Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1932, Page 16

A—16 ¥ EXTORTION CHARGE HOLDS PAIR FOR GRAND JURY ACTION $10,000 Bonds Demanded of Trezathan and Lewis, Accused by Clerk. NOT-GUILTY PLEA ENTERED BY LATTER Two Assault and One Petty Lar- ceny Charges Added to Trou- bles of Lewis. Two young men accused of extort- ing approximately $2,500 from James Slusher, 313 Eleventh street southwest, a $25-a-week grocery clerk, were held for action of the grand jury under $10.000 bond each by Judge John P. McMahon after a hearing in Police Court. today. John W. Trezathan, alias John W. Mahoney, 27, who came to Washington from North Carolina, pleaded guilty, while Harry Buster Lewis, alias Joe Burke, 27, of 48 B street southwest entered a plea of not guilty. Other Charges Denied. In addition, Lewis was arraigned on two charges of simple assault and one of petty larceny. He pleaded not guilty to these and was held under £1,100 bond for a jury trial in Police Court March 9. He is accused of as- saulting Detective Thomas Nalley while, with Sergt Howard, Nalley was arrest- ipg him Wednesday. Nalley said that Lewis kicked him in the leg, opening a wound that necessitated three stitches; The ocher assault charge was that he Struck his former landlady, Miss Bertha Ferguson of 48 B street southwest, when he came home in an allegedly drunken condition Decem- 5. Pocketbook Theft Alleged. Miss Nellie Andrick, 800 Twelfth street northeast, told police that Lewis was the man who stole her pocketbook containing $33 when she was paying a business call to the Westory Building. Slusher told Judge McMahon that he paid out $2,500 in the past year and a half to the pair because he lived in fear of violence from them. Police re- ported finding various receipts which Slusher is said to have received. Slusher said that he was to pay the pair $100 on the day which police intervened and arrested them. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Fair, colder to- right; minimum temperature about 22 degrees; tomorrow partly cloudy, slowly rising temperature; moderate north and northeast winds. Maryland—Fair, colder in central and east portions tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy; slowly rising temperature; fresh north winds. Virginia—Fair, slightly colder in cen- tral and east portions tonight: tomor- row partly cloudy, slowly rising tem- perature; fresh north shifting to north- east winds ; West Virginia—Fair tonight, tomor- row increasing cloudiness; slowly rising temperature. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. Inches. 29.94 e 29.99 8 p.m. “ee Midnight 4 am. 8 am. Noon . Highest .. Lowest ... (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. 6:41a.m. 1:12am. 7:04 pm. 1:17pm. The Sun and Moon. Tomorrow. 7:30am. 1:38a.m. 7:51 p.m. 2:06 p.m. Hich Low High Low . Sets. Sun, today 5:49 Sun. tomorrow 5:50 Moon, today. . pm. _ 6:15am. Automobiie Jamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date): AMonth. 1932. Average. Record. January . 4.82 3.55 7.09 '82 February 327 684 '84 March 8.84 April 9.13 10.69 May June 182; July August 14.41 10.81 September . October 8.57 November . 8.69 December 1.56 Weather in Various Citles. & Temperature. samo] ‘nejuiey Ipog (Wegoweg Stations. oee230w0; oy gen ., ii.. Clear b 0.32 Pt.cloudy k. ~. Fog ii%i Clear 0,04 Snow H 0.24 0.06 Clear Chicago, 1l 30.46 Gincinnati, Ohio 30.48 Cleveland, Ohio. 30 46 Columbia.'S. C.. 30.28 Ve o Tex. 5 . Tex. 29.98 .. 29.68 n, §. Dak.; 29.94 Indianapolis.Ind 30.44 Jacksonville.Fla. 301 8 Kansas City, Mo 30.32 ... 3008 New York, N Oklahoma' City. 30.14 5 Omaha. Nebr... 3022 Philadeiphia 028 Phoenix. Ariz Pittsburgh. Portland, Me... 30.06 Portland, Oreg. 20.92 Raleigh,' N. C. 3032 Salt Lake City. 30.18 San Antonio. . : 30.00 San Diego, Calif 30.08 San_ Prancisco. 30.10 5 qo. . 30.40 0.28 Clear 4 ... Clear Clear Cloudy Prcioudy Clear ain * Pr.cloudy Clear Clear Etcloudy ain S Fi.cloudy s Spokane, _Was] , Pla....30.10 80 WS D. C...303¢ WASH., FOREIGN. (7 a.m., Greenwich time, today.) ‘Temperature. Weather. 38 Part cloudy Clear e Gibraltar, ain. . 4 T on Gréenwich tim Horta (FayaD). Azores (Current obs Sermuda Porto Rico. 9 e, today. 2 Hamilton, San Juan Blow to Hip Flasks. TORONTO (#).—The liquor control ‘board has hit upon a scheme to prevent medieinal whisky's being carried around on the hip, Hereafter such spirits will be soid in triangular-shaped contain- 3 7 1 NG STAR, WASHINGTON, Boy “Gassed” in Garage LIFE SAVED WHEN PLAYMATE F 4-year-old Peggy Buckley had stuck to her “story” yesterday in- stead of telling the truth, her play- | mate, Herbert Needham, 5, and his dog Patsy probably would be dead today. ) Shortly after 4 o'clock Peggy ran into her house and called excitedly to her aunt, Miss Dorothy Chappelear. “Herbert,” she said, “fell down.” “Where did he fall?” the aunt asked. “In the garage.” “Were your children fooling with the car?” Peggy hesitated. She had been told not to play around the automobile. “No, mam,” she replied, “we didn't touch the car.” “Are you sure of that, Peggy?” Miss Chappelear asked. Peggy Buckley and Herbert Needham. TELLS OF PLAYING WITH CAR. Inset, Herbert's dog, Patsy. Peggy then changed her story and admitted Herbert started the motor of the car and then fell out of the seat. Miss Chappelear hurried to the closed garage, where she found the boy and his dog unconscious, overcome by carbon monoxide. Herbert was taken to his home, at 310 Tenth street south- east, and revived by the fire rescue squad. He was removed to Casualty | Hospital, where he was able to sit up | and be photographed with Peggy today. | Patsy was placed in a basket on the back porch. She recovered after a few minutes in the fresh air. Patsy couldn't get into the picture today, | since dogs aren't exactly welcome in | hospitals. | Efforts by reporters to interview Peggy were not successful. ‘To all ques- tions her answer was, “I didn't do it."” M. &M FRDTESTS NEW GAS RATES Decides to File Protest for Lower Schedule With Utilities Board. A protest against the proposed gas rate schedule for large commercial users was made yesterday by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association at a meeting of its board of governors in The Star Building. Claiming the new rates which the ‘Washington Gas Light Co. proposes to put into effect March 1 would not give to the large commercial users the re- sults to which they are entitled, the association voted to send a request to the Public Utilities Commission for lower commercial rates *“more on a parity with the rates for home con- sumers.” ‘The proposed new rate for large com- mercial users, which the association opposing, is known as schedule “D. It provides a rate of 92!: cents per thousand cubic feet for the first 50 feet 15 *| used in one month, per foot of maxi- mum hourly use, then 77!; cents per thousand cubic feet for all in excess of that, up to 400,000 cubic feet, total monthly use. Protest Explained. The rate is then 65 cents up to 1,000,000 cubic feet per month, then 50 cents per thousand cubic feet for the next 1.000.000 cubic feet and 40 cents per thousand cubic feet for all above 2,000,000 feet per month. The merchants group urged that as greater users of gas the commercial concerns were entitled to a commensu- rately lower rate. A resolution protesting the House bill providing a tax on automobiles ac- cording to weight was adopted by the board. It was pointed out that the proposed schedule of fees would in- crease the cost of tags for the small passenger vehicle from the present $1 charge to approximately $10, and would require the operators of the larger com- mercial vehicles to pay as high as $1,200 per vehicle. The association said it “is the opin- jon that the taxes on automobiles should not exceed the actual cost of construction and maintenance of high- ways, and pointed out that the pro- posed bill would provide $5,300,000 or more in revenue, whereas but $3,974,- 000 is required for this work. Supports Pending Bills. The association adopted a resolution petitioning the Public Building Com- mission to turn over the old Pension Office Building for the use of the Dis- trict National Guard as an armory. The board voted to support the fol- lowing bills now pending in Congress: The Hayden bill, prohibiting the send- ing of unsolicited merchandise through the mails; the Bingham bill, providing for the establishment of an airport on the site of the present Hoover Field, and the Mapes bill, which would require a contractor awarded a contract for public building work to give bond for the faithful performance of the work, and protecting persons furnishing labor and materials. The Goss bill, which calls for con- tractors to name subcontracting and suppliers of material when making bids also was approved by the association. Mark Lansburgh, president of the DROWNS IN PLUNGE WHILE BOARDING TUG Sailor Loses Balance and Drops Into River at Navy Yard, Body Recovered. V. F. Basham, 28, a sailor, was drowned at the Navy Yard last night, when he fell into the river while board- ing a Navy tug. His body was recovered today by harbor police. Basham, an enlisted man rated as a first-class fireman, was seen to lose his balance and drop into the water by an unidentified civilian, who notified offi- cials of the Navy Yard. ‘When efforts to locate the body failed, Navy Yard officials requested the aid of harbor police, who began dragging the river about 9 o'clock this morning. The body was recovered a few minutes later and taken to the morgue. Investigations were immediately by Navy Yard and Acting Coroner A. Msgruder MacDonald. Offi- clals of the Navy Yard sald, however, that they are virtually convinced the drowning was accidental. The Navy lists Basham’s home as Houston, Tex. —_ 0 Check Room for Flowers. SALT LAKE CITY—The students can’t say it with flowers at the Uni- versity of Utah from PFriday night. ‘Thomas has ruled PRINCE H. SWEEPS ~ HORSE SHOW CARD (Mrs. Patterson’s Bay Is Champion at Riding and Hunt Club. | Prince H, Mrs. Simon Patterson’s bay | which was thrice in the ribbons and once a winner at the 1931 New York national, returned to his old form in the third monthly Riding and Hunt Club show last night and walked off v\]'lgh two firsts and the show champion- ship. In so doing he partially avenged him- self on Mermaid, Mrs. W. J. Chewning, jr.’s young mare, which twice before this season outperformed him in local exhibitions and until last night held the title of undefeated champion of the hunt club show series. Robert Robey rode the stout-hearted Prince H to victory in the Hunter's | Sweepstakes, and followed up in the | next class with virtually the only clean performance over a difficult Corinthian | course, which included a treacherous in-and-out obstacle. Competition Close. | Until this double victory in the fifth and sixth classes, the championship ap- peared to belong to anybody's horse, with Mrs. C. W. Herron's Papoose in the lead by virtue of a first in the open jumping and s second in the handy hunter division. Miss Beatrice Patton had placed her entries recond |and third in the open jumpwg, and Miss Evelyn Walker had done as well | ; with John and Judas in the competition for 3 and 4 year olds. | The fifth class still failed to settle the question, as Miss Patton's Keana- | kolu was second to Prince H. and Miss Walker's John third. It was the last active contest, the Corinthian, which turned the tide for the Prince. The 4-foot jumps were now more of a test for entries most of | which had competed in at least three | previous classes. ‘Touch faults vere | numerous, and the in-and-out seemed |an almost insurmountable barrier. No less than three horses crashed squarely into the first jump, most got a refusal at the second if the first was nego- tiated, and a ¢lean performance over both appeared impossible—until Prince H., under a good ride, made his fault- iess round of the course. Hunter Event Exciting. | . The trick handy hunter course, with | time to count in judging the class, | produced the major excitement of the | evening. Charles Carrico rode Mrs. W. | G. Hill's Questionnaire to victory and | Mrs. Herron's Papoose into second. | Both were put to it at such a pace that the competition for the cup was outdistanced, and the crowd delighted | with an exhibition of breakneck horse- manship. Lee Counselman’s Thunder- bolt was third, after a run-off trial against Papoose. | Among the exhibitors and spectators | last night were Admiral and Mrs. Cary ‘T. Grayson, Col. and Mrs. Robert Gug- | genheim, Miss Patience McCormick- | Goodhart, F. Moran McConihe, Miss | Margaret Cotter, Miss Joy Hansel, Gar- land Hayes and others. ‘The judges were—3 and 4 year old hunters, Ray Norton; open jumping, E. M. Palmer; novice saddle class, Miss Elizabeth Jackson and Ernest Hale; handy hunter, Mr. Palmer; hunters’ sweepstakes and Corinthian, Louis Leith. ‘The summaries are: Three and 4 year olds, Tiget, owned by Mrs. Chewning, first; Judas, and John, owned by Miss Evelyn Walker, second and third. Open jumping—Papoose, owned by Mrs. C. W. Herron, first; Miss Beatrice Patton’s entries, second and third. Novice saddle horses—Rule Brittania, owned by Meade Palmer, first; Orphan Annie, Miss Virginia Rodgers, second; Dolly Gann, Col. Stanley, third. Handy hunter—Questionnaire, Mrs. G. Hill, first; Papoose, Mrs. Ec‘rugd; Thunderbolt, Lee Counselman, Hunters’ sweepstakes—Prince H., Mrs. Simon Patterson of Pittsburgh, Pa., first; Keanakolu, Miss Patton, second; John, Miss Walker, third. Corinthian—Prince H, Mrs. Pat- ::e{:m m'sg: Mem;ld,xurgé“’w !zs ewning, jr. second; Ka; Mi Virginia Rodgers, third. Y Champion of the show—Prince H. == ALPHEUS RIDDLE BURIED Funeral Services Held at Bethany Baptist Church. Alpheus E. Riddle, retired Govern- ment Printing Office employe, who died Thi , was burled afternoon in Glenwood Cemetery, following funeral services at Bethany Baptist Church at 2:30 o'clock. Mr. Riddle, who lived at 727 Roxboro place, was in the Govern- ment service for more than 50 years before his retirement in 1924. He was a member of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia and of Columbia Typograph- ical Union, No. 101. He is survived by two children, Mrs. Bertha Vermillion and Emmet Riddle, and s granddaugh- ter, Miss Rita Vermillion, all of Wash- ington. Mrs. Riddle diedzabout six Years ago, IPLANNERS DISCUSS ROAD SYSTEM WITH NEARBY OFFICIALS Arlington County Improve- ments Detailed on Map Shown County Manager. EXTENSION OF ANACOSTIA PARK AREA IS TAKEN UP | | Procedure for Acquiring Land Calls for Approval of Sites and | Proper Appraisal. | Further co-operation with Virginia and Maryland authorities was dis- cussed yesterday by the National Cap- ital Park and Planning Commission, which concentrated its proposed two- day session and finished all its work | late yesterday. | Charles W. Eliot, 2d, director of plan- | ning, laid before the commission at the request of Roy Braden, county man- ager of Arlington County, Va., & map and report showing the proposed major thoroughfares for that section. The commission was told that Mr. Braden | had requested the map, depicting arte- rial highways in Arlington County, and | the national planners indorsed Mr Eliot's program and forwarded the map | and report to the county official | Map Shows Roads. The map and report show the prin- cipal thoroughfares from the various bridges, the cross connections and the so-called Marva Highway, designed as the principal by-pass around the City of Washington. Under the radials shown in the map, the main lines in- clude the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, the Richmond Highway, util- izing the inland route, surveyed a few | and Mrs. Mark C. Bullis. On the left in the back is Dr. C. L. Weaver, president of the Society of Natives. M years ago by the Bureau of Public Roads; the Columbia Pike, the Lee Boulevard and the Wilson Boulevard, or its substitute. The cross connections magnify Glebe Road as the principal thoroughfare, with smaller secondary roads leading into it. The report con- tains suggestions as to widths of rignts of way and other pertinent data, gather- | ed by the commission over a number of years and now deemed useful to Arling- ton County authorities. The commission discussed the pro- cedure for going ahead with the ex- tension of Anzcostia Park, a project which ultimately is planned to be a new boulevard to Baltimore. The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission has made some | purchases in that area and desired to | learn the method of action to be re-| quired by the Federal Government, under the Capper-Cramton park pur- chase act, under which the Govern- ment will contribute one-third of the cost of buying park lands in the nearby Maryland valleys. | Approval Necessary. Under the procedure discussed by the commission yesterday the plat showing the land would have to be approved. then a just appraisal made and the Maryland authorities would be required to complete the project within a rea- sonable time. John Nolen, jr.. the commission’s city planner, submitted a report, showing future plans for gas servicing for the entire Washington region. The Nolen study shows the potential plants of the gas companles in this area, with main lines and areas served by each. The commission went into consulta- tion with its staff and discussed a pro- gram of work to be accomplished in the next few months. It likewise considered a number of land purchase items for future park and playground develop- | ment. | CAPITAL MAN DIES | IN GEORGIA CRAS ‘ Oscar Sperling Killed and George! T. Ash, Jr., Injured When i Automobile Overturns. Oscar Sperling, 40, of 1400 L street was killed and George T. Ash, jr., 20. *|of 1236 Shepherd street was injured yesterday when the automobile in which they were-riding left the road and overturned near Louisville, Ga. Sperling, who was driving, was | thrown through the top of the car and his neck was broken. Ash also was hurled through the top, but he escaped with minor injuries. ‘The pair left Washington for Palm Beach, Fla, Thursday morning, ac- cording to Ash's mother. Mrs. Leota Ash. Sperling. a consulting’ engineer, was going to the Florida city on busi- ness and, at his request, Ash had driven most of the way. The accident occurred when the ma- chine struck a fill in the road and Sperling, who had been at the -wheel only a short time, lost control. The automobile was wrecked. Sperling, a native of Sweden, had no relatives here, Mrs. Ash said. Ash is employed by his father, who is presi- dent of the Citizens’ Finance Co., Inc. Births R.eported. Pau] O. and Michael Wax. boy. Ralph E._and Alease V. Pope, bo: Vincent W. and Margaret McMull Thomas H. and Katherine Lewis. Edmond_P. and Maria E. William E. and Ruth M. Stroth inick” and omas and Margaret Barker, girl. Witliam T. and Minnie E. Neison, boy. ju D. €., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1932. Appear in Colorful Colonial Costumes SOCIETY OF NATIVES MEMBERS HOLD BICENTENNIAL PROGRAM. Society of Natives attend meeting EMBERS of the Society of Na- tives held a special Bicenten- nial entertainment at the Washington Club last night, with the performers and a large rpart of the audience in colorful Colonial costumes. A pregram of songs, dances, piano numbers and a “Colonial comedy” was resented before an audience of almost gno members and guests, who had been requested to dress in the fashion of Gen. Washington's day in honor of the occasion. Powdered wigs and flowing skirts, knee breeches and bright coats con- tributed to a gay picture strongly rem- iniscent of early America. in Colonial costume. monthly business meeting was addressed | by Miss Hazel Neilson of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission, who outlined plans for the approaching celebration. Dr. Clarence A. Weaver, president of the soclety, presided. ‘ Colonial Comedy Staged. The entertainment program which fol- lowed included “a society minuet,” put on by members of the Capital Society, | | Children of the American Revolution, |under direction of Mrs. Henry Fenno | | Sawtelle, president. The {following | | members participated: Matthew Trim- | ble Sawtelle and Miss Barbara Bullard, | | William Cox, jr., and Miss Sallie Steele, | | Robert Mickey and Miss Edith Willlams |and Wilson Lansford and Miss Hood Hoover. Seated, left to right: Mrs. William W. Conner, Mr. Conner In uniform on the right is Wilson Landsford, Soclety of Children of the American Revoltuion.|B. Keech, William —Star Stafl Photo. Members of the Dramatic Club of Job's Daughters’ under direction of Mrs. Charles W. Hoover, staked a “Colonial comedy,” Wwith & cast including Miss Yvonne Benchert, Miss Emma Bell, Miss Helen Neusbaun, Mrs. Edna New- man, Miss Christine Thachara and Mrs. Zelda Newman. Program Includes Musle. A piano duet was rendered by Miss Marian Fowler and Mrs. Ella C. Robin- san, who also served as chairman of the Entertainment Committee. ‘William Wolfe provided several whistling solos, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Robinson. Hostesses included Miss Etta L. Tag- gart, Mrs. Sawtelle and Mrs. Marguerite Z. Baughman, Prior to the entertainment, the CHEST FUND TOTAL INCREASED BY §231 U. S. Attorney Rover Donates $100—Aid of Press and Radio Stations Praised. New donations ranging from $5 to $100 and ageregating $251.50, received yesterday by the Community Chest. increased to $2.414.236.40 the grand total in the drive for $2.601,000. Tte largest contribution was $100 by Leo A. Rover, United States attorney. Other gifts included: $10, Mrs. Cassle Carliner; $20, Chinese Educational Mission: $7.50, Rev. George L. Farn- ham; $5, Mrs. May H. Henderson; $10, Cammia R. Londow; $5. Dr. E. I. Mul- lins; $24, servants of Mrs, Keith Mer- rill; $10, Mrs. Pauline Shereshefskv (additional); $15, W. Topham: $30. Frank Van Sant, and $15, Dr. Eugene R. Whitmore (additional). Newspapers, Tadio stations and others were praised for their co-operation at a meeting of the Chest Publicity Council vesterday in the Young Women's Chris- tian Association. Speakers included Walter MacPeek of the Boy Scouts, Jo- seph D. Kaufman, chairman of the speakers’ unit, and Elwood Street, Chest director, Harry Hites, publicity direc- tor, presided. Mr. Kaufman urged those present to submit to the public the acccmplish- ments of their organizations in terms of welfare work accomplished rather than in dollars and cents expended Mr. MacPeek told of the aid given by local radio stations and by merchants in show window space. Mr. Street said the Chest must keep the 125,000 contributcrs informed con- cerning what becomes of their money. He declared many of this year's givers never had given to organized charity before and were particularly concerned with everything the Chest and its mem- ber organizations do. DR. JUDD TO ADDRESS UNIVERSITY DINNER President of American Medical As- sociation to Speak at George Washington Banquet. Dr. E. Starr Judd, president of the American Medical Association and chief surgeon at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., will be the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the George ‘Washington University Medical Society at the Willard Hotel tonight. Among distinguished members of the medical profession who will attend the meeting are: Dr. Cloyd Heck Mar- vin, president of George Washington iversity; Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., and Mz, Clarence A. Aspinwall of the board of trustees; Dr. Earl Baldwin McKinley, dean of the George Washington Uni- versity School of Medicine; Dr. Allan Chesney, dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Dr. Wil- liam Gerry Morgan, dean of the Georgetown University Medical School; Surgeon General Robert U. Patterson of the Army, Surgeon Gereral Charles |E. Riggs of the Navy, Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming of the Public Health Service; the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the District, Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, who is a graduate of the George Washington University School of Medicine, and Dr. Joel T. Boone, the President’s physician, Dr. Frederick August Reuter, presi- dent of the society, will preside. The George Washington University Glee Club, under the direction of Dr. Robert Harmon, will give a program of musig. “JIM” PRESTON IS FOUND GUILTY OF DESERTING SENATE SCRIBES But It Is Only a Mock Trial and Newspaper Men Reward Venerable Associate Who Took New Position. A mock impeachment trial was staged in the Senate chamber this morning, at which James D. Preston, former tendent of the Senate press gal- lery, was “tried” by the Washington correspondents and found guilty of hav- ing deserted them to become librarian of the Senate after 34 years of service. ‘The verdict of the “jury,” however, | was that Preston had won the esteem and friendship of hundreds of news- | paper men during his long period of | service as superintendent of the gal- lery, and in recognition of that record he was sentenced to accept & set of silver and & The permitted purse. ‘The “defendant” was not to speak in his own beh2ll, but the verdict was grected with applause and after the proceedings were over his former associates assured him individ- ually of their good wishes for the fu- ture. Preston became librarian of the Senate several months ago. ‘The “court” was presided over by J. Fred Essary of the Baltimore Sun. Fraser Edwards and Gay G. Hayden were sergeant at arms. Henry Hyde of the Baltimore Evening Sun, was prosecutor, with Lewis Woods of the New York Times as counsel for the de- fense. Byron Price of the Associated Press, appeared as friend of the court, and Charles O. Gridley of the Denver Post was foreman of the . The presentation of the siiver set was made by Ruth Finney;f the Scripps-Howard newspapers. Display of Banner || On All Buildings February 22 Asked ‘The District of Columbia Bi- centennial Commission and the Special Committee of Civic Or- ganizations urges the occupants | of every building in the City of Washington to display our na- tional emblem, the Stars and Stripes, on February 22 (Wash- ington’s birthday), June 14 (Flag day), July 4 (Independence day), September 12 (Constitution day) and November 24 (Thanksgiving day). They also suggest that it would be appropriate to have the flag displayed cn April 6 (Army PRISONER LINKED WITH JERSEY GANG {John Kendrick Believed Fol- lower of Camden Or- ganization. John Kendrick, 37, captured follow- ing a desperate battle in which he shot day). May 30 (Memorial day), October 27 (Navy day) and No- vember 11 (Armistice day). KIRK SLAYING GASE 10 BE CALLED SOON |Collins Reaches Decision Aft- er Alienists Express Opinion Tucker Is Sane. Because alienists at St. Elizabeth's Hospital have expressed the opinion that George Pierce Tucker, who is said | to have confessed at Los Angeles, Calif., that he had killed Miss Emma Kirk. 70-year-old umbrella mender, about | six years ago, is not insane. Assistant United States Attorney William H Collins has decided to place him on | trial at an early date. After Tucker had been returned here | last Summer he was taken before a | lunacy jury and the verdict reached that he was insane. He has since been "I[ St. Elizabeth's. | _ Staff physicians at that hospital last week notified the office of United | States Attorney Leo A. Rover they be- | lieved the patient to be sane. They even expressed the view that he had never been insane so far as they could ascertain from his medical record and | actions, it is reported. Rover had an examination of Tucker made this week by Dr. D. Percy Hick- |ling and Dr. Kenneth Kenney and on | receipt of their report decided to place Tucker on trial. No date has been fixed. Tucker was arrested in the California | city March 16. 1931, after he had ap- proached a policeman and claimed to have slain a Washington woman. Later, heis said to have made a complete con- fession of the crime to Los Angeles offi- cers. He was indicted March 24. | Miss Kirk was strangled to death at | her home, 819 R street, where she also | conducted her umbrella shop, January | 23, 1926. | “BRIEF” BY ROBERTS | DEFENDS TAXI CODE Utilities Special Attorney Cites Many Authorities for Power Under Commission. William A. Roberts, special attcrney | for the Public Utilities Commission, yes- terday filed a “brief,” 134 pages long, in the District Supreme Court in defense of the taxicab code adopted by the commission last year, particularly in reference to its order compelling the installation of meters in all cabs. ‘The document bristles with citations of authority for all points in dispute. It is claimed the whole case narrows down to the question of whether the commission had the power to control taxicabs, and, assuming that it did, was the order clearly shown, by a pre- ponderance of the testimony, to have been unreasonable? Mr. Roberts an- swers the first question “yes” and the second “no.” ‘The order is under attack in appeals filed in court by the Bell and City Cab Companies, which want to stick to the flat rates. In case Justice Jesse C. Adkins, before whom the case was tried, sustains the commission, its meter order will not become effective until 60 days after the decree is entered by the court. b ) Deaths Reported. Samue] C, Raub, 85, 1927 Calvert st. b o B Pt L2wis Garrett: 1, St. Eiizabeth's Hospital. Amelia Ludwik. 62. Gallinger Hospital. Oldfie Galll ‘Hospital 33 Girard ck. 52 st. ne. John T. Connally, 47, C: Francis Deutsch. 18, Policcman T. D. Bacon early yesterday, is believed to have been a lieutenant of Mickey Dufly., notorious Camden, N. J, gang leader, who was shot to death in an Atlantic City hotel last August. Kendrick. according to records on file at police headquarters, escaped from Borden Town, N. J., Prison Farm a few weeks after Duffy was slain. Re- poru;urre}r{u xéx Camden at that time were that Kendrick planned to av Duffy’s death. 2 by A man thought to have been with Kendrick when the latter shot Bacon was picked up by police today. | was taken to headquarters, where In- spector Frank S. W. Burke. chief of detectives, and his assistant, Capt. Ber- nard Thompson, immediately began questioning him regarding his move- | ments during the last several days. | Known as John J. Dugan. | Although Kendrick is wanted by New Jersey authorities. efforts were being made to link him with several recent safe robberies here. His finger- prints are being compared with those found on a number of safes blown | here during the last few months, Kendrick was linked with Duffy when | a check-up of his record revealed he is known to New Jersey and Pennsyl- vania police as “John J. Dugan,” the name used by the slain gang leader's lieutenant. In fact, e was sent Bordentown farm under that name. Bacon, who is attached to the first precinct, was shot when he attempted to question Kendrick and another man regarding an automatic shotgun found | in their automobile. The officer dis- ('m'ereg‘ the fun‘ he said, after he had seen the pair enter two build the 600 block of E street. e When the men emerged from the second building Bacon reported to his commanding officer, Capt. William E. Holmes, he attempted to interrogate them. Kendick, he declared. drew a .38-caliber revolver and shot him twice, one of the bullets entering his leg and the second striking a toe. Continuing the fight despite his wounds, Bacon overpowered Kendrick and held him until other policemen ar- rived. The prisoner's companion es- caped, however. Kendrick refused to tell police his name, but he was identified by Mrs. Barbara Lee, who was arrested a short | time later. The woman, who said she | married Kendrick in Atlantic _City | about four years ago, is being held at the House of Detention. brother Wallace also was taken into custody. All have been booked for in- vestigation. According to Detective Sergt. Joe Sincavitz, who is working on the case, Kendrick will be charged with assault with a dangerous weapon in the event the attempt to link him with any of the Kendrick's | safe jobs fails. Meanwhile Bacon is under treatment at Emergency Hospital. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘TODAY. Banquet, National University Masonic Club, Raleigh Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Tall Cedars, Raleigh Hotel, 8 pm. ' Card party, Congress Lodge Chapter. O. E. 8, 60 M street northeast, DIISO p.m. Meeting, League for the La Life, 1400 New Hampshire avenue, m pm. Dr. C. Richard Smith, speaker, Dinner and dance. Phi Beta Gamma Legal Fraternity, Willard Hotel, 6:30 p.m. Dinner, George Washington Univer- sity Medical Society, Willard Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Abraham Lincoln Circle, Ladies’ G. A. R., Willard Hotel, 8 pm. Meeting, Biological Society of Wash- ington, Cosmos Club, 8 p.m. Ball, Washington College of Law, Mayflower Hotel, 7:30 p.m. Banquet, Klea Sigma Fraternity, Mayflower Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Banquet and dance, Filipino Com- munity of Washington, Mayflower Ho- tel, 7:30 p.m. Dance, Gamma Chapter, Chi Sigma Borority, 2400 Sixteenth street, 9:30 p.m. Card party, Hope Council, Sons and ughters of ¥, 1130 Chicago enty Fersuso B T i cn": {aranal % M : B Macanail, 3t street southeast, 9 p.mu Breakfast meeting, Alumn of Univer- ity of Michigen, Raleigh Hotel, tomor- LIoW, § &, He | 0 the | (COMMITTEE AGTION ON CAR MERGER IN TEN DAYS LIKELY Capper to Call Meeting When Printed Testimony Has Been Digested. PLEAS FOR CHANGES CONCLUDE HEARINGS Keech, Clayton and Tucker Urge Amendments—Lines Hope for Agreement. With hearings on the street rallway merger plan completed, Chairman Cap- per will call a special meeting of the Senate District Committee to render & verdict on the resolution as soon as all members of the committee have an opportunity to read the printed testi- mony. This probably will be in 10 {days or two weeks. The final hearing yesterday after- noon found People’s Counsel Richmond McK. Clayton of the Federation of Citizens' Associations, and Evan H. Tucker of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association re- newing their pleas for amendments which they believe should be made in the public interest. ‘There were cations in the testi- ials of the companies hope to work out an agreement on the objections raised by the District Com- missioners to the section relieving the railways of a part of their present street paving costs. The companies also expressed willingness to have in- cluded some provision giving the Utili- tles Commission definite authority to establish a reduced fare for school children. Other Changes Op; 2 As to practically all of the other amendments that have been suggested during the hearings, officials of the companies objected, telling the commit- tee that if too many restrictions are placed in the document the merged system would not have a chance to suc- ceed. People’s Counsel Keech is contending for the following changes: Restricticn of the merged company to street rail- ways and busses, to prevent the car lines from operating taxicabs; elimina- tion of the right of the merged com- pany to have subsidiaries, and the striking out of the power clause, which defines the terms under which the Po- tomac Electric Power Co. is to furnish current to the new car system. Mr. Clavton is urging the following changes: Creation of the new company by congressional charter rather than by incorporation under the District code: free immediate transfers from street cars to busses and between bus lines; elimination of the requirement for cer- tificates of convenience and necessity | before a competitive transportation line {could be established: a provision to re- |quire that if the Washington Rapid Transit Co. is acquired by the new company. it should be merged imme- diately with the new company; a changs in the provision giving the commission authority to approve legal expenses in- cident to the merger Resolution a Compromise. John H. Hanna, presiden: of the Capital Traction Co. told tke com- mittee the merger resolution as intro- duced by the Utilities Commission at this session of Congress is not all trat the companies would like to have, tut is a compromise. He said the comunit- tee would be informed within a few days of the outcome of pending nego- tiations with the Commission~rs over the distribution of street paving costs. He outlined specific objections to ali of the other amendments Mr. Hanna said there was no inten- tion or desire to operate taxicabs at the present time, but argucd the merg- ed car company should not be deprived forever of the right to operate them if the Utilities Commission saw fit to au- thorize it in the future. The Keech amendment to limit the merged system to street railways and busses, he said, would be too drastic a limitation on future development of the transporta- tion system. ‘The resolution as drafted provides for free transfers between street car lines but leaves to the commission to decide | on transfer arrangements from cars |to busses. On Clayton's suggestion for universal free transfers, Hanna and William F. Ham, of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., both contended that would be inequitable, arguing that many of the bus lines are feeders into new territory and could not be oper- |ated on a free-transfer basis, Clayton described these pay-transfers as “nuisance taxes" and expressed the be- | lief the people would prefer to see rates | fixed so that there would be but one fare for a ride in the District of Co- lumbia, Terms of Power Clause. The power clause, which Keech urged be eliminated, provides that for 15 years 63 per cent of the power used by the merged company would be sup- plied under the terms of the power ar- rangement already existing between the Potomac Electric Power Co. and the Washington Railway & Electric Co. and 37 per cent to be paid for as determined by the Utilities Commission. After 15 years it would all be subject to approval of the commission. Keech argued that the principal function of the Utilitics Commission was to fix rates, and that it should be allowed to fix the rates for zall electric current from the start. Mr. Hanna told the committee the power clause was worked out by Dr. Milo R. Maltbie when he was engaged by the Senate Committee several years ago as its expert consultant. Mr. Clay- ton said he was in accord with the power clause as it stands in the reso- lution. Conrad H. Syme was present at yes. terday's hearing representing sighte seelng bus companies. As the hearings closed, Chairman Capper asked the spokesman for each group to submit a copy of the resolu- tion, marked to indicate the amend- ments each group is advocating. These | various proposals will be before the i committee, together with the printed testimony, when it meets to render a % decision. £ The resolution contemplates a volun- tary merger. If Congress passes the resolution, the terms of merger con-; tained in it would be submitted to the s stockholders for action before the con- solidation could be carried out. POLICE EXTORTION TRIAL | ENTERS SECOND DAYa‘ { Hearing was resumed before the Po- lice Trial Board this morning of charges against four policemen of the fourth precinct in connection with alleged ex- ¢ tortion of money last Summer from a bootlegging suspect. The officers are accused of having accepted money in § exchange for a promise to protect from % arrest Frank Adams, colored, 720 Pirst ; street southwest. The defendants are E. W. Gore, F. J. Hospidor, F. R. Gue and O. L. Fish- er. was put through a long cross-examination yesterday after a number of character testified for the defense. All four policemen have been under suspension since the case was investl- ¢ gated last .