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WITH SUNDAY HMOR: The Zoen + NG EDITION ny Star W ASHINGTON. . MONDAY. APRIL 11, NEED OF $600,000 FOR CAPITAL'S IDLE DECLARED URGENT Relief Agencies Face Closing Unless Congress 0. K.'s Appropriation. MASS MEETING CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION Chamber, Trade Board and Other Civic Groups Urged to Make Concerted Plea. Congress must appropriate $600,000 of municipal funds of Washington for unemployment relief 1 agencies now aiding the jobless will be forced 10 close their doors this Summer, lead- ang relief workers warned yesterday at a mass meeting In the United States Chamber of Commerce Building. The speakers urged united action in sreking, (e passage by Congress of the £600.000 appropriation requested by the i mmissioners _and _approved t Hoover. The Washington ade, Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations were asked to join in the plea for Government funds, which would be diverted from the proposed Municipal Center develop- ment to relieve the unemployment situ- ation, described as a “great disaster.” Dr. Frederick W. Perkins, president of the Council of Social Agencies, who, with Leifur Magnusson of the Monday | Evening Club d as co-chairman of | the meeting. stressed the fact that Washington is one of the few cities in the country which thus far has not expended municipal funds for unem- ployment relief. Resources Exhausted. “Soon or late, the time must come that the municipality of Washington will be cbliged to take its share of this community burden.” said Dr. Perkins. | “Ours is not a cry of despair, nor is it | a failure on the part of the Community or soc | ‘Kidnaped’ b y Nightmare BOY TERRIFIES MOTHER BY FLEEING FROM BED DURING DREAM. EADQUARTERS detectives sped | to 6016 Third strect early to- | cday when a hysterical mother | telephcned that her 9 old son had bcen from his bed dnapers Young Jack McNally's mother, still beside herself with anxiety. showed the detectives. S Jobkn Dalglish and Willilam DuBusk the boy's empty bed eside an open window J Awakened by a scream about 4:3 o'clock this morning. Mrs. McNally | said, she ran into her son’s bed room, but th child was gone. S\}(- tele- phoned Lieut. CF J. P. Weber at headquarters While detectives were hasty search of the vicinity, officers in | a radio scout car frem No. 13 precinet | were astonished to see a small boy in | his night clothes running down a near- by street. The policemen overtook the boy, who explained he was Jack McNall They returned him home, where he said he jumped cut of the ground-floor window when he dreamed ne one was chas- ing him. The boy had been suffering from a fever which accompanied al cold. e making a BANHOLDS B CHERRY BLOSSONS Blooms Expscted to Reach Mature Stage by Friday Unless Cold Interferes. Continued rain today held back the full development of the cherry blos- soms arc the Tidal Basin. Officials of the division of the Office of Public and Public Parks as- serted t blooms probably will be at their best about Friday, although a sudden warm spell will bring them to maturity with surprising speed. The weather bolds the fate of the looms in its hand, but officials antic- ipate that there will be a goodly dis- play of Sunday B 13,384 Cars Cross Inlet. Chest; but this unprecedented situation must ‘be met with municipal funds. ! Private agencies have exhausted their Tesources.” Dr. Perkins exp'ai posed bill before C: propriation of fund y the Board of ompletely disen ter of Federal app unemployed.” “The initiative in this case was clearly | up to the President,” he continued, | “and happily and very fortunately €id take the initi Teguest of, the Commissioners.” “And. also, he clearly distinguished the difference between Federal the unemployed throughout the country and municipal aid for- the District of Columbia Le expressing approval of 1he[ propesed approriation Capuer ned that the pro- gress for the ap: 0 be administered Public Welfare was d from the mat- riaticn for the e District Commit- msof the House Dis- . Fred C. Croxton of | Organization on Un- Relief, end Commissioner H. Reichelderfer, chairman of the Board of Commissioners, were read | to the meeting by Dr. Perkins. Appeal by Dr. O'Grady. Dr. John O'Grady of the Catholic| Charities made a stirring appeal for | action by Congress. | ‘It is the basic responsibility of gov- emment to care for the poor and suf- fering,” he asserted. “We cannot per- mit them to starve so long as we have wealth available. “It is surprising the extent to which our legislators have failed to realize the needs of the starving. Hunger cold are very real things, and we have no right to live Juxuriously while mil- lions of people are starving { “In the District of Columbia we price ourselves on our beautiful buildi | we pride curselves on our material de- velopment: but I for one, would be willing to eliminate all our beautifui| buildings in order to supply the funda- | mentals of life to the millions in need. | “What is the Board of Trade doing— and the Chamber of Commerce—ar they not interested in cur problems? Can we not band them all together in order to relieve suffering? “We are appealing to the only Gov- ernment that can bring us relief—the Congress of the United States.” Ufford Outlines Needs. ‘Walter S. Ufford, general secretary the Associated Charities, the nexi ing c for those w 1 simply i of i speaker, began by say | “I.am here | i He then declared the | ing of Winter, the Associated C ies will spend more \ in February.” The or s | in March were 160 per n for the same month ed hout this $600.000 approp: we shall have to close our door iddle of July or by " Ufford ation the ngex . done the Ivation 96 per - | The 10. Wei me 70 1 men n Plea, ation is made.” ation Army will its blinds. An of applicants for aid are and the funds to grant them re fast bocoming smaller. Additional funds are the only hope we have to enable us to continue our work Other spe jamin, execu Others Join he concludec forced to ever-increas rs included Paul L. Ben- etary of the Com: mittee on Employment, who voiced ap- proval of propriation; F. G Frazier, dej p nt commander of the American Legion. who urged that the Legion's “job-a-tlock™ campaign be put in efect Jocal Journe who urged that married women whose husbands have jobs be excluded from Covernment service, due About 11:30 o'clock, however, a portion | he | of the program was made effective on | e by approving the | Seventeenth from Chairman | g Yesterday 13,384 sutomobiles passed north of the inlet bridge in Potomac Park. on their wav around the Tidal Eacin to vi*w the cherry trees. An un- i2] estimate placed the number of 'rsons witnessing the display of flow. at 35,000. Acting Captain Henry Helms of the United States Park Police explained to- day that ii was unnecessary to put the new traffic system into effect totally, to weather conditions yesterday. street, where motorists | were permitted to turn right on the red light at Constitution avenue, along | aid for | the Tidal Basin road and north of the | | irlet bridge. | Traffic Very Light. | Traffic was very light all day, and at 15 pm. motorists were permitted to | | travel in all directions, regardess of the one-way States Park Police were relieved by 7 |pm., as all officers were required to be |on duty, all leaves of absence having been canceled. rules. Most of the United Acting Capt. Helm asserted that the police experienced no trouble of any kind in traffic snarls and there were no accidents. Between 9:30 am. and 6:30 pm. Acting Capt. Helms pointed out, 13384 automobiles passed along the inlet bridge. A great number of out-of-town auto- mobiles was in the city and made the Tidal Basin a mecca for visitors, | THREE LEADERS HAVE | BIRTHDAYS TODAY Hughes and Winslow, 70, and Hines, 53, Do Full Day's Work as Usual. By the Associated Press. Three men who have made history during years of official service tod: ere entitled to birthday cakes with the combined total of 193 gleaming candles Charles Evans Hughes, Chief Justice of the United States, observed his 70th anniversary by doing a full day's work at_the Supreme Court He had invited President and Mrs over and a few other guests to at- d a dinner’at his home tonight however Samuel E. Winslow, chairman of the United States Board of Mediation, which handles labor disputes between the workers and the railroads, was 70 Like Hughes he planned a day with a cuiet dinner afterward home. Winslow served in the House as a_member from Massachu- tts from 1913 to 192 Gen. Prank eteran’s A gster of ire cut wa more m nt_spends vearly for reli INQUIRIES IN BUS CRASH SET FOR TOMORROW Injured Three is Hines, head of dministration, is a mere He was busy trying s for the Government since his estab- ound a billion dol- of ex-soldiers. Passengers Collision Fatal to pected to Testify. in Are Ex- 's inquest into the bus crash Friday at Seventeenth de Island avenue, which cost three lives. will be held at 11:30 | am. tomorrow in the board room of the District Buildirg. Deputy Coroner A. | Magruder MacDonald announced today inguiry had been deferred to al- assengers hurt in the col- lision to recover and testify Meanwhile, the Public Utilities Com- been investigating the acci- expected to have repre- entatives at the inguest tomorrow Late: the utilities body will hold an- | other hearing The collision occurred when an empty eastbound Washington Railway & Elec- |tric Co. bus struck a vily loaded | Capital Traction de e bus_bound ; from Chevy Chase to Unjon Station All but 3 of the 17 passengers in the Capital Traction bus were injured, and 3 of them died. The others are re- covering. TREASURY ASKS BIDS The Treasury Department today ad- A corone we g0 | low severa | 1 \ I Ge:acl, secretary of the |vertised for bids, to Le opened May 23, giving his home address as 1727 Thirty- en Tallors'’ Union, who | for the superstructure of the new Post | fourth street said his organization supported the | Office Department Building. at the cor- | ter, N. Y. in 1882, and enlisted in the movement, and Miss Mary Henaughan, [ ner of Twelfth street and Pennsylvania | Navy in 1901 enue. Construction of the foy dation 1s now under W (3 ACK BISHOP ADDRESSES | covered by | other resolutions also were scheduled to | r Staff Photo. CHURCH SESSION Methodist Conference Closes With Adoption of Resolu- tions and Reports. Adoption of resolutions featured the closing the Washington Annual meeting in Asbury M Eleventh and K stre Addresses were delivered meeting by Bishop William Dowell of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Dr. Clarence True Wilson, sec retary of the Methodist Board of Tem- reports n today of Conference. E. Church, and at s and by Rev. Ernest Lyons | The conference adopted a resolution pledging renewed and continued effort | in behalf of prohibition. after Dr. Wil- son had predicted sustained victory by | the prohibition forces Next Session in Baltimore. A resolution also was adopted favor- ing supervision of educational programs | of the various church groups by the| Methodist Board of Education. | The next sessions of the conference! are to be held in Ames CHurch. Balti- more, either next March or April, the exact date to be decided upon later. | Various resolutions of thanks and | appreciation were adopted at the clos- | ing session, including cne to Bishop ! McDowell for presiding at the confer- ence, delivering addresses and the gen- eral interest he has taken in the colored Methodists of the Washington area, the conference. This area includes Maryland, Virginia, West Vir- ginia and the District of Columbia, Rev. Mr. Lyons spoke of general-con< ditions throughout the country, amd blamed the improved machinery of the “machine age” for much of the unem- pioyment of the present day, “The world is facing a condition which must be improved” he said. The speaker praised President Hoover, saying: “He has not been afraid to take the course | he deemed right even at the risk of | being unpopular.” | Ordination Service Held. Reports on meney raised in the con- ference during the past year were to be made prior to the closing of the confer- | ence sessions this afternoon. Several | come up An ordination service in the Metro- | politan A. M. E. Church, M street | Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets | Maj | the Washington area, show that a pro- PORT EXPANSION QUESTION TO FACE PARLEY NEXT WEEK Studies Made of Dredging Required to Accommodate Sea-Going Vessels. TENTATIVE FIGURES CALL FOR $3,000,000 Engineer Declares Main River Channel Would Have to Be 36 Feet Deep. Expansion of Washington as a sea- | going port will be considered by the | National Capital Park and Planning Commission, at its meeting next week, to whip into final shape the measure which will be introduced in Congress to create a Port of Washington Au- thority. The United States engineer office. it was revealed today. has been making studies on the dredging opera- tions necessary to make Washington | ailable for large sea-going vessels. | Ter e figures compiled by 2| Merrick, jr. engincer in the office of Je h D. Arthur, jr, distriet | ngineer for the War Department for gram of $3.000,000 would be necessar At present, Mr. Merrick explained, there is_a navigation depth in the Potomac River from it ; mouth up to the City of Washington of 24 feet. In the Georgetown and Washington channels. howt there is a depth of only 20 | feet. This would have to be rectified. | if Washington is to be developed to its | fullest extent as a port, under plans of | the National Capital Park and Plannir Commission. Congress and the Arlin ton Memorial Bridge Commission have provided that the new bridge makes provision for sea-going traffic. for the bascule draw span permits the passage | of sizeable craft, to and from George- | | the Oriental flowers for next perance, Prohibition and Public Morals, | town. | i Depth of 36 Feet Necessary. A main river channel depth of feet would be necessary to accommc date seagoing vessels, Mr. Merrick a: serted. If this is decided upon as an authorized project, it would mean s 50 miles of dredging. There are s ton and the mouth of the Potomac River, Mr. Merrick asserted, and they would have to be removed. He samd{ they are from 1 to 10 miles long The engineers could dredge some of | the main channel by means of hy-| draulic pipeline work, such as was em- | ployed to pump up sand and gravel | from the bottom of the Potomac River to form the roadbed of the Mount Ver- | non Memorial Highway, across marshy and other watery areas. Much of the | work, however, would have to be| through ordinary dredging operations. | A Washington waterfront improve- | ment program, contemplating expendi- | ture of some $4.000.000, particularly in | the Washington channel area, has re- | cently been prepared by the ed States Engineer Office here and is now pending before Congress. Military Argument Recalled, Mr. Merrick recalled that one of the main arguments advanced against improving the Potomac River naviga- tional depth beyond 24 feet is that en- | emy warships would then be able to come up the river and shell the M tional Capital. With aviation developed materially, Mr. Merrick said he has been advised by opponents of this view that airplanes from carriers at Hampton | Roads, Va., or Annapolis, Md. could easily fly over Washington, dropping | bombs upon the city. The proponents of decper dredging like say, Mr. Merrick asserted, that with long-range | save THOMAS PRESENTS RESOLUTIONTO CUT EXTENSIBLE PLANS Opposes Spending $12,- 000,000—Agrees Also to Fight Postal Addition. OKLAHOMAN CITES NEED FOR DRASTIC ECONOMY Proposes to Hold Up Cénstruction for Agriculture Department Until Further Notice. Ci ing out an announcement he made several days ago, Senator Thomas, Demoerat. of Oklahoma, introduced to- day a reslution designed to prevent the Sovernment from going ahead with con- struction of a $12.000,000 addition to the extensible building of the Agricul- ture Department for which bids scheduled to be opened early month. Wants $12,000,000 Saved. or Thomas, who is making the a_measure of Federal economy. told the Senate he had no doubt the building was needed and would like to see it constructed, but that a postpone- ment of this project offers a chance to the Treasury $12,000.000 for the time being. If adopted, the resolution would hold up the project until further orders from Congress. ~Senator Thomas did not ask for immediate action on the ution ator Trammell, Democrat, of Flor- ida, said he had noticed an_announce- ment that several million dollars also is to be spent on an addition to the city post office here and asked Senator Themas if he had considered including that in his resolution. Senator Tram- mell said the Government is withhold- ing funds for similar authorized projects in the States. Senator Thomas replied that he would not object to an amend- ment to his resolution to include the post office project. next at move as Opposes Razing Buildings. ahoma nator also believes uld not tear down Building, the former South- The the the Distric ie | ern Railway Building or the old Post | seven or eight bars between Washing- | Office Building on Pennsylvania avenue | in view of present conditions until fur- ther action by Congress. THREE BOYS HELD IN LOOTING OF AUTO Trio Try to Leap Out of Taxi on Their Way to Police Station. Three colored boy: Precinet Detectives E. L. Dalstrom while allegedly rifiing an automobile at Sixteenth street and Mussachusetts avenue last night, are being held by police for investigation into a number of recent car robberies. The boys, ranging in age from 10 to 16, fled when Prince and Dalstrom came upon them, but the youngest was over- taken and his two companions were ap- prehended soon afterward at Seventh and P streets Police said the three attempted to when taken into custody and 1o jump from a taxicab in which they were taken to the third pre- cinct station, Questioned at the sta- tion, the boys are said to have con- fessed numerous thefts from parked au- arrested by Third H. H. Prince and d the conference session yester- | guns. such as were used in the World | tomobiles. The ed Wil R. Brooks. Timoth; Rev. Ric following _clergyman cons at th> meeting: m G. Simms, RV Rev. Jomes A. Kier. Rev. | Boston, Rev. Clarence Davis, | 1ard H. Johnson, Rev. William | . Rev. James C. Bell and Rev Hames. Rev. J. Harry Mc- Dowell. Rev. Thomas H. Lee and Rev. | Ch: G. Coleman were named elders. | An evening of worship was held by the sonference in the Metropolitan A. M. E. Quurch last night. 12 GOVERNORS FAVOR were | John | F Nic Albert President Receives Petition Out- lining Plight of Industry in Western States. n signed by the Governors | tes. asking the immediate im- 4 tariff on copper was pre- B to President Hoover. i ... The lengthy statement describing the plight™ of the copper industry was 1o the White House by a dele- f Senators and Representatives d by Frank H. Hitchcock of Ari- | former Postmaster General who signed the petition were Hunt of Arizona, Balzar of Ne- | igman of New . Rolph of California, Har <hington. | Meier of Oregon Hor- ton of Ter rucker of Michigan Re 1d: lark of Wyoming and | Erickson of Montana. i LAWYER GETS 2 YEARS | Colored Pret Peter P bar D sented tc Tho: vada Man n Convicted of False | es in Fee Deed Case. Richardson, colored member | has been sentenced by Jus- | Letts in Criminal Division 2 | WO years in the penilentiary n was convicted of a charge bretenses, it being alleged he man client sign a fee deed to of estate when she thought deed of trust He noted an appeal to the Court of | Appeals. but was committeed to jail until the bill of exceptions shall be filed in the case Assistant United States Attorney Irvin Goldstein conducted the prosecution, while Richardson defended himself. LIEUT. G. E. LORD DIES Navy Supply Corps Officer Re- ceived Commission Here. Word of the death of Lieut. George E. Lord, Supply Coips, U. S. N, re- tired, at the Naval Hospital at Puget | Sound. Wash, Saturday, was received here today. | Lotd received his appointment as an officer from the District of Columbia, tice F. false had & we a piec she w | He was born in Roches- He was appointed an assistant pay officer in 1917 and served at the Naval Tralning Station at Great Lakes, Il War, the be shelle miles. if of as could | as 60| Washington far away City nittee has been en- gaged in cons ng all phases of the proposed Port of Washington authority measure. This committee, consisting of Lieut.| Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, vice chairman | and exccutive officer of the commis- | sion: Lieut, Col. Virgil L. Peterson, who is representing Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown. | chief of Army Engineers, and Maj Donald A. Davison, Acting Engineer Commissioner, has revised the original draft of the measure. In revamping the proposed bill for introduction in Congress, they have been assisted by Thomas S. rttle, secretary of the Na tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, which meets the latter part of next week. The m ure, designed to create the Port of Washington Authori! is ex- pected to be introduced in Congress the latter part of the month. Chairman Capper of Kansas, of the Senate Dis- trict Committee, and Chairman Norton | of New Jersey, of the House District Committee, are members of the com- mission and may be asked to sponsor the measure in Congress. PYTHIANS TO HONOR OLDEST LODGE IN D. C. Representative Huddleston to dress Franklin, No. 2, 68th Anniversary. A celebration in honor of the sixty-| eighth anniversary of Franklin Lodge, | No. 2, will b2 held Wednesday evening at the Pythian Castle. ‘The lodge was orginized April 12, 1864, and has held its original charter since then. It is the oldest existing | lodge in the District of Columbia Ad- on Representative George Huddleston, a | past chancellor of Alabama, will be the principal speaker and several other members of Congress will tike part in the exercises. The Supreme Lodge will be repre- sented by James Dunn of Cleveland. Ohio. All Grand Lodge officers of the District of Columbia and Pythian Sis- ters are expected to be present. Nearby Maryland and Virginia lodges have been invited and the Grand Lodge of Maryland, which will close its annual meeting in Baltimore Wednesday after- noon, is expected 1o attend in a body. The program is under direction of J. K. Stanley, Chris Panagos, Lewis Theon and James Carros. CHILDREN TO GIVE PLAY “Betsy Ross in Old Glory” Holy Comforter School Feature. A Bicentennial play, entitled “Betsy | bitity of leaving fi { the The boys. police the nrecaution of wearing gloves to . worked with all fessional thieves, eliminate the possi- ger prints and using did the tual rob- serving as a “1ook plan whereby on: ing with another out.” ASKS COLOREDVOTERS T0 JOIN DEMOCRATS Jouett Shouse Addresses Meeting of Political Group in Pythian Hall. Negroes Democratic chairman Committee Pythian the were party the invited by to join the suett ~ Shouse, al Executive ing yesterday in nder the auspic Democratic Negro Voters' Leag; and Washington Demo- cratic Central Club, Shouse advised the colored voters to vote for their best interests everywhere and not to permit themselves to be used by a party machine t in_the of at Hall, of Democratic aker said, “not only for ty's benefit, but also for the sake of what the party may cause you to_do for yourselves The Democratic party received a far larger proportion of Negro votes in 1928 than ever before, he declared. He aid he would not urge that all Negroes vote the Democratic ticket, but, rather, that they divide their vote between the two major parties. Other speakers at the meeting were Mrs. Catherine F. Dodd of the Distret Columbia , Women's Party for the Victory Camipaign”: Dr. O. V. Fisher, chairman of the women's division of the National Democratic Negro Voters' League; Dr. F. O. Williston, league chairman; Charles H. Manney and James H. Clinton. James H. W. How- ard presided and Mack D. Rowe was master of ceremonies ENFORCEMENT WOMEN TO SEEK CANDIDATE National League to Repeat 1928 Request, | at Conference of Democratic Leaders. A constitutional Democrat as a can- didate for President on a dry platform is the objective of the National Wom- er’'s Democratic Law Enforcement League, whose officers and Executive Committee will make this request of Democratic leaders at a conference on Saturday, it was announced here to- aay. Ross in Old Glory,” will be presented tonight by children of Holy Comforter School at the school auditorium, Fif- teenth and East Capitol streets. Among the principal characters are: William McDermott as Washington Martha Washington, Marian McGirley, and Betsy Ross portrayed by Catherine Bullough. ‘Two hundred other children in eolor- ful costumes w‘ take part in dances and songs. The organization said its members made a similar request in 1928 and when it was ignored they refused to support the Democratic nominee. In the forthcoming meeting they will for- mulate plans for carrying out their wishes in 1932, The members will participate in the prohibition fair sponsored by the Na- tional Women's Committee for Law En- Lorcemznt. following their conference ere. 1 are | C | marble, the monument shows the | “Peace.” W BODY SHOWS POISON Analysis of Fluid Found in Viscera of Roy F. Barnes Delays Certificate. Analysis of poison discovered during an autopsy was being awaited today by Coroner Joseph D. Rogers before i suing a certificate. in the death of Roy F. Barnes, 40 years old, night manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. here, whose body was found floating in the Tidal Basin yesterday. Dr. Rogery declared the autopsy defi- nitely disclosed that drowning caused Barnes' death, but said he would rot issue a formal certificate until a report on traces of poison found in the viscera is received from Dr. Edwin R. Donald- son, police chemist | Pyts. C. R. Spring and Melvin Cox | of the harbor precinct station recovered | the body yesterday morning, when a| tourist, who had stopped in Potomac | Park to view the Japanese cherry blos- soms, saw it floating about 60 feet off | shore and telephoned police headquar- ters. Mrs. Audrey M. Barnes identified | her husband's body shortly after it was removed to the District Morgue. | She told police her husband had mot | been at their home, 1909 Nineteenth | street, since last Thursday. | Friends and relatives of the man were | unable to assign any reason why | Barnes might have taken his life, ac- | cording to police. Employes at the | Western Union said he was depressed | saturday afternoon, but they were not unduly alarmed at the time. Barnes, an employe of the telegraph company for the past 19 years, is sur- vived by his wife and one son. Funeral services will be held from the S. H. Hines' funeral parlors, at 2901 Four- | teenth street, tomorrow afterncon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be at Laurel, Md. | VIRGINIA BUS LINE IN CITY APPROVED Substitute for Street Car Service to Start Operation Tomorrow. The Public Utditles Commission to- day approved the application of the Arlington & Fairfax Motor Transpor- tation Co. to allow its busses to enter | Washington. The busses are a substi- tute for street car service, which will be abandoned. The busses will come north on Four- teenth street, turn east on D street, north on Thirteenth street to E street, on E street to Tenth street. south on Tenth street to Constitution avenue, thence south on Fourteenth street to Highway Bridge. In copnection with this route. Thir- teenth street will be made onre-way northbound between D street and Pennsylvania avenue, and all bus lines coming in from Virginia by way of Highway Bridge will be routed off Four- teenth street at D street, instead of E street, as formerly. This will eliminate the left turn at Thirteenth and Penn- sylvania avenue, shifting it to Thir- teenth and D streets. All of the changes become effective tomorrow, CORNWALLIS MEDAL GIVEN POLISH ENVOY | Organized by i Society of Cincinnat Officers Under Washington, Commemorates Date. The Society of the Cincinnati today presented Ambassador Filipowicz of Poland with a medal in commemora- tion of the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at York- town. The medal was presented by Maj Edgar Erskine Hume in ceremonies at the Army and Navy Club. The Society of the Cincinnati was orga- nized by officers under command of Gen. George Washington during the Revolutionary War. It has survived | to the present day because as each member dies, his eldest son takes his place, so that today the society is com- | posed of direct descendants of officers who served under Washington. PINS POPPY ON HOOVER Daughter of Newton Marks Open- ing of Annual Observance. Miss Grace Newton, daughter of Wal- | ter H. Newton, one of the President’s secretaries, today pinned a Buddy poppy on the lapel of President Hoo- ver's coat. ‘The poppy, which was of enormous size, was made by veterans of Minne- i sota, and is a symbol of the opening of Poppy week, during which poppies made by veterans throughout the country will be sold during the week in advance of Memorial day. Arlington Tomb Finished WORK COMPLETED ON UNKNOWN SOLDIER'S SARCOPHAGU INALLY completed, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was opened to the public Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery. a male figure representing “Valor” Lorimer Rich of New York was the architect and Thomas Hud- | son Jones of New York the sculptor. The main section of the monument is the | largest single piece of marble ever quarried in this country, originall | ing her husband out of work.” | prohibition. { Cut out of Colorado | figure “Vietory” holding with one hand and with the other a woman. depicting | y weighing —Star Staff Photo. DENIES HORSEWHP ATTACK ON HAURY Mrs. Stevens Testifies She Struck Labor Official With Dog Leash. A dog leash instead of a horsewhip | was used in striking Charles E. Haury, | district supervisor of the International | Union of Operating Engineers, Mrs. | Ruth Stevens, who administered the | beating, testified today at the trial of | five persons on simple assault charges. Mrs. Stevens told a Distriet Supreme Court jury she approached Haury, March 31, 1931, at Tenth and K streets, and asked him why he had been “keep- She said she also asked him to apologize for telling her she need not worry about her husband’s failure to obtain employ- | ment because “she had a good figure.” She said Haury, instead of apologizing. pushed her. Mrs. Stevens said she then struck him with the leash. Under cross-examination by Assistant United States Attorney John J. Strica, Mrs. Stevens revealed she burned the leash after the beating. The prosecutor was unsuccessful in his efforts to draw from the witness an explanation of what she intended to do should Haury | have failed to apologize prior to the | time she struck him. | Mrs. Stevens insisted she had been repeatedly insulted by Haury. Her husband. Robert E. Stevens, also | a_ defendant, testified he thought his wife was on her way to visit a relative when he drove with her to Tenth and K streets the day of the assault. He declared it was fortunate_he had not known the reason for his wife's call on Haury. The other defendants are Robert Ely, william I, Green and C. B. Rocken- baugh, | | o PRINTER IS INJURED BY HIT-RUN DRIVER Hubert A. Thebo Seriously Hurt After Getting Out of Taxi Near His Home. Hubert A. Thebo, 42, of the 600 block Hamilton street, a linotype operator for The Star, was recovering at Emergency Hospital today from serious injuries suffered when knocked down near his home by a hit-and-run machine early yesterday. John J. Ferber, also employed by ‘The Star, 5300 block Fifth street, told police he and Thebo got out of a taxicab | on Fifth street near Hamilton, and parted to walk the remaining distance to their homes when he heard a thud and returned to find Thebo lying un- | conscious in the street A coupe was speeding down Fifth street. Ferber said, but he could not | get the license numbers. Police were | summoned and the injured man was removed to Walter Reed Hospital, where first ald was given. Thebo later was | transferred to Emergency Hospital for further attention. LIQUOR TAX IS URGED BY LUSK IN LETTER Anfi-Dry Leader Tells Smoot Levy Would Raise Three-Fourths of Billion Dollars. A computation to show how a tax on liquor “would raise a sizeable sum even in_these days of alleged sobriety of the Nation" was sent to Chairman Smoot of the Senate Finance Commit- tee today by Rufus Lusk, executive vice commander of the Crusaders, an anti-prohibition organization From the records of the Wickersham Commission, Lusk said, he took figures showing “the official Government esti- mate of the amount of illicit liquor produced” during the year ended June, 1930. Multiplying them by taxes now collected on medicinal liquor and figur- ing “the old tax rate on beer,” along with a dollar-a-gallon tax on wine, Lusk estimated spirits taxes for 1930 would hava yielded $469,674.995: wine, $118.476.200, and beer, $132,479,382; | tol $720,630,577. Your committee is now holding hearings on the House tax bill.” Lusk wrote Senator Smoot. “* * * we hope our tax muddle will produce enough courage and leadership to throw over- board this disastrous and bankrupting | NATIVES MEET FRIDAY | D. C. Society's Spring Meeting to Be Held at Washington Club. ‘The Spring meeting of the Society of Natives of the District of Columbia will be held Friday night at the Wash- ington Club, Fifteenth and K streets. Plans are being made for the twelfth annual banquet of the society Thurs- finly evening, May 19, at the Shoreham PAGE B—1 o0 SLEUTHS FAL 10 STOP HOLD-UPS AS 8 ARE ROBBED Total of $49.85 Taken During Night From Washington Cab Drivers. TWO SUSPECTS ADMIT SLASHING ONE VICTIM Inspector Burke Renews Drive as Week's Robberies Mount to Thirty. Despite the watchfulness of 50 de- tectives, working in co-operation with police of all precincts, taxicab bandits continued their activities last night, ob- taining a total of $49.85 in eight hold- ups. At the same time, two other men were robbed of $40, the thieves taking $28 from one of them and $12 from the other. As the taxicab bandits continued their activities, bringing the number of such hold-ups to more than 30 for the last week, police working under the di- rection of Inspector Prank S. W. Burke, chief of detectives, were preparing to renew their efforts to capture them The drive against the robbers will be pushed with greater zeal than ever to- night. Inspector Burke declared, and additional squads of detectives will be assigned to the sections in which most of the hold-ups have occurred. Two Men Questioned. Meanwhile, two colored men who were said to have admitted one of Saturday night's taxicab hold-ups were being held for questioning in connee- tion with several other robberies of the same type. The pair under arrest identified them- selves as Cornelius Gross, 21, and Wil- liam Johnson, also 21, both of the 1400 block of Tenth street. They were captured by Traffic Police- men W. H. Hinson and W. M. Sanford, who saw them hail a taxi at Seventh and P streets and, following a hunch, decided to trail them. The officers followed the cab to Dean- wood, where the “fares” ordered the driver to turn around. The policemen had planned to trail the cab so as to be close by In the event of a hold-up, but when they saw the taxi heading toward them, they decided to stop it. As the taxi came to a halt Johnson leaped out and fled. but Gross was cap- tured before he could get away. John- son was arrested at his home a short time later, however. Admits Slashing Driver. According to the police, the men ad- mitted planning to rob the driver, James Robinson, 200 block of Eighth street. They also were said to have acknowledged robbing another cab driv- er, Rezy Brymas, and slashing him with a knife Saturday night. Brymas, cut about the head and face, was treated at Casualty Hospital The victims of last night's hold-ups were: Paul P. Dwyer, 711 Fifth street, rob- bed of $12; Jack Tallon, 815 M street, $12; Alfred Audrey, colored. 1012 R street. $9; Joseph Bergagni, 2705 North Capitol street, $8.10: Willlam A. Miles, 629 H street, $8: Obey Williams, col- ored, 1602 Seventh street, $6.25; Robert Moore, colored. 1831 Twelfth street, $2, and Phillip Kline, 915 New Hampshire avenue, $4.50. Hired in Business Area. Though the hold-ups occurred in wide- separated sections, most of the drivers re hired in the downtown area. Near- ly all the robberies were staged by col- ored bandits. The other robberies were reported by James C. Tyson, 2027 Allison street, and Henry Proctor, colored, 1107 Fifth street southeast. Tyson said he halted at a “stop” sign at Twentieth street and Kalorama road and a man stepped on the running board of his automobile, reached into a side pocket and removed a wallet con- taining $28 belonging to George A. Brennan, also of the Allison street ad- dress. The thief emptied the wallet Bnt‘i’ threw it back into the car, Tyson said. Proctor said he standing in front of his home when a man grasped his arm and forced him to hard over $12. Proctor gave the police the name of the robber, PLAY TO BE PRESENTED BY COLUMBIA HEIGHTS From Life of George Washington” Wednesday Night at Powell School. “Three Episodes Prom the Life of George Washington” will be presented v the Columbia Heights Community Center in a Bicentennial program at the Powell Junior High School at 8:20 o'clock Wednesday night. Maj. R. B. Lawrence of the United States Bicentennial Commission is author of the “Three Episodes.” Music and dances of the Washington period in American history and scenes from Sheridan's “School for Scandal” will be presented prior to the drama itself. Mrs. Edith Hunter, secretary of the community ceater, and Mrs. Aurora M. Poston of the Columbia Players, will direct the program. Participants will include Josef Bourne, Alice Louise Hunter. Frank Jamison, Dorothy Reece, Robert Miller, Margaret Graham, Sue Stamates, Esther Shapiro, John Ma- haney, Everett Gianiny, Dorothy White, Phillip_Cole, May Cole, Delma Smith, Jane Garlick, Paul Alexander, Mary Ellen Cato, Charles McCulloch, Allen Foster, George Edwards and Julia Miller, BRUTALITY CHARGE AIRED AT DETECTIVE’S TRIAL Jury of One Woman and Eleven “Three Episodes Men to Hear Accusations Against Robert L. Jones. Another alleged “police brutality” case was called for trial today before Justice F. D. Letts and a jury in Crim- inal Division 2. Tenth Precinct De- tective Robert L. Jones is facing char of simple assault on Robert E. Gibbs, colored. The jury is composed of 1 woman and J1 men Gibbs was arrested August 14 on a charge of stealing a ring, and the prose. cution charges Detective Jones beat him with his fists and kicked him at the station in an effort to obtain a confes- sion. Assistant United States Attornsy James R. Kirkland is condue! the prosecuticn, while the officer is being re| ted by Attorne Ji A OB a0d Jonn H. Burnetide