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MRS. GRANT HITS HOSPITAL DELAY | BY CITY OFFIGIALS Failure to Start Work on Childrens’ Tuberculosis Sanitarium Decried. BUILDINC; AU&'HORIZED NEARLY 3 YEARS AGO Statement by President of Associa- tion Says 801 Young Sufferers Are Recorded Here. Delay in the commencement of work on the Tuberculosis Sanitarium for hildren. authorized by Congress in March. 1929, was characterized today Mrs. Ernest R. Grant. president of the Washington Tuberculosis Associa- tion, as “a sad commentary on effici- ency of any one interested in the wel- fare of children.” a statement issued following a | of the Tuberculosis Sanitarium | nmittee. held in the office of Dr. William C. Fowler, District health offi- r. this morning. Mrs. Grant vigor- criticised the delay by District officials in connection with the erection of the hospital Reviewing the history of the measure which would establish the sanitarium, Mrs. Grant pointed out that President | Coolidge signed the bill authorizing an | appropriation of $500.000 for the work | on March 1. 1929. The same Congress | which passed the bill, she recalled, ap- | propriated $1.500 to make a survey to| perfect suitable preliminary plans for | the building ,000 Made Available. 1930, Mrs. Grant brought ident Hoover signed an au- ization bill which had been passed the House and the Senate to for a children’s sanitarium, t by vide i betore the adjournment of Con- | an mnitial sum of $75.000 for the purchase of a suitaole site and for the preparation of plans was made avail- able. In of the same year. Mrs rant the Disirict Commissioners sed the site for the hospita! / was not until April, 1931, that ulting architect was employed, H. L. Robb. Assistant Eng: imiccioner assigned to super- ction. The architectural animously approved Oc- August ng. Municipal Architect j ticularsmile which Chapeau Aids Chevalier MAURICE, HATLESS, ES, it ees true—I cannot seeng “Y without my hat.” Maurice Chexalier, former idol of the Paris music halls, and now singing ace of the films, yes- terday after 2 luncheon given in his honor at the French embassy, talked for a few minutes on the straw hat which he is never without. “It geeves me, as you say, support Something to hang on to. I would feel undressed without it.” And last night at the National Theater Chevalier sang his native and otherwise songs with that hat tipped over his brow and that par- ladies had come dozens of miles to see well placed on his ruddy and Hollywood-bronzed fea- tures Chevalier's hat, like the ring which he wears on his left finger, he is ne: without. They both give him “courage.” The ring he gave to his mother out of the firsi money he made when years ago (he won't say how long) he star in as an acter in “cheap vaudevi “Yes,” he sald, I adm started in cheap vaudeville that's where most of us star With Helen Morgan, “And from there I went to music halls, and from there to revues—and from there- " well. almost his first appearance in this country four ves ago. before Ernst Lubitch had pla him at the top of the cinem:a ga was at Ziegfeld's in tie New Amsterdam Theate he enter- tained after-theater patrons with the great tear ringer. Helen Morgan. But about that ring—when his moiher died two years ago she left it to him, and whenever he starts a new picture, or a personal appearance, he gives it a twist and trat is meant to | bring him “bon chance Chevalier's “bon chance” was cer- JUST CAN'T SING. MAURICE CHEVALIER. —Star Staff Photo. owntown hotel after his embassy luncheon had occasioned a near-riot in the lobby, smiled that same partic- ular smile and pushed his lower lip for- ward in the manner which his imitators so admire. As a matter of fact it was “Rudy Vallee's Chevalier” which the audience at the National last night laughed hard- est with and at. Chevalier said: “Now, this is the way I always thought I sang E I'm all wrong. Oh, no. Vallee, a very nice fellow, asked if T wooodn't come and see his imeetation of Chevalier. So 4 went— and—well—-I always thought I sang a song like thees—but I don I'll show vou what I'm really like.” And with! that he presented his version of Vallee's | version of himself. which almost brought down the roof on top of him. Chevalier sang songs in French and ! ng about “Hunks cf | The WASHINGTON, D. C, SCIENTISTS ASKED 10 AID PROGRAM OF D. . SCHOOLS Nine Educational Leaders Are Invited to Confer With Local Officials. BID FOLLOWS PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY ROPER | First Meeting of the Committee Would Be Called for Thurs- day Afternoon. Nine prominent educators and scien- tists were invited today to confer with | representatives of the District public | school system looking to improvement |in the administration of scientific in- ! struction in the public schools The invitations were signed by Rabbi Abram Simon, president of the Board of Education, and Dr. Frank W. Bal- lou, superintendent of schools. They were addressed to the following Dr. Charles G. Abbot. secretary, Smithsonian Institution; Dr. John C. Merriam, president, Carnegie Institu- tion; Dr. Vernon Kellogg, secretary emeritus, National Research Council; Dr. Gilbert H. Grosvenor, president, National Geographic Soclety. Dr. Charles R. Mann, director, American Council on Education; Dr. Paul R Heyl, physicist, Bureau of Standards; tendent of schools; Dr. William John Cooper, United States Commissioner of Education, and Dr. John W. Crabtree, executive secretary, National Education Association. Roper Proposal. They were invited to serve on a com- mittee in accordance with a_proposal made last July by Daniel C. Roper, member of the school board. In mak- ing the recommendation, Mr. Roper contended “science is occupying a con- stantly increasing place of importance in the life of every citizen. Washing- ton is not only the Capital of the United States, but is the scientific center of the United States.” Pointing out that the public school system is conveniently located with re- spect to various authorities in the sci- ence fleld, Mr. Roper added “To this end I recommend that the president of the Board of Educalidn and the superintendent of public schools of Washington confer at their con- venience with one representative each of the Carnegie Institution, Smith- sonian Institution, National Research MONDAY, Dr. Albert S. Cook, Maryland superin- | Foening Stap WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FEBRUARY 8, CAPITAL MILITIA AR UNIT URGED BY CIVIL PILOTS {Members of Greup Who Paid for Own Training Want Recognized Squadron. HOLD PLAN NECESSARY FOR CITY’S PROTECTION Mcre Than 200 Licensed Flyers Living Here, Proponents of Aviation Force Declare. Creation of a National Guard avia ! tion squadron for the District of Co- lumbia today was requested of Con- gress and the War Department by tl 75 flying members of the District of Columbia Air Legion, as a siep toward building up of national defense in the National Capital area. are sufficient numbers of train- ed pilots, engine mechanics, airplane mechanis and airplane riggers willing to serve in such a squadron to make possible immediate organization, in the | opinion of members of the legion, an | organization formed of private citizens who have banded together to share the expenses of learning to fly. Committee Is Named. George M. Stone, president of the ilegion, today announced the appoint- | ment of a special committee headed by John Arthur Shaw, local attorney and pioncer member of the legion, to conduct the campaign for creation of | the squadron “It has been apparent for some years,” said Mr. Stone in announcing plans for the campaign, “that the United States is falling behind in its | preparations for war in so far as the air is concerned, and particularly in so far | as the National Capital is concerned. | “All of the other capitals of the world | are protected by ample air forces, while | {the Capital of the richest nation on | | earth is protected only by a very small | force of Army and Navy “Members of the D. C. Air Legion be- | lieve that it is a patriotic duty for them to carry on this battle, and will do so ! until they meet with success. Within | the legion we have 75 aviation pilots, all of whom have learned to fly out of their own earnings. Also in the legion . { we have several men who have qualified as aviation engine mechanics, airplane mechanics and riggers. 272 Licensed Pilots Here. | | | 1932. “Numbers” Odds 1,000 to 1 Southeastern University Savants Find Promoters Have 40 Per Cent Margin in Paying 600 to 1 on Stock Exchange Quotations. Note—This s the second of a series of three articles on the so- cal'ed “numbers” gambling racket in Waskington. One chance in a thousand. ‘That is, literally and mathematically, the cct of a 600-to-1 “killing” the player in the popular , “numbers.” | that the prosperous s of this “game” do not pay off the wian at full odds. They leave | a theoretical safety margin | of 40 per cent. They do not believe in | fair gamble when their own profits re at stak Mathematical experts of Southeastern University figured out the actual odds | at request of The Star. A reporter went to Dr. James A. Bell, head of the university, with an inquiry as to the feasibility of ascertaining the odds in “numbers” through mathe- matical calculation: : | ‘Certainly it can be done” he re-| plied. *“The mind which can predict the tides or the probable extent of the ravages of plant lice can surely evaluate the possibilities of winning in _this gambling proposition you call ‘numbers “You say that the numbers of shares of three active stocks sold in_any one day on the New York Stock Exchange are tabulated in col.mn. The digits which represent hundreds are then placed in a row, and this is the win- ning numbe) The reporter assented “And you say the od promoters are 600 to 1 { offered by the Yes “That's interesting,” Dr. Bell re- marked, as he sent for his professors of matkematics, science and psychology Profs. Herbert Ehrman, William H. and James R. Arnold responded. | To be exact.” Dr. Bell continued, f the better places two cents on the number 746. and the digits reprsent- ing the hundreds figures in the three market reports of certain stocks sold on a certain day are 7, 4 and 6, the holder of the lucky receipt wins $12.” ‘That's right,” reporter hundred to one. cre was a brief conference during which such expressions as “permuta- tions,” “factorial n” and “product of probabiliti “One thousand,” mathemat said. ‘Six T} the professor of s announced. agreed the professor of Double check,” echoed the psycholo- gist PITTS LEAVES HOSPITAL FOR JAIL THIS WEEK Former Head of Smith Company | figure is, of course, one in ten, « “There you are,” Dr. Bell said. “The odds are just one thousand to one. That makes 40 per cent profit for the house when some one wins.” “But tell me how you arrived at that figure,” the reporter asked. The chance of there being any digit from one to zero in any one place in a Dr. ined. “H we consider two ther, the chance of there being any certain digit in the second line is the same; that is, one in ten. The probability of combination of any two digits is the products of the prob- abilities of any occurrence, or ten times ten, which is one hundred. Now, if we add a third line with a chance of the same kind, we have ten times the num- ber of probabilities which went before, or one thousand. “It's all very simple, you see, and if the house, as I believe you call the gambling establishment, does not sell the triple zero, the odds are slightly in- creased. This seemingly compensates for the rnormal wear and tear on the bulletin board.” Bell exp lines tog: " came back the re- do they bring in the York Exchange? Do not these figures admit of such great variation that the odds are millions to one that the number selectec will never appear?” “No,” the psychology professor pointed out. “Any figures at all could be used, such as numbers of beer bot- tles discarded annually, or tons of fan mail received by movie stars. The source of the chance is immaterial. The possibilities in the assembling of the figures into one number remain con- stant. And, you see, there are just 1,000 figures which can be formed by the assembling of three digits, includ- ing the triple zero. Possibly the | gestion of operations on the Stock E: | change is considered a good sales | approach to the gambler.” | Despite the long odds against the player and the unfairness of the pay- | off ‘odds, thousands of men, women and | children eagerly wager their money ; daily on “numbers.” Some of the operators have been found taking bets from grade and high school students and from governme: employes, according to the police. | Efforts to break up this racket have met with indifferent success, the authorities admit. i Why the police have been unable to cope satisfactorily with the “numbers” cperators will be explained in another article. or office manager any is SECURITIES SALE REGULATIONIND.. PROPOSED IN BAL Purpose of Bowman Measure Is to Protect Public Against Fraud. ! BUREAU OF INSURANCE TO ADMINISTER LAW Any One Convicted of Crime in Investment Transactions Would Be Barred. Supervision and regulation of the sale of securities within the District of Co- lumbia is proposed in a bill introduced today by Representative Frank L. Bow- man, Republican. of West V i, 8 member of the House District Commit- tee. This measure carrics the support | of the Washington group affiliated with the Invesiment Ba * Association Representative Bowman _toda plained that the purpose of ti {lation is to protect the investing public in the District cf Columbia against fraudulent practices in security trans jactions. The harm dore to the victims of sccurity swindles is a legitimate con- lcern of the Government and at the | present time the District of Columbia lacks a specific security law, Represente ative Bowman emphasiz ! Avoids New Bureau. This bill is so dratfed as to avoid the creation of any ncw bureau. It provides instead that the administra- tion of the law shall be handle y the present superintendent of ins of the District The fundamental feature of t is the idea that no person permitted to remain or con ities business in the District w been convicted of arn offenses in connection wit action involving been found guilty violation of any = securities I in_the District or This same principle is to be with equal force, Represen: m; an pointed out, against p, corporation or other form of busi- ness organization where the s as the partner, pri person victed or found guilty basic pr: required that all securities dealer: d that plans would eve that the War Depart- advertising of con- Treatment for Nasal Hemorrhages. Love” and “Mitzi” and elephants and | at unfortunate “Valentine” whase gain in aveirdupois lost a romance for her. In each of them he demonstrated Undergoes {and salesmen must registe addre: with the Depa Insurance and file a statement under oath as to their record in securities tainly with him yesterday. He is still, however, more or less surprised at his success in this country. “I can't quite believ he said. “that in four years Council of the Washington Academy of | m, Doald utihEe it ouig wen Sciences and other educational Broups.|as the nucleus of an aviation squadron | and secure and submit SUEgestions to | o pe in the Nation's Capital " * CERAMC SESSON Already, he said \ tted for the con- { the nurses’ home. A rec- n that all bids be rejected i low bidder was mot re- ncialiv c:pable of taking now before the Commis- 801 Sufferers Here. : work of any kind has aken in connection with the Mrs, Grant said. She| also that the Health De-! cords show that there are us children in the District, 33 are pulmonary cases ong those present at the meeting | iealth Officer Fowler, Mrs. Grant, | Dr. F. C. Smith, assistant surgeon ge eral of the United States Public Health | . Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, chief medical inspector of the public schools; Dr. J. Winthrop Peabody, superintend- ent of the Tuberculosis Hospital; George S. Wilson, director of Public Welfare; George S. Hastings. administrative as- sistant to President Hoover: Dr. James Cumming. chief of the Bureau of Com- municable Diseases of the Health De- partment; Dr. D. Percy Hickling, Dis- trict alienist: Dr. Harry Benton, pro- fessor of preventive medicine at George- town University, and Dr. W. D. Tewks- bury, former superintendent of the Tuberculosis Hospital NAVY SPONSORS GIVE LUNCHEON FOR ADAMS Members of Society Meeting Here ‘Will Attend White House Reception Tonight. Secretary of the Navy Adams was guest of honor today at a luncheon | given in the Willard Hotel by members | of the Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy, now holding their annual meeting here. 3 Members of the society include thosej appointed as sponsors of naval vessels by the States or cities for which those ships were named or of representatives of families of naval heroes for whom destroyers have been named. They are to attend the Army and Navy re- ception at the White House tonight. Other guests at the luncheon included Admiral and Mrs. William V. Pratt and Maj. Gen. and Mrs. B. H. Fuller. Mrs. Emory S. Land, wife of Capt. Land, U. S. N., will give a tea in honor of the visiting sponsors at 5 p.m. today. Tomorrow the members will go to| Mount Vernon to place a wreath on the | tomb of Washington. POLICEMAN ATTACKED TRYING TO STOP FiGHT i | Two Assailants Face Intoxication and Disorderly Conduct Charges at Fourteenth Precinct. ving the role of peacemaker at ck t"is morning. Park Policeman Connelly was attacked by two men ter were booked at the fourteenth precinct on charges of assault, intoxica- orderly conduct, Connelly said he found the men | fighting at the corner of Cathedral and Connecticut avenues and that both of | them attacked him when he tried to stop the fight and send them home. They identified themselves as Charles McKay, 27, 1300 block of North Caro- lina avenue northeast, and Alfred Lee | Daugherty, 23. 200 block of E strect northeast. PLEADé CAR THEFT GUILT Colored Man Is Held for Grand Jury for Joy-Riding. Clarerce M. Williams, colored, 22 pleaced guilty to a_charge of joy- roding before Police Court Judge John P. McMahon today and was held for the grand jury on $3,000 bond. Williams _was arrested last night by Policeman D. H. Mayo, fourth precinct, in Willowtree Court southwest after a chase, He said the man was driving a car which had been reported stolen. The machine. belonging to H. W. Gar- was tzken from in front of his at 2022 R street, I have learned enough of your language to be able to give a whole evening of songs in it. That's what I like best. To be able to have an audience all yourself for one evening—that's isn't eet? I mean. of course. I like peectures—sure, why not? 1 have just made one, which my director, Lubisch— a great man, by the way. a very great man—says is my best. And when I am through thees tour, I will go back and make more peectures, Not an Easy Task. “But T like scenging songs in your language and my language and sceing the ecffect these songs have on the audience. After all, it is not so easy seenging in the cinema. Oh, no. When you have to do a song eight or nine times at your very best and over and over again that is not so easy—what?” And M. Chevalier, whose arrival at a fun, | ki that triumph of mind over matter— since without benefit of a voice better than the average Chevalier may be to be the most successful singer in the dom His single appearance here last night was the occasion for one of | the most auspicious musical entertain- EnEnfsofi - . hose two you: I Jacques Fray and Mario B ! giotti, whose duo work in that medium: | ranges from the classics back to jazz and “classical” jazz. and which last night proved a stimulating interlude, Chevalier's success was greater even than his greatest aamirers had hoped it would be. After the performance there was a rush of female fans to the stage door. But no Maurice. His manager stood solidly planted in front of the door. “No, I'm sorry, Mr. Chevalier is dressing,” and that ev dently was that! CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Tllustrated lecture, “Some Superlative Features of Our National Parks,” Dr. H. C. Bryant. assistant director of the National Park Service, Cosmos Club, 8 pm. Dance, In-Com-Co Club, Mayflower Hotel, 9 p.m. Meeting, Tau Beta Phi Sorority, May- flower Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Card party, benefit St. Teresa's Catholic Church of Anacostia, School Hall, 1409 V street southeast, 8:30 p.m. Dinner and dance, Optometric Society, Raleigh Hotel, 7 p.m Meeting, Alpha Xi Delta Alumnae Club, 3625 Sixteenth street, 6:30 p.m. Meeting. Kalorama Citizens' Associa- tion, John Quincy Adams School, Nineteenth and Califcrnia streets, 8 p.m. Meeting, Northeast Washington Citi- zens' Association, Ludlow School, Sixth and G streets northeast, 8 p.m Benefit supper, St. Stephen’s School Twenty-fourth and K streets, today and tomorrow, 4 to 9 p.m. Bingo party, Hope Council, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, 6 eet nertheast, 8:30 p.m. Meeting, Stanton Park Citizens' Asso- ciation, Peabody School. Fifth and C streets northeast, 8 p.m. Card party, benefit Ursuline Sisters’ Country Home for Chiidren, Roosevelt Hotel, 8:30 p.m. FUTURE. Dinner. St. Luke’s Perish Hall, Fif- teenth and Church streets, tomorrow, 4:30 to 8 pm. Meeting, District of Columbia Section, Ladies’ Auxiliary, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Kennedy-Warren, tomorrow, 11:30 am. ! william Rufus Scott, speaker. Luncheon, Washington Association of Credit Men, Raleigh Hotel, tomorrow. 12:30 p.m. Luncheon. Buy-in-Washington Com- mittee. Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Community Chest, Wil- lard Hotel, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Rehearsal. Rubinstein Club, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 11 am. Meeting, Keramos and Beta Pi Kappa, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 4 p.m. Buffet luncheon, Women's National ress Club, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, pm. Luncheon, Department of Justice, University Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Lafayette Alumni, Univer- «ity Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Sigma Chi, University Club, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. . Marriage Licenses. J h A. Byrnes. 25. and Mary C. Me- DA A B = P 1 eilly. Moses Brown. 21, and Emily Morgan. ev W, Westray. by and Mary E Thema: Seot! z Toth of Neuville, Rev. Daniel E. n. > ma THO BANDITS BEAT ELDERLY WIDOW Mrs. June Lauck Struck and Robbed in Home by Armed Pair. Mrs. June Lauck, an elderly widow, | was severely beaten early today by two |armed colored robbers who forced entrance to her bed room in a board- | ing house which she operates at 510 D | street southeast and escaped with $42. Mrs. Lauck was awakened about 2 o'clock by noises in the front hallway. When she opened the connecting door to investigate she was seized by the two men, one of whom threatened her | with a pistol and demanded money. | Mrs. Lauck, who shared her room | with a lodger, Miss Elizabeth Wilker- on, told the bandits the money was | under a pillow on which Miss Wilker- son was still sleeping. While one robber held his hand over Mrs. Lauck’s mouth the other removed the money. Departing. one of the men struck Mrs. Lauck and left her in a dazed condition. | . The elderly woman awoke Miss Wil- | kerson. who ‘notified police. Mrs. Lauck, | doctors said, suffered a possibie frac- ture of the shoulder and severe bruises | about the shoulders and face. She was confined to her bed and probably will be removed to a hospital later today. most effective way of presenting scien- tific knowledge in the schools of the District of Columbia. It is intended that in this suggested conference that the several different sciences be repre- sented.” Invitation Delayed. Because the personnel of the pro- posed committee was absent from the city either in whole or in part until the present time, the invitation was delayed. Mr. Roper made his sugges- tions at the height of a storm of pro- test, raised when the school admin tration ordered the merging of the de- partments of chemistry. physics and biology into a single department of science, with the resultant demotion of two veteran directors. The question was raised at that time whether the District public school system was “pre- senting scientific knowledge in the most effective manner.” The first meeting of the committee would be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m in the board room of the Franklin Ad- ministration Building. DEMANDS JURY TRIAL ON ASSAULT CHARGE Man Accused by Two Policemen Is Released Under Bond of $1,000. Arraigned on a charge of assaulting two policemen Saturday. Lawrence Mc- Nally, 23, of the 200 block K street, de- manded a jury trial in Police Court y. Policeman John C. Riley, Traffic Bu- reau, said he arrested McNally for drunkenness and disorderly conduct on Pennsylvania avenue and was having a struggle with the prisoner when his brother, Park Policeman W. E. Riley, drove up and came to his aid. McNally broke loose from the traffic officer and attacked the brother, they said, fracturing his left thumb, break- ing a rib and inflicting severe bruises. When McNally finally was taken to the station, they said he broke away again and kicked the traffic policeman in the abdomen. McNally was released on $1,000 bond 24. Judge Gus A. Schuldt deferred ac- tion on the drunk and disorderly charges, HOWARD UNIVERSITY TO CELEBRATE CHARTER Three Women's Dormitories to Be Dedicated at March 2 Services. Charter day—March 2—will be ob- | O'NEIL WILL FILED | o = Broker's Real Estate Holdings Are Left to Mother. The will of Frank A. O'Neil, real es- tate broker, who died February 3, has | been filed for probate, leaving his jew- elry to his nephew and namesake, Frank A. O'Neil and $1,000 to Holy | Trinity Catholic Church for masses. A life interest in the remaining estate is_given to the mother, Mrs. Ellen O'Neil. After her death O'Neil's large holdings of real estate and personal | property are to go to his brother, Wil- liam J. O'Neil, who also is named as | executor. The executor is directed to | continue the real estate business until an advantageous sale may be effected. CELEBRATE.VBIRTHDAYS Blaine Club Members to Honor Lincoln and Douglass. L The birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass will be cele- brated at a meeting of the Blaine In- vincible Republican Club Sunday. Francis Wells is chairman of the Arrangements Committee. He is as- | sisted by J. Franklin Wilson, James | Cameron. R. B. Blout, Charles Hamer, | | 'and A. Reeves. served at Howard University this year by the dedication of three women's dormitories recently erected at a cost of $770.000. The university was char- tered 65 years ago. Washington alumni will hold their annual dinner and similar events are) being arranged by Howard alumni all over the country. In a statemnet on Charter day, Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, president of Howard, praised the work of alumni in the upbuilding of the university and asked support for the fund being raised to provide loans for needy students. QUIN WILL IS FILED Mississippi Representative's tate Left to Widow. ‘The will of Representative Percy E. Quin of Mississippi, who died Friday at Naval Hospital, was filed for probate to- day in District Supreme Court. No esti- mate of the value of the estate was given. The document was executed March 22, 1927. ‘The widow, Mrs. Aylett Buckner Con- ner Quin, is named as sole beneficiary of the estate and will act as executrix. The will had provided a number of charitable bequests and legacies f¢ rclatives of the wife and Reprase: G in the cvent Mre, QUin b survived her husband. Es- the Board of Education looking to the | - | class unattac and his trial continued until February | Official figures of the aeronautics { branch of the Department of Commerce { show that the District of Columbia | | has a total of licensed airplane pilots and 148 licensed aviation me- | chanics. Of the pilots who hold active Federal licenses, 206 are tran: port pilots, the highest rating issued by the department; 6 are limited commer- cial and 60 are private pilots Many of the transport pilots licensed from the District of Columbia already | { hold active or reserve commissions in | the Army and Navy. but there are be- | lieved to be sufficient pilots of this | hed to military units to form a highly trained leadership for the proposed National Guard squadran and to supervise the further training of the bulk of pilots, who now hold pri- vate pilots’ license: EACH PARTY ATTACKS | THE OTHER ON TARIFF | v | | Barkley Blames U. S. Policy for Britich Action—Dickinson Defends Law. A Democratic and a Republican Sen- { { ator attacked the tariff stand of each | .nlh&‘r'< party in statements issued yes- | terda | " Senator Barkley, Democrat, of Ken- tucky, saw recent British tariff pro- posals as a aliation against the | “Hoover-Grundy” tariff act of 1930.| He described this tariff law as the | “fundamental folly” and said it needed correcting above all else. Senator Dickinson, Republican, of Towa, said the Democrats were divided on tariff policies and characterized the bill passed by the Democratic House as a “face-saving gesture.” He also said statements that the 1930 tariff lact had destroyed America’s foreign trade were not supported by any fact “which any one can produce.” POSTAL RECEIPTS GAIN HERE, ONLY CITY IN 50| January Shows $497,823 Com- pared With $497,458 for Same Month Last Year. Washington was the only one of 50 selected cities to show an increase in postal receipts last month as compared With January, 1931, according to figures from the Post Office Department. ‘The January receipts this year were $497,823.34, as compared to $497.458.58 last vear, or an increase of $364.76. The Dostal T¢ ipts here were boosted ma- terially ery the sale of Bicentennial stamps, it was pointed out. The postal receipts from the 50 cities declined from $29,172,094.89 last year to $25,312,009.23 this year, a decrease of $3.860,085.66. | Last January, Washington ranked fourteenth in postal receipts and this year twelfth. WED ON GOLF COURSE Miss Ruth Hege Is Bride of Bur- gess M. Hayward. Bur M. Hayward, 2115 F street, and 1“{?:5 Ruth Hege, 1333 Belmont street, were married at sunrise this morning on the golf course in Rock Creek Park. The ceremony was per- formed by Dr. H;l%hcg‘. Sl;tvenson of the Bethany Baptis! urch. Lack of ay second witness delayed the ceremony briefly until an early-morning golfer arrived and was pressed into service. Dr. Stevenson said he had no idea why the couple selected the golf course. They will reside at 611 Cor- coran court. BULLET VICTIM DIES Aloysius Brown, 23, colored, of the first block of L street died in Casualty Hospital today from a bullet wound in the neck said to have been inflicted January 29 by another colored a fight in the 1100 block of “ription of his a | man | present G. Bryan Pitts, former head of the F. H. Smith Co., who is in Gallinger Hos- pital undergoing treatment for nasal hemorrhages. probably will be sent back | to the District Jail tomorrow or Wed- | nesday. Pitts has been confined in the jail for more than a year pending an appeal from his conviction on charges | of conspiring to embezzle money from the Smith company. The hemorrhage started Wednesday and Pitts was sent to the hospital Sat- urday after the jail physician had failed to correct the trouble. He has had two slight hemorrhages since his removal from the jail. Hospital authorities said they believed the trouble was caused by a small ulcer in his nose. COURT ASKED T0 HALT SALE OF APARTMENTS Owner of the Girard Accuses Trust Holder of Failure to Abide I by Agreement. ion was made today to the irreme Court to halt the sale the Girard Apartments, 1415 Girard reet, which is scheduled for this after- noon. Effie C. McCown., who owns the building and resides there, filed suit for| an injunction against Nathaniel B. Dial, 1852 Kalorama road. who holds the second trust on the property. and William Bralove and Harry A. Lentz, names as trustees under the second trust. ‘Through Attorney Rudolph B. Beh- rend. the plaintiff says Dial has not! carried out the terms of an agreement made last September undegr which he took charge of the apartm®nts until a certain indebtedness had been paid. Although she paid $5.000 for the equity of the former owner last September, the plaintiff says she has not received any of the rents beyond the occupancy of an_apartment in the building. She contended money had been ex- pended for repairs without her consent | and that the building has been mis-| mancged by allowing certain undesir- able tenants to remain. BOY’S DEATH ACCIDENT Verdict Is Returned in Killing of Skater by Car. A verdict of accidental death was re- turned by a coroner’s jury today in the case of Justin Gray Satterley, 9, of 1415 Girard street, killed late Saturday when he skated into the path of an automo- blledariven by John R. Forte, 1309 Park | road. Funeral services for the boy will be | held at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning | in the S. H. Hines funeral home, 2905 | Fourteenth street. The rites will be fol- | lowed by a mass in the Shrine of the | Sacred Heart. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. ASK RADIO SUIT FACTS Senators Want Attorney General to Tell Status of U. §. Action. The Senate Judiciary Committee to- day decided to ask Attorney General Mitchell to appear before it to explain the status of the Government's anti- monopoly suit against the big radio cor- porations, The Senate recently adopted a reso- lution asking Mitchell to report the status of the case and out of court ne- gotiations to the Judiciary Committee. Mitchell subsequently asked the com- mittee more specifically what was wlnl;-nud and offered to appear person- ally. plicat t Church Gets Flag. CLINTON, Md., February 8 (Spe- cial).—Anacostia Council, No. 16, Junior Order United American Mechanics, ted an American flag to Christ Church at services last night. A dance will be held tomorrow night by the C224 Wil Club of Chrict Church ‘n (he nigh school auditorium. . Large Registration Surprises Secretary Purdy of Na- tional Society. The thirty-fourth annual meeting of the American Ceramic Society with the National Brick Manufacturers’ Research Foundation began today at the Willard Hotel with almost 1,000 delegates in at- tendance or due to arrive some time during the day or tomorrow. The unexpectedly large registration caused Ross C. Purdy, general secre- tary, to telegraph the society’s Chicago headquarters for six additional con- vention registration clerks. He ex- plained he though the attendance at the convention would be small because of business conditions and consequently broughe only a small staff to this city Instead. he declared, the attendance is larger than at previous meetings. Session Ends Thursday. The convention will continue through ings at which discussions will be heard cf subjects of particular interest to each group. President Eckardt V. Eskesen will preside. The convention proper, which began today. was preceded by a meeting of the board of trustees vesterday after- noon. At 10 o'clock this morning the board held another meeting and this afternoon there was a meeting of fellows. There were two dinners sched- uled for this evening. One was by the standing Committee on Commercial Standards for Feldspar and the other by the National Brick Manufacturers’ Research Foundation. One of the features of the sessions tomorrow is to be an address at a| noon dinner meeting by George Oakley Totten, jr.. president of the Washing- ton Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, on “Maya Architecture.” During the early afternoon tomorrow the delegates will go through the Bu- reau of Standards and at 3 o'clock there will be an address by Richard F. Bach on “Ceramic_Art, Architectural, Home Service and Decorative.” Group meet- ings will take up the remainder of the afternoon. General Meeting Slated. A general meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night. There will be ad- dresses by President Eskesen, Dr. Fred- erick Willson, on_ “Industrial Dust Hazards”; Richard F, Bach, on “Qual- ity Production,” and by Dr. John C. Hostetter, on “Washington, a_Center of Fundamental Ceramic Research.” At | 10 o'clock that evening the materials and equipment division will hold a dance. ‘Wednesday morning will be devoted to division meetings, and at noon the delegates will be received at the White House by President Hoover. A trip to Mount Vernon will follow. Wednesday evening at 9:30 President Eskesen will hold a reception and dance. The program Thursday will be de- voted entirely to the subject of rein- forced brick masonry. This type of construction first found its vogue in England, but experimental work has been going on in this country for the last two years. Friday the delegates will go to Balti- more for a day's stay. W‘ASHINGTO;‘ MAN HURT Falls From Fence at Georgetown Prep School. Special Dispatch to The Star. GARRETT PARK, Md, February 8. —C. A. Baker, 38, of 719 Eighth street southwest, Washington, was seriously injured today when he fell from a 4- foot fence while working on the Gothic Chapel being constructed at George- town Prep School. Baker fell on a pile of boards. After receiving first-aid treatment from Dr. B. C. Perry of Bethesda he was taken to Georgetown Hospital by the Be- v;‘nd: ?h.re Relgemsqund. wx-?y otographs are taken e- P‘amlze the exact extent of his in- juries. matters. also giving their connection during the previous five years with any securities business, Two-Year Interdiction. Under the Bowman bill no person !would be allowed to be registere a dealer or salesman so as to ent him to sell securities in the Dist { for two vears aiter the date of a c viction of any criminal offense in cc nection with the securities tran: {nor for two years after he h found guilty by a court of a tion of a securities law regardless of whether such conviction or finding of guilt occurred or was made in a court |in_the District or in any State. The bill provides that two or more such convictions or two or more such securities law violations 11 consti- tute a permanent disqualification in | the District, and under this bill no !person who has been twice so con- | victed or found guilty of a securities {law violation will be allowed at any time to engage or continue in the se- curities business in the District As a further protection against fraud- ulent practices, the bill gives the super- | intendent of insurance wide powers to linvestigate, either upon complaints or |upon his own initiative, whenev | Thursday with the seven divisions of | deems it necessary. the society holding simultaneous meet- | | 'LEAGUE SUPPORTS NORRIS ON SHOALS Nebraskan Terms Findings a “Com- plete Answer” to Hoover's Commission. A new report on Muscle Shcals. pre- pared by the National Popular Govern- ment League at the request of Senator Norris of Nebraska, was termed today a complete answer to the report on the great power project made by the Presi- dent’s commission. Norris said it showed misleading de- ductions by the commission, which recommended private operation of the { plant, and, “incidentally, it also annihi- lates the arguments made by President Hoover in his message vetoing the Muscle Shoals bill which passed the last | Congress.” ‘The report charged that the com- mission appointed by President Hoover { was selected with the view to getting a report recommending against Govern- ment operation of the power project, as i provided in the Norris bill. The aser- |tion was made that Gcvs. Horton of Tennessee and Miller of Alabama, who named six members of the commission, were “both elected by the political ma- chines of the power interests.” “Manifestly, the conclusions of the commissions were foreordained,” the repert added. APOLOGIZES FOR CALLING LA GUARDIA BROOKLYNITE |Stevenson, House Printing Group Head, Expresses Regrets on Floor. By the Assoclated Press The strenuous objection of Repre- sentative La Guardia to being called a Brooklynite brought a public apology today on the House floor. Representative Stevenson, Democrat, South Carolina, chairman of the Print- ing Committee, said the new Congres- sional Directory erroneously listed La Guardia’s address as_Brookiyn It should have been New York City. “I understand the gentleman from New York objects to this,” Stevenson said. “I want to apologize for the mistake " La Guardia stood in the aisle grin- ning, but said nothing. Election Officials Named. OAKLAND, Md., February 8 (Spe- cial). —The Oakland Town Council appointed R. H. West, C. F. White and George D. White, judges, and Mrs, Emory Bolden and Mrs. B. I. Gonder, clerks, for the municipal election to be held Masch 14.