Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1932, Page 20

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO CRONDING BARES NEWHOSPTALNEED Naval Institution’s Tempo- rary Buildings Held No Longer Adequate. Overcrowded conditions at the Naval Hospital here and the fire hazard cre- ated by obsolete wartime structures, in the opinion of naval medical authori- ties, demand that construction of the projected $3,200,000 new hospital should g0 _forward as early as practicable. Officials of the Navy Bureau of Medi- cine and Surgery say the wmyornry buildings, erected to meet World War conditions, are no longer adequate for modern medicine. Hospital authorities are not able to house patients who are seriously {ll on the second floors of these temporary buildings, due to the necessity of get- ting them out quickly in case of fire. This handicaps the officials in the proper arrangement of the institution. Furthermore, officials say, patients | have to be hauled by ambulances up steep grades from one building to an- other in order to get proper treatment, The Veterans' administration has a long list of patients waiting to be ad- mitted to the hospital, but in view of the lack of proper equipment their hospitalization must be deferred. Beds on Uneven Keel. ‘The floors of the wartime structures have a roller-coaster effect, and in some cases it is necessary to place the beds on supports to preserve an even keel. It is necessary to keep a force of men busy on repairing plumbing and other equipment and this, officials say, causes additional overhead cost. Constructed of 'beaver board, these buildings, put up hastily, are veritable fire traps, according to officials. To meet this condition, a fire chute has been constructed, designed to permit the escape of patients on the upper figor in the event of a conflagration. ‘Some tuberculosis patients are housed in a corridor on the second floor of one of the wards, so crowded is the con- dition. There are a dozen or more beds empty on the second floor of an- other building, but as the rules require that only patients able to handle them- selves in case of fire should be quar- tered there, these beds cannot be used for those seriously ill, the medical of- ficers say. ‘The Naval Hospital here, according to naval authorities, has a wider func- tion than other naval hospitals in that it serves as a diagnostic center and carries on instruction work. The pres- ent buildings are scattered, making for ineffective administration. Under the program for the new building the Na- val Medical School, which is a post- graduate institution for officers; the dental school and the naval library, as well as the hospital, all would be un- der cne roof. Constantly Filled. The hospital is constantly filled with 8 considerable number of patients in real nced of hospitalization. Within the past two years, it has been found necessary to place beds out in the cor- riders to take care of the overflow. times of epidemics, or should a bjg accident occur, the hospital facilities would be overtaxed, officials say. Hospital authorities say more than 50 per cent of the patients at the hos- pital are housed in the temporary buildings. The maximum capacity of the present hospital is 432 beds. The ;lé‘;i\ hospital is being designed for 550 s At present the Navy Department is without funds to proceed with con- struction, although Congress has au- thorized $3,200,000 for bullding the struciure, These funds, however, have not yet been appropriated, Congress has made available money for prelimi- nary plans and architects’ fees, and at present the Allied Architects of Wash- ington, Inc., is engaged in_ preparing final plans. 'The Fine Arts Commission is being consulted on each step. The new hospital will require re- moval of the old observatory building, now used as a medical school; the orig- inal masonry hospital building con- structed in 1903; the contagious ward building and the hospital corps build- ing, constructed in 1910, and the power house, laundry and greenhouse at the foot of the hill The new hospital and medical school group will occupy all of the site of the schogl and the present permanent hos- pital. The removal of the other build- ings is to give an unobstructed view to the south and to permit of regrading the grounds. The Fine Arts Commis- sion has suggested that there be three terraces, landscaped so as to avold competition with the Lincoln Me- merial, Modern Facilities Urged. Up-to-date laboratory facilities would bz included in the new equipment, na- val officfals say, permitting medical of- ers to keep abreast of the latest de- opments in medicine. The Naval Medical Library would be expanded so .fthis branch of activity could be mod- jernized. The present site of the Naval Hos- #pital was acquired in 1894, but the old :Naval Observatory existed there since {President Tyler selected the spot in 11842. When the hospital buildings were commissioned, the ares consisted of 121 acres, but subsequently five acres of 2be western part were transferred to the Public Health Service and now contains its laboratories. In 1906 the main building of the present hospital was constructed at a cost of $223920. Since then, a power- house and 10 other permanent struc- tures have been added. During the ‘World War, eight emergency buildings were erected, costing $401,534. As the present site also includes the old ob- servatory building, the total valuation given to all buildings is $1,429,810. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks, said today that the present program of the National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission does not call for the extension of New York avenue to the Potomac River, through the Naval Hos- pital grounds. He pointed out that there is little traffic on this thorough- fare, which is not an arterfal highway, because it is blocked by the State, War and Navy Building and the White House grounds. The land southward of the line of New York avenue extended will oe turned into park area under tentative plans for the development of that sec- tion adjacent to the Lincoln Memorial. CUPID BALKS KING Prince Lennart to Wed Commoner, Despite Gustav. STOCKHOLM, February 13 (#)—The newspaper Svenska Dagvladet said to- day the reason Prince Lennart, grand- #on of King Gustav of Sweden, plans to marry Karin Nissvandt, commoner daughter of a wealthy Stockholm busi- ness man, in London instead of in Btockholm is that King Gustav has re- fused to give his consent to the Wedding. The prince and his beautiful flancee n to go to London next week, the per sald, accompanied by the girl's mother, end the wedding ceremony will be of the simplest kind, performed @t the registry office. The bridal couple :;.ltlthe known as Mr. and Mrs. Berna- e. At Fights Train Service Cut. FRANKLIN PARK, Va., February 13 Special) —A. R. Tracy of Franklin Park, is taking the lead in the move- ment to send a delegation to Richmond March 1 to appear before the Virginia State Corporation Commission to pro- test the application of the Washington & Old Dominjon Rallway Co. to take up one of its tracks and otherwise cur- tall service on its Great Falls branch, In| Need for New Naval Hospital Shown Top: A corridor of the Naval Hospital, where it has been necessary to place | patients because of overcrowded conditions. proposed new hospital. hospital are proceeding. Music and Reviews and News of John Charles Thomas Entertains in Concert. HERE are still Cavaliers and Puritans. John Charles Thomas, in his concert at Constitution Hall last eve- ning, told the audience at the end that he had recently made a vow never to educate but to en- tertain. They, however, knew it from the start and appreciated his Cavalier spirit as well as his second aim, to “sing away the depression.” Mr. Thomas' impressive broad- shouldered figure, excellently trained baritone voice and irresistible per- sonality could sway any audience. Although he “loves to make speeches,” they are not too frequent nor too long. The pr m was of wide range, including Itallan, German, French and English songs of many centuries and styles. ‘The feature of the first group was an Old English air, seldom sung, “Have You Secn but a White Lily Grow,” where his restraint and clarity of tone contrasted well with the dramatic and amusing “Der Schmied,” by Brahms. Admitting that “there is a printed program,” Mr. Thomas obliged the already en- thusiastic audience with two encores, Leoncavallo's “Matinata” and Wag- ner's song to the “Evening Star,” from Tannhauser. Although Mr. Thomas sang Bizet's “O Nadir” far better than the aver- ti t Center: Architect's drawing of the Below: Rear Admiral Charles E. Riggs, chief of the |§ Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, under whose direction plans for the new | —Star Staff Photos. Musicrans’ Capital's Proflrama. opera star, his voice, wide in range, is limited in volume and best in the high registers. the entertaining less heavily dra- matic type. Holmes' “Au Pays” the tale of 8 top sergeant whose bubble of vanity was pricked by his Jeannette, &I Moussorgeky's “Song of the Flea. His real forte is with Such was Augusta and ‘The perfection of his interpreta- fon of Jacques Wolfe's “Sailormen, where three small boys set to ses in a box in the backyard, dispelled any criticism of its fitness on a con- cert program. Moreover, it ‘“enter- ained.” Ernest Charles, the com- poser of “Clouds,” was present in the audience and received an ova- tion. tery Pearl George Siemonn's last encores were & return to the songs for which he is most justly famous, Range” Heaven.” Mr. Thomas proved his mas- of moods and narrative in Curran’s ‘Nocturne” and “Ulysses.” The “Home on the “G'wine to Guion's and Wolfe's Mr. Thomas' excellent and sym- pathetic accompanist, Lester Hodges, played a group of piano solos. 'n:esg included a “Prelude in G Minor” by Bach-Szganto, Emil Sauer’s “Mu- sic Box” and De Falle's “Ritual Fire Dant His interpretations, though lacking & strong rhythmic vitality, were interesting and well received. D.C. HAITIAN MINISTER IS GUEST SPEAKER| Lincoln and Douglass Eulogized at Meeting of Mu-So-Lit | Club. By Accident Frightened Him, ADMITS KILLING CHUM AND SINKING HIS BODY | Says Alabama Youth, as Victim's Mother Starts Probe. the Associated Press. Addresses by M. Dantes Bellegard, Haltian Minister to the United States, and by Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University marked the Mu-So-Lit Club’s twenty-ninth annual celebration and Frederick Douglass Friday night. A commendatory message was sent to the meeting by Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, who was forced to decline an invitation to speak at the function because of the National Re- publican Club dinner. His letter was read by Dr. E. M. Gould, secretary of | the elub. M. Bellegard's talk was delivered in French and the translation read by Dr. M. Grant Lucas, jr. In it the Haitian paid a glowing tribute to Douglass. Prof. Miller eulogized Abraham Lin- coln, interpreting “that part of his genius which was devoted to the situa- tion and circumstances of the Negro race in the United States.” FARM AND GARDEN. to cl ski | torn. Seized report the the body in March ALICEVILLE, Ala, February 13.— ‘The body of Vernon Smith, 17-year-old schoolboy, was recovered from the Sip- ey River today by searchers after a con- fession from Hobson Jenkins that he shot his chum by accident and threw the body | Young Smith left home two weeks of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln | ago into the water in fright. Jenkins His fallure to return to in a nearby community. caused his mother, Mrs. Mary Smith, to | start an investigation that finally led the arrest of Jenkins. ‘The youth, who is also 17, then told authorities he and his companion were | piayfully struggling for possession of a | gun_on harged the river bank. It was dis- and Smith fell, his left side . with panic and fearing to tragedy, he said he placed the river and fled. He is hearing aw: in wlm;xmdlnll More than 1,750,000 reptile leather ins were imported into Germany last FARM AND GARDEN. year. +| failed. WOMAN HURT IN TAXI Mary E. Gentry, 52, of 613 H street northeast, was treated at Casualty Hospital last night for a broken nose, bruises and lacerations after being thrown to the floor of a taxicab in which she was riding when it struck another machine. The taxi was driven by David J. Defouneaus, of the 2100 block of P street. His machine struck the rear of a car driven by Alin Stein, 1509 Six- FEBRUARY 14 SNIPER CLUE FALS; SEARCH RENEWED Second Ex-Fireman Sought in Shot at Radio An- nouncer’s Home. Police were continuing their search last night for the mystery gunman who killed Paul Riedel, 45-year-old baker, and wounded an Agriculture Depart- gunma: vigor after efforts to link a former fire- man with the series of shootings had Meanwhile, however, police sald they were “almost sure” the arrest of the ex- fireman—John C. Price, 35, of 620 Pennsylvania avenue southeast—would enable them to clear up the mystery surrounding the firing of a bullet through a window of the home of Stanley Bell, announcer for radio sta- tion WMAL, at 3930 Fourteenth street. Afer questioning Price, Detective Sergt. Ben Kuehling began seeking an- other former fireman said to have been with him early Friday, when the slug crashed into Bell's second-story bed room. Series of Shots Reported. At the same time, tenth precinct police were investigating a report that several shots have been fired near an apartment house at 3800 Fourteenth street during the last three days. | 'The apartment house, it was pointed | out, is only a block from Bell's home, | and one of the shots may have been the | one through the radio announcer's window. Police were at a loss to ex- plain the others, however. ‘The reports was made by George H. Geisenburg, occupant of an sapartment in the building, who said he had heard | five or six early h since the middle of the week. | . Geisenburg's report was corroborated | by other occupants of the apartment house, who declared they, too, have | been awakened by what sounded like | shots. However, one or two of the | tenants offered the opinion the noises were made by back-firing automobiles. Price denied any knowledge of the teenth street. series of shootings, and his statement Smart, attractive wash frocks to greet Spring morn- Beautifully styled in high waistline silhouette, with flare or pleated skirts—trimmed with rever col dainty piping, scalloping, braid edges—with the distinc- tive tailoring of higher priced dreue.u! Seven say pastels —tan, blue, rose, green, maize, orchid, tangerine. Name Address City MDI‘. Four eyelet oxford with cut out trim- ming, $1.95. Street style of black ::‘ with grey trim, Black kid one-strap with soft padded in- sole, $1.95. 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TITLE OFFENDER FINED Cecil Walden, who gave no address, in the first case under the District’s automobile title law, was ordered to pay $50 fine or serve 30 days in jall when convicted in Traffic Court yester- day of giving a false address in apply- ing for a title. E. R. Deane, employe of the traffic director’s office, said Walden applied for a title giving the sddress of 325 Eleventh street northeast. said, was in Norfolk, Va. Deane said investigation showed the man was not known at the Eleventh street address. ment Pleasant s bak The car, he | =% OFFICE TRANSFER 10 BE CELEBRATED Manufacturers, Inventor s and Patent Attorneys to Gather for Event. Manufacturers, inventors and patent attorneys from all sections of the coun- try will gather here on April 11 to cele- brate the final step in me the United States Patent Office into its new the Commerce Department's new building, it was announced yester- day by the national committee in charge of the ceremonies. Tentative plans for the occasion con- template three sessions during the day, ;:;unum ed by s dinner at the Willare otel. ‘The celebration is in the hands of the committee headed by H. H. Dyke, Howard S. Smith of Dayton, Ohio, is secretary, and the executive board is com| of W! M. Corse of this city, George 1. Haight of Chicago, Henry Howson of Philadelphia, E. W. McCullough and H. E. Stauffer of Wash- Ytnzwkn, and Henry Van Arsdale of New ork.” Members of the committee were se- lected by the following institutions: The American Engineering Council, the American Institute of Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engi neers, the American Society of Mechan. ical Engineers, Chambers of Commerce of the United States and of Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Philadelphia and Washing- ton; the Detroit Board of Commerce, | the’ Franklin Institute of Phiadelphia, the American Patent Law Associations of Boston, Chicago, Cleveland. Dayton, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, S8an Francisco, Michigan and New York; the Patent Section of the American Bar Associa- tion and-the National Association of Manufacturers. Tha—l’nnlter Defended. SPRINGFIELD, Mass, February 13 (#)—Prof. Frank Prentence Rand, poet and dramatist, is a pun proponent. In Shakespeare's “Love’s Labor Los! said, there are 250 puns. Puns are en- bl only by intellectually-minded people he said, adding that practical joking is the lowest form of humor. HURLEY IS URGED FORG. 0.P. POST Oklahoma Friends Demand Efection as National Com- mitteeman. By the Assoclated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, February 13.— Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War, was put forward today as the man who could fill the cam| chest of the Re- publican party in elocted national committeeman. Republican committeemen over the State were asked by John D. Appleby, director of the speakers’ bureau in the 1930 campaign, to unseat W. G. Skelly as national committeeman and give the post to Hurley. 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