwey, former warden of Sing Sing Former Resident of Soldiers’ Home Fatally Hurt by Taxicab. ‘Willlam Clark, 60 years old, until recently a resident of Soldiers’ Home here, died in New York yesterday from injuries sustained when struck by a taxicab along Third avenue Thursday night, according to word received here today. Salvatore Dorsey, the driver of the taxicab, was arrested in New York and the taxi’s brakes were found defective, according to reports. Mr. Clark, it was staf at Soldiers’ Home today, left here for New York several days ago, after having given up his residence at the home. DISTRICT BOYS HONORED President Appoints Group of Cadets-at-Large to West Point. President Hoover has appointed a large number of cadets-at-large at the ‘West_Point Military Academy, includ- ing Rodman Ordway, 2010 Thirty-fifth street; David B. Stone, 1444 Rhode Is- land avenue; Seth L. Weld, jr., Army War College, and James H. Lynch, 2270 Cathedral avenue, all of this city, and John 8. Coleman, 409 Wilson Lane, Be- thesda, Md. All these young men will take the entrance examination March 3, 1931, with a view to their to the academy July 1, 1931. CASH CIRCULATION DOWN By the Associated Press. Treasury Department estimates today showed money in circulation in the United States on July 31 amounted to u,l:‘z':,cu,'lol. equivalent to $36.48 per capita. - These figures represent a per capita circulation of $0.83 over month and a loss of $2.86 over the responding period of last year. in last cor- Gen. Ortiz Transferred. MEXICO CITY, August 9 (#)—The War Department yesterday ordered the transfer of Gen. Ortiz, military, commander of Chihuahua, to the state :t Nuew‘:suon. ‘The order is effective . Matias Ramos, undersecretary of war, will replace Ortiz in Chihuahus, ‘Gen. Pablo Quiroga. becoming undersec- Tetary of war,