Evening Star Newspaper, August 31, 1931, Page 17

CFFORD INDORSES CALFORN POLEY OF IO ASSURACE Relief Group Speeds Drive to Keep Young Workers At- tending School. GREEN TO OPEN DRIVE VIA RADIO WEDNESDAY Maximum Possible Employment Continuous Through Year, Is ‘West Coast Plan. ‘Walter §. Gifford, national relief di- rector, returned to Washington today from New York and stamped the in- | dorsement of the President’s Organi- ration on Unemployment Relief on an | employment stabilization program now | in operation in California, which has, | as its chief feature, work assurance to | ‘wage earners. Ihe Young Explorers Return The Gifford organization's step fol- Jowed closely upon the approval of the California plan by the American Fed- | eration of Labor. The United States' Ghamber of Commerce has been study- | ing it, and President Hoover has in- | dicated he is in sympathy with it. | In fact, the proposals for gulrlnlee-i ing work to those now employed in order to encourage spending have been | edvanced in many quarters. The an- | nouncement of the indorsement of the | plan by President Hoover's organization | ‘was made by Fred. C. Croxton, assistant | director. | Under the plan, California business leaders are trying to provide the maxi- mum amount of continuous employment | throughout the year, consistent with production schedules and sound finan- cial practice, even though it be tempo- | rarily necessary to “stagger” or rotate employment, or place some jobs on a shorter working basis in order to dis- tribute work to as many employes as possible. Green to Speak on Radio. Mr. Croxton cited as evidence of its | soundness that the plan has received | the active support of 450 California firms after it had been framed by Cali- fornia Chambers of Commerce. The Gifford organization also speeded up its campaign this week to keep young | people in school this Winter instead of | ompeting with thelr elders for jobs. ‘;be’c‘:‘:se owf a report issued today by the Labor Department’s Children Bureau that more than 103,000 children, 14 and 15 years old, received first regular em- ployment certificates permitting them 1o leave school for work last year, and filled jobs that might have been filled by older persons. ‘Willlam Green, president of the American Federation cf Labor. is to open the organization’s campaign Wed- nesday afternoon with a radio eddress over the Columbia Broadcasting Sv. tem. Other radio addresses by promi- rent welfare and schocl leaders are to follow. The Children’s Bureau estimate was based on reports from 23 States, the District of Columbia and 40 cities of 50,00Q population or more in 11 otter States. California Tells of Plan. In making public a digest of the California stabilization program pre- pared by Chairman Selah Chamber- lain tee, Mr. Croxton said the plan had re- sulted directly in the rtention cf many thousand workers, with all the inci- dental advantages of an increased state of morale among employes and the re- sultant acceleration of buying power. A statement by Mr. Chamberlain fcl- lows, in part: “As trustees for the intesest of wage earners and the general commodity- buying public, business management is confronted with the responsibility of initiating and administering sound and ! economically feasible practices to pro- vide the maximum amount of continu- ous employment throughout the year. Furthermore, it is of extreme impor- tance that business accept and meet | this responsibility through its own or- ganizations, in order to prevent what may become far-reaching and un!uund] encroachments upon the proper and logical functions of private business | enterprise. “It is generally accepted that no one Industry can control the fundamental cycles of business, but that manage- ment can _exercise control over the ex- tent to which it is influenced by these periodic swings; and that in this re- spect the first responsibility of manage- ment in maintaining permanent em< ployment is to plan and operate the business for the long pull. This pro-, cedure contemplates the development | of adequate forecasts over long periods, | and the adherence to these forecasts as closely as possible; for if these fore- casts and the plans resulting from them are not adhered to when rapid ex- ansion seems to belle them, they are ikely to be valueless. This likewise involves a related important manage- ment responsibility of developing a personnel sufficiently flexible as to the type of work it may do and as to the amount of overload it may carry in ex- pansion_perfods to better absorb any minor fluctuations impossible to fore- cast.” List West Coast Measures. Mr. Chamberlain presented the fol- lowing digest of measures being em- ployed by the California organizations: 1. Give all wage earners now on the pay ol every reasonable assurance of the safety of their jobs, in order to relieve their fear of being added to the unemployed and to revive their normal purchasing activities. “2. Provide the maximum amount of employment consistent with produc- tion schedules and sound financial prac- tice, though it be temporarily neces- sary, wherever possible, to stagger or rotate employment or place some jobs on a shorter working period basis, in order to distribute work available over as many as possible employes. “3. Hold lay-offs to a minimum by eliminating overtime and distributing such excess work to additional employes where physically feasible. “4. Study possibilities within each organization of further distributing work among a larger number of em- ployes, consistent with efficient opera- tions. For example, staggered employ- ment, shorter working hours or work- ing periods, rearranging vacation sched- ules, extra vacations and such other time off on a voluntary basis, etc.) Sales Analysis Urged. of the California Chamber Commit- | POLICE HUNT PAIR ON “BIG GAME” HUNT. Left to right: Noel “Skipper HREE - YEAR - OLD “Skipper” Marbois and his brother Dick, 4, were just a couple of bored ad- venturers today as they regaled relatives and companions with tales of their five-hour trek through the jungles of Rock Creek Park and the Zoo. The boys had heard there was big game in the Zoo and set out alone yes- terday afternoon to find out. The police were called in by their distracted parents to hunt the tiny hunters. Neither the police nor the explorers | crossed paths, “Skipper” and Dick always being about two cages ahead of the officers. Leaving their apartment at 1820 Clydesdale place about 2 o'clock, the boys wandered through the Harvard street entrance to the Zoo. The urge of the woods was strong in them and { they pushed on through the dense | underbrush to the bank of Rock Creek. | Here their footprints were found by | their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Mar- Marbois and brother Dick. bois. who immediately conjured up pic- .ures of the boys’ drowning. Tired of the creck, the young ad- venturers heeded the call of the lion and followed his roar up to the lion house. Then followed a tour of the reptile house, bird house and the animal cages until, footsore, they de- cided to start home. Dick had the idea that maybe they had better “cal lon grandma.” So out through the Connecticut avenue en- trance they went, down the avenue and across Teft Bridge into Biltmore street. After a short visit with grandma, Dick piped up: “We've had an awful nice time, but I guess we'd better go home.” It was then about 8 o'clock. Grandma called the Marbois and father and mother, allayed, came after the runaways. home Home and sleepy, 3-year-old Skipper | | there was no danger. told daddy”: “Well, I had a good time, but I won't do_it any more. To make sure, daddy kept them in- doors today. CLERGYMEN INVITE REV. DR, JOHNSON [Howard U. President to Talk { at Church Convention in Denver September 22. Rev. Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, presi- dent of Howard University, has been invited to address the General Con-| Dr. Johnson's subject will be “Inter- | Racial Relations.” One of the most eminent colored ora- tors in the United States, Dr. John- son was born at Paris, Tenn., January 12, 1890, the son of the Rev. Wyatt and Carolyn Freeman Johnson. He was educated at the Academy of Roger { williams University, Nashville; the Howe | Institute, Memphis, and Morehouse Ccl- lege. Atianta. He has degrees from | Rochester Theological Seminary, Har- | vard, Howard and Gammon Theological Seminary. Active for Racial Accord. ‘From 1911 to 1913 he was a mem- | ber of the faculty of Morehouse Col- | lege, and from. 1917 to 1926 was pastor | of the First Baptist Church, Charles- ton, W. Va. During the World War he served as a student secretary of the Y. M. C. A. He was elected to his present office -in 1926. Rev. Dr. Johnson long has been ac- ‘tive in the national movement toward | greater friendship and co-operation be- | tween the white and Negro races, and has lectured throughout the country | on th's and kindred social themes. _Bill Held Significant. 1 His tenure at Howard has not been altogether peaceful, and in April last an effort to bring about his removal from *the presidency was undertaken by a miuority group of the teaching staff on the ground that Dr. Johnson was dictatorial in his methods. This effort failed when 99 of the 107 members of | the faculty tendered him a vote of | confidence. The present invitation is considered to have particular significance in view of the fact that the Episcopal Church hitherto has pursued a conservative policy with regard to racial problems. DR. BALLOU RETURNS School Head at Desk After Vaca- tion at Belgrade Lakes. Dr. Prank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, returned to his desk in the Franklin School Administration Build- ing today after a vacation at Belgrade , Me. Dr. Ballou's return was unexpected, as it had been understood he wculd remain at his camp for at least another week. The press of school business, which also served to keep him busy even wl:lle in Maine, necessitated the early return. nate these unprofitable lines, customers and areas. “6. Analyze sales and production schedules for possibilities of reorganiz- ing operating methods to reduce sea- sonal activities and lengthen out aver- 5. Analyze past sales for most profit- able lines, customers and territories and concentrate selling efforts on them. Re- view sales for past three to five years to determine (1) lines having best turn- over and contributing most to net prof- its; (2) customers most profitable to serve, and (3) territories that yield the most. gl‘ofll. Determine possibllities and probable cost of building up the less roductive lines, customers and mar- keta, If probable retuyns do not war- Fany, effort and expense required, elimi~ age employment periods, on as many operations as possible. Enlist dealer co-operation in ordering, to make pos- ablz more accurate planning of produc- jon. “7. Accumulate maintenance work' for normal slack periods. (Painting, repair- ing, general clean-up, overhauling equip- ment and machinery.) “8, Study possibilities of exchanging labor between differeht operations, de- partments and plants, and practice same where feasible,” Yot 100 ENTRIES MADE FOR CUP REGATTA Eastern Branch Boat Races for Local Waters. ‘ May Set Record in Size i | _ With more than 100 entries already in, and as many more in prospect, the President’s Cup regatta on the Eastern vention of the Protestant Episccpal | Branch, September 18 and 19, promises | Church at Denver on September 22| to0 waters, according to Commodore Ed- mund F. Jewell. In addition to the President’s gold cup for the feature race, the trophies wiil include a silver bowl for the winner of the Secretary of the Navy race and sterling cups, donated by business houses | and organizations here, for winners in | | seemed to move through the walls and ! roadster overturned several times, com- various other events. Among those donating cups, accord-) up toward the roof. ing to an announcement today, are the Griffiths - Consumers Co., Raphael Transport, judges of the District of Co- lumbia, National Electric Supply Co., Southern Watercraft Co., Inc., Emerson & Orme and the Diamond Cab Co. The list of early entries promises keen competition in all classes. So far there have been 70 outboard entries and 30 more for larger boats. BOMB WHICH PIERCES STEEL GIVEN U. S. Ordinance Department Gets Pro- jectile Invented by Me- chanic Here. John W. Currell, inventor of the aerial bomb now in use, today turned over to Maj. Gen. Samuel Hof, chief of the Army Ordnance Department, dras and specifications for a small incendi- ary bomb planned to pierce armament. Currell, & mechanic, lving at 521 Fourth street, developed the bomb irf his leisure time, and he has several other inventions now in use by the Govern- ment. All his inventions have been contributed without compensation. ‘The inventor defined the purpose of the new bomb as to “damage or destroy things essential to an enemy in war, by use of alrcraft in air raids, also to cause damage and destruction in cities, towns and villages and places occupied by an enemy.” The bomb weighs but two pounds and is 6, inches long. It is filled with an incendiary compound, which is ignited by a detonator set off by impact. A timing device, however, permits the bomb to pierce whatever it strikes be- fore exploding. Currell invented the explosive aerial bomb while serving in the Marine Corps in 1904. He later enlisted in the Navy and while serving on the old U. 8. 8. Pensacola in 1908 invented the tracer projectile. CAB INJURES WOMAN Mrs. Edna Hoffman Victim of Ac- cident at Twelfth and @. Mrs. Edna Hoffman, 42, of 2720 Thirty-fourth street, » was slightly in- jured today when knocked down by a cab at Twelfth and G streets. She was treated by a private physician and later taken home. The cab, driven by Edward N. Brad- ley, 222 E street northeast, was turning to the right preparatory to making 2 rotary left turn, when it struck the she walked on the crosswalk. their fears | among the patients. Nurses and in-| be ‘the largest ever held in local | | | corner, firemen responded to the alarms | THEVES SEENG WINEBLAEDFOR | BLAZE N GAURCH 0id St. James Damaged $25,000 as Pastor Risks Life to Save Valuables. REV. G. W. ATKINSON THRICE ENTERS EDIFICE Crowd of 7,000 Sees Fight for Sa-| cred Objects and Work of Firemen. Ninth precinct police and representa- tives of the fire marshal's office were | investigating today the three-alarm ' blaze which last night swept old St.' James’ Episcopal Church, 200 block of Eighth street northeast, causing damage estimated at approximately $25,000. | The theory the fire was caused by thieves in quest of sacramental wine jwas advanced by the pastor, Rev. | George W. Atkinson, who thrice braved the flames and smoke to remove the Blessed Sacrament and other sacred objects from the burning buflding as a | crowd of about 7,000 looked on. This theory also was adopted by | Capt. Michael Raedy, ninth precinct | commander, who ordered the investi- | | gation after Father Atkinson revealed : the edifice had been entered by wine | thiéves recently. .« | After the visit of the thieves, who |stole half a gallon of wine, Father Atkinson said, burned matches were ! found scattered about the floor. No | wine was in the building last night, however, he added. Fire Starts in Closet. | ‘The church was closed at 4 o'clock | ! yesterday afternoon, the paster pointed iout, adding the thieves probably | waited until after nightfall to break into the edifice. The blaze broke out in a closet in the choir room, where altar boys' cassocks and surplices | were kept. “Quite a number of candles also were in. the clcset,” Father Atkinson said.| “A match dropped there could have) caused the fire to start very quickly.” Because of the church's proximity to Casualty Hospital, which is at the next with more than ordinary speed. How- | ever, little excitement was reported | ternes move among them, assuring them ‘They apparently | were more curious than frightened, hospital attaches said. Summoned from his home at 2800 | Thirty-fifth street by Miss Rachel Havi- | land, who rents the rectory adjoining the edifice, Father Atkinson unhesitat- | ingly eptered the side door and made his | way to the altar, despite the fact the blaze was at its height. Visiting Priest on Scene. He was accompanied to the church | by Rev. Edward N. McKinley. chaplain | of the Sisters of St. N. Y. who is visiting_him. ment and carried it to safety as fire- men clambered about on the roof and flames licked at a crucifix near the top. ‘With Father McKinley at his side, the pastor entered the edifice twice more, carrying out vestments and works of art. Among the latter was a painting of the Madonna, said by Father Atkin- WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, AUGUST 31, block of Eighth street ncrtheast, U W. Atkinson (lower), thrice enf laf 1931. PPER photograph shows interior of St. James' Episcopal Church, 200 which was damaged by a blaze, believed to have been caused by wine thieves, last night. The pastor, Rev. George tered the burning edifice, carrying the Sacred Host, vestments and valuable works of art to safety. —Star Staff Photos. TWO MEET FIVE When Auto Overturns at Hall Station. DEATH, 548,300 70 BE SPENT ARE NJURED B PHONE CONPANY | &S | | District Girl, 18, Is Killed New Aerial Cable From Be- | thesda to Rockville Wil | | i | | y Curtis Hopkins declared tnis morning. to strengthen the line, stringing of 8'; Cost $44,660. | 1 | A young woman was killed in an au- | Expenditure of $48,300 for improve- tomobile wreck in front of a sherff’s| ment of telephone service in nearby | — home, & colored youfh was decapiiated | Maryland was authorized by the board by an electric train and five other per- of directors of the Chesapeake & Po- sons were injured in a series of traffic ' tomac Telephone Co. of Baltimore at its accidents in nearby Maryland yesterday. ;*zuhr monthly mese;lnm ficl-h of the A manslaughter warrant will be |COPaDY announced here today. el Bt iy o Soenl ot mens | St DO S ovement il tucel, 23 years old, of Oak Terrut,‘lerlnllcl’l;’]e fonnzc;.’lns'd lhe] h'Brldliy Brookland, D. C., yer of vhich central office in Bethesda with Rock- ‘f“r"mlflr‘x“ a o CHITI"“S”!; o Cf;t:r:“;‘ Ville. The project is to cost $44,660. O (ation yesterday, — gpecifications covering this work pro- killicg an’ 18-year-old girl, Serift W.|vide for placing 56 new poles necessar; miles of aerial cable and the placing of D. C. Girl Is Killed. loading coil cases and associated appa- The victim, Miss Margaret Lauer of ratus necessary to maintain transmis- the 2200 block of Lawrence street|sion on the cable circuits between these | OPENING * BIDS DUE SEPT. 18 (FP.0. 'Excavation Work to Be Let| on Pennsylvania Ave- Ann, Kingston, | Father | | Atkinson removed the Blessed Sacra-|was taken by Hugh Ostermeyer of Hall | northeast, was pronounced dead on ar- rival at Casualty Hospital, where she Station. |~ Miss Winifred L. King, 20, of the 3400 block of Twenty-second street north- | east, another passenger in the machine, was taken to Sibley Hospital with San- |tucei by Carl Krouse, 1400 block of | Newton street northeast, a passing mo- torist. She is suffering from a possible son to be very valuable. It was slightly | fracture of the skull, internal injuries damaged by water. |and shock. Chalices, patens, ciboriums and com-| After treatment, Santuccl was Te- | munion plates were locked in a safe in| moved to the Twelfth precinct police the sacristy. Convinced they were safe, | station where he agreed to return to | the priests did not remove them. Maryland with Sheriff Hopkins, but col- M Haviland and Dr. William E,‘Iupsed when about to start and was Bowman, a physician at the hospital, | taken to Gallinger Hospital. He is re- discovered the fire almost simultane-|ported to have a possible fracture of ously. They telephoned the Fire De-| the skull. | partment. The other two alarms were Lost Control on Curve. sounded within the next 25 minutes. According to Mr. Hopkins, the young | fifth century reredos—an orna- | mental screen behind the altar, painted | man was driving at & high rate of by an Italian artist—was unharmed, as | speed and lost control of his car on a was the hand-carved altar. The flames' curve on Central avenue. The sport | A crucifix hanging | ing to rast in front of Sheriff Hopkins' | central offices, Increase in Facilities. | ‘The telephone company announced that construction of the cable is neces- sary to furnish facilities for the esti- mated increase in circuits between | Washington and Rockville and other ‘Wesum Maryland points, and also to provide facilities for anticipated local growth along this route. On completion of the new cable 53‘ polis, about 1,900 cross-arms and ap- proximately 420 miles of open wire will be removed fi the highways. A second expenditure of $2,000 is to finance the installation of an addi- tional switchboard, equipped for 80 tele- | phone lines in the Capitol Heights cen- tral office. 650 Telephones Served. The Capitol Heights office now serves 650 telephones, 61 having been added to the system this year. It is sald that the existing equipment will become ex- | hausted during the Fall and it is planned to have the new switchboard | ready for service by that time. | nue Site. Bids for excavating the site for the| new Post Office Department Building! on Pennsylvania avenue between Tweluhi and Thirteenth streets will be opened ! | by the Treasury Department on Sep- | tember 18. Thus the Treasury is pushing for-| | ward with plans for this new building, | | while the problem of what is to be| | done wbout the Mount Vernon, Alex- | | andria & Washington Railroad crossing | | the site remains still unsettled. Wreckers have made good progress | in tearing down buildings on the site, | which runs south to about C street. A few buildings still remain on the site, including the terminal of the railroad, | which has not as yet been touched. The new Post Office Department Building is to be one of the most un- usual in shape of any structure in the | Government pr because of the PAGE B—1 HUCE HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL PLANNED BY TRADE BOARD Co-ordinating of Capital . Groups in One Big Fete Proposed. WOULD HOLD PARADE ON PENNSYLVANIA AVE. Citizens’ Associations Will Meet Thursday Night to Discuss Arrangements. Organization for the first time of Washington's annual Halloween cele- bration, which would call for the shifting of the center of activity from F street to Pennsylvania and Constitu- tion avenues, is being planned for the night of October 31, under the guidance of ‘the Greater National Capital Com- mittee of the Washington Board of Trade, it became known today. A meeting of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations has been called for Thursday night in the board room of the District Building by Dr. George C. Havenner, presidert of the feder- ation. The primary purpose of the session is to discuss preparations for a mammoth parade and carnival which will mark the Halloween celebration. _The co-operation of all Washington's citizens' associations and business organizations is being asked by the Greater National Capital Committee to insure the success of this initial at- tempt to the festivities. Parade in Three Sections. Preliminary plans, as announced by the Board of Trade Committee, are to organize the parade in three distinct sections, at the Peace Monument. First will come the decorated pleasure cars group. next the decorated commercial vehicles group (with each commercial organization limited to one entry) and, lastly, the costumed marchers. The route of the parade will be west on Pennsylvania -avenue, which, it is planned, will be roped off from the Peace Monument to Fifteenth street. At this intersection the floats and cars will turn north, while the marchers will journey left to Constitution avenue, where they will disband for the gala event of the evening—the carnival. Prizes to Be Given. Prizes are to be awarded for the most impressive and unsual floats and costumes in each group. A reviewing stand will be placed at a point some- where on the Avenue. where a commit- tee of judges will decide the awards. In addition to citizens and business bodies. foreign groups and veterans' or- g2nizztions will be invited to partici- pate in the parade. Efforts also will be made to secure bands from fraternal and cther groups. It is planned also to include dancing in the carnival cele- bration to take place on Constitution avenue, which also will be roped off for the occasion. The ready indorsement of the Police co-ordinate annual | Department and Community Center De- partment already has been given to the plan to organize the annual affair. Plans for the celebration have been under way for severzl weeks, accord- ing to Ward H. Marsh, director of the Greater Naticnal Capital Committee. CAR AND $50 CASH TAKEN IN HOLD-UPS One of Four Victims Recovers From Beating Suffered Satur- day Night. An automobile and about $50 in cash were taken by hold-up men in four robberies reported to police over the week_end. Harold McCormick, 102 E street, was recovering today from bruises about the from the ceiling crashed to the floor | when its fastenings snapped under the Semmes, Allen Mitchell Co., Eastern Alr | Intense heat. The church, constructed of gray stone, was buflt 50 years ago, and Father Atkinson has been its pastor five years. Pvt, J. E. Palsgiova, No. 1 Truck | Company, was sikhtly cut on the hand | | when struck by a falling piece of slate.. | He refused hospital treatment. Re | serves from two precincts, as well as| individual traffic policemen, were called to keep the crowd in check. 'HEBREW TUTOR DIES AFTER FALL AT HOME Morris Mouranes, 37, Suffers Frac- ¢ tured Skull When He Slips { on Cake of Soap. Morris Mouranes, 37-year-old private tutor in Hebrew, was fatally injured yesterday when he slipped on a cake of soap and fell down a flight of stairs at_his home, 3603 Warder street. Mouranes, who came here from Russia about 10 years ago, was on his way to the basement when he fell down the cellar steps, receiving a frac- tured skull. He died at Emergency Hospital several hours later. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt issued a certificate of accidental death. Mouranes is survived by his widow, Mrs, Eva Mouranes, and two children. STANDARDS TO BE SET - FOR CAR SAFETY ZONES Order Issued by Utilities Commis- slon Fixes 50-Foot Length for One-Car Space. All street car safety zones here will i be standardized under an order issued today by the’ Public Utilities Commis- sion. Those for one car, now of vari- ous lengths, will be made 50 feet long and 4% feet wide, while those for two cars will be 96 feet long. Earl V. Fisher, executive secretary, was instructed to learn whether the commission has legal authority to de- mand erection of a safety guard around a third rail pit in the Washington, Baltimore W& Annapolis Station on Eleventh street, near New York avenue, as a result of a recent accident in which an automobile struck the pit. _Gen. Mason M. Patrick, commission chairman, attended the meeting, having just returned from & vacation in Canada, i L house. The sheriff siid an _inquest | would be held, but the date has not been determined. Miss Lauer is survived by her par- ents and two sisters, Mrs. Esther Jen- kins and Doris Lauer. South Is Decapitated. Lewis Thomas, colored, 19 years old, of High Bridge, Md., was decapitated by a train of the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis railroad near the High | Bridge station, late Saturday night. County Policeman Arthur Brown and Constable Willlam Kreitzer who investi- gated the accident, were unable to find an eye-witness to learn how it occurred. The officers had some difficulty with a large crowd of colored people who gathered at the scene. - An inquest is scheduléd to be held at High Bridge this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Justice of Peace H. M. Scott. According to the magistrate, the train was driven by Engineer Phillip Osler. Nancy Lee Geary, 6 years old, of Capitol Heights, was struck after alight- ing from her father's machine in front of their home, on Crystal Spring ave- nue, She was, taken to Casualty Hos- pital, where her condition is described as undetermined. Police said they did not learn the name of the driver of the car which struck the child. Mrs. Thomas Dougherty of Philadel- phia, Pa., and several companions were slightly injured when their car over- turned on the Maryland pike near Branchville. The injured were taken to Providence Hospital. Susle Thomas, colored, 20 years old, was critically injured when a motor cycle on which she was riding over- turned near Waldorf, Md. The girl's legs were nearly severed in the acci- dent. She is in Casualty Hospital. Driver Is Held. Raymond Stewart, colored, 20, of the 400 block of Eleventh street southwest, said by police to be the driver of the motor cycle, is being held at the Marl- boro jail pending the outcome of the I's injuries. He was arrested by State liceman J. E. Taylor. ——r MISS ANNA BAILEY DIES Veteran U. §. Employe Succumbs to Long Illness at 71. Miss Anna J. Balley, 71, for more than 25 years an employe in the Census Bureau and other Government depart- ments, died yesterday at Sibley Hospi- tal after a long illness. She had I at the Stratford Hotel pricr to her ill- ness. Miss - Bailey's body will be taken to Everett, Mass., for burial. A niece and nephew live in - Chelsea, Mass, Miss Balley's birthplace, and another neph- 2w, M?j. HAIJ.“B;;ry. Qu-rurmn :ng- Corps, formerly ashington, lives \ ved | years, including the period of the Pole replacements in the Kensington area involving $1,640 are included in the expenditure authorized by board of directors. Seventy-eight poles will be erected and 84 removed. All three projects are included in an appropriation of $117,110 for additions and betterments of the telephone sys- tem in Maryland. The total amount authorized for similar work in the State 5o far this year has reached $3,652,471, according to a statement issued by the telephone company. GIRL QUIZZED AFTER BEING FOUND DAZED or Thrown From Auto- mobile. While police are still investigating the incident, Miss Alice Virginia Graham, 23, who was found in a dazed condition at Third and Oglethorpe streets Saturday, was unable today to shed any further light on how she got there or what happened to her. Miss Graham, who is at Gallinger Hospital, had told police she was thrown from an automobile and hit with a brick. She was questioned at No. 13 police station Saturday afternoon after being given first-aid. treatment at |Walter Reed Hospital. She last remembered, she said, hav- ing “taken some drinks with some people” in a house near Ninth and L streets. She declared she does not remember the number of the house. Miss Graham said she remembers vaguely “getting into an argument with somebody,” but does not remember what it ~vas about or who the person was she was arguing with. WSH. LOWE INTERRED Retired U. 8. Clerk, Virginian by Birth, Buried at Leesburg. William Henry Lowe, retired Govern- ment_clerk, Was buried in Leesburg, Va., Saturday, after funeral services at his residence, 3313 P street. He died Thursday at his home. A native of Virginia, Mr. Lowe served in the Quartermaster Department many ‘World ‘War. He is survived by his widow, Julla Lows, and a daughter, Helen Barry, as well as five ch n_from marriage, Mrs. Nora Keuffner, Wash- ington; Mrs. Ida McPherson, Falls Chureh, Va.; Mrs. Percy Rogers, Wash- ington, and John Howard Lowe, both of W't the | ogram, fact that it lies between the Grand| neck i Plasaton this westana the Gront GIFCIE | oh b e ey on the west. 1t will be concave on | New Jersey avenue and F street Sat- both the east and the west and Willl yrday night when he refused to hand | Tells Police She Was Either Hit| a former | th have a front along Pennsylvania avenue. | Plans are also being pushed forward for several other large buildings in the Federal building triangle. MAN HELD AS POLICE PROBE INTO ACCIDENT | Woman, Injured, Takes to Hos- pital—Passenger Is Hurt as Car and Trolley Collide. Reginald L. Busey, 24, colored, 800 block of Twenty-fourth street, was booked at No. 3 police station last night for investigation in connection with an automobile accident, belleved to have occurred at Twenty-fifth and I streets, m which Eva Walker, 22, colored, 900 block of Snows court, received injuries to the head. The woman was treated at Emergency Hospital and transferred to_Gallinger. Robert _Clemons, 33, colored, 200 block of Fifteenth street northeast, was treated at Casualty Hospital for bruises and shock, after being injured when an automobile in which he was riding col- lided with a street car at Seventh and East Capitol streets. # ADMIRAL’S WIDOW DIES | Mrs. Evelyn McGowan Passes on in | France—Burial Set Here. Mrs. Evelyn McGowan, widow of Re: Admiral John McGowan, died yesterday at Vichy, Prance, according to an Asso- ciated Press dispatch received here to- day. Mrs. McGowan, who lived at 1868 Columbia road, had been abroad all over his money. His assailants man- aged to subdue him, McCormick ex- plained, and made off with $20.75. Reports Robber's Name. Held up by a colored man at Pirst and M streets southwest about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, Richard C. Bur- nette, 433 Sixth street southeast, was robbed of his automobile and $16 in cash, he told fourth precinct police. Burnette gave police the name of the man who, he said, drove off in the au- tomobile after ordering him to alight. The man is being sought for questioning. James H. Crompton, 313 Tenth streec southeast,. told police he was robbed of $6 by five or six colored youths who stopped him early yesterday on South Capitol, near I street. One of the youths, Crompton said, held a gun on him while his confed- erates searched his clothes. Robbed by Youths. John Smith, colored, of 1021 Four-and- one-half street, was robbed of $5 yes- terday afternoon near Constitution ave- nue and Seventh street by three colored youths. One of them held a knife at his throat, Smith said. He told police the trio drove off in an automo- bile which they had parked nearby. 'n;; car had New Jersey tags, Smith sal TO S. AUSTIN McCARTHY Division Head, Finance Branch, Chief of Army Engineers’ Office, Had Served 49 Years. S. Austin McCarthy, division chief in the finance branch, office of the Summer with her daughter Anna, who is accompanying the body back home. lDlAfidm"ll McGowan died August 13, Mrs. McGowan will be buried in Ar- lington National Cemetery next to the grave of her hushand. —_— FALL FATAL TO WOMAN Coroner and Police Investigate Ac- cident. at Home. Emergency Hospital e hiete e e ergency as of in- juries received when she fell downstairs at her home, 416 Sixth street, Thurs- day night. The woman, who was ought to_be slightly hurt, was taken to the hospital two days ‘“Ae; fiemu.m is being ducted af conduc by J. Ramsay Nevitt, District coroner, and the homjcide squad. { chief of Army Enj rs, died Saturday at_his home, 3816 Jenifer street, after a brief illness. Mr. McCarthy was the oldest civilian employe in it of service in the office of the chief of Engineers. His initial g:de there was copyist. For 17 years had been division chief. service covered a period of 49 years. Puneral services will be held at his home_tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Robert M. res, r of St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, will officiate. Mrs. Elizabeth Bailey McCarthy, widow of Mr. McCarthy, survives him. —e Church Council to Meet. STAUNTON, Va. August 31 (Spe- cm).—'naéo lnnul‘lx eon;'lem;annn;ll ";he Augusta uniy uncil of el us Education will be held in the Church- ville Methodist Church Thursday, Sep- tember 3. £ 9