Evening Star Newspaper, September 28, 1930, Page 10

C. OF . EXPANSION POLICY IS OUTLINED Enlarged Membership Will Permit Bureau System, Says Rudalph Jose. Community support, coupled with the reorganization of the machinery of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, will constitute an important factor to- ward the success cf the extensive five- year expansion program of the local chamber, to be inaugurated this week, according to a statement issued yester- day by Rudolph Jose, vice president of the chamber and chairman of the ex- pansion committee. In outlining his conception of th: program, Chairman Jose pointed out that the object of his committee is to | analyze the job of the Chamber of ‘Commerce in the community and to as- certain in what ways it can be made a greater influence in the general wel- fare of Washington. The investigation of the Washington situation started several weeks ago with the appointment of a committee head- ed by Jose for this purpose. A complete study of the work of local organizations of various kinds engaged in community work was undertaken. Scale of Dues*Shown. ‘The statement of the committee chair- man, in setting forth some of the facts unearthed by the investigation, reads, in part: ““The individual dues of the Washing- ton Chamber of Commerce are $20 a year. Practically all cities of any size above 15,000 population appear to have Standardized or $25 snnual dues, with ° the exception that a number of cities in Washington’s class have dues from $30 to $50 for the individua!. “We found that most Chambers of Commerce had amazing incomes from membership dues as compared with ‘Washington, population, of course, being taken into consideration. We also found a much larger number of members tak- ing actual part in the work of the or- ganization. “We found in cities of 100,000 popula- or over, and in many cases in smaller cities, that the local Chambers of Commerce have developed a depart- mental or bureau form of organization with an assistant secretary in charge | Practically all such organiza- tions have a Civic Bureau, to which all civic matters are referred. They 1 | | f | | The first real demonstration of the Capital was staged at Washington ai new ships at the Pitcairn plant. flying ability of the peculiar looking rport this past week by James G. ‘autogiro” plane ever given in the National Kay of Philadelphia, test pilot on the The phoiograph shows the machine about to take off, with the four paddles, or revolv- ing wings, tufning at top speed overhead. —Star Staff Photo. \D.C. FIRMS PROSPER SAYSC.OF C.REPORT C. W. Darr Tells Radio Audi- ence Condition Is Due to Teamwork. 1 i | | | | Stability and prosperity exists n the | eat majority of Washington business | rms at present, in spite of the fact | that economic reverses in the country | this year will cause | 1930 to be referred | to as a ‘“panic| year,” according to | the ‘annual report | for 1930 of the| Washington Cham- ber of Commerce. The report was made public yester- day in the form of a radio address over Station have a Trade Extension and Industrial Bureau, Convention and Publicity Bureau and a Traffic and Transporta- tion Bureau. Members were given. a choice as to the departments they withed to be assigned to. Sources of Incomes. “we f‘:mm fguun:l,u;.t the financial port of these leveloped organ- ;Plons came from two sources: 3. Targe subscriptions pald snmuall “2. annually by the mercantile, industrial, financial and other more substantial interests of the community. h“':v comparison of what Lhngl-r lines ashington are doing ‘ashington vic or- firms at a disadvantage. “We also noted in these other organ- izations, a stre Tembership they owe a to their cities member- rather what he could put into + wil'l_'-he way of service Tce encourage dividuals, firms and city that can see as a purely organization for the upbuild- of the general welfare of the com- unity. < For Benefit of All *“Almost. every line of business has its tion where there is no thought of altrulsm, but where all thought is given to the bencfit of the particular of business. That is ly legitimate. But, there should in every community lized or- atmn ‘where m:mbers’do not work any direct benefit but for the ben- fit of all. This conception of Chamber of Commerce has developed very strongly in the last quarter of a ?enmry all over the United States and 'he remarkable growth unquestionanly, of local chambers of Commerce, is due to this unselfish conception. “‘Our committee realizes that we can- not in a single campaign carry out a it program such as we have in mind, over a of five years we can these 3 “1. Build up a membership where it will compare favorabiy with the cham- bers of commerce in cities of our class. “2. Build up financial income so that our Chamber of Commerce can de- velop a bureau form of organization and can adeguately support a modern type of Chamber of Commerce. Greater Personal Effort. “3. Encourage personal participation of members in Chamber of Commerce @ctivitics. The bureau plan is ideal to this about. It must be done gradually, but certainly it can be ac- complished over a five-year period. “4. To make the Chamber of Com- merce to live wire, dynamic clearing house ‘for unselfish eommunity leader~ ship, a place thet will attract public- spirited men and women to serve in community obligations; an WMAL by Charles ‘W. Darr, president | of the chamber. “‘Despite the re- verses ‘which ? shocked the eco- Oharles W. Darr. DCmic siructure of ¥ our country, it can- not be ‘said that 1930 has been an exceptionally bad year in the business life of the Nat Capital,” the presi- dent of the chamber declared. ‘Here, as elsewhere, there was some slowing down in overactive trades, but this slackening was in lesser degree than in most other American cities.” _ Calling aitention to the large-scale extension and the llfeedln' up of work on the Federal bullding program, the prosecution of large-scale construction projects by local power companies, de- ent stores, office and apartment lings “and other public and private Mr. Darr pointed out that business houses today are ‘pushing forward toward new goals of greater service and greater profit both to themselves and to the community,” Spirit of Teamwork. He' contihued: “This healihy con- dition of business in the Capital city is due in large to the splendid spirit of teamwork ‘shown by District business leaders as individuals and through their trade and civie bodies. The business men of Washington have caught the vision of organized effort for ‘community advancement and they have put their shoulders to the wheel and mve: llllde by -:de to promote and to nd all properly conceived local ci undertakin Y s gs. “The origin of this new spirit of co- operation appears to date from cham- ber efforts of several years back when a new emphasis was placed upon the scope and importance of District industries— governmental as well as private—by means of the annual industrial expo- sition, the purpose of which was to give graphic force to th: chamber's "Buy-in-Washington” campaign. The 1929 industrial exposition attracted some 100,000 visitors and gave renewed strength to the “Buy-in-Washington” movement. ; One important d:velopment resulting from this movement is the recently created “Buy-in-Washington™ Council. With the hearty backing and co-operation of the chamb-g, this or- ganization is now _supplementing and intensifying the chamber’s long-<tand- ing campaign for home consum) of home manufactured products. “The chamber has exerted its:1. .so to increase the number of permanent and temporary residents of the National Capital as another means of strength- | ening local purchasing power. Its early efforts at convention-getting, now in- tensified through lprroprhtz joint in- stitutions and agencies, have been car- ried on with marked success. Works for Higher Wages. “Since its inception the chamber has worked to secure higher wages for Gov- ernment employes. As the result of this movement ohanges in the basic law were effected through the classification act and the Welch act which have re- | sulted in periodic salary adjustments. Certain groups, not affected by these Jaws, were separately considered by the | chamber with the result that salary in- creases were secured for Navy Yard em- { Federal and Night Life Spoiled By Forcing “Owls” To Work on Roads By the Associated Press. VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Septem- ber 27.—Night life in this city is spoiled because the authorities arrest all persons whom they find | | on the streets late at night and | | put them to work with a road { construction gang. As a result a 10-mile road between Vera Cruz | | and Boca de Rio is being 'built withcut any lab:r costs. Beczuse of the campaign to get free labor, theaters, saloons, dance halls and vice centers are virtually deserted after sunset. RETURNED BANKER STILL HAZY ON'TRIP Mind Blank From Saturday to Thursday, Says East Chicago Financier. By the Associated Press. EAST CHICAGO, Ind., September 27.—Hazel K. Groves, bank president municipal center, we strongly disap-| proved. | “THe municipal center plan, developed | on an extensive scale to harmonize with the Federal building program, called for the (financing of some $40,000,000 or | $50.000,000 expenditure for 'lands and | buiidings with no further Federal con- | tribution than the regular lump sum. The compromise airport plan proposed | the expenditure of some $4,500,000 of | District funds for a site admittedly far | inferior to the Gravelly Point site, which latter, accoiing to the Army engineers, can be purchased at only slightly greater cost. Future Revenues Mortgaged. “It is to be noted that each one of these three proposals involves the long- time fipancing principle, but in each cast there are differences in the method of applying it against District revenues. In other words, the futyre tax revenues are being mortgaged in advance with- out regard to the relative degrees of local responsibility and without regard to hundreds of other civic needs which fay or may not prove to be of even greater importance to the welfare of District citizens. “The chamber has continued in the forefront in promoting the progress of aviation in the National Capital. Under the able leadership of t. Walter Hinton, chairman, the members of the Aviation Committee have fought all compromise proposals which' would in- terfere with or delay the acquisition of a model airport at Gravelly Point. Furthermore, they have worked earnest- 1y to secure mew coastal and transcon- tinental airmail, passenger and express routes, the creation of which will bring added benefits to the District, “‘Attention is called in_particular to the work of the Commi on Police and Fire Protection, Charles J. Stock- man, chairman, which has been the most active committee group. As the result of its activities, the first compre- hensive parole law for the District has been. introduced in Congress, and its early enactment is expected. “Under the leadership of Col. E. G. Bliss, a special subcommittee put on a most carefully planned and highly successful clean-up cam . The first of its kind for a number of years, Wash- ington’s 1930 clean-up campaign set a new ‘high standard for all such under- takings in future. Other groups ap- pointed by Mr. Stockman's committee dealt with inspection of automobile brakes and headlights, the survey of downtown automobile parking, the Na- tional Chamber's health conservation campaign and obtained. honorable men- | tion for the citv of Washington in the | inter-chamber fire-waste contest. ‘Women Members Active, “The women members of the cham- ber have performed notable services dur- ing the year. Judge Mary O'Toole, as chairman of the Law and Legislation | Committee, has led in the study of pro- posed bills affecting the District. On the recommendation of this committee, the chamber indorsed in principle bills for the licensing of real estate brokers, for the prevention of fraudulent stock sales and for automobile title registra- tion in the District. A strong report favoring amateur boxing in the District, as presented by Dr. FPrances Moon Butts, also was heartily indorsed. “The women members performed highly commendable service also in con- nection with the twenty-third anniver- sary banquet and the cherry blossom festival, and Miss M. Pearl McCall, a member of the board of directors, con- tributed materially to the fun and good fellowship of the chamber's 1930 Sum- mer outing. “The Committee on Manufactures, John A. Etkert, chairman, inluzurutedi during the year a series of ‘visits to industrial plants.’ “The great importance to Washington and county treasurer, has returned to his home, but his disappearance is as much of a mystery as it was during the week he was gone. Groves, who dropped out of sight September 19, returned early today and issued a statement through his son say- ing he could remember nothing from last Saturday until yesterday, when he awoke in a Peoria, Ill, hotel. He re- fused to see reporters, but held a short conference with business associates, at which it was said the proposec. merger of Groves' and another East Chicago bank was discussed. Missed Similar Meeting. merger which Groves failed to attend September 19, causing great alarm for his safety. He had been seen en route to the meeting, but he did not arrive and could not be found. A wice search resulted in but one clue—Groves was reported seen at a Cedar Lake, Ind., resort the day after the scheduled bank meeting. Then all trace of him was lost. Fearing a run on the bank, directors of the American State Bank immediately closed the institution and asked the State Bank- ing Department to examine the books. The bank was found to be in satis- factory concition, despite ‘“slight ir- regularities.” Groves' books as Lake County treasurer - were also examined and found to be in good shape. Gives Meager Details. Groves’ story, as related by his son, was that he sutfered a lapse of memory after a party at Cedar Lake, September 20. He remembered nothing from the time of the party until yesterday morn- ing, when he awoke in a hotel room in Peoria. He did not know how he got to Peoria, how long he had been there or whether he had been in any other towns curing his week’s absence. He had not been robbed, but still had money when he awoke yesterday. He called his brother, Harry Groves of Springfield, Tll., and the latter brought him to East Chicago. An automobile bearing the license plates isued to Groves was reported to- day to have been seen several times last week in Canton, Ill, about 40 miles from Peoria. The last time the license plates were noted in Canton was Wed- nesday. DOG OWNER ARRESTED Police of the eleventh precinct ar- rested John M. Collins of 1904 Naylor road southeast, on a charge of allow- ing his police dog to run at large with- out a muzzle yesterday afternoon after the dog™1s said to have attacked Milton Raum, 14, of 2235 Prout street south- east, and inflicted minor wounds about the body. The youth was playing on the side- walk a few doors from his home when the attack occured, police were told. The boy was taken to Providence Hos- pital for first aid treatment and later sent home. It was a similar conference on the | Standard Plumbing Fixtures On Lowest Monthly Payment Terms WAR HERO PIGEONS | NO LONGER AGTIVE | Battle-Scarred Birds Live “Life of Riley” at Fort Monmouth, N. J. Special Dispateh to The Star. FORT MONMOUTH, N. J., Septem- ber 26.—Spike, Mocker and Rheingold went into a huddle in the corner of the pen that was marked “Hero Loft.” Rheingold, an enemy alien, and prob- ably the last prisoner of war of the great war, stared dispassionately toward Molly Pitcher, and then glanced up Pigeon 10w toward the “Hostess House," three lofts away. The unwaveting eyes of his buddies followed him; Mocker had only one eye, but that was functioning in agile fashion. He has been in Washington this week for the Army show. “The excitement?” we asked the Corps. ?” he repliedl laconically, adding that the ever-hungry | carrier pigeons of the United States Army, whose home town is Little Silver, N. J., never lost their faith that some one in civilian clothes might sneak in | a few morsels before or after mess time. “These bables,” he continued, “are the works., They are punk carrier pigeons now, but they have beerf pen- sioned. They saw more of the war than Pershing did. messages under fire, Mocker had his eye snapped out with shrapnel, and this Dutchman was brought in by the in- fantry after they had taken the trenches i from the 125th Imperial Infantry. Come here, you Dutchman.” Tag Bears Prussian Seal. He picked up a crooning, mottled pigeon, fondled it affectionately, and showi the tag on its leg that had “125 I” and the Prussian seal. “One of the best,” he admitted. July 17, 1917, Gen. Pershing cabled the War Department suggesting the immediate establishment of a carrier- pigeon section to be allied to the Signal Corps. Ha had found that the Brit- ish, French, and particularly the Ger- mans, had well trained birds which could do valuable service in the pinches. After the war the Army mustered to- geiher all “service men” with wings and started breeding them. The nucleus were the survivors of 800 birds pres sented to the Army by British pigeon fanciers. At Fort Monmouth, Tom Ross, a| Scotchman who has handled birds since his boyhood, was placed in charge of the new Signal Corps venture, He has today 500 birds in his lofts, with 7,000 “graduates” from his course scat- tered throughout this country and its island possessions, Teaching Night Flying. Birds whose parents have proved suc- cessful at night flying, an experiment which has been successful, are put on the duty roster before they can fly. They are never allowed out during the day, but at 18 days are taken out on the landing board just at dusk, per< mitted to look at the surrounding coun- try and then forced through the trap into the loft for feeding. ‘This continued several days, after which they are taught to fly. -After three weeks they are able to take the air satisfactorily, and are released from coops at dusk some 200 yards from home—and chow. ‘The training is continued a week, the distance being increased slightly with each flight, though the flight is made later every day. At the end of this period training flights are made nightly, the distance being increased an eighth of a mile, until a mile is made with consistent regularity. Quarter-mile steps bring the birds to perfection at 2 miles, and from that time on a half- mile increase follows, until the maxi- mum is reached. . ‘The average for a polished night fiyer is 5 miles at Monmouth, although several have maintained.a record of 16 miles in the darkness. Atmospheric conditions affect them, however, and a brick east wind, which troubles homing pigeons the world over, may discourage the fiyer. Thrown With Force. By chance the present method of ‘taking off,” which means all the dif- ference between success and faflure, was discovered. Any pigeon released in the ordinary, quiet manner after night- fall will call it a day and go to sleep beside the trainer. These night birds, therefore, are thrown into the air with considerable force—enough, certainly, to awaken them thoroughly and arouse the desire for chow. Once they have started, they will not stop, but no amount of persuasion or threats of extra duty will prevail upon the sleepy pigeon who is out of reach. This holds true with the day as well as the night birds, although the former, on long flights, some of which require stops for the night, can live “off the country” to some extent.’ But their food is so unusual it is hard to find away from camp. 'Old Arthur, ear-old war vet- Plumbing is essential to good health. Why not insure the health of your family, and at the same time modernize your home with Standard plumbing. We'll gladly estimate on your job and finance the bill on easy monthly terms. Up to 3 years to pay. Spike brought back 54 | g Mocker, a carrier who saw extensive service with the A. E. F. eye in action. Mocker h: & German .war bride, and the pair are insepa and lost an rable. —Star Staff Photo. eran who is still being bred, is the smartest bird in camp, though younger | the birds have eclipsed his records. As a matter of fact, the birds of today are 10 times as efficient and dependable as those of war days. Arthur has a system of his own, and manages to get more to eat than his bunkies in the “hero loft.” There is always great excitement when mess call is announced for the pigeons by the rattling of the beans in the feed pail, and as the K. P. comes down the line of lofts, all the birds crowd to the loor. Cited for Bravery. Not so Arthur. With a disdainful look in his beady eyes, he moves to the far end of the cote, where the food is always placed. Spike, Rheingold and Mockei circle around hungrily, ready to battle if necessary, and by the time they have concluded their "argument, old Arthur has had his share of groceries and then some. Mocker's official citation is interest- ing. War Department records affirm that “with an eye destroyed by shrap- nel and his head clotted with blood, he homed from the Beaumont front early’ on September 12, 1917, with a message of great importance, which gave the location of several batteries which were doing terrible execution on the advancing troops.” Rheingold, being one of the former Kaiser's best, might be ekpected to up- hold the tradition of Germany's mar- tial thoroughness, but Tom Ross has found that his progeny have been in- ferior to those of the many American fighters which came from England, though they siill rank well, Call ‘on Molly Pitcher. “Now let's pay a call on Molly Pitcher,” he suggested. “Molly started out on a race from Chattanooga on June 21 and didn’t report. I was wor- ried, because she has beaten 3,000 bir in competition, a record for a 3-yes: old. On July 17 Camp Dix (Wrights- town, N. J) phoned and said that bird No. 222 had dropped in, and should they send her back? They should not,. I said, because it was Molly, and I went after her myself. . “This just goes to show how smart my birds are. Molly had been attacked by a hawk, and still she kept coming home, making little hops of a few hun- dred yards, I should guess, umtil she founa something to eat and got etronger. WFrom 14 ounces she was down to 6, though in a stiff flight the birds sometimes lose a third of their weight. “She had never been to Camp Dix, but she looked down and saw the tents and the soldiers. She wouldn't have stopped at a farm house, because a homing pigeon will never be captured unless absolutely exhausted. She knew that the boys were her friends, though, and marched right into one of the tents and turned herself in as A. W. O. L. She's in good standing on the though,” he sald seriously. ds, |iand to clean up the | in 1ine of duty, you know, so T dropped e A. W. O. L. charge.” Molly still showed signs of her strug- gle with the hawk, and while she h: gained weight and recovered her ap- petite, her left wing was limp. (Copyright, 1930.) D. A. R. TO HOLD SESSIONS HERE DURING OCTOBER National Board of Management to Have Quarterly Meeting at Continental Hall. ‘The natfonal board of management of | the Daughters of the American Revo- lution will convene for its quarterly ses- slon October 15 at Memorial Conti- | nental Hall. It is expected that there will be a large attendance of the mem- bership, including vice presidents gen- eral, State regents and the national of- ficers. Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general, will preside. Preceding the meeting of the board of management will be sessions of the ex- ecutive committee on October 13, a meeting of the building committee on October 14 and a meeting of the Con- stitution Hall advisory committee. Following adjournment of the na- tional board of management, Mrs, Ho- bart, accompanied by the national of- members of the board and large D. A delegaticn of District of Columbia R., will leave by special train for Atlantic City to attend the Eastern divisional meeting to be held there Oc- tober 16 and 17. States to be repre- sented at the meeting are New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbta. REALTY OPERATOR DIES C. C. Lacey, 56, Well Known in Capital, Il Several Months. Il for several months, C. C. 5 56-year-old real estate operator, died yesterday at his residence, 933 L street. He was well known in business circles through his subdiyision enterprises. He developed Foxhall Heights and other properties. His offices were at 710 Fourteenth street. Born in Ireland, Mr. Lacey came to Washington in 1898. He left no living relatives. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock from the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Autoists were invited to take part in #he recent anti-litter campaign in Eng- Tubbish left along toadsides by auto picnic parties. LONDON PEAYS P AMERIEANS VWS Interviews With Film Stars Are Especially Popular With Publications. By Radlo to The Star. LONDON, September 27.—One of the most conspicuous items of trade. be- tween the United States and England is advice. Scarcely a day passes in London without some newspaper : or periodical offering the public an article by citizens of either land telling his cousins how the country should be run, England does not have ship news re- porters, but it does seem to reserve a :geelll section of its publications. for e views of visiting Americans on sub- Jjects which, judging from the printed word, they often do not know 'any more about than the visitors to the United States know about that land when they have seen only New York's sky line, Any visiting dramatic eritic, author, movie star—especially any movie star— for the British newspapers gobble Hols lywood publicity with unabated gusto— is apt to be snatched away from a tran- quil vacation to express learned opinions on the present condition of British art. Of late, any one with g:etenslons to economic knowledge has en valued in especially large head- lines in London. Nothing but natural Anglo-Saxon morbidity can explain such a liking for hearing advice. There is not much evidence that it ever brings re- sults—unless ex-Ambassador Gerard's list of “the rulers of America” could “e considered a result. It was a brochure of the economic problems of the British Empire that the list originated. The latest well known contribution of Ameri- can theories of how England could be~ come prosperous is Hearst. over whose signature an article on “What England Needs" appeared in a recent issue of “Time and Tide,” a weekly review edited by Lady Rhondda. Two of the American publisher's five suggestions to help England were lower taxes and to put all unemployed to work. To many tax-paying Britains who cannot find jobs that must have sound- ed like advising the man caught in quicksand to step out of his shoes. A myriad of English economists are now breaking into print in London with ad vice about America. According to Sir Charles Higham, well known advertis= ing expert, there are now 9,000,000 un- employed in the United States and the country does not have those sporting qualities which will enable it to recover from the Wall Street slump. Corre~ spondents of the London papers sta- tioned at New York/and countless other Englishmen who have visited the United States within the past few month, also are reporting that the country is in the depths of financial melancholy. (Copyrizht, 1930.) Five Rooms, Kitchen, Bath and Porch $110 Per Month THE MONTAN, 1726 M Street N.W. Just Think of It— The Star delivered o your door everyt elv;znlnz l‘l’ld sux;a;y morning a c per day and 5¢ Sunday, Can “ae afford to be without this service at this cost? Telephone National 5000 and de- livery will start at once. “Fo the Home Makers of Wéshington Your attention is called to the four- page rotogravure section of the | of the George Washington bi-eentennial repa organization that will have the. fullest | celebration of 1932 was formally rec- loyes and for other groups. confidence of the average citizen, so g4 -4 that when it is desired to crystalize public. sentiment quickly, here will be an organization whose motives will b2 50 wall understood and its representa- tion so wide that it can actually speak and act for the communit; Y. W. C. A. WILL CONCLUDE SETTING-UP CONFERENCE Mrs. Fred E] Wright Will Deliver an Address on “World Fel- lowship.” Volunteer workers of the Young ‘Women's Christian Association will meet tomorrow afternoon in the Adminis- tration Building, Seventeenth and K streets, for the final sessions of the an- nual Fall setting-up conference of the association. At the afternoon sess‘on Mrs. Pred E. Wright, who recently made a_ trip around the world for study purposes, ‘will deliver an address on “World Fel- p.” An address on “The Art of “Perhaps the greatest chamber achieve- ment of the current year was securing | the enactment of thz bill to increase the | salaries of the members of the metro- politan police and fire forces of the Dis- | trict of Columbia. This bill originated | in the chamber and, after indorsement, | was referred to the other leading civic | and trade bodies with a request for | their support. Our cordial thanks are due to the co-operating bodies who worked with us to pass the bill. “The action of Washington citizens | in fighting for the right to pay higher salaries to their own public servants has | its humorous aspects in this country | which claims as its motto ‘no taxation without representation.’ This lads us to .consider the fiscal relations issue which has been so carefully, investigated | by Rudolph Jose, chairman, and mem- bers of our District Financ: Committee. Lump-Sum Increase Gained. “In accordance with the urgings of this_committee Representative R. Wal- | ton Moore introduced in the last session of Congress the Moore bill for the es- | tablishment of a fiscal relations com- | mission. Although our bill was not| passed before the close of the session. Being Partners” by Mrs. William Adams Slade, with a subsequent dis-ussion on this subject by workers, will conclude the afternoon meeting. The final session will begin at 7 e'clock tomorrow evening in Barker Hall, with Mrs. Thomas Edwin Brown, president of the association, presiding. ‘Talks by Elwood Street and Dr. Daniel L. Borden will feature the meeting. ‘The annual conference opened yester- day at Kamp Kahlert, West River, Md. Lt Given Gold Watch. 3 ttee of W. C. Jordan, Jabez nevertheless we did gain a victory in the form of a_ half-million-dollar in- crease in the Federal lump-sum con- tribution. * “The action of the House of Repre- sentatives in appointing its own Inves- tigating Committee is contrary to regu- lar procedure because it ignores the Jjurisdiction of’ the Senate in District affairs. This matter must receive our diligent attention during the Winter| months to insure a fair investigation with fair results to District taxpayers. “The question of local fiscal respon- | ity has come up glnl number of ven! { make funds. available for park pur- chases. Two other s, one for | ognized by the chamber in a resolution adopted at the June, 1929. chamber | meeting advocating co-operative efforts | by leading District trade bodies. A | number 3! months later a meeting was held at which all of Washington's lead- ing civic and trade bodies pledged their | support and co-operation to the Dis- trict of Columbia George Washington Bi-centennial Commission in such ways as might be designated by that body.” SR VR HABEAS SUIT ATTACKED U. S. Officials Ask Dismissal of | William Humphries’ Petition. A petition for dismissal of habeas co:pus proceedings, instituted in behalf of Willlam Humphries, artested here several days ago for New York authori- tles, was filed in District Supreme Court esterday by United States Attorney Leo A. Rover and United States Marshal Edgar C. Snyder. The petition pointed out that Justice Oscar R. Luring, held that the identity of the prisoner had been established and that there was probable cause to hold him.. Justice Luring signed a re- moval order and committed Humphries | to jail in lieu of $15,000 bail. The man | is wanted in connection with a check | case. Commissions in the Reserve Corps of the Army have been issued by the War Department to residents of this city as follows: Oliver McKee, jr., Colorade | Building, s major in the PField Ar- tillery Corps; Robert T. McCrystal, 2600 | Woodley’ road, as a captain’ in the Dental Corps; John L. Atkins, 3446 Connecticut avenue, as a first lieutenant in the Coast Artillery; Robert D. Banks, 2015 Sherman avenue, as a first lieu- teénant of ' Infantry, and Charles E. Intelligence @& compromise airport and another :aaummhmam%?w D! Riemer, 1015 Queb: e, as a first lieutenant in g gll ivisioms COMMISSIONS ISSUED |- book. about it. quantity. Keep the Roof Over Your Head in good condition, and you stop leaks in your pocket- Examine your roof now, and if there are cracks or holes. .. 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