Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1931, Page 17

News ‘Washington i SURVEY EXPECTED | Damage Caused by Blast T0 AID PROMOTION OF U. 5. WORKERS Vital Step in Improvement of Civil Service Seen in Executive Order. REMOVES “STONE WALL” AGAINST ADVANCEMENT Listing of Personnel to Permit Transfer of Most Efficient Employes. By breaking down the “stone wall” against which many superior Govern- ment employes find themselves, the per- sonnel survey provided for in the ex- ecutive order of President Hoover, is- sued yesterday, is expected to prove one of the most important steps toward improvement of the Federal Civil Serv- ice since the passage of the civil service law in 1883. Da EXPLOSION ROCKS TREASURY NEIGHBORHOOD. i mage caused when a terrific explosion blew off a half dozen.manhole covers along the sidewalk at Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue last night. —Star Staff Photo. For many years it has been realized, both by the employes and by Govern- ment officials in charge of personnel, that each department has been oper- ated as to personnel almost independent of other branches. As a result, many competent employes have left the serv- ice, adding to the expensive labor turn- over, because they found themselves at their limit of promotion in the -par- ticular department in which employed, although their services might well have been utilized in & higher grade of work in some other branch -of the- Federal service. The personne] survey about to be made will!correct that condition, it is those who have been work- GAS BLAST SHAKES DOWNTONN AREA Worfian Is ‘Slightly Hurt as 15th Street Sidewalk Buckles. Igniting of fumes which seeped into a street car conduit from a leaking ‘The objects of the survey, it was | gas main caused a terrific explosion pointed out, are to: last night-at Fifteenth street and Penn- Establish & more effective liaison |sylvania avenue. Only one person was Civil Service |slightly injured, although numerous pedestrians and in the vicinity at the time. A half a dozen manhole covers were i-xmel assistants in aep-rtmenn il «independent eoffices. Make available to the Government personne} practices of pri- Develcp & more adequate system personniel rease ths of 5 Gov- |, The only person hurt was Miss Mar- 'nx::mt ler“vlh:e e jorle. L, Lowg, 25 years old, of 705 Developed by Dr. O'Rourke. lhhmu: street, bruised when struck the face The plan, as outlined by Commis- she was treated at Emergency Hospital: daner Campbell, was developed, by Pr.|. ... .5 .. . L. J. O'Rourke, director of research in “Poli¢enian’ Escapes Blast. el edministration of the Civil| T, A.Schultz a Trafic Bureau police- Comimission, who will serve as|man, was on duty at the intersection dtnctcr g:nm council of pebr;onl::l ;xd-- shortly before: the: explosion, when “he eeunve order to ca Ul“ the ). Ty P:m to & patrol box to report the lamp. vl | hurtled into the air to fail at the spot aar s - Sraveley, & pre- P° injury when a by a piece of flying debris. | A moment later the sidéwalk was | THO CAB DRIVERS HELD IN CRASHES Figure in Accidents Injuring Two Children and Fireman. Six Others Hurt. ‘Two taxicab drivers were arrested last night after figuring in accidents re- sulting in injuries to a fireman and two children. Police reported six other per- sons. injured in automoblle accidents and last night. .The children are Joan Briggs, 3 years of, 3102 P streets,. and Nev!lle P. 32 months old, of 3001 Porter 3 of Lieut. John H. Long, ho_werz hurt when & car _Mrs.. Elizabeth Briggs, rk road, hit har arrested by police preclnct lutlm for he other child Lrnud for cuts and bruises and dis- missed. Mrs. Briggs received slight bruises when thrown to the street by themlorc:df! 1the impact but did not re- ul medical a 2 Pyt Am )"!aodhcuu member Hbgine Co., sustained vanis fivenue and then left the scene. Face Two Charges, Benjamin L. Smeed, 23 yun old, of 414 Sixth street, was con- nection with the accident and chnrgcd with hit-and-run and driving while drunk. .Both cars were damaged. A collision between two automobiles rw 'man, escaped explosion, this time of less con- | ot Sixteenth and S streets last night soquence, he president of the cmnmm lamp near s g ion as chairman of the |ho'e as a gdanger Pol cil. lice reserves were unt to the scene It is provided that Dr. O'Rourke to keep a curious throng at a distance. shall appoint a Project Committee, con- | President Hoover and other guests at- sisting of representatives of Govern- tending the Spring dinner of the Grid- ment departments, and advisory com- |jron Ciub in the Willard Hotel heard mittees representing private industry,|the detonation. research organizations, and the fleld ot education, who will assist him in form- ulating projects to be submitted to the Executive Committee. ‘The five members of the council serve as an Executive Committee are the president of the Civil Service Commission, the Secre- taries of Agriculture, Interior and Com- merce and the chief of the Bureau of Efficiency. Leaders to Aid Work. Leaders in personnel matters in pri- vate industry, in research organizations independent of the Government and in the field of education have signified their willingness to serve in an aavisory capacity. These include H. S. Den- nison, president, Dennison Manufac- | the Cavalier, 3500 Fourtgenth street, turing Co.; Arthur Young of the In- and frightening a number of guests at dustrial Relations Counselors; C. R. an early hour this morning, a woman Dooley, personnel manager of the who told police her name was Mrs. Standard Oil Co. of New York; J. W.!Ruth Bedcll, 27 years old, was released Dietz, personnel manager of the West- |on $500 bond, pending arra‘gnment on | ern Electric Co.; L. W. Wallace, secre- [a charge of carrying a concealed | tary American Enginzering Council; | weapon. Alfred Flinn, director, Engineering | Shortly before 4:15 o'clock the woman Foundation; W. F. Willoughby, di-|entersd the hotel and demanded of the rector, Institute of Government Re- |clerk, Joseph L. Tall, to see a man in search; C. R. Mann, chairman, Amer- |the hotel she claimed was her husband. ican Council on Education; H. 8. Per- | Tall told her he would try to communi- son, managing director, Tnylor Society; | cate with the man, who had a rcom on W. 5. Donald, secretary, American |the fifth floor. After s moment's wait Management Association; W. V. Bing- |the woman became impatient and | ham, director, Personnel Research Fed- | flourished & pistol in the clerk’s face. eration; Edward L. Thcrndike, Depart- Tall summoned the man and in the' ment of Psychology, Teachers' College, | arguments that followed guests in the Columbia University, and W. W. Char- | hotel looked into the corridor to see the | ters, Department of Education, Ohlo Btate University The survey will have in view, tmong‘ other things, the collection and dis- seminaticn of information which will make available a more definite knowl- edge of lines o# promotion; of what has | actually taken place in the way of pro- motion of thcse who have entered the service; the more ready transfer from one department to another of compe- tent employes to fill vacancies which now in mcst ¢ are filled by new ap- pointments; ing courses for per- | and the encautagement ot eomn to: | RICKENBACKER TO TALK TO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP ‘Government service in the colleges and ' The effect of racing on the ground | WOMAN IS ACCUSED Disturbance Arouses Hotel Guests as She Seeks Man She Says Is Husband. After being arrested for flourishing a pistol in the face of the night clerk at woman flourishing a pistol. A bellhop { called the tenth precinct gnd Pvt. L. Sager and other policeméh answered. ‘The woman left quietly with Sager when he placed her under arrest. A/ search led to discovery of the pistol in ' a closet. It was unloaded, police said. The woman gave an address on the but inquiry there developed she was unknown to occupants of th> house. She was hel1 at the Women's Bureau until reln-:ed at nool AL universities. { and in the air and the result of racing MEMORIAL SITE 0. K.'D on the automobile and airplane vt design Design for Navy and Marine Shaft of the future will be discussed by Col. Also Approved. Edward V. Rickenbacker, leading Ameri- can war ace and automobile and air- Sanction was given today by the Of- | plane prodmxr at a dinner meeting of of Public Buildings and Public the Washington section of the Society Parks to the program for coustiucting | of Automotive Engineers at 6:30 oclock the base of the Navy and Marine Me- this evening in the Washington Hotel. end to be erected on the southerly Col. Rickenbacker's forecast of the of Columbia Island. ifeut. F. .| future will be based on years of ex- Butler, the assistant director, sajd that | perience as an automobile racing driver, the firm of Corbett, Harrison & Mac- | combat pilot, automobile manuncxurer Murray of New York, designers of the memorial, are being advised that the re- t drawings submitted for approval jve been found satisfactory. Lleuat.. m.fi;r went to m'mm::h‘ 1sland yuwr y appraved ying out of stakes, showing where the base of the memorial, which will feature sea- largest airplane manufactur'ng com- panies. ‘The section also will hear addresses by Otto C. Rohde, on spark plugs for autcmobile en.lnel and by George M. Pulllon former Army expert at Mc- Cook Field, on avia engine spark OF FLOURISHING GUN| 1600 block on Massachusetts avenue, | and as vice president of one of the ! occurred after he placed 8| sent two occupants of the cars to Emer- man- | gency Hompital with cuts infiicted by fying glass. | “The two drivers, Andrew Archer of Stlver Springs, Md., and Clarence Tal- ley, colored, of 1811 Riggs place, were unhurt but Charley Walton, 21, of 45 U street northeasty who ‘was riding in Archer’s machine, and Talley's wife, Viola, 30, received lacerations. FEDERATION WILL MEET | May Session of Citizens’ Body Set for 8 P.M. Saturday. The May ‘meeting of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations will be held at 8 o'clock Saturday night in the board room of the District Bufldl:f. Dr. | (:;orze C. Havenner, president, will pre- ! side. al CITY NBWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. | card party, Good Will Chapter, No. 36, O. E. 8., Northeast Masonic Temple, Ellmh and F streets northeast, 8:30 pm. | Dinner, Rubinstein Club, Willard Hotel, 7 pm. i | Meeting, West Virginia State Society, Willard Hotel, 8 p.m. i | Dinner meeting, Georgetown Univer- sity Chemical Society, Hamilton Hotel, :30 p.m. | Meeting, Gamma ma Nu Sigma Frater- nity, Hamilton Hotel, 8 p.m. | Meeting, Logan-Thomas Circle Citi- zens’ Assoctation, Northminster Presby- P.|terlan Church, "Eleventh street and !Rhode Island avenue, 8 p.m. | _Dance, Curley Club, National Press Club auditorfum, 10 p.m. Card party, D. O, Z. Club, necticut avenue, 8:30 p.m. | _Meeting, Business Women's @ouncil, 1032 Con- | card party, M {Catholic Church, Thirty-seventh street |lnd Rhode Island avenue northeast, 8 i p.m. i Card party, Hope e Council, Sons_and | Daughters of Liberty, Naval Lodge Hall, ‘Pmmh Stre and Pennsylvania avenue scutheast, 8:30 Meeting, Round Table, Jewish Com- munity Center, Sixieenth and Q streets, 9 p.m. FUTURE. Luncheon, Optimist Club, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow noon. Luncheon, Monarch Club, Hamilton Hotel, tomorrow noon. Luncheon, Rotary Club, Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Me!tlnL United Stat:s Daughters of 12, Willard Hotel, tomoriow, 9:30 a.m. Luncheon, Lions ¢ club. Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p. . Luncheon, Exchange Club, Carlton Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. ‘Willard The F WASHINGTON, D. C, Church of the Covenant, 8 p.m. 1 WOULD EMPOWER D.C.HEADS TONAME IEDUEATIUN BOARD Senator King Announces He Will Advocate Plan at Next Congress Session. UTAH DEMOCRAT CONFERS WITH DR. REICHELDERFER Discusses Proposal to Broaden General Powers of Board of Commissioners. Appointment of the Board of Educa- tion by the District Commissioners, will | be advocated at the next session of Con- gress by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, he announced today. The Senator also announced that he has conferred with Commissioner Reichelderfer on the several proposed bills he talked over last week with offi- clals in the corporation counsel's office. Would . Brpaden Powers. One of the subjects he discussed with Commissioner Reich:lderfer was his plan to broaden the general powers of the Board of Commissioners to cover some of the things on which the city heads are now required to take to Con- gress. The Senator sald, however, that his proposal to transfer the power of appointing the School Board from the Justices of the District Supreme Court to the Commissioners would be pre- sented in a separate bill, rather than as a part of the bill' increasing the mis- cellaneous powers of the city heads. The suggestion of having the Com- missioners name the School Board was put forward on former occasions a number of years ago, and became a con- troversal question without resulting in any change. It was included seven or eight years ago.in a former plan to give the Commissioners wider author- ity, but was never acted on by Congress. Plans Separate Measure. Senator King sald he would introduce it as a separate bill on the theory that responsibility over all municipal, activi- ties should be cenmren in the Board of h the School - | local government lem him suggestions for the proposed bill to increase the general powers of me city heads. The Senator said he also plans to make a study during the recess of the needs of the school system and the 2| GRIFFITH JOHNSON RITES Services for Reporter at Capitol Set for Tomorrow at 11. Funeral services for Griffith L. John- Emergency Hospital Sunday night, will be conducted at Hysong'’s funeral home, 1300 N street, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Arlington Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was widely known at the Capitol, where he had numer- ous committee proceedings. He nume bered many prominent persons among his friends. Veteran Dies WAS ONCE AIDE TO LINCOLN. CHARLES CLIFTON LANGLEY. 93-year-old Civil War veteran, once a personal aide to President Abraham Lincoln and a member of the Associa- tion of Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis- trict of Columbia, died at his home, 1318 R street, yesul'dly after a long iliness. Mr, Lang! who was the son of Wil- liam Henry lnd Annie E. Langley, was born in 1838 and was reared on the old family home at Eighth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. He was a close associate of Gen. Nelson A. Miles. He was & member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. l‘mky is survived by three sons, George C. Langley, Clarence A. Langley and Arthur A, 'Langley, and two daughters, Mrs. Edward Willlams of Phflldalphh and Mrs. F. B. William- son of Norfolk, Va. mnl services will be held at the tomorrow morning at 10 oclflcl, with burial in Arlington Na- tional Ceme teZlnzley served as orderly In 1861 to President Lincoln when the President reviewed Gen. McDowell’s command at Roachs Springs, Va. Dus an early attempt:d raid on the Ca in the Civil War he assisted in . later became recruiting officer in the under Capt. Sheets. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDI TRUANGY DISPUTE LAID 0 CONFLICT OF PHILOSOPHIES Judge Sellers Holds Children Should Bear Their Own Responsibilities. BETTER COURT SUPPORT ASKED BY MISS BENTLEY Columbia Pupil’s Disappearance Is Cause of Latest Flare-up in Controversy. Opposing philosophies in child wel- fare problems were revealed today as | the leading factor in the long-standing differences Sellers of the District Juvenile Court and Miss Fay L. Bentley, director of school attendance and work permits in the police schools, who is directly re- sponsible for the inforcement of the school attendance law. ‘While Judge Sellers frankly opposes the present school attendance law, which holds parents responsible for their children’s attendance at school, because, she declares, “children are human be- ings who should bear their own respon- sibilities,” Miss Bentley supports the legislation on the ground that “truancy” is “only one overt act” committed by a child generally as a result of negli- { gent, careless home training. The latest fire-up of dlflemncel be- tween Judge Sellers and the school at- tendance office came with the disap- pearance five days ago of Minna Pohlig, 14-year-old Columbia Junior High School student. School authorities, however, today declared there was no connection between the Pohlig. case and Judge Sellers’ latest criticism of the law. Views Are Expressed. Judge Sellers today named an urgent need for additional school attendance officers and recognition of the fact that school children are human beings as outstanding factors in any proposed re- form of the method of handling that form of juvenile delinquency. At the same time, Judge Sellers de- | clared that the school attendance of- fice is not entirely to blame for any lax- ness in forcing children fo attend class. Miss Bentley declared that if the school attendance office. had received better support at the Juvenile Court during the first year of the law's oper- ation, there would be less truancy today. “Our school attendance law is ade- quate and proper,” Miss Bentley de- clared. “It is almost identical with the school attendance laws of other leading cities and if enforced it would be lmble to_cope with our situation.” . Except where there is a physical or mental deficiency, Miss Bentley belleves, truancy is the result of parents’ lack of discipline and control, Holds Parents Responsible. “There are cases of children staying I-w-y from school when their parents make every effort to send them,” Miss Bentley admitted. “There generally is something radically wrong either with the mental equipment or the physical condition of the child which makes them subjects for Pychhfiah. but these are comparatively few. “I really believe that in most cases a child’s staying away from school with- out real cause is the result of negligent home discipline and is the parents’ real responsibility.” So far as the case of the Pohlig girl is concerned, Miss Bentley sald there was no connection between her disappear- ance and any Juvenile Court action. The child had been absent from Co- lumbia Junior High School a great deal because of alleged illness, according to formal excuses made by the girl's grandmother, with whom she lived. The grandmother refused to divuige the whereabouts of the girl's father and the school attendance office has been un- able to communicate with him. As soon as three days’ unauthorized absence, however, were reported last week, Miss Bentley wrote a letter to the girl's father, requesting him to communicate with her. The letter was mailed to the grandmother’s address last week and a day later the child was reported miss- ing from home. Meanwhile Miss Bent- ley bas heard nothing from the father. Judge Sellers’ objection to the school attendance law is not new, she pointed out today. Her annual reports have carried recommendations for change in the legislation for the past four years. MAN PLEADS GUILTY IN CRIMINAL SURGERY David Leroy Russell Awaits Term as Woman Co-Defendant Is Released at Trial. David Leroy Russell, gullty today before District Supreme Court Justice Peyton Gordon, in Crim- inal Division 1, to an indictment charg- ing him with performing a criminal operation which resulted in the death of Thelma R. Cain, 19 years old, March 12. Hazel M. Chinn, 24, who was jointly indicted with him, was released on her personal bond and probably will not be prosecuted. Russell and Miss Chinn also are in- dicted for first-degree murder in con- nection with the death of Miss Cain, but Assistant United States Attorney William H. Collins said that in view of the plea of Russell the murder charge probably will be dropped. Justice Gordon committed Russell to jail to await sentence, probably Friday. | He faces a sentence of not less than 3 years nor more than 20 years for th2 performance of a criminal operation re- sulting in death. U. S. PLANS DELEGATION retary Hyde said today that the Unlkd States undoubtedly would ? represented at the world grain confes ence to be held in London on May 18. The Canadian government yesterday invited '.he Unl(gd States to send a delegaticn. Secre! said this ulture Government's delegate would be from either the Department of or the Farm Board, with a m-tomormmpemuwo id be “ol‘inydee“; ed to bring the tter be. planned to e mal - the President at the cabinet meet- I.nl today. CHEMISTS GIVE DINNER Dr. Ross E. Gortner of the University of Minnesota will be principal 36, pleadsd | **} * Huge Tree Transplanted between Judge Kathryn | | is one of the largest trees ever transplanted in_the city, Japanese Ginkgo Bilbo tree, moved from the Mall to the Department of Agriculture Building. Workmen dug a_ trench jaround the tree, then dug underneath it, leaving a ball of earth with the roots immediately at the base. The tree was tipped over to one side and a wooden platform slid underneath. A ONE OF LARGEST OF 46 TO BE MOVED. hoist from & motor truck slid the tree on its platform up heavy timbers onto & low truck, on which it was moved to its new location. The tree weighs about 3 tons. The contractor, A. Gude Sons Co., Inc., of this city, guarantees for & certain time the life of the trans- planted tree. This is one of the largest of 46 trees and shrubs being moved to :he Department- of Agriculture Build- ng. MRS, HOOVER SEES BIRL SCOUT FETE “Festival of Nations” Spec- tacle Presented in Con- stitution Hall. Mrs. Herbert Hoover and a distin- guished audi saw the opening in Constitution Hall last night of “The Pestival ol’ Nations,” an elaborate alle- le given under auspices of the Olrl Scouts of the District. The unusually large cast had been rehearsed for weeks and functioned without a hitch, although it was well after midnight when the curtain fell. Perhaps outstanding feature was the vivid costumes and stage sets. Spon- | t taneous applause broke out from time to time as the scenes were unfolded. Youth Triumphant. The festival conveys & central figure of “Youth” through’ four n-uou— ?uchul‘oukh ‘l“x:"%h - n;l;:: n—in a quest of the mystic ct‘p:mdmundl.u and universal love. The part is played by Phillip Clarke. | "“The finale shows “Youth” triumphant over sin, death and other evils which beset mankind the world over. Clarke ars in a prologue and several inter- r with Dwight Rorer as “the past” nnd Mrs. Helen Evans O'Neill as “the bearer of the torch.” Invited guests, in addition to Mrs. Hoover, included Vice President Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Dolly Gann, and diplomatic representatives of the na- tions pictured. Cherry Blossom Festival. One theme which especially interest- ed Washingtonians was that of & cherry blossom festival in the Orient. The old legend of imprisoned love and its re- lease from the cherry tree was por- trayed to an accompaniment of song, dance and stringed music. Another scene of rticular beauty treated with the IHEM of Canata. Their spirited war dance was especially :geetlvn due to costume and lighting ects. ‘The performance was opened with an overture, Lizst's “Les Preludes,” played on five massed pianos the organ. Kurt Hetzel conductes n closed with the triumphant -singing “Open the Gates of the Temple." lnd “Arise.” The entire cast was assembled on_the stage for the finale. ‘The festival will be repeated each night this week, and the proceeds are to be used to equip the Girl Scout camp of May Flather in the Virginia moun- ns. Mrs. John Allan Dougherty is chair- man cf the Committee on Arrange- ments, assisted by Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke. The dialogue was directed by Mrs. Helen Evans O'Neill and the music by Hetzel, assisted by Dr. Robert Howe Harmon, Sophocles Papas and Edward Middleton. MRS. MARY BROWNE DIES Widow of Naval Officer Will Be Buried in Baltimore. Mrs. Mary W. Browne, widow of Comdr. Samuel Tracey Browne, U. S. N. died yesterday at her residence, 1316 New Hampshire avenue, after a short flilness. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Mary W. Browne, Puneral services 'llll be held tomor- lrow morning at 11 o'clock at Green- mount Cemetery Chapel, Baltimore, Md. Interment will be at that place. MONUMENT PLANS |5 LEFT 0 EXPERTS = Proposed Gardenin _‘;“g Area|s of Shaft to Be Stulied Here Next We* Future development of thé area sur- | rounding the Washington Monument and the proposal for suitable gardens in that section will be left in the hands of a special engineering board of ex- perts called to meet in Washington next week. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grand, 3d, director of public buildings and pllbllc parks, sald today that the date of the who will go over the dnh live in New' York and will arrange me most convenient time for coming ‘Washington. 'l‘vo alternative designs have been prepared and engineers will ex- amine the result of the recent borings to ascertain which plan is more practical. Col. Grant said that the prime ques- tion to be decided is whether either of the plans, or both, would overload the base of ¢he Wlshlng'nn Monument, causing disaster by toppling over the shaft. It is proposed to place tons of earth in the vicinity of the base of the Monument which is not constructed on solid bed rock. The effect of the pllcln¢ of thil additional weight near be determined by the enlh‘le!rlnl boll‘d through information secured from the drilling operations, giving Lhe character of the subsoil. The two engineers serving on the ial advisory bond nrc J. Vipond vies md unnu TIDAL BASIN GONDOLAS ARE GIVEN OVERHAULING | Paint lnd Repairs Make Small Craft !pic-nnd!pnn for Capital Pleuun-leeken. ‘The gondolas that Wfll grace the Tldll Basin have reached Washington a are now being painted and made nplc and span at the floodgate boathouse, | near Fourteenth and Water streets southwest, preparatory to being put into commission in a few days. The gondolas will have to be brought around in the Georgetown Channel from thelr resent location and floated intd dal Basin by way of the Inlet Bflfln in Potomac Park. The windy weather has thus far mili- tated against course and officials are waiting for the weather to settle before attempting the cruise up the Potomac River in the small craft. The lull is being taken advantage of by making the craft shipshape for the season. They hope to have them in the ‘Tidal Basin by tomorrow or Thursdny MUST SERVE SENT! SENTENCE Frank Shore, automobile tire !hop owner, under sentence of one year in jall for contempt of court for violating “padlock™ injunction, will be sur- rendered by his bondsman, Patrick F. O’Connor, tomorrow morning, it is e pected. The District Court of Appeals yealerduy declined to stay its mandate upholding the contempt conviction pending an application of counsel for & writ of review by the United States Supreme Court. Stealing an old horse may be called petit larceny today, but Charles Jack- son, colored, sees nothing petty about it. He got 360 days from Judge Ralph Given in Police Court today for taking his mother’s aj steed. it Juklon HORSE THIEF GETS YEAR IN JAIL ON COMPLAINT MADE BY MOTHER Animal Sold for $5 as Zoo Feed Is Returned to Owner PHYSICIANS WILL MEET Fattened on Visit in Country. ago, and now it seems that she will be the only one connected with the!iyo case who will not lose. She has a much fatter animal, a rather quuuon- able asset, due to its large a) officials say, 'hlh the Zoo .uw'l,l’um hld to be nznlng %iaf I General News H TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931. PAGE B—I IFRANKS IS INDICTED ON ARSON CHARGE AFTER STORE FIRE Ninth Street Merchant Ac« cused of Starting Recent Early Morning Blaze. LIQUOR LAW VIOLATION LAID TO SEVERAL MEN Truck Driver Exonerated by Grand Jury in Death of Doris Roberts, 4. Edward Franks, merchant, 430-432 Ninth street, was indicted today by the tnndjurynnlchnmolm He is lwuedmolumn;nrewhhnmA Behund The lnmmennc is in one Hr:mzn became suspicious of the cause of the conflagration, wnk-.hbmt out in the ear] ,mdmd\lct— ed an investigation which led arrest of the merchant. flulndlcmt followed. P. Farrell, 31; Jflhn T. Wfl‘k‘f 45, and ‘Theodore Butler, 27, the later col- Sergt. Little and a:mbu‘l of squad were watching premises and when one of them knocked on the door, Walker ran from the , leaving an open door through which entered and placed n:'.hcu\lnflr arrest. w‘m’. mash were taken, it was said. law violations also are two Mmenh was caught Thirteenth streets, ll.lndmhndflvmwlm » Where they were apprehended. wmhml’euofl s salesman for Bern- ton, 3023 Fourteenth street, o( larceny after trust He sald to have m edtur 0250 Jewelry entrusted to November 10 last. He was given a bracelet worth um o ring, §800, meennx has not yet been set, since the |a |STREET CUT OPPOSED BY TRINIDAD CITIZENS Gallaudet College Route Scored at Meeting—Parking Rule Change association also resolved to ask tfie District Commissioners parking on streets of sufficient width. ‘The removal cf projections in front of 1114 Bladensburg road was asked by the association. It 'll suggested that the e:mxort station be placed under- An athletic field, bounded by Trinidad Etreets 1s being. soughr. The peving of £tree! ng sought. e vlnx of Oates and Neal streets and slion of Sixth street to the park were recommended by ciation. A bridge over railroad tracks at Fif- umt.h street was favored by the body. This would access d August Paland was appointed by = arl rge Cleary, president, to report on other historical data requested by Dr. George Havenner, prumam of the Fed- eration of cmu Amum MILLARD UPF UPPERMAN DIES Litelong Resident of District Will Be Buried in Gleenwood. Millard W. Upperman, 58, lelun( resident of the Diltrlc! died home, 2618 Tenth street, Yeluldly -nu- a long iliness. Funeral services will be tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence, with burial at Glenwood O T r. Upperman i- survived his wl.dow. Mrs. Mame vaernunw four cl ren.NobelA !dmrfll.!lmu !.' and Millard W. Uwernu.n, jr a stepson, Charles H. Pischer. He nln leaves three brothers, Alphonso W.gg- fam Dopena ”:‘E‘fim Md, wnd of t'o nmn Ledman’ George wcmormuw Important Hospital Problems Will Be Taken Vp May 6 and 7. Important hospital problems Sy Lok m¢ amnual ses -::lmm peskers nehuce. Doy atson W. . president of the ummq' ‘White, Dr. v“vmm Yater, Dr. Charles 8. Gole, 2 5 ent of Sitley Hospital: Dr. P, ter, B, B, )