Evening Star Newspaper, October 10, 1930, Page 4

Youth; 18, Will Compete Here ‘in-International Debat- “* ' ing Contest. Heinz Bockhacker, an 18-year-old boy of Wuppertal-Elberfeld, Rhineland, was announced today as Germany's spokes- man in the Fifth International Oritor~ lnnt. of the European participants in the contest to be announced by Randoiph }fllh. finmtldd.\mmr unerllfl His ow old-world speakers who already been named are Jack Mallard Oermln of England, Willlam Hayes of Ireland and Andre Fioux of France. The Latin country spokesman of t.be] American hemisphere are yet to made known. : History Is His Theme. i In his bid for the world championship | in high lchool oratory, Bockhacker Kelkl on “What Does History Mean to Younger Generation?” In refer- ring to youth, he follows the same trend Germany’s contestant of last year took in his second-place-winning speech | on “The Significance of the Weimar Oonstitution to the Youth of Ger- many.” That contestant was Herbert Scheumann of Insterburg. Bockhacker is a student of the Ober Real Schule Nord. He is ‘Washington on October 21. ‘While contestants are preparing for their journeys to Washington, contest officials are completing plans for the contest program itself. Arrangements are yet to be made for the musical program, however, The completed pro- gram will be similar to last year's when the contestants were introduced by the {hl"l.fl. of their respective national an- ems. Tickets Being Distributed, Tickets are being distributed for the first time today at room 404 in The Star Building. Applications for them must be made either in person or by letter. If the latter system is used applicants are requested to send a self-addressed envelope for the return of the tickets. ‘The only reserved seats this year will be those in the boxes and a sector of the orchestra which is reserved for teachers. The doors of Constitution Hall will be opened at 7:15 o'clock, and at 7:45—15 minutes be(on the opening of the contest—reserve Testrictions will be lifted from the eduflwrl block. District of Columbia—Fair tonight’ and tomorrow; continued cool; gentle northeast Maryland—Fair; continued cool to- night and tomorrow; moderate north and northeast winds. ot much change in u::“dcm o ld peral erate northeast winds. e % 6:12 am.; Conditien of the Water. Potomac and Shenandoah ¢lear. Weather in Various Citles. ‘Temverature. & H ‘Stations. § SE32ISRNBIILZ 222D 2ABARBIEAVISIRIAIITAVILS3 SRReRARRI A REeRR IR RIBTRISAN2LLRBLANRLAR e Mrs. Elizabeth Mullinger of London @led recently as the result ol putting ber finger into hot water. INDUSTRIAL BANKING ‘ Itis not necessary to have had an Accuunt at this Bank rrow EASY TO PAY| Monthly Deposit $120 $180 $240 $300 $360 $540 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. 5. Treasury 1408 H Street N.W. MEINZ BOCKHACKER, Who will represent Germany in the finals of the Fifth International Ora- torical Contest im Constitution Hall October 25. TWO ESCAPE IN TRUCK AFTER 3-MILE PURSUIT Chased more than three miles throus the city streets, two unidentified ored men escaped Wwith a truck, pre sumably laden with liquor, after eluding | licemén in an alley today. ¥° E. Kenney, a thirteenth precinct policeman, reported the suppored rum runners turned a smoke screen on his palice car soon after he attempted to overtake the truck at Fifth and Crit- tenden streets. He abandoned the chase in an alley near Fourth and | Franklin streets. D.C. BflDE REVISI[IN CRITIC ANSWERED Chairman Fitzgerald Tells Attorney Barger Commit- tee Welcomes Advice. Representative Roy G. Fitzgerald of Ohio, chairman of the House Committee on Revision of the Laws, today replied to Harry S. Barger; a Washington law- yer, who on August 21 sent Mr. Fitz- gerald a letter criticizing revision and codification of the District Code as done by the House committee. At the time of the publication of Mr. Barger's eriti- cisms Representative Fitzgerald was in Eurcpe, where he went as a represent- ative of the United States Government to the Interparliamentary Conference. “Great care has been exercised,” savs Mr. Fitzgerald, “to make the codifi- cation “an authoritative, useful and agreeable compendium for the bench, bar and people of the District.” He emphasizes that “it affords an excelient opportunity for studying how the laws for the District may be best revised in order to make them most suitable instruments for the security of life, property end administration of justice in the District.” He concludes by assuring Mr. Barger that “any assistance which you or others may be willing to give as to how present situation may be best amended in the common interest will be happily received.” Letter to Mr. Barger. His letter to Mr. Barger is in part as | follows: “I want to thank you for your interest lnxu\e subject of the Code and for your er! “It 18 very difficult to mark definitely the line between codification and re- vision. The purpose was to make the Code a compilation in scientific form and arrangement of the existing gen- of the House of Represes vital necessity for the istration of justice in the D\lm Result of Co-operation. “It is the product of the co-operation of the Bar Association of the District, its leading members and of the judi- ciary. The men employed in the work, under direction of the House Commit- tee on Revision of the Laws, were men recommended by the Select Committee of the District Bar Association and by members of the bench as the men best qulllfled in the District for the work. “Their work has been supervised during the last four yurl and great care has been exercised to make it an authoritative, useful and mhle compendium for the bench, bar and Wple of the District of Columbia. shall personally assume responsi- bfllt_y for all defects and for all defi- clencies by which this code falls short of the ideal set. I welcome the criti- cisms of yourself and every other per- son interested in the nl.b]ecL“ WHITE HOUSE POLICEMAN SUED BY AUTO VICTIM Charles Teufel, 807 H street, has filed Robert N. Legg, a member of the White House police, for alleged personal in- Jjuries. The plaintiff says he was struck by an automobile belonging to the defendant March 16, 1929, at Eleventh and H streets and sustained serious in- Jury. Attorney Melville Walker appears 1or the plaintiff. Black & White Taxi Co. and Prlnk W. Deaton, 626 Twenty-second street, are sued jointly for $25,000 dam- ages by Paul H. Elkins, Fredericksburg, Va. as the result of an automobile collision at New Hampshire avenue and M street. EIkins was & passenger in a taxicab of the company which was in collision with Deaton’s automobile. At- torneys Burkart & Quinn represent the plaintifr. BUI[ER CONSIDER LEAVING MARINES 52 General Will Go to Cleveland in Few Days to Negotiate for Civilian Pursuit. Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, com- manding general of the Quantico, Va., Marine Corps post, is considering & pro- posal in civilian life that may separate him from the famous fighting outfit in the near future. Gen. 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