Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1931, Page 17

SEEK SIX GUNMEN WHO ROBBED HOME AND BEAT VICTIMS Masked Robbers Attack Eld- erly Man and Cripple to Get $124. POLICE GET DESCRIPTION OF ARMED INTRUDERS One Thought Identified—Warned to Hide Affair or Be “Put on Spot.” Every policeman in Washington was on the lookout today for six gunmen who Saturday night attacked three men, including a 24-year-old cripple and his 88-year-old stepfather, and es caped with -$124 after ransacking house at 1009 Riley court southwest. Charles P. Shore told fourth precinct police he was asleep in his room on the second floor of the dwelling shortly after 10 o'clock, when the robbers drove up in an automobile. John H. Rollins, 88, opened the front door in response to a knock. As he did so, he said, a man with a revolver in his hand and a handkerchief over his face brushed him aside and strode into the house. The intruder was followed by five other men, all of them armed. Only one of the others was masked, however. Victims Assaulted. In the back room on the first floor were Rollins’ wife, Mrs. Katie Rollins, and her son, Joseph Reichert, who has only one leg. Although neither Rollins nor his stepson offered any resistance, they said, the gunmen assaulted them. One of the robbers, it was said, struck Reichert and knocked him over a table, while another slapped Rollins several times. They did not molest Mrs. Rol- lins, however. Forcing Mr. and Mrs. Rollins and Reichert to_accompany them, the in- truders went to the second floor and awakened Shore, one of them hitting him several times. They broke open a trunk in his room, where they found the money, he said. They also took a 45-caliber automatic, which he kept in his room. he added. After searching the dwelling from top to bottom, the gunmen drove away. Their last words, Shore said, were a | warning to him not to report the rob- bery unless he wanted to be “put on the cpot.” Shore not only gave officers descriptions of the gunmen, but named a man he thinks may have been one of the two who were masked. Thought Rum Hunters. The descriptions were flashed to all precincts, and a search was begun im- mediately for the man named by Shore. This search was joined in by Shore, who accompanied policemen on cruises through the southwest section yesterday afternoon and last night. Shore believes the robbers were look- ing A‘m;‘ ]quuor and came to his home by mistake. ““They seemed ted when they didn't find anything but money and the gun,” he said. “Besides, a boot- jegger about half a block from here closed up the other day, and they may have been looking for him SIX ARE INDICTED ON DRY LAW CHARGES Grand Jury Ignores Accusations Against Eight—Two Face Joy-Riding Trial. Fifteen indictments involving 21 per- gons were returned today by the grand Jury which refused to indict in eight ot cases. In addition to charges of mistreat- ing a child preferred against Elsie M. Riley and her husband, Harry N. Riley, the grand jury reported the following indictments: | Ralph L. Davis Romolo and Mary F. | Gentilucei, Carl Gordon, Charles Mag- gio and Gennardo Martini violating national prohibition law; Andrew J ; Standfield smoke screen; William Alex- # ander and Hattle M. Johnson, assault | with dangerous weapon; James A. Grimm, James Stetson, Robert B. Tal- butt and Thomas L. Stubbs assault y with intent to Tob; James A. Washing- } ton and Clarence T. Frederick, house- breaking; Henry Small and Eugene Fish, grand larceny and Rudolph i Brown and Albert Lee Pickney, joy- | riding. ! ""'The grand jury ignored the follow- ng cases: George Jones, violating national pro- hibition act; Bernard Donohue, grand larceny; Allen E. Jackson, larceny after trust; Henry O. Hart perjury; Ells- worth Jeffries, robbery; Edgar Maness and Robert A. Hill, assault to commit robbery and Willam N. Hamlin, joy- niding. ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN TUBERCULOSIS FIGHT George A. Hastings and Dr. Jo- seph A. Murphy Among Speak- ers November 24. The annual meeting of the Assocla- tion for the Prevention of Tuberculosis will be held November 24 in the United States Chamber of Commerce Building, 1. was announced today by Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, president of the organization. A symposium of speakers on topics ye'ated to Washington's program for tubercular children will be heard. Among those who will speak are Dr. Thomas A. Kidner and “Dr. Kendall Emerson of New York and George A. Hastings and Dr. Joseph A. Murphy of this city The public is invited. 43 PARK AND BRIDGE SURVEYORS LOSE JOBS Planning and Arlington Memorial Commission Workers Follow Buildings Employes. Forty-three surveyors, who have been \ working for the Federal Government in the vicinity of Washington, today found themselves without jobs. Most of them were employed by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, but about a half dozen were engaged on| Vit work for the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission, headed by President Hoover, One hundred and fifty per diem em- ployes of the office of Public Buildings and Public Parks were placed on fur- Jough recently, owing to the fact that A Che WASHINGTON, D. C, | Diver Works on New L.C. C. Site DEEP SEA TACTICS USED IN WELL DRILLING. DEEP sea diver has been employe The diver is Egon Arendberg of d to assist in drilling a well on the site “of the new Interstate Commission Building, between Twelfth and Thir- teenth street, on Constitution avenue. used in the air conditioning system to be installed in the new building. Cool water from the well will be Philadelphia. —Star Staff Photo. LEGION AUXILIARY 10 INDUCT OFFICERS Mrs. Joseph H. Mims, New President, Also National Ex- ecutive Committeewoman. The District Department of the Amer- ican Legion Auxiliary will install its newly elected officers at & meeting in the Willard Hotel tonight at 9 o'clock. The officers were elected at a special meeting Saturday night. Mrs, Joseph H. Mims, former presi- dent of the president's federation of the auxiliary and past president of Victory Unit, No. 4, is the new president. She defeated Mrs. Mary D. Lightfoot, past secretary of the presidents’ federation | and past president of the Henry C.| Spengler Unit, No. 12, | The other department officers to be installed are: Mrs, Edith O'Connor, first vice presi- dent; Mrs. Egbert E. Corwin, second vice 'president; Mrs. Ada V. Murray, third vice president; Mrs. Mary K. Kil- leen, chaplain; Mrs. Anderson,s his- torian; Mrs, Rita Callahan, property custodian: Mrs. Bacon, sergeant-at- arms; Mrs. Abel Howe and Mrs. Ada Reilly, color bearers. Mrs. Mims also is to be installed as national executive committeewoman, and Mrs, Edith O'Conngr as alternate in the latter office. FOUNDRY METHODIST WINDOW DEDICATED! Congregation Sings Hymns Steps of Church as New Gift Lights Are Turned On. on | A congregation that defied the roar of | Sunday night traffic along Sixteenth | street to sing hymns from the ste) of Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church, | Sixteenth and R streets, last night | dedicated an illuminated window in the | upper part of the church, portraying Jesus Christ with arms outstretched. | The window, clearly visible from | Sixteenth street, was dedicated as an inspiration to the people of the Capital. Known as the “Come Unto Me” win- dow, it has been a part of the church for many_years, but its illumination has just been made possible through | the gifts of two members, Mrs. Martha W. Adams and Mrs. Eliza A, Greist. Through their donations an electric control will turn on the lights in the window at nightfall each day and dark- en them again at,daybreak. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris, spoke preceding the dedication on “The Christ of the Street.” Yesterday marked the seventh anni- versary of Dr. Harris’ pastorate at the Foundry Church. The subject of his | morning sermon was “Seven.” He was presented a silver candlestick, bearing seven candles, by the congregation as an anniversary present. “AGE OF AMUSEMENT” SCORED BY CLERGYMAN| More Statesmen Needed, Says Cali- fornian at Bible Conference Opening. Describing amusement as “a device intended to keep a man from think- ing,” Dr. Willlam Evans, California clergyman, deplored this “age of amuse- ment” in opening a_week-long Bible conference at the Wallace Memorial Church yesterday. “This is not a musing, but an amus- ing age” Dr. Evans declared before a large " audience. “The word ‘muse’ means to ponder, to think, to medi- tate. Generally speaking, this is not lchm’nc(fl'\stm of this age in which we ive “This is an age of movies and short stories, not one of Shakespearean plays and books. Librarians express regret that so few books are being read. Everybody seems to want to read a magazine. “To amuse means to divert the mind from thinking. This is an amusement age. We are intoxicated with amuse- ment. What we need is more great thinkers—statesmen rather than poli- ticians.” Dr. Evans will speak at each session of the conference. There will be a meeting_ tonight at 8 o'clock to discuss “What Happens After Death.” ning tomorrow sessions will be held every afternoon at 2:30 and every mlger: at 8 o'clock. The public is in- —_—— Navy Worker Overcome. George W. Roberts, 57, of 304 Ralelgh place southeast, was accidentally over- come by illuminaf in his home last night. Robefiraf ‘A"mlred Ni funds were made available by Congress immediately, last Fall, causing an ad- vance use of this fiscal year's appro- priation. Yard mplye.fld Tevived the fl Tescue al ualty Hospital. EE eon serious. COURT REVERSES TAX APPEAL BOARD District Supreme Court and Radio Commission Upheld in Rulings. ‘The District Court of Appeals handed | down three opinions today, one of them | reversing an action by the Board of | Tax Appeals. The other affirmed a de~ | cision of the District Supreme Court | and upheld a ruling of the Federal Ra- dio Commission. Justice William Hitz rendered the de- cision in the appeal of Arthur F. Hall of Fort Wayne, Ind., from a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals entered Sep- tember 30, 1929, finding deficiencies in income taxes for the years 1921 to 1924. Hall was in the employ of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. and had assigned to his wife an undivided inter- est in a contract with the company to the extent of $33,333.33 per annum, to be paid her for the years 1921, 1922 and 1923. In reversing the decision of the Tax Appeals Board, Justice Hitz points out the assignment was not one of future earnings, but the transfer of a prop- erty right, and though this property right gave rise to the future income, the distinction between the right and the income, or earnings, is not destroyed. When the contract was assigned to the wife, says the court, a property right passed to her, as capable of assignment as any other property, like rents to ac- crue from a lease for a term of years or royalties from a patent. Justice Hitz also delivered the opinion of the court afirming & judgment for £3,620.37 awarded by the District Su- preme Court to Ida M. White against her sister, Carrie Madison. Chief Justice George E. Martin up- held the action of Federal Radio Commission, which has refused a re- newal license to Rev. John W. Sproul, owner and operator of radio station WMBJ, at Pittsburgh. Sproul was granted a license in October, 1928, and in June, 1930, applied for the renewal, which the commission denied, on the ground it was not shown public conveni- ence or necessity would be served by the proposed renewal. MURDER WARRANT MAY BE CANCELED Move Apparent as Time for Proc- hanzka Hearing Nears at Marlboro. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., November 16.—The warrant charging Frank Pro- chanzka, former Greater Capitol Heights garage owner, with the murder of Emmanuel Thorne, will “prbably be withdrawn” this merning, deputy sher- iff Thomas H. Garrison said as the hour for the man’s arraignment drew near. Prochanzka was scheduled to be given a hearing on the warrant today before Justice of Peace Thomas D. Griffith. He has been at liberty on his per- sonal bond for several weeks, having been released from the Marlboro jail after being held four days, while the sheriff’s office pushed a renewed in- vestigation into the baffling murder case. Thorne, a U. S. Marine, disappeared on January 16, and his bullet ridden body was found in a shaliow grave.in Greater Capitol Heights n April. Deputy Garrison announced his in- vestigation showed the Marine was mur- dered in Prochanzka's garage, but Pro- chanzka has steadfastly maintained his innocence of any knowledge of the crime. He is represented by Attorney Arthur C. Keefer. Although his case against Prochanzka has apparently colla Deputy Gar- rison says he is still on the trail of the murderer and recently interviewed several persons who knew Thorne. deputy also clings to his theory that Thorne was murdered by the same per- son who shot Beulah Limerick. STRAY BULL .IN YARD KEEPS RESIDENTS IN Bcitbeldu Police Bucceed in Getting Animal Out of Yard in Alta Vista. By a Staft Correspondent of The Bt: yesterday two officers attached to the Bethesda substation of Montgomery Colln'.{ lice succeeded in chasing & stray bull from the front yard of Mrs. Ford Young, on Charles “street here, so that Mrs. Young could leave her e. Police were notified that the bull had strayed into the yard of the Young home and that the occupants were afraid the house. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION bening & far MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1931. L INJUNGTION ASKED 10 BLOCK RULING ON TAXI METERS Court Petitioner Claims Com- missioners’ Order Un- ~ authorized. HARDSHIP ON 5,000 CAB OWNERS CITED Other Concerns Expected to Fight Regulation Requiring Installa- tion by January 10. George T. McWhorter, 4105 Wiscon- sin avenue, taxicab owner and operator, applied to the District Supreme Court today for an injunction to prevent the putting #hto practice of the order of the Public Utilities Commission, issued November 6, ordering all taxicabs equip- ped with meters not later than Janu- ary 10, 1932. Through Attorney Alfred D. Smith McWhorter contended the commission is without authority to order cabs to be equipped with meters. That authority, he says, lies wholly with the District Comimissioners, who receive their power from an act of Congress. ‘The court was told the order affects some 5,000 cabs in this city, and it was claimed that a great hardship would be placed on many of the cab owners by being_required to purchase and main- tain the meters. Other Requirements Listed. The order which the injunction peti- tion attacks seeks to compel every taxi operator to have his cab equipped with a meter by January 10. There are numerous other requirements in the order, but the meter requirement was expected to be the one which would be most difficult to enforce. |, It is understood other taxi concerns plan to seek an injunction for several reasons. Last year the commission sought to have the District Commissioners issue & police regulation compelling all taxi- cabs to be equipped with meters, but the Commissioners declined. ‘The meters cost between $35 and $160 aplece and there are more than 4,000 operating cabs in the city today, so that the suit ultimately will settle property issues involving & large amoun® of money. 58,000 TO GET TESTS FOR FEDERAL JOBS Stenographers and Typists to Be Examined in 600 Cities and Towns. Examinations for 58,000 applicants who want positions as stenographers and typists will be held under the supervision of the Civil Service Com- mission at approximately 600 cities and towns, beginning January 9, officials announced today. It will be impossible to examine the large number of applicants in one day in some cities. to take the tests will be forwarded cards of admission before January 9. Only @hose who filed applications by October 8 will be eligible. The 58,000 applications shattered all- time records. The persons passing the examinations will be listed on registers for filling vacancies in the depart- mental service here and in field branches throughout the country. The civil service registers for many States are exhausted. For the depart- mental service at Washington it is the licy of the commission to refuse to certify eligibles who live in States which have received more than their share of appointments when eligibles, who live in States which have received less than their share are available. For field branches eligibles may be certified for any vacancies occurring in their Tespective States. MAN FOUND DEAD IN POOL OF BLOOD Redland Farmer, However, lieved Victim of Dilation of Heart. Be- Special Dispatch to The Star. REDLAND, Md., November 16.—The death of Charles H. Higgins, 67, who lived alone on a small farm near here and who was found lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen of his home by his son yesterday, was ascribed this morn- ing to natural causes by Dr. Stanley W. Barber of Gaithersburg, who was called on the case. Mr. Higgins was a brother of Judge Joseph C. Higgins of the Montgomery County Orphans’ Court and one of his daughters is the wife of Capt. Joseph C. Cissell of counsel to the Montgomery County commissioners. Dr. Barber stated that, in his opinion, death had probably been due to dilation of the heart, which caused a hemor- 1l . Judge Higgins also stated that he felt sure the death of his brother had been due to natural causes. Whether or not an autopsy will be held will be decided today following a conference between Dr. Barber, Patrolman Paul W. Watkins, who was called on the case, and State’s Attorney Stedman Prescott. The body was found by Eugene Hig- gins, son of the dead man, who went to his father's home yesterday when Mr. Higgins falled to make his customary Sunday call. He found his father lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, with a trail of blood leading to the bed room. His knees were scratched, and there was a slight contusion on his head. These marks are believed by Dr. Barber to have been caused when he attempted to summon aid after being stricken. Mr. Higgins is believed by Dr. Barber to have been dead since Friday night. He was last seen alive on that day by neighbors, and when his body was found it was clad only in a night shirt. ‘The body was taken to the undertaking establishment of Roy Barber in Lay- tonsville. Surviving are two sons, Eugene and Charles, both of Derwood; three daugh- ters, Mrs. Joseph C. Cissell, Miss Kitty Higgins, who is employed by the Mont- gomery County treasurer’s office, and Mrs. John Crawford of Washington, and three brothers, Judge Joseph C. mlm and Joshua and John Higgins, of the Laytonsville trict. He was & s0n of the late James B. Higgins. Funeral arrdngements have not been eompleted. ‘Those found eligible | Society and General Beautiful New Bridge for Rock Creek _Vallg:y DESIGN FOR STRUCTURE ON P STREET APPROVED. PAGE B—1 G. U. DEAN BRANDS CHILDREN'S BUREAV DATA‘PROPAGANDA Dr. Morgan Says Reports De- signed to Destroy Faith in Physicians. WAR ON GOVERNMENT WELFARE IS URGED Liberties and Home Rights Threat- ened by Maternity and Infancy Act, Speaker Declares. Interference of Government bureaus in the American home and extra- constitutional Federal efforts to “stand= above design for the P Street Bridge recently won the approval of the Fine Arts Commission. The view of the | 87dize children” were vigorously at- bridge is from the north. Winding under the bridge is the proposed Rock Creek-Potomac Park drive on the banks of Rock Creek. The engineering features of the bridge are the design of C. R. White, District engineer of bridges, and the architectural effects are designed by Municipal Architect Albert L. Harris. The bridge will be constructed as part of the parkway improve ment in the near future. —Star Staff Photo. POLICE BRUTALITY CHARGE IS PROBED Officer Sayer Alleged to Have | Struck Traffic Prisoner With Blackjack. Charges that a fourth precinct po- liceman slugged Jack W. Sheffield with a blackjack and spoke abusively to his invalld wife were being investigated to- day by police officials. In a sworn statement to Capt. Jere- miah Sullivan, fourth precinct com- mander, Sheffield declared Policeman James P. Sayer struck him over the | head without provocation after arrest- ing him for a minor traffic violation. ‘The alleged attack occurred Thursday, when Sheffield parked his car in a restricted zone in front of his home at 319 Linworth place southwest. Conducts Repair Shop. Sheffield, who conducts an automo- bile repair shop in the rear of 127 F street, said he went home to see if there was anything he could do for his i1l wife, Mrs. Bessie Sheffield. “She’s been confined to bed for about five months,” he said, nd she's alone a great deal of the time. Hence, I've made it a practice to drop by the house for a moment or two whenever I'm trying out a machine I've repaired. “I'd just pulled up in front of the house, when Sayer, who was. standing nearby, yelled: ‘Hey, you're not sup- posed to park there! Driver's Permit Shown. “He came up to me and demanded to see my driver's permit. I showed it to him, and he said it was no good—that it had expired, in spite of the fact that it was only about two years old. “He ordered me from the car, grabbed me and told me to come along with him. I told lim he didn't have to hold me that way—that I'd go along with him willingly enough. It was| then that he pulled out his blackjack and slugged me.” Sheffield said the blow put a gash in | his head. He was taken to the fourth precinct where Sayer charged him with | assault and parking in a restricted zone, | He was released on $15 collateral, which | he forfeited by failing to appear in Police Court the following day. Sclf-defense Plea. He complained to Capt. Sullivan, however, and the precinct commander, together with Inspector O. T. Davis, in- vestigated his charges. Sayer, accord- ing to Capt. Sullivan, declared in a sworn statement that he struck Shef- | field in self-defense. Despite her weakness, Mrs. Sheffield said, she left her bed when she heard the argument between her husband and the policeman, and the latter told her to “mind your own damn business.” Sayer, according to Capt. Sullivan, will be taken before the Police Trial | Board. Meanwhile, although he is still on duty, he has been transferred to another beat. COMDR. J. F. COX DIES HERE OF HEART ATTACK Officer Who Won Decoration for ‘War Service in Capital to Attend War College Course. Comdr. John Franklin Cox, U. 8. N, | who has béen attending the Army War College here, died today at the Naval Hospital of heart trouble. Funeral ar- rangements are being made by the Navy Department. His next of kin is his mother, Mrs. Eudora Cox, Spencer, Ind. | Comdr. Cox had been attending the | ‘War College since August 15, and his | local address was the Chevy Chase Club. He held a post-graduate diploma in ordnance and was a graduate of the Naval War_ College, Newport, R. I For his World War service, Comdr. Cox won the Navy Cross as command- ing officer of the U. S. S. Monaghan, which escorted troop convoys and sup- lies. . % Cox was born in Spencer, Ind, in 1883, and was graduated from the Naval Academy in 1907. ASKS JURY ON CHARGE OF DISORDERLY HOUSE Man Arrested by Prince Georges Police Is Released on $500 Bond by Court. By a Btaft Correspondent of The Star, UPPER MARLBORO, Md., November 16.—Joshua Wood, who was arrested by Prince Georges County police last Sun- day night on charges of maintaining a disorderly house, asked a jury trial when arraigned before Judge J. Chew Sheriff in Police Court Priday. He was released on bond of $500. ‘Wood and two women were arrested by Sergt. A. W. Hepburn following the report of an altercation. Several days prevous, Lillian Hall, a ‘Wasipington schoolgirl who had been missing several days, was found in a house owned but not occupied by Woed, according to Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins. Both houses are near Wi , Md., although lice at first reported the man had been arrested at Woods Cor- ner. last | JACK W. SHEFFIELD. —Star Staff Photo. MOTION AGAINST PEPCO OVERRULED Utilities Commission Must Answer Chalienge Involv- ing Consent Decree. The Public Utilities Commission must file an answer to the appeal of the Potomac Electric Power Co. challenging the validity of order No. 919 of the commission fixing electrical rates in this regard of the consent decree of the District Supreme Court. Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat today overruled the motion of the commis- sion to dismiss the appeal, declaring the consent decree is not the only point made by the company against the order. Referring to the consent de- cree, the chief justice said: “I do not wish to be understood, how- ever, as upholding the contention that the order challenged is invalid because t is in disregard of the so-called con- ent decree of December 31, 1924. Neither that decrce nor the agreement upon which it was based had, or could have had, under the statute, the effect of settling permanently the question of the proper rates to be charged by the plaintiff. “That question presents a continuing problem to be solved from time to time as it arises. So is the power of the commission to solve it a continuing power, to be exercised from time to time according to the need. Corre- spondingly, the duty of the commission is a continuing duty. Neither a court decree nor an agreement can deprive the commission of that power or absolve it from that duty. All this seems plain from a reading of the statute.” FIRE LOSS IS $65,000 IN METHODIST CHURCH Luray Building Is Razed by Flames Believed Starting in Furnace Room. By the Assoclated Press. LURAY, Va, November 16.—Fire early yesterday morning destroyed the Luray Methodist Church and resulted in an estimated loss of $65,000, includ- ing a $10,000 pipe organ. The fire, be- lieved to have started in the furnace room, had spread throughout the build- ing, when it was discovered. The loss is partially covered by a $27,000 insurance policy. - ASSOCIATED CHARITIES PLANS AFTERNOON TEA Affair in New Headquarters on Rhode Island Avenue to Be Preceded by Business. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., November 16. —A tea will be held by the Associated Charities of Hyattsville and vicinity Thursday afternoon from 2 to 4 o'clock in its new headquarters in the building on Rhode Island avenue turned over to it by George B. Furman. The func- tion will mark the opening of the new headquarters. Prior to the tea there will be a short business meeting, and in view of this the regular meeting scheduled tomor- row will be omitted. Mrs. Retta D. Morris, head of the charities group, has announced that Mrs. William E. Howard, Mrs. Theo- dore J. Vandoren, Mrs, Harry R. Hall Mrs. Henry H. Peck, Mrs. Maury H. Brown, Mrs. Stanleigh Jenkins and Mrs. Dwight B. Galt will form the commit: tee in e, with Mrs. Smith W. Brookhart, wife of the Towa Senator, as chairman, MEN AND MISSIONS Plans for Expanding Work Adopted at Session in Calvary Church, Plans for expanding missionary activ- | ities in the District of Columbia were adopted at the twenty-fifth anniyersary | observance of the organization of the | Laymen’s Missionary Movement, in Cal- | vary Baptist Church, yesterday. The occasion was designated officially as “Men and Missions Sunday.” The plans call for elaborate church and community programs for creating | additional interest among laymen in | missionary work and other religious activities, The first of a series of resolutions adopted in connection with the plans | called for the appointment of a men’s ‘Mlssionary Committee, “property integ- rated with existing official or volun- tary organizations, to bring the men of tke church to study, to pray, serve and support more adequately the work of its missionary boards.” - Other Plans Made. Other resolutions adopted called for | arrangement for special sessions of the men to study a book on missions, rec- ommended by missionary boards; the organization of a men’s missionary club, the daily use of missionary prayer cal- endars by the men of the church, the naming of a co-operative committee of the laymen’s missionary movement, luncheons of men’s groups and the ar- ranging for the observance of “Men and Missions Sunday” in 1932. Theodore Martin, R. H. McNeill. Dr. A. C. Christie and Thomes P. Hick- man were named members of a co- operating committee to help carry out | the plans. | _Rev. Dr. William S. Abernethy, joint | chairman of the Washington commit- | tee, in connection with th e move- ment, introduced Charles P. Taft, 2d, of Cincinnati, son of the late Chief Jus- tice Taft, who delivered the principal address. Praises Mission Group. Mr. Taft praised the aid of mission- ary groups in helping to bring about a world brotherhocd and traced the his- i :zcl:% of the Laymen’s Missionary Move- __Walter H. Newton, secretary to Pres- |ident Hoover, emphasized ‘the | work of missionaries and their aid in { bringing about a spirit of world fel- ]:;)s\;aflp. fne:h Dri‘Alsn A. Stockdale, | T of e First Con, ti | Church, also spoke. ST A radiogram was read at the meet- ing from Dr. T. Kagawa of Tokio, con- sidered by leaders as the outstanding Christian_ of this t who declared: T “The whole world is facing a crisis. | Pray and serve for a revlv!-l of the nations.” ' MAN STABBED IN ROW |ON SIXTEENTH STREET | Brother of Wounded Hacker Says | Former Employer Had Threat- | ened to “Get Him.” Second precinct police were investi- gating today a street corner battle in which a taxicab driver was stabbed and luségrm!r employer suffered minor in- Juries. Y The fight, police reported, occurred |last night at Sixteenth street and New | Hampshire avenue, where John Eng- | lish, 26, of 1506 Seventeenth street, was stabbed in the abdomen and Wil- liam B. Dobkins, 27, of 1404 Crittenden ?lrut, was cut and bruised about the ace. English’s brother, Benjamin, 605 H street, who wm‘eued the fight, said he SERVICE OBSERVED %0 | her life. tacked in a radio address yesterday by Dr. Willlam Gerry Morgan, dean of the Georgetown University Medical Scheol and former president of the American Medical Association. There are, he said, five Federal bu- Teaus in Washington concerned with the health, education and labor of children, although the Supreme Court has twice declared that Congress it- self has no power over child education and labor. These, he stressed, are in addition to the extra-Government Na- tional Conference on Child Health and tection, supported by private funds. Some of the information coming from these organizations, Mr. Morgan said, is propaganda without any basis in facts. None of the Federal and allied agencies, he declared, was able to fur- nish him with the actual maternal mortality rate fcr 1930 a few days ago, yet it is confidently asserted that more American mothers die in childbirth z{:’an those of any other civilized na- ns. Says Doctors Deprecated. “That has been the propaganda of the Federal Children’s Bureau ever since its establishment,” he declared. “The idea is to make the public be- lieve that American mothers and in- fants are not as well cared for by American physicians and nurses foreign mothers and infants under cen- tral government control. It is a false and dangerous form of propaganda and has been refuted again and again in medical journals and on the floor of Congress. But the propagandists continue their campaign to frighten American mothers into believing that they would be better safeguardcd if their treatment were prescribed and supervised from Washington by the Federal Children's Bureau. “The average prospective mother has at least 99 chances in 100 of saving That is more chances than the average man has of living anather year because out of every 1,000 men, 11 or 12 will die each year while out of every 1,000 mothers, who bear live bables, there are only about six deaths. ‘We might almost say, from a statistical standpoint, it is, twice as safe to be a mother as it ‘is to be an average American citizen, or a man. “All this talk of excessive deaths of mothers is propaganda to socialize and centralize at Washington the con- trol of our homes and children and the doctors and nurses who ‘attend them. So is the claim of excessive | infant mortality propaganda for gov- | ernment interference in the home. The truth is that socialization and centrali- zation of the practice of medicine and the care of mothers and children at ‘Washington is far more dangerous to the lives, liberties and health of our peo- ple than any other form of government ownership or operation—particularly if it is centralized in a Federal “welfare” agency such as the Cildren's Bureau or the Department of Labor. Custom Is Ancient. “Moreover, it is nothing new, but is as old as Sparta. Sparta had complete supervision bver all relations of par- 'ents. as well as over all children, I centuries ago. Sparta had government nurses, inspectors of marriage vela- tions, ‘companionate marriage,’ ‘birth control’ and all the other socalled ‘pro- gressive’ notions about 800 years before the birth of Christ. Sparta's govern- ment controlled the food and drinx, clothes, customs, religion, occupations and children and education in every respect of every Spartan. They had the same Communism and Socialism on a small scale, the same ruthless dic- tatorship as Soviet Russia is practicing on a large scale today. Yet ‘Sparta perished for lack of men.' as Aristotle tells us. So did Rome. So will every other nation that tries by law to amend mrfi and abolish the rights of the e. “But when Congress meets in De. clalists, bureaucrats, welfarers and seit> appointed ‘public guardians’ of others’ homes and liberties will be in full cry :::;'n Federal ‘maternity and infancy “Those who wish to centralize and soclalize at Washington the care and control of our homes and children, doc- tors and nurses, after the fashion of ancient Sparta or the Russian Soviet, and who have little respect for what the Supreme Court calls ‘the sanctity of the home and the privacies of life’ are all busy with a Federal ‘child wel- Te’ program. If you American parents desire to preserve your constitutional rights in your homes and your States, it would be & good idea to let your Representa- tives and Senators know that you would prefer to have them safeguard, rather than abolish, the home rights that are the keystone of the arch of freedom.” AUTUMN STRAWBERRIES heard Dobkins "threaten to “get” the cab driver. Dobkins, however, denied having inflicted the knife wound. He said he defended himself when Eng- lish and another man attacked him and the taxi driver suddenly %collapsed during the tussle. English was taken to Emergency Hospital, where physicians said his condition was serious. After receiving treatment at Freedmen's Hospital,’ Dobkins was booked *for investigation at the second precinct station and then was ;lken to Gallinger Hospital under guard. Police were told Débkins, who owns | several cabs, discharged English a few weeks ago. AIDS LIBRARY FOR BLIND $500 Bequest From Mrs. Nanhie] Ford’s Estate Is Received. A bequest of $500 was received today by the National Library for the Blind, 1800 D street, from the estate of Mrs. Nannie M. E. Ford, former member of the Board of Governors. Mrs. Ford died recently in Florida. A check in full payment of the legacy was received from the estate’s executor, money ille sys- will be tem books ARE PICKED IN OHIO Part of Product Placed on Market; Rambler Roses and Dande- lions Bloom. By the Assoclated Press. CHILLICOTHE,” Ohio, November 16. —Strawberrv growers here reported to- day they had been gathering the berries for the past five weeks as a result of the warm weather and one grower even placed a few on ths ~axksf. Rambler roses and danaeiions also are blooming in this gistrict. FETE MEMBER TO SPEAK Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest of the ‘Washington Bicentennial Committee will address the Delaware State So- ciety at the club room on Thomas Cir- cle tonight at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Forrest will talk on the cele- bration, in which the society expects to take an important part. Col. Robert J. Houston, Delaware, Representative, will preside, and Miss Elizabeth Groves will act as executive . musical m will be rendered and refreshments served by a committee of which Shelton Fair- child is chairman. as & cember the pack of Communists, Sos *