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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1931 € college walls. s COLLEGE SUPPORT | - ISHELD REQUIRED - BY CIVILIZATION Edueation Council Hears Plea by Michigan U. Offi- cial for Lofty Aims. SHIRLEY SMITH HITS INEFFICIENT SYSTEM President Omwake of Ursinus Sees Return of the Cul- tural Era. Soclety must support its colleges as the keepers of civilization. This wes the keynote sounded yes- terday afternoon at the annual meet- ing of the American Council of Edu- cation when university officials from all over the United States discussed the present financial plight of institutions ct'l"he rx:'z‘lt State universities, said Vice President Shirley W. Smith of the ‘University of Michigan, now are finding it more difficult to secure what they ask from legislatures for the paradoxi- cal reason that so many of their own alymni are among the law makers. The old-time legislator, he pointed out, seldom was a cgllege man and had very {Jittle idea of what went on inside the He felt keenly ‘llals own lack of education and was willing to give whatever was asked to give that oppurtunity to_others. The ~younger man has had first-hand contacts and 1knows the weaknesses and inefliciency of some departments of the institutions. Part of the remedy, Dr. Smith said, Hes with the universities themselves and part with a reorientation of the public attitude, He condemned the cheapening of university education by such courses as real estate salesmanship, house- ventilating, etc., ‘which he considered entirely aside from the proper functions for which the learned institution can Jegitimately ask funds from the gublic, Having men trained in such subjects, he stressed, is of no benefit to society as a whole. Such training is only of financial benefit to the individual, for } which society should not be called upon to pay. 5 Freedom of Intellect. “T hope,” he said, “that my grand- children will see the day when college- bred men will go to work in garages and on farms, with their chief reward for their college training their depth of intellectual freedom. A horse can be uufl;; t& elra dn.s living. Only a man can ucated.” Dr. Smith also condemned the in- efficiency of the university system in + giving incapable or lazy professors a fl‘h tenure of office. Alumni who come in contact with such men, he said, naturally are hesitant about appropriat- ing money to pay their salaries. Uni- versities, he said, should weed out the inadequate members of their stafl bo- fore pile up enough years of serv- jce to entitle them to lifetime jobs. The college, he said, is carrying more deadwood than any other type of institution. Dr. Smith also urged more considera- tion in the use of entrance examina- tions and intelligence tests in selection of those allowed to enter college. “Maturity and power,” he said, “come slowly to some. There are fellows not 80 quick of mind but possessed of that imponderable thing called character that eventually will give more power o the beck of their little fingers than all the brilliance of their fellows.” In order to assure the financial sup- port of the State institution, he stressed, the public must be impressed with the true concept of education as the keeper of civilization from one generailon to another. may be accomplished eventually, he said, “by & new type of m:nuclly man, such as has not been yet.” Suchaman, hesaid, “should be second in only to the presi- dent himself on the campus.” Liberal Arts College. The liberal arts college, which stresses the cultural rather than the immediately practical, is about to come into its own again, declared President George L. Omwake of Ursinus College. and become & more important institution than it ever was in the past. “We are coming again into a cultural era,” he sald. “This wise-cracking, comic strip age is going and the world again-will think deeply and produce en- during literature, science aud philos- ophy. Those who are endowing liberal arts colleges " are building better than they know.’ President Omwake also stressed that the true function of the college is not to teach a youth to earn a living, but to pass to the future the heritage of the past. The individual benefits to some extent, and partially pays for this benefit in tuition fees. But all society is the greatest beneficlary, and hence should make the greatest donation The financing of education must be considered strictly according to eco- nomic laws, said Prof. Henry C. Morri- son of the University of Chiago, but the place of the school in the economic structure must be properly understood. Thus, he pointed out, the high school and college have a seldom recognized economic value in keeping millions of possible wage earners out of the labor market, and thus help to stabilize wages. Strictly on its face value, he pointed out, soclety has no more business pay- ing for eny one else’s education than for furnishing free food to the poor or free capital for business men. But when the school is considered as a| part of the economic structure and the Fesults if it did not exist considered, the situation becomes strikingly dif- ferent. Need of Statistics. Some of the liberal arts colleges have found it difficult to obtain money from hilanthropy because they have failed Eo set forth properly their real func- tion, said Marshall Oids of New York ‘There is need, he said, of actual sta- tistics to show the value of liberal arts training as an adjunct to professional training. Such statistics, he said, doubtless would be convineing to the heads of great philanthropic founda- tions. Canon Anson Phelps Stokes of the Washington Cathedral discussed = the contribution of boards and foundations to higher education THOMAS BOWLES DIES OF INJURIES BY AUTO fnquest Bet for Monday in Acci- dent of Thursday Night at 19th Btreet and Pennsylvania Ave. Thomas Bowles, 52 years old, of 922 1 street. died at Emergency Hospital this morning of injuries suffered when an automobile driven by William T. ‘Hende , 31 years old, of 2124 I street, -struck him Thursday night. The accident’ occurred on Pennsyl- vania avenue near Nineteenth street. Bowles was suffering from internal in- Jjuries, fractures of several ribs and cuts .+ and bruises of the head and face when * taken to the hospital. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt has RED CROSS CONSTITUTION SIGNER IS TO BE HONORED Mrs. Emma Degrow to Have Place of Honor at Jubilee Banquet. Has Clear Recollection of Clara Barton, Society Founder. Mrs. Emma L. Degraw, 210 Maryland avenue northeast, probably the only survivor among the 51 original signers of the Red Cross constitution, will oc- cupy a position of honor May 21 at the organization's golden jubtlee ban- quet, which will be addressed by Presi- dent Hoover. Mrs. Degraw is the only founder who officials have been able to _locate. ‘With the sparkling eyes of one who loves such events, Mrs. W ac- cepted the invitation to the banquet. In fact, she whimsically confessed the early Red Cross meant more to her for its sociability than for its disaster relief, and she eaw Clara Barton, the organi- zation’s founder, in the role of perfect hostess rather than savior of the suffer- ing. That was merely in early wife- hood, she hastened to explain, and in later years she did her share of rolling bandages and sewing of garments. Dislike Survivor Role. And she added with a laungh, that while she appreciated fully the honor of being sole survivor, she wasn’t so certain she enjoyed a “last-living” role. “I can picture the room where we met to sign that constitution very clearly, but the event itself is rather vague in my mind,” she said. “I re- member Miss Barton chatted to us about the Red Cross, but I don't re- member what she said. “She was very deliberate, talked very slowly, very measured, and her words were as precise as her writing. She couldn't have hurried if her life de- pended upon it. And yet, somehow, she was always where she was needed, and often the people who made a fi and flurry don’t get there after all.” Mrs. De Graw explained that her husband, the late Peter Voorhess De MRS. EMMA L. DEGRAW. Graw, newspaper man and one-time Assistant. Postmaster General, was closely associatéd with Miss [Barton in the serious work of the early Red Cross organizaticn, handling much of the correspondence. Recalls Reception. Her own recollections, however, were of standing with Miss Barton in the receiving line when the Red Cross took over “Gen. Grant's old headquarters on Seventeenth street. “I wore a red gown with black figures and red shoes-oh, I was all done up to | & queen’s taste,” she said. “Miss Bar- ton asked me to go into the dining room to see that all were properly served. Going through the door I met a waiter with & pitcher of cream, and he spilled |1t all down the front of my beautiful | red dress—and that was the end of that Red Cross party for me!” Looking out of the window of her home near the Capitol, Miss Degraw sighed for the social life of a slower- moving day—when the National Red Cross numbered 51 persons instead of 3,500 chapt, “Everybody's on wheels nowadays,” she said. “You can't even call on a friend without phoning them first so they'll stay at home long enough to re- ceive you.” SQUALL PREVENTS ENDURANGE MARK Lees and Brossy, Aloft 74 Hours 12 Minutes, De- nied Confirmation. Because a Florida ground-squall blew them away from their landing field, Walter E. Lees and F. A. Brossy will be denied official confirmation of their new American endurance record of 74 hours, 12 minutes, made in a Deisel powered plane April 12 at Jacksonville, ., it_was announced today by the Natienal Aeronautic Association. The dect: on followed calibration by the Bu- reau of Standards of the barograph the fiyers carried. The barograph shows the pilots ex- by more than 14 hours the official American non-refueling endur- ance record of 59 hours, 19 minutes, 15 seconds, established October 1, 1928, at San Diego, Calif., by William Brock and Edward Schlee. The international non-refueling du- ration record stands at_ 75 hours, 23 minutes, and was set by Bossoutrot and Rossi of France, at Oran, France, last March. Rules Require Witnesses. Rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale require that time of take-off and landing must be witnessed by credited officials before a record can be recognized, and that return must be made to the point of departure. A terrific ground-squall, which reached near-hurricane force, robbed Lees and Brossy of their record, when their plane was caught in the storm in the seventy- fourth hour of their flight and forced them to land hurriedly several miles away and out of sight of the official observers. ‘Their plane still was flying smoothly when the storm struck and they had fuel aboard for several hours more of flight. Their motor burned crude oil in place of gasoline, requiring no spark plugs or electrical ignition. They had surplus lubricating oil aboard which also could have been used as fuel. GAS VICTIM SAVED Pire Rescue Squad workers revived | Mrs Nellie Benham, 46 years old, of | 2410 Fourteenth street, last night when, | according to police, she attempted to | end her life by inhaling illuminating | gas. Her son, Roland Benham, found her | lying unconscious on the floor with gas flowing from two open jets and called police, who dispatched the Rescue Sauad. She remained home after being | given treatment and pronounced out of danger. Thomas Littlepage Heads Commit- te¢ Planning Fete. At an organization meecting of the semi-official Independence Day Cele- bration Committee in the board room of the District Building yesterday, Thonmas Littlepage was named chairman of the 1931 celebration, E. J. Murphy, treas: urer, and Miss Sybil Baker, secretary. Under the direction of the committce there will he 3 community celebration 2t the Monument Lot at 7 o'clock on the evening of July 4, enlivened by the usual fireworks display. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY Mayflower Hotel, 9 p.m. | silver Hill, Md., School, 8 p.m. Spring dance, Golden Rule Council, No. 10, Daughters of America, Naval vania avenue southeast, 8:30 p.m. Cottage City fire house, , Md., 8:30 p.m. Shepherds of Bethlehem, Shady Oak Inn, Marlboro pike, Md., 9 pm Card party Georges Coun northeast, 8 pm. | Country ‘Club, 10 pom FUTURE. Iyn, V4., tomorrow, 2:30 p.m. ‘Treasury place, tomorrow, 7 a.m. Open _meeting, International Lieut. Louis M. Merrick will lecture. ‘scheduled an inquest into the death of Bowles for 11:30 o'clock Monday morn- at the District Morgue. Henderson ‘3& ned by thir@ precinct Pligrimage to tiquities, ay. chairman Ticket Mrs. 5. M. Meek, Committee. Supper dance, Kappa Gamma Phi, | Card party. Alpha Community Club, | Lodge Hall, Four h street and Pennsyl- | Dance, Loyalty Lodge, No. 4, Order of Star Hall, Rhode Is- land avenue and Thirty-fourth strest recent personal investigations. The res- Dance, Chi Sigma Sorority, Kenwood | Hike, Wanderluster Club, mest Ross- | Hike, Red Triangle Outing Club, meet Air Legion, Hamilton Hotel, Tuesday, 8 p.m. | Monticello. Assoctation vation of Virginia An-|been upheld by the food commissions his premises of ratz, bought a prepara- FOULOIS IS CHIEF Complete Staff to Direct Giant Aviation Unit Announced. A staft organization of nearly 150 officers will be required to direct the ground and air activities of the 672 planes composing the 1st Air Division, which will be concentrated by the Army | Afr Corps 'for two weeks of maneuvers | | winding up in the Capital on Memorial | day. | | by the United States Army and the | largest air unit provided in the tables|and W. A. Starrett, vice president at | | of organization of the Air Corps, will be commanded by Brig Gen. Benjamin | D. Foulois, the Army's first pilot and | one of the world’s outstanding aviation | pioneers. The staff will be divided into three | parts—the dlvision command and gen- eral staff, the special staff and the various staffs of command for the four wings and 13 groups which comprise the flight organizations to be repre- sented in the maneuvers. Aldes Are Named. ‘The division staff, headed by Gen. Poulois, will include Lieut. Col. F. M. Andrews, chief of staff; Maj. Carl Spatz and Clgt. A. B. McDanlel, deputy chiefs of staff, with Maj. 8. W. Fitz- Maj. O. P. Echols and Lieut. J. B. Haddon will act as aides to Gen. Fou- lols. The rest of the general staff or- ganization includes Lieut. Col. H. H. Arnold, supply and maintenance; Lieut. Col. Ira Longanecker, press relations and intelligence; Maj. Willis Hale, | operations, and Capt. Harold L. Mec- | Clelland, personnel, each with a staff | of assistants. The special staff consists of five | branches—signal, Maj. Hugh Mitchell; | headquarters command and provost | marshal, Capt. Donald Wilson; flight | surgeon, Maj. C. L. Beavan; quarter- master, Maj. D. C. Cordiner, and fin- ance, Lieut. Myron Wood. Lieut. Ray L. Owens will serve as adjutant. The wing organizations will be as follows: First Pursuit Wing —194 pursuit planes and 33 transports, 227 pilots and 213 mechanics, Maj. G. H. Brett. The wing is divided into three groups and 10-squadrons. Th> group commanders will be Maj. G. E. Brower, Maj. C. L. Tinker and Capt. J. K. Cannon. Observation Wing Divided. Eleventh Bomberdment Wing — 36 heavy bombers, 33 light bombers, 2 transport planes, 113 officers and 105 mechan'cs; Maj. J. H. Pirie. The wing comprises two groups and s2ven squad- rons, with Maj. H. A. Dargue and Maj. J. T. McNarney as group commanders. Twenty-first Provisional Observation planes, 159 officers and 149 mechanics, Maj. W. R. Weaver, The wing includes 4 groups and 11 guadrons, with Maj. william O. Ryan, Maj. F. L. Martin, Maj. E. A. Lehman and Maj. L. H Brereton as group commanders. Twenty-second Provisional Observa- tion Wing, National Guard—99 observa- tion planes, 2 transports, 105 officers and 97 mechanics; Maj. Ralph Royce. | The wing is divided into two groups, commanded by Maj. Henry J. F. Miller and Maj. C. B. Oldfield Third Attack Group 51 attack | planes, 1 transport, 53 officers and 51 | mechanics; Maj. Davenport Johnson. Thirty-first Provisional Transport Group—45 transport planes, 45 pilots and 50 mechanics; Lieut. Col. A. W. Robins. | | |LOCAL BREA[.J PRAISED AT ALLIANCE MEETING Housekeepers Are Asked to Sup- | port Washington Bakery Prod- ucts by Mrs. Wiley. kecpers' Alliance yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Harvey W. Wiley, vice president, propossd a resolution urging support of | the local bread industry against out-of- | town ympetition and giving unquali | indorsement to “union-made Washing- ton bread,” which the alliance has seen in the process of manufacture during | olution also deplores any tendency to sacrifice standards of production “sim- ply for the sake of cheapness.” The alliance voted a contribution of $10 to the Washington Symphony Or- chestra in addition to the regular busi- ness of the annual meeting, which in- | cluded the reading of the reports of ‘the treasurer, the secretsry and members of the executive board. Mrs. Wiley' reported also that the tand of the Housekeepers' Alliance in opposition to the ruling of Secretary Hyde of December 26, permitting an exemption of the labeling provision of fhe food law in favor of eor sugar, has , of 21 States, who in their latest reports oppose the ruling definitely, I AR NANELVERS Gerald and Maj. R. C. Candee attached. | Wing—150 obseryation and 4 transport | At the annual meeting of the House- | CONTRACTORS TOLD DEPRESSION CURE RESTS WITH THEM New Yorker Says One-Fourth of Population Affected by Construction. CHALLENGE TO RELIEVE CONDITIONS IS HURLED { Buy-Now Campaigns Are Criticized | by Publicity Man as Meet- ing Nears Close. Urging construction engineers by their accumulated efforts to lead the country out of the “morass of unem- ployment and depression,” Truman S. Morgan, president of the F. W. Dodge Corporation of New York, last night appeaied to the building industry to assert natural and needed leadership in the present “difficult period.” Mr, Morgan, who is American vice president of the International Federa- tion of Bullding and Public Works Con- tractors, issued his appeal in an address before the conference of the Associated General Contractors of America, Asserting that “no task can be too great for those men who translate the fanciful dreams of architects and en- gineers into such colossal structures as the new Empire State and Chrysler Buildings in New York,” the speaker laid squarely on the shoulders of the construction industry the tesk of re- lieving the distressing conditions prevalent in the country. Importance Is Stressed. “The rise and fall of activities in the construction world affect at least one- quarter of our people,” Mr. Mogran de- clared. “It was to our industry that President Hoover and his advisers turned immediately, following the col- lapse of the industrial boom in 1929. It is in our direction that industrialists and economists look now as the har- binger of better days. We should ac- cept the challenge. Speaking on the topic, “Selling Con- struction Service,” Col. Willard T. Chevalier, publicity director of the Mc- Graw-Hill Publishing Co., told the con- tractors' meeting he believed the idea of a “buy-now” movement is absurd, since the selfish interest of the seller arouses suspicion. Col. Chevalier stressed the need for leadership in the construction field in order that it might be rightfully termed an “industry.” Meeting Ends Today. to claim leadership,” he added, “since leadership in the field must come from a group in a position to co-ordinate the others, and I believe the constructor should have the power to do it.” Other speakers at the sessions yester- day included Robert D. Kohn, president of the American Institute of Archi- The division, the first ever organized | tects; A. P. Greensfelder, president of | | the Associated General Contractors, |large, who presided at the meeting. | The meeting, which concludes today, is being held in the Washington Hotel. 'BUSINESS MEN HIT PARKING NEGLECT Merchants and Manufacturers Seek Space for Govern- ment Clerks. The lack of provision for the parking | of Government employes’ automobiles |in the Federal triangle area, in which | more than 30,000 workers will be housed, was brought to the attention of | the board of governors of the Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Association |at a meeting yesterday and made the | subject of earnest discussion. ‘The board, in expressing concern over this situation, appointed Mark Lans- burgh, president of th= association, and | | Edward D. Shaw, secretary, to repre- sent the organization at a joint meeting of trade and civic association repre- | sentatives to be held Wednesday to dis- | cuss the downtown parking situation. | The meeting is being called to plan | bringing this deficiency to the atten- ! tion of the proper Government author- ities, as well as to discuss the entire metropolitan parking problem. A report by Lewis A. Payne, chairman of the Ticket Committee of the Twenty- first Annual Booster Cruise of the or-| ganization, stated that reservations for the cruise will be exhausted long be- | | fore the date set for the cruise, June | | 12 to 15. Charles H. Frame, chairman | of the Itinerary Committee of the| cruise, reported that stops will be made | at Newport News, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Old Point Comfort and An-| napolis, | | The board approved the effort being | | made by bakery interests of Washig- | | ton to stimulate the sale of Washington- made bread. A resolution congratulating John H. | Hanna, president of the Capital Trac- | tion Co., and a member of the board | of governors, upon his election to the Board of Directors of the United States | Chamber of Commerce was adopted | by the association. A request that a larger appropria- | ton be provided in the next budget for the Community Center Department | of «the public’ schools, so that more | schools could be opened for community | recreation and civic mestings, was con- tained in another resolution adopted by the board “The constructor is the logical one | New Public Health Building .tm Depa has virtual white marble, with tile roof, in keeping with the monumental marb! CHEMISTS HONOR NELLON BROTHERS Scientists Praise Pair for Aid Given Re- search. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and | were honored today by the American | Institute of Chemists, which presented them with the medal of the institute “for noteworthy and outstanding service to the science of chemistry and the profession of chemist in America.” ‘The ceremony took place at a lunch- eon at the Carlton Hotel in the pres- personal and business friends of the Mellon brothers. » Melion Is Speaker. ‘The ' presentation was made by Dr. Frederick E. Breithut, president of the American Institute of Chemists. Sec- retary Mellon accepted the medal in a short speech. American Chemical Society, and Arthur B. Davis, chairman of the board of the Aluminum Co. of America. The medal was given to the Mellons for the “splendid accomplishments” by the Mellon Institute of Pittsburgh. Through the generous financial sup- port of the Secretary of the Treasury and his brother, it was explained, the Mellon Institute “has taken the lead in chemical research in this country and has proved of inestimable value to American industry.” In presenting the medals, Dr. Breithut declared: Research Unappreciated. “Would that more men of means would follow their example. Though the United States is primarily an in- dustrial nation, it is a sad commentary on our lack of appreciation of seientific rescarch that the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research is the only institute lof its kind“in the whcle country.” In bestowing the medals, Dr. Briethut said, in conclusion: “On behalf of the American Institute of Chemists and in recognition of your unselfish and mod- est service to the science of chemistry and the profession of chemist in Amer- ica, I have the honor to present you with these medals. We want you to know that they are presented to you with the appreciation, the admiration ?nd the affection of American chem- sts.” | LIEUT. LEWIS RITES HELD Naval Officer Interred in Arlington Native of England. Lieut. Trevor Lewis, United States Navy, who died at the Norfolk, Va.. | Naval Hospital on Thursday, was buried today in Arlington National Cemetery. | Capt. Sydney K. Evans, chief of the Navy's Corps of Chaplains, officiated at | | the services for the officer, who served | until recently aboard the U. S. S. Salt | Lake City. Members of his class of 1920 at the | Naval Academy acted as_pallbearers. They were: Lieuts. M. M. Dupre, C. D. | Murphey, T. 8. Thorne, H. W. Turney, E. W. Sylvester, Roger Brooks, E. P. | Forrestel and L. S. Perry. Funeral services were heid at 11 o'clock this | morning. | Lieut. Lewis was a native of Morris- town, England. where he was born, | October 29, 1896. His home was at | Granite City, TIl. He is survived by his_widow, Mrs. Alberta Jeanne Lewis of Lynn, Mass., who accompanied the body to Washington. SUES ON INJURIES John E. Hessick Asks $130,000 in Damages From. Man and Wife. Joseph M. Wise and his wife, Hilda Wise, 3847 Emery place, are named de- | | fendants in suits totaling $130,000 dam- | ages filed in the District Supreme Court | by John E. Hessick, 1725 Irving street. | The plaintiff says he was severely in- | jured October 9last when riding on a | ‘!ruck operated by James Cole, jr., when | the vehicle was overturned as the re- | | sult of a collision with an automobile | |owned by Wise and being driven by Mrs. Wise. | Through Attorney Rudolph Behrend, the plaintiff tells the court that he was | pinned under the truck and so severely | injured that he was forced to stay in | bed for three months and lost his po- | sition as a result. He asks $65,000 dam- | ages each from the husbend and wife. Red Sq The grand old army of Center Mar- ket rats has apparently been beaten decisively, but the length of time it took to do it and the vast amount of useless maneuvering before the final victory emphasized the problem of the householder who sometimes sets out to rid his own premises of the enemy and ends up by poisoning the neigh- bor's pet.- Such accidents are all too | common, according to veterinarians, and are due chiefly to the householder’s faflure to go about the business of peisoning rats—if this be his mode of attack—with the right weapons. Many rat poisons are on the market, and many of them are effective when the rats nibble the bait. But many of them are also effective against dogs, cats and other domestic animals—not to mention children. Some of them are carefully labeled to prevent any misapprehension on the part of the luser. And the purchaser might pre- vent a tragedy by reading the labels as_carefully as they are written. Such a tragedy occurred in Chevy Chase the other day when a well in- tentioned householder, seeking to rid tion containing barium carbonate, rec- M"m“mmlfl&fl\mflt DRIVE ON RATS IS COMPLICATED BY DANGER OF POISONING PETS uill, Used Effectively at Center Market, Recom- | mended and Method of Use Prescribed. poisons. A fine dog living nearby ate some of the poisoned food and died, | with as much sorrow on the part of neighbors, all of whom knew and liked the dog, as to the owner. The label on the rat poison stated that “in the doges fed to rats and mice it would be harmless to domestic animals. But it also stated that the poison “is dan- | gerous to larger animals if taken in | sufficient quantity,” and this part of | | the label the purchaser possibly failed to Rncate. il ed squill, the preparation use on the Center Market, rats, nas besn mad: | the subjoct of a bulletin published by | | the Department of Agriculture and is| | usuaily recommended by the depart- ment because it possesses the feature of meaning death to rats, but appar- | ently does little, if any; harm to such animals as cats and dogs. _According to Frank N. Jarvis of the Department of Agriculture, the preparation may act as an emetic on animals with no other harmful results. He advises the use of an ounce of squill to each pound of bait. If cat or dog eats barium carbonate, the best antidote {5 epsom calts. The g:olsonmg. however, is often discovered late for any remedy. | his brother, R. B. Mellon of Pittsburgh, | ence of a distinguished company of | Other speakers were | |L. V. Redman, president-clect of the Air Skipper COMING TO ANACOSTIA IN JUNE. COMDR. WARREN G. CHILD. Comdr. Warren Gerald Child, U. S. | Navy, the new commanding officer of | the Naval Air Station at Anacostia, is scheduled to take over his duties about June 13. At present he is aide for | aviation of the Fleet Base Force, aboard |the U. 8. 8. Argonne. He will succeed | Comdr. Archibald H. Douglas as com- | manding officer of the na: airport. SIX PERSONS HURT IN AUTO MISHAPS Two Children Are Victims. Baby Is Un- scathed. 8ix persons, including two children, were injured in traffic accidents report- ed to police late yesterday and last night. York avenus northeast, is suffering at | Sibley Memorial Hespital from severe head injuries received when an auto- mobtie struck here as she was attempt- ing to cross the street in front of her home. The driver of the car, Thomas Cady, | 26 years old, of the 2100 block N street, was released after being questioned by He took the youngster to the | police. hospital. Boy Is Injured. ‘The other child, Stanley Bruce Bow- {man, also 3 years old, of 650 D street southeast, was run down in front of | his home by a machine operated by | James F. Young, 21, of the 300 block | D street southwest. The boy was treat- ed at Casualty Hospital for minor head | injuries. A colored baby escaped unscathed when a carriage in which it was riding was struck by a taxicab figuring in a collision with another machine at Tenth and W streets. A Garfield Hospital nurse and a colored woman who was pushing the carriage were | slightly injured. Charles G. Bowman, 22, of 618 Massachusetts avenue, was crossing the lintersection in his car when the.mis- Fap occurred. His machine was in col- lision with a taxicab driven by Samuel | D. Headly of Cottage City, Md. The impact threw the taxi against the baby carriage. Nurse Is Hurt, Elizabeth Breeden, 24 years old, the nurse who was riding in the taxicab, was treat>d at Garfleld Hospital for minor abrasions. Matilda Downing. colored, 28, of 3129 Sherman avenue, who was pushing the carriage, suffered bruises of the legs and ankle and was carried to Freedman's Hospital. Mr. . William Mosedale of Bethesde, Md., were treated at Emer- | gency Hospital for cuts and bruises of the head and body yesterday afterncon | after an automobile in which they were | riding in a funeral procession was struck by another machine at Four- | teenth and B streets southwest. 54 The Bethesda couple were riding inal car driven by Jacob W. Perry, of | the 1100 block Ninth street, while the | second car was operated by Danel C. Hendrickson, ehauffeur for William K. Ryan of 1661 Crescent place. No ar- rests were made. LT TWO TRUSTIES FLEE FROM REFORMATORY| One Fails to—;;tjr:!‘rom Errand, Other Disappears From Bakery at Lorton. | Washington police were asked tod: to be on the lookout for two ‘“‘trustie: who escaped from the District Reforma- tory at Lorton last night. fugitives are John A. Irvin, 25, serving five years for robbery, and Hy- man Levin, 21, serving four years for violation of the liquor laws. was February 13, and Levin No- vember 14, Levin was on duty with Capt. Luther Beahm, night officer at the ins.itution, and failed to return from an errand. Irvin disappeared from the bakery, where he was on duty as a helper. ‘The men, both dressed in regulation prison attire, are believed to haye fled between 11 and 12 o'clock. Guards im- imediately began a search for them. So far as could be learned they were un- armed. It was reported they were seen In Alexandria about 2 o'clock this morn- sentenced ing, and A. C. Tawes, superintendent of | tenth precinct station until his father Keshier. the institution, expressed the belief they the Capital. Nellie Holt, 3 years old, of 69 New | {had been a resident of Washington for | grandson, Jack Hayes of Washington, MODEL OF STRUCTURE SOON TO BE ERECTED. NOTHERS TOHOLD » SERVICES AT TONB 0F NKNOWN HERD Those Who Lost Sons in War to Honor Woman Whose Boy Lies in Sarcophagus. | TREES IN POTOMAC PARK ODEL cf the monumental structure to be constructed soon on the site bounded by Consttiution avenue, Nineteenth. Twentieth and C streets for the United States Public Health Service. rtment for razing old structures on the site and construction of a foundation. Ity completed all plans for the building, which will have three stcries and le buildings in t) Bids will be asked sbon by the Treasury J. H. De Sibour, architect, basement. 1t wiil be of tar Staff Photo. U.S. AGENTIS SET T0 TELL ON NOBLE Justice Department Opera- tive to Testify Monday in Blackmait Trial. Startling disclosures probably will be made by Samuel W. Hardy, Depart- ment of Justice agent, at the resump- tion Monday of the District Supreme Court trial of five persons charged with conspiring to extort blackmail. Hardy will tell of the lengthy investi- gation he made more than a year ago into the activities of the defendants, ‘W. Clark Noble, his wife, Mrs. Emilie Noble; James F. Bird, Mrs. Anna M. Hillenboand - and Stephen A. Armstrong, jr. The justice agent posed as an at- torney for Capt. and Mrs. Clarence C. Calhoun, complaining witnesses, in working up the case. Cross-examination of Mrs. Calhoun 11 was in progress late yesterday when Justice Jesse C. Adkins adjourned court over the week end. 4 Threaten Scandal. Mrs. Calhoun testified the defendants had threatened to involve the Calhouns in a scandal which would “shake the Capital” unless they made large pay- ments. The Government earlier had contended blackmail sums ranging from $30,000 to $300,000 had been demanded. | She said she first received the warn- ings from Mrs. Hillenbrand. ‘The witness quoted Mrs. Hillenbrand as declaring the defendants ‘“knew enough about the Calhouns to send them to jail.” She contended Mrs. Hillenbrand was annoyed because the | Calhouns had rejected overtures calling for amalgamation of their mothers’ memorial organization, the Universal Alliance, with the Alma Mater, a so- | clety formed by Mrs. Hillenbrand, the main purpose of which was to erect a nurses’ home. Denies Noble Debt. Mrs. Oalhoun denied the defense con- tention that she had been indebted to | Noble for designing a model for the | mothers’ memorial. She said she never had agrced to pay Noble a fixed sum. The witness added she had loaned Noble money on numerous occasions and had ‘be’?'tllendfd him in other ways. e cross-examination developed into a battle between Mrs. Calhoun and Richard L. Merrick of defense counsel. She made caustic remarks as Merrick | sought to gain admissions that she had | contracted to pay Noble for his work and had violated the agreement. She |laughed when Merrick attempted to | prove she organized the Universal Al- liance in order to gain publicity. o |ALEXANDRIA STUDENTS IN LITERARY CONTESTS Eight Pupils Go to C)‘urlotcewflle to Represent High School Competitions. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 9.—Students | from Alexandria High School are com- Pefin( in the State finals of the debat- | , public spcaking and reading divi- sions of the State literary contests held | unider the auspices of the University of Virginia yesterday and today at Char- lottesville. ‘The contests are being held by the Virginia High School Literary and Ath-.| letic League and are the eighteenth annual renewal of the competitions. Contestants from th> local high | school represent the entire third dis- trict of Virginia intermediate ecity schools, which includes Fredericksburg, Manassas, Warrenton, Leesburg, Cul- peper, Washington-Lee of Clarendon, Warren County of Front Royal and Alexandria. Those representing Alexandria High School are Prancis C. Rosenberger and Bernice Fedder on the affirmative de- bating teams, and Harold Gist and Janet Stultz on the negative team. In public speaking the local school is rep- resented by Marian Moncure and James Luckett. Willilam Cael and Doris Dienelt represent the school in public reading. Henry T. Moncure, prinicpal of Alex- andria High School, is the league chair- man of the third district. Miss Elea- nor Appich, member of the Alexandria High School faculty, is chaperoning the students on'the trip. MRS. MARTHA WILBY DIES Funeral Will Be Held at Atlanta, Her Former Home. Mrs. Martha H. Wilby died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jack Hayes, 1831 Belmont road, late yesterday. She six or seven years. Mrs. Wilby was the widow of Iobert G. Wilby of Atlanta, Ga., where she had | made her home before moving here. Besides Mrs. Hayes, she is survived by a son, Guy R. Wilby of Atlanta; a and_a niece, Mrs. James Scott Young of Detroit. TO BE DEDICATED LATER Churches and Many Organizations Plan Special Tributes—Y. M. C. A. Men to Breakfast, As a distinctive feature of Mother's day the mothers and sisters of men and boys who lost their lives in the World War are to assemble in - ton National Cemetery wmmvrfimy a tribute to America’s Unknown 5 The services will be held at 2 o'clock at the tomb of her son, the “Unknown Soldier.” An “aisle of honor” will be formed by Gold Star American War Mothers, carrying garlands of laurel and white carnations, thro which will pass the representatives of patriotic and fraternal organizations to place flowers on the Tomb. Ruth Bryan Owen to Speak. In the amphitheater, close by the ‘Tomb, Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida will make the address, and Maj. Gen. John L. De Witt, Quar- termaster General of the Army, will | tell about the second pilgrimage of War Mothers to visit the graves of their sons in European battlefield cemeteries. ‘r{m:{ days ago they sailed from New o1 The United States Marine Band will furnish the music at tomorrow’s ex- ercises. Capt. Sidney Keys Evans, chief &ll ?.fpl'm"’ of t!;e Navy, will deliver e invocation, and “Songs My Mother Taught Me” will be sung yby Frances B. Cole. Then will follow greet- ings eflm:x A)i"nm?" Wl,r‘ Mothers ex- tends . . Virgin McCli their national president. s Donors of the floral tributes placed upon the tomb will be announced by Capt. A. R. Bolling of Headquarters Co. At the tomb, Staff Sergt. Prank Witchey, Headquarters Troop, 3d United States Cavalry, who sounded taps at the burial of the Unknown Soldier on November 11, 1921, will sound taps at the services. Special Traffic Rules. Other features of the program include a trombone solo, “Little Mother o' Mine,” by Robert E. Clark of the Marine jBand; a solo, “Ye That Have Faith” by Bertha Curtis Johnson, and the clos- ing benediction by Col. Julian E. Yates, chief of chaplains of the Army. The program will end with the national anthem played by the Marine Band. To avoid traffic congestion all auto- mobiles are directed to enter the ceme- tery through the Fort Myer and south gates, from noon until the conclusion of_the services. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the War l?u't’l’\er? w’i‘g commemorate the of the founder and past national presi- dents of the association by dedicating trees to them in Potomac Park. Those who will be honored are Mrs. Alice M. French, Ine b the found- er; Mrs. Mal C. ‘White Spence of Milwaukee, all past national aj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, retired, make the principal address. L Services in Churches. Services in commemoration of Moth- e;‘-u;i:y ‘:“lul;enh!ld in anéhmh of city tomorrow and by individusl Residents of the Y. M. C. A. dormi- torles, whose homes are scatterea in many S , will join in paying tribute to their mothers at the annual Mother’s Tne assembly hall oF e ‘Contonl o 38 the Cent . C. A, 1736 ’G street. Mk D. C. Roper, former internal revenue col er and now a member of the Beard of Education, will deliver an address to the group. Lloyd Weidner, radio soloist, will sing “Mother o’ Mine" ;engbge{lld Dumong will lead’the as- in singing other songs dedical ',o_‘rnothzrhood. ot ted ‘oung women of the New nue Presbyterian Church wfl}{mvg the breakfast. Mrs. Leonard W. De Gast, wife of the general secretary of the Y. M. C. A,, will preside, SEES BETTER WRITING Mrs. Faber Stevenson Addresses G. W. U. Journalism Class. “Producers of feature articles write for an intelligent public, w‘fi#}f has been developed in the last quarter century by the American publie schools,” said Mrs. Faber Stevenson, Washington writer, in an address yes- terday afternoon before the class in }ourirlmlism at George Washington Uni- versity. The speaker also had observed the recent strong development of stories from science, although the advice to the students was that, in all fislds for writing of this type the human side should be emphasized and that tech- nical treatment should be avoided. She made similar comments on research in the realm of history. CHARGES DESERTION Frank Witthuhn of Soldiers’ Foms Says Wife Forced Him to Leave. Frank Witthuhn, who lives at the Soldier's Home, has filed suit in the District Supreme Court for a limited divorce from his wife, Bertha H. Witthuhn, now residing in Barker, N. ¥, The plaintiff says his wife “construc- tively deserted him by comj him to leive their home December 15, 1825.* They were married in Marcn 1903. Through Attorney James Conlon, the husband says his wife threw a pitcher of milk which hit him, amd also & number of missiles which missed him ihzl»enl::‘;led t:‘nelr two sorm. de says, eep es, shotguns and Psstols at their -home to frighten him. 5 i Luncheon Today: CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Mwu May 9 ‘The body was taken to Atlanta today for funeral services and burial tomor- row. LOST BOY, 6, FOUND Goes Out to See City, Ends Tour Miles From His Home. Edward Hutchins, 6 years old, was re- turned to the arms of anxious parents by tenth precinct officers last night after roaming the streets for several hours while police and relatives com- bined in an extensive search for him. ‘The child, who lives at 145 E street southeast, did not return home from Dent School, where he is a pupil, yes- terday afternoon, and was not heard from again until Policeman R. C. Thornett picked him up at Fourteenth and Allison streets shortly after dusk. Edward, who told police he merely wanted to see the city, rested at the and mother arrived to take him in charge. (Special) —The Capitol Heights Com- munity Welfare Organization will give a luncheon and bake sale in the - men’s Hall here today. Proceeds will go to the general fund. [— Marriage Licenses. ter O. '3 ”:..Rl;:“_" s'g:l:flle.'a."! .::fl Mary E. Fletcher, 0: {:’;’fl:.‘:fi."‘s“"‘g:‘" i Moot 2, botn ot Hoboken, N. T Rer L iR Josh) ‘Wilson. 3 R!." Yu clm,B: B“ ;fl Sarah Lewis, 38; win G ohnso. 36, Broo ; snd Grace P Chandiee. ‘36 Gois elty: Rev. B e nGiioa: 6s. and Edna E. ; e e nares 1. er race S Price: 18, an 2 N . el M. glock. 30, Arlington. VI?; y!l"“‘l&n‘"*’ e H. Stansbury. 60. this city. and M . . 3 .i Rev, S::;l?;;li: !‘f.l't": 41, s::ne::m Va. AN R . 2 Coptress Hel M. and Louis .!“'v'lyl)ll« 18. o-n an, -lfiu‘ Tiricies © 30, and Marcuerito . A. Tk 18, Baitimore,