Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1930, Page 2

BALLBOARD REPA “PERMITS OPPOSED Delano Asks to Be Heard on Regulation Designed to Preserve Signs. ‘Billboard Offenses " ‘Bring Warrants for Arrests of Three fivécial Dispateh to The Star. ‘WINCHESTER, Va. December 23 —Warrants were issued today 4t the request of the State High- way ment against Yeatres & Semples and Beverley B. 'Wflfht. charged with violating section of the State code for- bidding the erection of billboards within 200 feet of & public high- sway intersection. The warrants were said to be the- first of the kind served in this section. The billboards were erected near the Berryville pike, where a cross road intersects. ‘The %lm:hemr and Clarke County Garden Club is also wag- ing a campaign against billboards generally. Any change of policy permitting bill- boards to be repaired or renewed would Be “a distinct step backward,” Fred- ‘sric A. Delano, president of the Ameri- ean Civie Association and chairman of fhe National Capital Park and Planning Commission, declared today in a letter forwarded to Dr. Luther H. Reichel- “derfer, president of the Board of Com- missioners. ‘The Board of Commissioners had be- fore it for consideration today the hanndmunh dr:éugt ‘:o m‘me bill 'r’e 3 outdoor adve: si %Td of Co&m&bh,s: '1‘11 ::Xca plready has passed the Senate a fiow before the House District mittee. 4 Asks Public Hearing. Tt was in his capacity as president of the American Civic Association, span- sors of the campaign to clean up - side conditions on the highway en- in.’un to the lllflzndll Glr;:ltlll‘,’ ull)lrt . Delano protes 3 ¢ {raéfler and also to lh‘). John C. Saa givén s B amendmen keeping Wmh would eéxtend their life 1y, Mr. Delano stressed to the two Commissioners the desire tpat B providing. for public. ] in the roviding for Sefore "th the question of ublic hear- e ‘Commissioners adopt 2 NS, Hrw”quqm the right to be héatd by the Commissioners before they the bill in its amended form. . Deélano's views might be inter- & ir p g permits repal . We believe that it distinet step backward for Commissioners to this change and we hope very much that not recommend such a wordiug . igee Y 13 3 g Pederal City will be entirely biliboards. g ifazi i you of our co-operation in All measures to brlw about civic im- it in the Nation's Oapital, I am, respectiully yours, ' “FREDERIC A. DELANO. 'mwflntnt. American Civie Assocla- TO Maj. Gotwals, he said that “we ‘would feel that the future was better safegusrded if these hearings were pro- vided for in the bill and a procedure similar to that used in chan 20n! regulstions were adopted.” SR PACK BACKS BILLBOARD FIGHT. Head of Nature Assoclation Holds Sign Quéstion of National Significance. Bmphatically indorsing the campaign 16 preserve the roadside landscape on ‘the highway approaches to the Capital, Arthur Newton Pack, president of the American Nature Association, with headquarters here, declared today the estion is one of national significance. ure should be brought to bear not | only for the enforcement of existing| aws, he said, but also to show the ad-' vertizer and roadside merchant that the | T respect for the approaches to| means better business. ‘The American - Nature Association has been a leader in the nation-wide fight for the protection of roadside Deauty and has financed a number of .“h surveys of conditions. Mr. Pack the National Capital snd his association readily enlisted in the campaign to improve the roadside advertising situation before the George n;;hmmn Bicentennial celebration in Statement Is Issued. In & statement which he issued to- day, Mr. Pack said: land and Virginia have both a ibility and an opportunity with to the mamnmem of the and more thousands are coming to visit their capital every year. Vir- finll“."m foreign visitor comes respects to the seat of our Fed- Millions are being | by S0 make Wadingion “the ¢l make Was| city tiful of the world. Our citizens de to their Capital as rep: e of the best thought and v( nning and architecture. 18- ts. existing billboards in a state of | fi .| quarters and national THE EVENING Billboard Regulation Editorial in the Baltimore Sun Cites Precedents for Legislative Action Against Un- sightly Markers. The following editorial from the Bal- timore Sun today comments on the campaign against billboards as follows: The agitation for a 1aw in Mary- land to regulate billboards is expect- ed to cul;l‘l‘:llte this year in a deter- mined drive at Annapolis to bring the State into line with the general movement to clean up the roadsides of the country. There is no lack of precedent for the proposed law, a number of States having acted in the matter. In New Jersey a law licensing _outdoor advesesers and taxing billboards will go fnto effect on January 1 and a large reduction in number of signs—4,000 in two counties alone—is already reported. In this connection it may be noted that the condition of the Baltimore- Washington Boulevard comes in for stinging criticism in an ediforial in the Saturday Evening Post. The unsightliness of this highway is pointed out as a {gm drawback to the environs of the Capital. It is referred to as “a perfect chaos of billboards,” defacement of the route being “so complete and the signs so overdone that it is impossible to see how the advertising can have any effect.” Commenting further on & situation with which Marylanders are quite familiar, the Post says that “what space is not covered by signs is given over to hot-dog stands, serv- ice stations and other outfits which, generall: lfilllnl, add to the pre< vailing feeling of gloom.” In the comparatively near future ‘Washington and Virginia, owing to celebrations to be held commemorat- ing great historic events, will be the Mecca of a vast throng of tourists. Many of them will travel through Maryland, and the State should concerned about the impression tha is left upon them. ‘“Washington” says the Post, “is like & magnificently dressed queen with dlndv nails and down-at-the-heels, muddy shoes.” If this is & severe reflection upon Mary- land's indifference to control of ap- proaches to the Capital, over which it and not the District of Columbia has authority, there is much justifi- cation for the censure. The first step in remedying the situation is billboard regulation. As the Kansas City Star says: ‘The time will come when no State, hav- ing expended enormous sums on its highways, will tolerate their indis- criminate and disfiguring capitalisa~ tion for gain.” MID-CITY CITIZENS FIEHT BILLBOARDS American Civic Assooiation Drive Indorsed—Traffic Change Is Opposed. T e et siaged By the American now being s Y am Association in an effort to abolish highway sign advertising was indorsed by the Mid-City Oitizens' Assoclation last night, meeting in the Thomson School. The association went on record as opposing the bill recently introduced in the Senate which asked for the elimina- tion of the office of the director of traf- c. Police Are Commended. ‘Willlam H. Richardson introduced & resolution, which was passed, asking the Board of Commissioners and the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. for the iate pmd\:;: n:m the lmyt‘;u of tracks, building of underground con- duit and for the paving of Base Ball avenue. Additional street space for the fatmers at the Convention Hall Market, Fifth and K streets, was requested of the Board of Commissioners. The resolution by Oeorg ‘Warren. 1. L. Murphy and T. C. Lewis of No. 8 precinct were commended by the assoclation in a letter ordered sent to the Police Department for their work in preventing a recent robbery. Plan Jobless Ald. A special committee of two members, H. G. Eubank and George Urciolo, were appointed to co-operate with the Un- employment Committee of the Feder- ation of Citizens' Associations. A resolution was adopted asking the Board umcommhm‘ loneanmior improve- ment in the sf conditions on Massach New members accepted at the meeting are Mrs. J. Johnson, L. L. Cahoon, Bteven Clements, Mrs. Catherine Ryan, . Davis and Nicholas Miles. , president, presided at CLEWENCY REFUSED KELLEHER BY HOOVER Attorney General’s Adverse Report Kills Hopes of Convicted Gambler. (Prom the 8:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) President Hoover today denied execu- tive clemency on behalf of John R. Kelleher, serving five years for convic- tion on a charge of operating & gambling house. ‘This action was taken upon the recommendation of the Attorney Gen- eral. The latter based his adverse report upon this application for executive clemency upon the fact that the prisoner is within two months of his le period and that no substantial evidence of his innocence has developed. Several days ago the $7,500 fine which was included in Mr. Kelleher's sentence ;vudpnd in anticipation of his being ree before Christmas, WILL OPEN CRUISER BIDS Bpecifications Sent Out for $17,000,- 000,000 Vessel of 10,000 Tons. Bids for the last of the 10,000-ton 8-inch-gun vessels the Navy may lay down under the London treaty until 1933 will be opened on February 11 for the $17,000,000 vessel. This announce- ment was made today at the Navy De- partment, which made known that lgeclflcltlonl have been sent to private shipbuilders as & preliminary step in the construction of “light cruiser 37,” as the craft is now designated. vessel is the seventh of 15 thoriged by Congress in Pebruary of last year. six, of the 10 cruisers that Uncle Sam may construct under the London treaty. through which one must approach it. ‘The problem is, then, to clean things up. Survey Suggests Solution. “The survey made by Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lawton of the National Council for Protection of Roadside Beauty under the auspices of the American Civic Association shows us the exact situation and suggests means of solu- ‘This report it will be the privi- lege of the American Nature Associa- tion shortly to make printed form, ds it has done with oth similar surveys that it has furthered. As an organization with local head- scope, the Amer- ican Natute Association is vitally inter- ested from both viewpoints. It is to be to | hoped that the leadership of the Amer- ican Civic Assoclation, so ably seconded ‘The Washington Star, will result in a crystallization of a militant senti- ment in Maryland and Virginia. “Words will not clean up the situa- uor; ur;lowever '?e«stlrynma‘ are in mobilizing sentiment. - lation must be enforced. Pressure must able to carry away impres- ot 'the Federal City consistent 1ts im) ice that uwm e:vulh. who guu spend & Moneéy build himself & does not ite in and o l:etehln:”‘ fil:: T T or e ARG A lng. el;,lc done | daughter, Miss Elisabeth Wi Funeéral services will be éonducted af will |- the. residence ot 11 The Navy has let contracts for | g be brought to bear to show the adver- | I8 iser the roadside GTZENS' GROLP HTS SONBOARDS |Speaker 'From Community Chest Makes Plea for Larger Budget. A resolution introduced by Frank P. Leetch indorsing the action of the American Civic Association in its cam- paign for the beautification of highways in and about Washington was unani- ‘mously adopted by the Georgetown Citi- zens’ Association last night, meeting in 8t. John’s Parish Hall. Herbert Willet, jr., of the Community Chest delivered a short address before the association in which he stated that this year larger appropriations would be asked because of the great necessity for charity brought about by the unemploy- ment situation. Mr. Willet further stated that the people knew very little about the actual work done by the Com- munity Chest and he hoped that they would become better acquainted by his visits to local citizens’ associations. Home Fund Increased. An appropriation of $75 was voted for the Aged Women's Home this year in- stead of the customary $50. Mr. Leetch, who introduced the resolution, pointed out that the sum which was used to maintain the home was not sufficient and that many times it was necessary for wives to visit the home and help out in business matters to assure the home’s existence. Henry W. Draper, chairman of the Schools Committee and supervising prin- cipal of the Georgetown Schools, re- glomd that the yards of the Curtls, yde and Addison Schools had been aved and other improvements made in he playgrounds. He told the associa- tion that plans for the Western High School athletie field had been completed and that contracts were to be let in the near future. Devel nis of the Potomac Valley were outlined by B. H. Meyer, and he stated that he had been advised of a ible completion in the combining of Potomac Parkways and Rock Creek Park in 1932 or 1933, Stop Sign Requested. A stop sign was requested placed at the intersection of Thirty-first and R treets by Joseph I. Langer. signs were requested placed on Volta place Thirty-third street, on Volta place Thirty-fourth street, at Avon and R streets and at Thirty-second and R streets. A report by Henry W. Draper that Q street was not wide enough to be used by busses and motorists in safety because of the narrowness of the street was referred to committee. He that if Q street was to be con- tinued as a bus route that parking be limited to one side of the street, 80 as to enable motorists to safely pass busses. ‘The association’s secretary, John Paul Jones, suggested that Tequesta for signs to prevent accidents specify “stop” sij because there is no rT tion in the traffie rules regarding “slow” signs, Committees Named. Announcement was made by B. A. Bowles, president, of the following ap- pointment of committees: Executive—PFrank P. Leetch, chair- man; B. A. Bowles, John Hadley Doyle, G. L. Nicolson and Isaac B. Nordlinger. Finance—Elmore T. Burdette, chair- man; George E. Potter and Maj. Wal- lace Streater. Commercial interests—Ford E. Young, chairman; F. E. Carter, T. J. Jenkins, T. J. Mollgl. John Smithdeal, Hugo g"rll.llll. W. H. Stombock and Raymond Public improvements—Isaac B. Nord- linger, chairman; B. C. Flournoy, James Berrall, jr.; Dorsey W. wae. ir; 3. B. W{:kafl and Joseph M. Wise. gislative—John H. Small, chair- man; Dean G. Acheson, Earl P. Ready, e A J. Mendelson and Bright. Public health—Dr. Gilmer Brenizer, chairman; Dr. William J. Stanton, Dr. Matthew E. Donahue, Frank A. Kerr, Dr. John J. Lynch, Dr. George Nord- linger and Dr. John T. Ready. Membership—Charles W. DeMaine, cnairman; Fred W. Duvall and N, W. DDY!OL Parks and reservations—B. H. Meyer, chairman; T. Janney Brown, William 8. Conant, Maj. Henry Leonard, John H. Hanna, Jererniah O'Connor and G. B. Craighill. Schools—Prof. Henry W. Draper, chairman; LeRoy Birch, Rev. Joseph E. McErenery, Ernest I. Lewis, Dr. Elmer . Newton, F. A, Woodward and Col. Courtland Nixon. Public utilities—Rear Admiral Spen- cer 8. Wood, chairman; Maj. Gen. W. M. Black, C. Patterson, Richard Waterman, Maj. Raymond E. Lee and R. F Whitehead. . Police and fire protection—William D. Ellett, chairman; Capt. Maurice Oollins, George Edward Custard, W. Dev. Green, Joseph I L-n“e'r, Joseph C. Kondrup and Inspector W. H. Harrison, J. C. WILSON SUCCUMBS; FORMER D. C. ATTORNEY Lifelong Resident of Capital Is Sur- vived by Widow and Daugh- ter—Funeral Tomorrow. John ©. Wilson, 83 years old, life- home, 2015 Woodley place, afternoon after a short illness. Mr. Wilson was l:f& ted in law th Judge R. T. Merrick, but retired while a 3 Mr. Wilson was a member of Cosmos Club. He is survived by widow, Mrs. Charlotte wu"finao and n. mnmm Other | He the his " STAR, WASHINGTON NEWPORT NEWS HIT BY TERRIFIC BLAST Gas Explosion Hurls Debris for Quarter Mile and Shat- ters Plate-Glass Windows. By the Associated Press. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., December 23, —A terrific explosion in the acteylene gas plant of the Virginia Gas & Products Co. early today hurled people from their beds, catapulted furniture around rooms and sent hundreds fleeing into the snow and frigid atmosphere in their night clothes: No Deaths Reported. Police sald no one was killed and that the injuries suffered were minor, prin- cipally from flying glass. Debris from the wrecked building housing the plant was thrown more than a quarter of & mile and the main offices of the Newport News Ship Build- In’;; & Dry Dock Co., just across the street, were damaged badly. Glass win- dows were shattered all over the eity, including plate giass windows in the business district several blocks away. Many petsons thought an earthquake had occurred. Felt 30 Miles Away. Yorktown and Williamsbus moré than 30 miles away, felt the force of the blast. ‘The cause of the explosion was not determined and police are making an investigation this morning. As far as officials were able to determine there was no one at the plant at the time, MISS ALICE CLAYTON BURIAL RITES TODAY Served in Public Schools of D. C. for 44 Years Until Retirement in 1929. Miss Alice May Clayton, retired ad- ministrative principal of the Seaton- Blaké Schools, who died Sunday, was buried in Congressional Cemetery this afternoon following funeral services at John R. Wright's Puneral Home. Miss Clayton had been in the public school service for 44 years when she was retired in August, 1929. She first was appointed as a teacher in the Pea- body School in October, 1885. After transfers to various schools as a teacher, she was made principal of the new John Burroughs School 1n 1921, She was transferred to the Seaton School as principal in 1923 and three ears laten when that senool was com- ined with the Blake School, she was made administrative principal of both bulldings. Miss Clayton died Sunday following an fllness of 10 days. She had been in poor health for the past year, how- ever. She is survived by two brothers, Dr. Benjamin Clayton and Charles Clayton, both of Washington, and two sisters, Mrs. R. A. Sanders of Wash- mmkn and Mrs. Frank Dorlan of New York. PRESIDENT SUSPECTS GRANDCHILDREN HAVE MOTIVE FOR DEVOTION (Continued From First Page.) not failed to give their grandfather s fairly good idea of what they are Jook- ing for as a result of the coming visit of Santa Claus to the White House. Soon after leaving the President’s of- fice today Mrs. Hoover had the children bundled up and took them for an auto- mobile drive. She indulged in some shopping before returning to the White ouse. The President's home today took on a genuine atmosphere of yuletide. In the innumerable windows, not only in the White House itself, but in the two wings and the Executive Office, have been hung large Ohristmas wreaths made of laurel, decorated with pine cones and red ribbon. A number of spruce trees have been placed in various rooms and hallways for decorative pur- poses, as well as other forms of Christ- mas greens. All of the trees to be trimmed will be {lued in the state dining room, the east room, the children's nursery, on the top floor, and in the living room, on the second floor. The tree in the state dining room, however, will be looked upon as the family Christmas tree. It is & hufe Norway spruce, and when completely adorned will present a bril- glowing lights and tinsels Colored electric lights will be strung about the pillars and celling of the front portico of the White House, as usual, but no arrangements have been made for the singing of carols Christ- mas eve beneath the portico, which custom started during the Coolidge ad- ministration. It is understood that a group of Girl Scouts will sing carols in the east room, either before or after the chldren’s party to be held at the White House Christmas eve. Woman Jurors Op]TnmI. | _ HONOLULU, December 23 (#).—The Bar Association of Hawail yesterday ivoted 45 to 6 against women serving |on juries. The vote was taken at the | request of Delegate Houston, who said |he would take action in Washington looking toward revision of the Hawallan organic act to permit woman glumu it the bar association favored such action. . Never Late on Job in 44 Years. CHICAGO, December 23 (#).—Persons | who sometimes are late for work will be interested in knowing that Frank A. Stock worked for 44 years for the West- ern Electric Co. and was never tardy during the entire period. % His retirement was announced yester- ay. llant and dazzling picture with its many | long resident of this city, died at his . yesterday Formerly a practicing lawyer here, B, M. HEDRICK, pervisor of Al County, P aty it M o tartd of maifeasance misf ce in of RO il 0 e B ™ by Judge Alexander T. Browning D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 193V. HEDREK ACQUTAL MAY BEAPPEALED Woman Voters Undecided on| Pressilng Case Against Arlington Supervisor. Staft Correspondent of The Star ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., December 23.—That there | is & possibility of an appesl to the rul- ing of Judge Alexander T. Browning of Orange in dismissing charges of mal-| feasance and misfeasance against Su- pervisor B. M. Hedrick of Arlington} County was made known today by Mrs. Ruby G. Simpson, president of the Or- ganized Womeén Voters of Arlington County, by whom the charges against Hedrick were brought. Judge Browning's decision followed three and a half hours of arguments in the court house at Culpeper yesterday, where the prosecution attempted to show malfeasance or misfeasance in the installation of water and sewers in ‘Waycroft Subdivision, of which :l.e':A rick is man director. In & state- ment on th:"e::n today, Mrs. Simpson says: !'Out eounsel recommends an appeal to Judge Browning’s decision, and while such action is possible, no decision has been reached in that regard. Feel Basic Contentions Upheld. “The request of the Organized Wom- en Voters, original petitioners, to Judge ‘Walter T. McCarthy of the local circuit, that a rule be fssued if the judge thought there was sufficient reason, was . That petition stated, ‘We e there have been irregularities in the_installation of water and sewerage in Wl;cm t’ Judge Browning stated there been irregularities, and he held Supervisor Hedrick responsible the same as if he were the sole owner of the Arlington Investment Corpora- nsf L T 80 ng, BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, I stated he did not feel the rities shown the evidence were sufficient to constitute malfeasance or misfea- sance, and he dismissed the rule. “The judge stated in the court room that he felt the matter had needed investigation and that there was no question as to the sincerity of the peti- tioners or Commonwealth's Attorney Wwilliam C. Gloth in bringing the ac- tion. We feel that the basic conten- tions of the organization have been up- held in that Judge Browning found ir- regularities existed.” In his argument before Judge Brown- ing, Commonwealth’s Attorney Wilson M. Farr of Fairfax County, chief de- fense counsel, stated that he believed the action against Hedrick had been brought in good faith, but without ade- quate information. If this information had been in the hands of the tioners, he said, he belleved the would never have been brought. Farr pointed out that the original petition, which was sworn to on June 23, alleged that no attempt had been made o collect, whereas the records showed that the note in payment for the instaliations was tendered and ac- cepted on April 15, but that the amended petition went on to state it did not make any difference whether it had been paid or not. Says Accusation Was Changed. ‘The gist of the first petition, he de- clared, was that the $9,175 in ques- tion had never been paid, which should have been verifled an_examination of the records of the Board of County Supervisors. When it was found that this deelaration was in efror, he said, the accusation was changed to show that the water and Bewérage should never have been installed. After listening to the arguments of counsel Judge Browning stated the fol- l;;va\nlnkm dismissing the charges against edrick : “Arlington County is unique in that it is the smallest county in the State. It has three sterial districts and three supervisors, of which Hedrick is one. At the time of the motion asking that a rule be issued against him Hed- rick was also man @irector of the Arlington Investmeni Corporation, which owned and was developing a subdivision. “Independently of the statutes, it is against public policy for any one to contract with the municipality of which ‘This 1is lg:lluble . Where the interest is substantial public policy forbids that a stockholder contract with the munic- ipality of which he is an officer. “In this case Hedrick stands in the same position as if he were the indivi- dual owner, in that he was a stock- holder, director and manager. Court Surprised at Delay. “In the installation of water and sewers in Waycroft theré were undoubt- edly irregularities during June and July, 1929, and as late as cember, 1929. There were no notes received for this money @uring this time and conse- quently there was no lien for these itures. “One witness said that he thought Gloth had purposely delayed closing this matter, but that testimony did not impress the court, who thinks that Gloth did his duty. Gloth was correct in refualxyx&:n undated note. I think aftion 1 the position that he did, Hedrick i d have been very diligent in clos! the matter. “Tmh elay is mul‘:c e'!?n be explained through negligence gineer's oace. strange that in & county of 26,000 in- habitants, with the amount of clerical force that there is in the engineer's office, this delay should have occurred there to the extent that it did. I, how- ever, accept that as true and while there was an irregularity I do not take it as malfeasance or misfeasance.” Gloth took no part in yesterday's proceedings, all of the arguments for the prosecution being made by Burnett Miller of Culpeper, who was employed by the Organized Women Voters as the local prosecutor’s colleague in the case, Ass| g Farr in the defense was Capt. Crandal Mackey. Edgar W, Pumphrey also appeared as one of Hedrick's ;:au;;:l, but did not take an active part n ; ‘The taking of testimony in this case occurred early in September, but the arguments were delayed for various rea- sons until yesterday. . . GAVEL CLUB TO MEET Hyattsville Masonic Body Consid-- ering Constitution and By-Laws. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, December 23. S:bm constitution and by-laws e, Gavel Club, pl among Mastér Masons, will have i read- ing at & meeting in the Masonic Tem- ple here January 8. All Master Ma- sons are invited to attend. com)| for G. W. .18 in charge of the drafting of the constitution and by- laws. Members of the ngmmu led when plans for or- were , and a recent nmun# on?p’:‘ fiefl%‘“fln&l ded Creese, R By Raymond Step . R. Ball an Stephen, C. d John Boland. Spain Frees Rebels. CIA, Spain, December 2% (A). _m mémbers of the R ménn it ;o-n reébellion and who d wewe in s suppresson were reloAsed today > o, Policeman W. T. Bidwell of No. 9 precinet with s turkey which unsuccess- fully defied the police, chopping bleck. RESCUE OF TURKEY REJECTED BY SQUAD AS SURE SLAUGHTER (Continued From Pirst Page) | town. There he landed on some Pull- man cars on the siding. His gumlm streamed down H street apd clattered over the fence frii ln{ the raiiroad yards near Second stree northeast. The turkey Pullman train, but that, too, refused to leave town. Then he abandoned the rails in favor of an air route, alighting on a rooftop in the block bount by H and G, Second Third streets northeast. A small boy climbed nimbly to the roof. three stories th. His comrades from neighboring roofs cheered him on. ‘The boy crej nearer his quatry, poised for fligh “Grab him™ shouted the pbtliceman "Holg that pose!” implored the pho- phers. But the turkey sailed off. He perched in another tree top. A youthful irre- pressible showered with stones and the turkey sailed down, wearily, into an inclosed back yard behind 714 Third ortheast. street ni , like an airplane in a too-small field, he was unable to get a long enough run on the nd for a take- off and was “rescued” by a small boy. Peterson came ug claimed the cap- tive. The turkey had maintained his liberty for two hours. No one seemed to know who called the Rescue Squad, which was assured it “was needed badly” at the Second street address. Nor could Peterson say how the tur- key estaped the pen where he was being fattened anent the Peterson Christmas repast. “I don't know, boss,” sald Peterson, how he did it. I was in the back yard early this morning, sharpening the ax— g:’):e he just sort of decided to leave hopped upon another CITY UNEMPLOYED LIST IS REDUCED BY 700 PER WEEK (Continued From First Page.) mental requirements of human exist- ence—warmth and comfort. And finally, the committee will be lpplyln!l the fund in the very manner which the generous ple of Washington who contributed to it intended that it should be applied, namely, to create employ- ment and to provide relief. ‘The committee feels that the $5,000 fund could be put to no better use than that outlined above. ‘The District Commissioners have named the District of Columbia Com- mittee on Employment to receive the donation which Southern Dairies has offered for unemrloyment relief. Charles E. Krey, resident manager of Southern Dairies, explained that for the next two months Southern Dairies will donate 5 per cent of the retail purchase price on each pint package and 10 per cent of the retall purchase price on all fancy ice cream form orders, such as special individual ice cream molds, ice cream cakes and the like. All of this money will be turned over to the committee. Mr. Kreéy also exahlned that each town outside of the District limits will parti- cipate in this donation. JEWELS CAUSE RIOT Police Protect Girl With Diamonds in Shoe Heels. PARIS (N.AN.A)—With rings on her fingers and diamonds on her heels, Hortense Ramibeaux, daughter of a Bordeaux millionaire, promenaded down the Champs Elysee followed 'by an excited throng. The diamonds in the heels of Mile. Ramibeaux shoes glittered in the after- noon sun and each separate glitter drew 10 pedestrians. The crowd became 80 great and jostled so roughly that the poor, little, rich girl was thrust off the sidewalk and into the street. Police escorted her safely home. (Copyright, 1030, by North American News- o fire rescue squad and an army of purstiefs to esca; on the roof edge. | the —Star Staff 3 ICONSULAR INVOIGE * DECISION PENDING Several Establishments Ask Replacement as Aid to Tariff i and Food Groups. | Decision may be reached in a few days now onh the importan f:re the United States Bureau of Cus- toms as to whether the consular in- volce, which was Iifted last Summer on | all duty free and specific duty merchan- | dise shall be replaced. | Several Qovetfiment establishments have asked that the consulat invoice be | resumed, as it is claimed to Have value | to the Tariff Commission, the pure food | administration of the Department of | Agriculturs and others. Industry, how- | ever, on the othef hand, has opposed the resumption of the involee. ong the possibilities known to be considered are exclusion of cerfain spe- | cific eommodities and goods from Can- ada and Mexico, with resuniption of thé consular invoice on other duty free and sficlflc duty articles. It 18 kiiown that | the Government 15 considering résump- | tion of the eonsular ifivoice in this pat- tial fashion, either without fee at all, or with perhaps only the nominal fee 6f 25 cents per involce. Deeision has not been definitely reached yet, however, on this point. The United States Tariff Commission, | according to Henry P. Fletcher, chair- man, is mueh interested in the consular invoice as an important source of in- formation in determining costs of for- eign-made merchandise. But the Tar- iff Commission, it was learned, with “indifference” the question of whether or not any fee shall be cha: L Formerly there was a charge of $2.50 per invoice, the money going to the consular officers making the invoices, but now the invoice fees are turned di- rectly into the United States Treasury, all consular officers operating oh a | fixed salary. MRS. OWEN GETS GIFT Florida House Member Receives 100 Bushels of Apples. A, Christmas gift in the shape of 100" bushels of fine apples, which she will distribute to her friends, was re- celved yesterday by Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida from & couple in Mount Jackson, Va., whom the sentative had assisted with a small loan several years ago. TR - e e e S S anywhere. An Appropriate 12 months $10.00 t question be- | gy BALTIMORE BANKER SHOT, HELD SUICIDE T. E. Hambieton, Rich Sports- man, Declared Depressed by Marital Trouble. . By the Associated Press BALTIMORE, Md., December 23.—T. Edward Hambleton, president of the banking firm of Hambleton and Come pany, was found shot to death in Mg home at Lutherville, a suburb, today. A pistol was found lying near him. Judge William P. Butler, coroner, gave & verdict of sulcide, after & short in- vestigation. Found by Builer, The body of Mr. Hambleton, who was 44 years old, was found Charles Ricl m, his butler, when he went to call his employer. Death was caused by a bullet wound in the head. The banker, prominent in New York, Baltimore and European society, had just returned from a big game hunting expedition in Indo-China, during which his wife, the former Ade- laide "McAlpin, daughter of the New York hotel magnate, established resi- dence in Reno to seek a divorce. had been married for 20 years. Mr. Hambleton was said 3 hig friends to have become depre: over bis marital and the death m difficulties of his brother, John A. Hambleton, who ‘w‘l:kmedlnmumhneemhlyur Amassed Large Fortune. ‘The son of the late Gen. Geo: 8. Hambleton, Fdward Hambleton, entered the ing business, and with a $3,- 000,000 inheritance from his father's estate, amassed a_large fortune, His brother also was affiliated with the firm up to the time of his death. return ice l:l uum:vofld ‘War; ‘r.;l W] came a ler He mmfi? vy the British and the Prehch Besides his widow he is survived by one son, T. Edward Hambleton, jr., a student at Yale University. TERM OF 14 YEARS IS IMPOSED ON PITTS IN SMITH CO. CASE (Continued From PFirst Page.) cute Pitts under an indictment chargin, him with em lement next mnnn: If he should be in jail at that time hig would be judiced to & fair trial m‘“&e wei“h: By an array of deputy mar- created a mild sensa- tion by Justice Hits that one of the 12 jurors who returned the guil verdict had told him he felt sure :fi members of the jury would gladly IIF a petition recommending clemency for Edwards' and Anadale. Horning had Teroy Fomerl Tesemasof e pom, ‘e , foreman before making this mnmm’g{.‘ - The three mers were brought to in the court from marshal’s van. Pitts and Tando 3 and Anadale were 8. 8 was the oné of the defendants’ prese aa o nfi wives nt 1n eourt Indictment in Four Counts, The indictment under which the men consecutively; to two years on the first count and five yéars on the third t, the sententes to run concurrently. total was 14 years. Annadale received four years on the fourth count, to run consecutively, and two years on the first count, three yedrs on the third count to run cons . Edwards recelved four years £l second count, four yedrs on the fourth count, two years under the first eount and four years under the third count, all to run concutrently. Edwards was admitted to bail after counsel for thé Government sald thsy had no 6bjection. There was flo demonstration in the STL S court room when the sentences were im- posed. 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