Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1932, Page 17

Washington News U. . OFFERED LEASE ON SITE FOR MODEL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Washington and Hoover Fields Declared at Disposal of Government. $25,000 YEARLY RENTAL WITH PURCHASE CPTION ‘Would Close Portion of Militnryl Road and Grant New Right i Proposals have been made to lease to Maj. D. A. Davison, Assistant Engineer Commissioner, is seen receiving certificate from Southeast Citizens' Association in recognition of the services \ | The WASHINGTON. D. C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1932. Citizens Honor Maj. Davison BUREAU ANA'.YZES PUBLIC UTILITIES TAXATION FIGURES Efficiency Experts Show Lower Rates Paid Here Than Elsewhere. DISTRICT COMMITTEE TO GET FURTHER REPORT Summary Is Given of Statistics to | Prove Favored Position of Washington Companies. In arriving at the conclusion con- the Federal Government, for operation | he has rendered that community. Left to right: Maj. Davison, Allan Davis, vice | t8ined in its report to the Senate Dis- by the Department of Commerce as a ! president of the association; Vernis Absher, chairman of the Committce on ! Awards, and J. C. L Ritter, who made the presentation. model municipal airport, the combined ‘Washington-Hoover Airport areas, it was_declared today by S. J. Solomon, legal adviser to National Aviation Cor- poration, owners of the Washington Airport property. The proposal, according to Solomon, ‘would give the Federal Government an option upon the property for purchase when pending questions of title are set- tled or when the financial condition of the Government makes further develop- ment of the field advisable. The proposal, Solomon said, includes | the purchase by the owners of Wash- ington Airport of the holdings of Inter- national Airways, Inc.. known as Hoover Field, the combination of the two prop- erties and the offer to the Government of a new right of way around the edge of the airport.so that the section of SERVICE WILL PAY DAVIS . GARFIELDTRIBUTE: BY CITIZENS GROUP [100th Anniversary of Birth Southeast Association Shows| to Be Observed Here Tomorrow Night. Military road between the two fields may be closed. | Approval Declared Given. The plan, Solomon said. has been | ing the 100th anniversary of the birth | Engineer Commissioner, was presented discussed with and approved by officials | of the Department of Commerce, Na- | tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, War Department, District gov- ernment and Senate and House. Though Washington Airport and Hoover Field have been combined for - nearly two years into an operating or- | ganization known as Washington-Hoo- ver Airport, the two properti till are separately owned. This separate own- ership has blocked closing the portion of Military road between the two fields. preventing throwing together of the two properties into a single airport unit Purchase of Hoover Field, Solomon saic. would result in withdrawal of op- positicn to elosing the read and Wash- ington Airport will offer to the Federal | Government land for a new right of | way for the road around the boundary | of the combined field. “National Aviation Corporation is of- fering to lease the combined Washing- | ton Airport and Hoover Field arezs fo | Federal Government for $25,000 a | ith the option of purchase at any i * Solomon said. “This apnears to e only way out of the difficulties | confronting us.” No Expense Seen. The plan will not cost the Federal ment a penny, in the opinion of | of of National Aviation Corpora- | tion, since the annual revenues from | air transport operations, hangar rentals | and service charges to visiting planes | are expected to more than exceed this figure annually. | The Department of Commerce, Solo- | mon pointed out, also could effect econ- omies in its aeronautical operations by moving to the airport its planes and equipment now at Bolling Field and its aeronautical radio research station at | College Park, Md., where rental now is | paid for use of the field. Creation of a model municipal air-| port on the Washington-Hoover site has | been approved by a joint Congressional Airport Committee, headed by Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut. and | legislation for the creation of such a | fi2ld is pending in Congress. The Department of Commerce ap- proved the Bingham plan for creation of the Federal airport, to be operated | under supervision of the airport section | of the Aeronautics Branch. Should the Government take over the | airport, Solomon belicves the way will be cleared for immediate construction by Eastern Air Transport of a large hangar now required as a part of its New York-Miami system. Eastern Air ‘Transport has attempted to lease the land for construction of the Hangar from Washington Airport. but the only area available lies partly within the limits of the old Roachs Run channel, which is claimed by the Federal Gov- ernment. Closing of Military road is opposed by the owners of Hoover Field, Interna- tional Airways, Inc., because the road now provides the only approach to their property and the closing would greatly reduce the value of their holdings. Bale of Hoover Field to Washington Air- port, however, would remove this objec- tion. Officials of International Airways, Inc., have reached an agreement with | National Aviation Corporation as to the sale of Hoover Field, Solomon said. ‘Washington-Hoover Airport has been developed by private capital at a_total cost, including land purchase, of ap-| proximately $1,500,000. The field equip- | ment includes a model air transport terminal building, a large concrete and steel hangar, now occupied by the Lud- ington Line, two steel and sheet metal hangars, on the Hoover Field area, a smaller terminal building at Hoover Field, the Weather Bureau airways sta- tion, servicing equipment and lighting equipment for night operations. SEA FLYER (;OMING HERE Mrs. Putnam Expected to Visit Capital During June. Amelia Earhart Putnam, first woman to fly the Atlantic alone and only per- son to cross the Atlantic by airplane mere than once, is expected to visit the National Capital immediately after her return to the United States, it was learned here today. According to word received by officials of Airport Swimming Pool, Inc., of which Mrs. Putnam is vice président, she probably will visit the Capital be- fore the middle of June. TRIAL IS POSTPONED Preliminary hearing of the charges of possessing and selling articles de- signed to violate the prohibition laws against three men arrested in a raid) on a “wine brick” establishment in the ! 800 block of Twelfth street May 2 was | continued again today until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock by United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage. The case had been scheduled for yes-, terday afternoon, but was postponed until this morning. New counsel re- | tained by the defendants asked today | for further continuance to prepare the defendants’ case. The defendants are William Golway, ‘George McGrath and Ira Thorpe Byron, jr. 1 |ir.; Gen. Benjamin Fuller, Gen. Hugh | Brainerd, A service and reception memorialie- | of President James A. Garfield will be | held tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in | the National Museum auditorium by | the Ladies' Aid to Garfield Memorial Hospital and the Ohio Committee. The service also will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the hospital The Marine Band will give a concert from 8 until 8:30 o'clock. ce President Curtis and Gov. George White of Ohio are honorary sponsors for the service. Hurley Represented. | Mrs. Cabot Stevens, responsible for the meeting, will ask R. W. Dunlap, | Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, to | g preside. Among those giving brief “Remin- iscent Tributes” of the various phases | of Garfield's life and attainments will | be Gen. Joseph P. Tracy, stafl officer | representing Secretary Hurley: Dr. John | B. Nichols, Rev. Dr. Earl Wilfley. Rep- | resentative CEllis Moore of Ohio and Senator Rob-rt J. Bulkley of Ohio. The | Governor of Ohio will present an Ohio State fiag. Other brief speakers anent “Garfield’s Living Memorial” will be Dr. Harry H. Kerr, Dr. Loren Johnson, Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery and Wade H Ellis, who will present a message from President Hoover. Right Rev. James E. Freeman and Col. Julien E. Yates will assist at the service. Musical interludes will be rendered by Miss Helen Donofrio, Mr. Harlan Ran- dall, and solo numbers by Arthur S. Witcomb, cornetist, and Wilbur D. Kiefier, vitaphonist of the Marine Band. The reception in the art galleries fol- lowing the service will be in honor of Mrs. J. Stanley Brown, nee “Mollie Gar- field.” The Vice President, his sister | and official hostess, Mrs. E. E. Gann, | Mrs. Arthur M. Yhde. Mrs. Walter F.| Brown and Mrs. R. W. Dunlap and other official men and women will be | in the receiving line. The Marine Band | will give a second concert in the Ro- | tunda at 10 o'clock. Fess Heads Committee. Mrs. Henry Albers is chairman of the | Ladies' Aid Committee, Mrs. Clyde B.| Atcheson, Mrs. Harry E. Hull, Mrs. Henry A. Willard, 2d.; vice chairmen. Col. Hodges will be master of cere- monies. | The Ohio Committee is composed ol‘i Senator Simeon Fess, Senator Robert J. | Bulkley. R. W. Dunlap, Assistant Secre- | tary of Agriculture; Representatives | John L. Cable, Chester Bolton, Charles Brand, Charles West, John G. Cooper, | Robert Crosser, Frank C. Kniffin, James G. Polk, C. Ellis Moore, Frank Murphy, William E. ‘Hess, Mell- G. Underwood, Francis Seiberling, Byron B. Harlan, C. B McClintock, John B. Hollister, Grant E. Mousser, jr.; Arthur P. Lamneck, Martin L. Sweeney, Thomas A. Jenkins, Wilbur M. White and William L. Feisinger; Wade H. Elis, Mrs. Walter F. Brown, Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, Mrs. Grace Burton, Mrs. Walter D. Meals, Mrs. C. K. Heflebower, Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, Mrs. Charles Pauly and Mrs. Wilson Compton. Serve as Sponsors. The list of sponsors follows: Senators George Moses, Arthur Capper, Arthur R. Robinson, James E. Watson, Morris Sheppard and Charles McNary; Repre- sentatives John Q. Tilson, Sol Bloom, Johm W. Summers, Hamilton Fish, jr.; Edith Nourse Rogers and Florence Kahn: Gen, Douglas MacArthur, Under- secretary of State and Mrs. William R. Castle, jr.; Wilbur J. Carr, Assistant Secretary of State; Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs. Francis White, As- sistant Secretary of Treasury and Mrs. Seymour Lowman, Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Frederick H. Payne, Assistant to the Attorney General John Lord O'Brian, Assistant Attorney Gen- eral and Mrs. Charles P. Sisson, Assist- ant Attorney General and Mrs. Charles B. Rugg. Third Assistant Postmaster General and Mrs. Frederick A. Tilton, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke, Joseph M. | and Mrs. Dixon, Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Julius Klein and Second Assistant Secretary of Labor and Mrs. W. W. Husband. Gen. Robert U. Patterson, Gen. A. W. Greely, District Commissioner Luther G Reichelderfer, Dr. Charles G. Abbot, John Barton Payne, John Joy Edson, Dr. Whitman Cross, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, Rev. Dr. Z. Barney Phillips, Robert V. Fleming, Corcoran Thom, Henry A. ‘Willard, 2d; Cabot Stevens, Bascom Slemp, Samuel Prescott, Edward F. Colladay, Jefferson Myers, Harry E. Hull, Dr. A. Y. P. Garnett, Dr. Joseph B. Bogan, Dr. H. C. Macatee, Dr. W. Sinclair Bowen, Dr. Montgomery Blair, Cummings, Admiral Charles Riggs, Dr. Gilbert Grosvenor, Dr. H. F. Washing- ton, Dr. Charles Henry Butler, Gen. William® E. Horton, Bishop Willlam F. McDowell, Rev. Dr. Earl Wilfley, Rev. Dr. James Shera Montgomery, Col. Wade Cooper, Joshua Evans, jr.; Ira E. Bennett, W. M. Ritter, Huston Thomp- son, W. W. Everett, Roy R. Gill, Ezra jr.; Ernest E. Daniel, Dr. Prancis Hagner, Dr. Harry H. Kerr, Dr. William Gerry Morgan and Dr. Loren Johnson. Included on List. Pederal prohibition agents seized “wine bricks” estimated enough to make | 12,000 gallons of wine. Truckloads of ’ cther paraphernalia were seized. Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, Mrs. Charles McNary, Mrs. Tasker L. Oddie, —Star Staff Photo. ON HONORED Appreciation for Work in That Arca. Maj. Donald A. Davison, Assistant| with a certificate by the Southeast Citi- zens’ Association last night in recogni- tion of his services in securing erection | of an incinerator in that section of the| city The certificate, which expressed the | appreciation of the association, was| presented by J. C. L. Riiter at a meet- ing in Buchanan School. Maj. Davison also received a basket of flowers. Leaves Next Month. Maj. Davison, who leaves Washing- | ton next month, spoke of the difficul- ties encountered when the move to| secure incinerators here was first start- | . He characterized this and his el forts to rid the city of billboards as among his principal endeavors while stationed here. Maj. Davison exprcss(‘dl his appreciation of the association’s ac- tion in presenting him with the cer- tificate. i In discussing the aims and objects ! of the association, John B. McGinley stressed the establishment of a mod- | ern vocational school in the southeast section, removal of the gas house from | the river front, improvement of Barney | Circle, the beautification of Gallinger Hospital grounds and the western shore | . of the Anacostia River. New Members' Admitted. Dr. Allan Davis, principal of Busi- ness High School, spoke on “Civic Pa- triotism.” Police Inspector Albert J. Headley, in a brief talk, praised Maj. Davison's work in Washington. New members admitted last night in- cluded Cecil B. Hamilton, W. C. Page, Aubrey B. Lee, J. D. Hardy, C. C.| Roehrle and A. Mettengel. It was de- | cided to encourage unemployed mem bers of the association to solicit new memberships. Mrs. Clarence Inman, soloist tained. STATE FLOATS PLANNED FOR FLAG DAY PARADE 155th Anniversary of Adoption of Stars and Stripes to Be Ob- served June 14. enter- | Floats depicting events and charac- teristics of the various States will be included in the Flag day parade here| June 14, according to the District George Washington Bicentennial Com- mission, which is sponsoring the event. ‘The occasion is the anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the national standard by the Con- tinental Congress 155 years ago, and | virtually every State society with rep-| resentation in the District is planning to participate in the parade. It is expected that President Hoover, members of his cabinet, the diplomatic corps and members of Congress will review the procession as it marches on | Constitution avenue, Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue to the east plaza of the Capitol. BUZZARDS POINT BILL UP THIS AFTERNOON Nomination of Gen. Patrick to Utilities Commission Also Be- fore Senate Committee. The nomination of Gen. Mason M. Patrick for reappointment as a member of the Public Utilities Commission, and two bills relating to the Buzzards Point development are to be taken up by the Senate District Committee this after- noon. Although policies of the utilities com- mission, of which Gen. Patrick is chair- man, have been opposed at the House end of the Capitol at this session, the Senate Committee has received no pro- tests against the pending reappointment of Gen. Patrick, and present indications point to his confirmation. One of the Buzzards Point bills is to authorize extension of a railroad spur into that section and the other is to authorize closing of certain streets at the site selected by the Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. for a new power plant. — Carnival Is Planned. Final arrangements will be made at a meeting tonight for St. Gabriel’s Carnival, to open at Grant Circle on Memorial day, May 30, The meeting, to be held in the school hall at Illinois avenue and Webster street, will be pre- sided over by James Gessford, chairman of arrangements. Alvah Strong, Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmade, Mrs. Anson G. McCook, Mrs. Frank Mondell, Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Mrs. James Dudley Morgan, Mrs. Henry Par- sons Erwin, Mrs. Percy E. Quinn, Miss Laura Harlan, Miss Mabel Boardmnnl Miss Aline Solomon, Mrs. Giles Scod | Rafter, Mrs. John J. O'Connor, Mrs. Archibold Hopkins, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Mrs. ‘Richard Hoxie, Mrs. E. A. Harriman, | Mrs. William Fitch Kelley, Mrs. Samuel ' Mrs. James J. Davis, Mrs. Russell Har- rison, Mrs. Wade H. Ellis, Mrs. Heary v Herrick, Mrs. Willlam Adams Slade and public Mrs. Victor Kaufmann. | $409,867," trict Committee yesterday that local public utilities are in a favored posi- tion as compared with representative companies elsewhere from the stand- point of taxation, the Bureau of Effi- ciency analyzed separately the taxes | paid locally and in certain other cities | by each group of public service cor- | porations. | While the bureau intends to submit a separate report later to Chairman Capper on utility taxation, it made available in connection with its study of the local income tax bill the com- parative tables of utility taxation in various communities. After presenting detailed figures for each class of utility, the bureau sum- marized its statistics regarding all of them as follows: “To tax public utilities in the District of Columbia at the average rates in | other localities as shown in the fore- going tables, would produce additional revenue of $941,836.” Method of Comparison. In comparing utility taxes, the bureau took the percentage of taxes paid, ex- clusive of Federal income tax, to gross operating revenues. By this method, the report explained, obstacles of di- vergent bases and rates can be over- come.” The bureau said the taxes of the Chesapeake & Potoma> Telephone Co. for 1930 amounted to 4.74 per cent of its operating revenues. against an aver- age of 6.77 per cent of the other repre- sentative telephone ccmpanies used in the comparison. The buerau listed 24 other companies. “The Chesapeake & Potomac Teles phone Co. taxes for 1930 amounted to the report continued. “At the average rate, they would have been | $585,898, an increase of $176,031.” . The basis of telephone taxation here | is 4 per cent on gross earnings, plus the | real estate tax The bureau reported the combined taxes of the Washington & Georgetown Gas Light Co. as $274,885, or an aver- age of 4.16 per cent of the combined operating revenues. For nine companies elsewhere, the burcau said. the average | taxes for 1930 were 7.70 per cent of the operating revenues. | “Although the number of companies | is very limited. the average obtained is in line with that reported in Moody's Manual on Public Utilities for 1931 The total operating revenues of all manufactured gas companies is there | reported at $532,872.000, with taxes o(‘ $52,307,000. Deducting estimated Fed- eral income taxes gives $37,856.818 for | State and local taxes. This is 7.10 per | cent of operating revenues. If the lo- cal gas companies were assessed at the average rates shown by the table, they | would pay a combined total tax of $507.700. an increase of $233.815." The basis of gas company taxation here is 5 per cent of gross earnings (operating revenue less cost of gas man- ufactured), plus the real estate tax. Power Company Figures. Electric light and power companies are taxed here on the basis of 4 per cent on gross recelpts, plus the real estate tax The bureau points out that in many places electric light and gas companies are operated together and published reports combine the two ac- tivities. The bureau secured figures on 17 companies, on which the average tax paid amounted to 8.18 per cent of oper- | ating revenues. For the Potomac Elec- | tric Power Co.. the bureau’s table listed | the taxes as 4.17 per cent. “The taxes paid by the Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. for 1931 amounted to $453.278. Based on the average shown in the table, they would have been $888.142, or an increase of $434.864.” Street railway companies are taxed here at 4 per cent on fgross Teceipts, plus the real estate tax. The bureau points out local companies also are charged with other items for traffic policemen | and paving costs, which it says it will discuss in its next report. “During the calendar year 1930, the principa] electric railways in the United States &id taxes (other than Federal income taxes) amounting to 6.26 of their operating revenues. In the Dis- trict, the ratios of the Capital Traction Co. and the Washington Railway & Electric Co. were 5.09 and 5.32 per cent, respectively, of their operating revenues. The ratio of the combined totals for the | two companies was 523 per cent. Together they paid a total of $490,994. Had they been assessed at the average rate for the United States their taxes would have been $588,120, representing an increase of $97,126, or approximately 20 per cent. The charges for traffic policemen and paving costs have "not been included in this computation. ESSAYISTS VISIT CITY Sixty high school students from Ohio, winners in a State-wide essay contest on George Washington conducted under auspiees of the United States Bicenten- nial Commission, arrived in the Capital today on a sightseeing tour of the city and the historic spots in the sur- rounding country. They are to be ted by President Hoover at the | Sunday. |Cnpper Expects to Fix Date for ite House tomorrow. MASSING OF COLORS 10 HONOR HEROES OF AMERICAN WARS Services at Washington Mon- ument to Precede Memo- rial Day Tribute. BICENTENNIAL GROUPS TO SHARE IN CEREMONY Patriotic and Veterans’ Organiza- tions to Take Part in Assemblage. Elaborate massing of the colors serv- ices on the Washington Monument | grounds on Sunday, and additional patriotic ceremonies the day following, Memorial day, will mark the (.'-eargel ‘Washington Bicentennial year's tribute | to the dead of many wars. Under the joint auspices of the Dis- trict Bicentennial Commission and the Military Order of the World War, the fifth annual massing of the colors serv- ice of veteran, patriotic and other or- | ganizations will begin at 3 o'clock Sun- : day afternoon in the shadow of the tall | shaft honoring the memory of the first | commander in chief of the American | Army. Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur will be the principal speaker at these ceremonies, which will lead off with a concert by the United States Marine Band, with Capt. Taylor Bran- son conducting. The procession of color-bearers and escorts and the mass- | ing of the colors, in front of the open- | air altar of the Sylvan Theater will! immediately follow the concert. The commemoration in honor of the heroic dead and the sounding of “Taps” will then take place. i Chaplains to Lead Service. ! The service will be conducted by Capt. Arlington A. McCallum, national | chaplain of the Military Order of the World War; Col. Julian E. Yates, chief of chaplains, U. S. A.. and Capt. Sidney K. Evans, chief of chaplains, U. S. N. The Daughters of the American Revolution of the District will enter a large delegation in the massing of the colors service. They will carry the State colors and those of 43 units in | the District. The Department of the | United States Spanish War Veterans and six auxiliaries also will participate. | Former Senator James A. Reed of | Missouri will deliver the oration at| Memorial day exercises i the amphi- | theater at Arlington National Cemetery Monday afternoon. Representative Sol Bloom of New York, associate director of the United States Bicentennial Com- mission, also will speak. Honor Unknown Soldier. Various veteran organizations will place wreaths on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The United States Marine Band will furnish music. The assemblage will be called to or- der by William F. Dorsey, commander of the Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, who will introduce James G. Yaden, president of the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Day Corporation, who will preside over the exercises. The corpor- ation is composed of the Grand Army of the Republic, Veterans of Foreign Wars, United Spanish War Veterans. American Legion and Disabled American Veterans of the World War. The Cushing Camp. Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and its aux- illary will sponsor Memorial day serv- ices at Oak Hill and Holy Rood Ceme- teries Saturday afternoon at 3 and 4 o'clock respectivel _The annual memorial services for airmen killed in the service of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, will be held on Key Bridge at 3:15 p.m., Poppies will be strewn on the waters of the Potomac and children, as well as adults, will take part in the ceremonies. The public is invited. o DISTRICT INCOME TAX HEARINGS DUE SOON Next Week to Consider Bu- reau Recommendations. The Senate District Committee may hold hearings next week on the Mapes bill seeking to substitute a local income tax for the present tax on intangible personal property, but Chairman Cap- per has not yet fixed a definite date. The Bureau of Efficiency. in a lengthy report on the question, recommended that the rate schedule in the Mapes bill be scaled down and that 21 other changes be made to render the House bill more equitable. CONSTITUTION CALLED MENACE TO AVIATION Warning that the masts of the U. S. S_ Constitution, moored alongside a wharf at the navy yard, constitute an obstruction to aviation was issued today by the Navy Hydrographic Office. The height of the masts of the his- toric frigate above water level was placed by the office at 170 feet for the foremast, 187 feet for the mainmast and 152 feet for the mizzenmast. Two 300-foot radio towers, located to the north and to the east of the Constitution, are being reduced to a height of 100 feet. During the remainder of the Consti- tution’s stay at the navy yard fixed red obstruction lights will be displayed at each of her mastheads. SUMMER BAND CONCERT SEASON OPENS JUNE 2 IN DORIC TEMPLE District War Memorial to Be Scene of First of Season’s Programs, With Marine Band Playing. The Capital's Summer band concert season will be inaugurated Thursday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m., by the first con- cert in the new Doric temple dedicated last Armistice day as the District’s ‘World War memorial. ‘The Marine Band, which helped dedi- cate the temple, will give the first con- cert. The Army and Navy Bands as well as the Marine organization will play periodically during the Summer at the memorial, it was announced today by Lieut. F. B. Butler, assistant director of and_public The temple was [ dent Hoover before a distinguished group of Government officials, diplo- mats and prominent Washingtonians. The Marine Band, under the leader- ship of Capt. Taylor Branson, held practice in the - memorial yesterday afternoon. The acoustics of the me- morial and of the surrounding grove were pronounced excellent by Capt. Bransol n. Next Thursday’s concert will open the regular season of concerts by the serv- ice bands at the memorial, in the Syl- van Theater, near the Washington Monument, and in many of the smalier parks of the Capital. They will continue until next September, | Cross from its accrued funds, pening Sfap WITH SUNDAY MORNING ERITION New Red Cross Annex GRANT FINISHING UP $800,000 STRUCTURE. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, this $800,000 Red Cross Building, termed Wash- ington’s most modern office structure. is nearing completion at Eighteenth and E streets. Barring unforeseen delays, American Red Cross officials expect to start moving in about July 1 and an- ticipate the transfer will take about a week. The personnel that will occupy the new building is now housed in the temporary war-time structure at Eight- eenth and D streets. The new building. for which Congress appropriated $350,000 and the balance | was contributed by the American Red | is a five-story edifice, with marble facing. | UILT under the supervision of | It has ample window space and is light | | and airy. The Fine Arts Comumission directed that the building be construct- ed to harmonize with the two other Red Cross buildings in the quadrangle —the national headquarters, raised up as a memorial to the women of the| Civil War, and the building on the north side, which represents a memo- rial to the women of the World War, and houses the District of Columbia | Chapter, which serves as a model for ! the Nation. | When the present temporary office building is vacated it will be torn down. The site will be given over to lawn and landscaping. In the center of the build- | ing group will be erected a memorial | fountain to the American World War nurse, Jane A. Delano. PAGE B—1 CONGRESS WARNED AGAINST PAY CUTS BY UNITED GROUPS Patriotic, Business, Church and Lahor Interests Join in Appeal. GREEN CITES GRBWING SUFFERING AND UNREST Maintenance of Federal Pay Roll Held Vital Need—Economy Measure Sharply Scored. Sharp resolutions opposing final con- gressional approval of the House econ- omy bill were adopted last night at a joint meeting of patriotic, labor, busi- ness and religious interests in the | American Federation of Labor Building. The resolutions were adopted after William Green, federation president, warned: “There's a terrible feeling abroad. I don't know how long labor can main- tain industrial peace, and I'm appre- hensive of the coming Winter. If one thing will save the situation, it will be for Congress to say, ‘Regardless of what private industry does, we won't cut Fed- eral wages.” This would go a long way to allay the spirit of unrest.” Prominent Leaders Help. Other speakers fighting the suggested pay cuts included F. G. Fraser, com- mander of the District Department, American Legion; Father Jonn O'Grady, representing Archbishop M. J. Curley —Star Staff Photo. Shot in Duel MANSFIELD SLATED 10 SUCCEED RAEDY Detective Lieutenant May Take Place of Retiring 9th Precinct Captain. Lieut. Richard H. Mansfield of the Headquarters Detective Bureau. is slated for promotion to succeed Capt. Michael L. Raedy of the ninth precinct, who will retire June 1, after 35 years of service on the police force Little doubt was expressed in police circles today over Lieut. Mansfield's prospective promotion, although Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, superintend- ent, has not yet definitely indicated his choice for successor to Capt. Raedy. Lieut. Mansfleld heads the list of those eligible for promotion and has an en- viable police record, requisites which | police officials do not ignore in the ele- | vation of members of the force. CHESTER M. NEILL. —Star Staff Photo. FORMER PALS SHOT IN REVOLVER DUEL Men Open Fire onp Each Other as They Meet at First and E Streets. ‘Two former pals were in hospitals today. one of them critically wounded, as a result of a pistol duel at First and E streets late yesterday. The more seriously injured—Edward L. Ring, 26, of the 100 block of Second street—was in Casualty with two bullet wounds in his abdomen ang another in his wrist. The other duelist—Chester M. Neill, 39, who gave one address in the 100 block of E street and another in the 9100 block of Jones Mill road, Chevy Chase—was in Gallinger with | two wounds in the hip. Both men | were booked for investigation at the first precinct police station. Passersby Endangered. ‘The pair began shooting as soon as they met at the corner, according to the police, and passersby scampered for cover as the shots were exchanged. ‘The shooting, the police said, was the climax of a feud begun in Johnson City, Tenn., about three weeks ago, when . Neill accused Ring of stealing money from him. In April, it was explained, Neill, a World War veteran, drew nearly $2,000 from the Government, and he and Ring a series of parties. Most of the money was gone. it was added, when the men quarreled in the Tennessee city. Their Statements Conflict. The pair made conflicting statements to police, Neill declaring Ring came to his home several times since the quar- rel, and Ring asserting Neill visited his residence and threatened him. Yesterday, the police said, Ring, a taxicab hgrlver. d}livve to Nelll‘s..k home, taking gun, He tried to break open a rear door, according to Neill, who said he ran out the front door to get his pistol from his automobile. Each man accused the other of firing first. Ring’s gun jammed after several shots had been exchanged and he fled. He was captured after a short chase, however, by Policeman G. A. Williams. Meanwhile, Neill had jumped into his car and driven away. He was cap- tured by Policeman A. R. G. Houch, who chased him several blocks on foot. The officer, off duty and bound for home, was attracted by the shots and arrived in time to gee Nelll drive off, * | religion in the Orient was reported to- |ards. She said the Christian mission- In fact, he was seriously considered for promotion several months ago, when his name was second on the eligible list. but Gen. Glassford followed the | usual police procedure of giving the | appointment to the officer whose name | topped the list. H Under civil service procedure, how- | ever, the selection can be made from the first three names on the list, but | only on rare occasions have police offi- | cials failed to promote the officer whose | name heads the list. i Mansfield on the list are Lieut. Gustave | Lauten of the ninth precinct and Lieut. | J. W. McCormick of the fifth precinct. | Three police privates also will retire | June 1. simultaneous with the retire- ment of Capt. Raedy. They are George T. Newton. Benjamin P. Batson and Sylvester W. Caw. Each of them has been on the force more than 30 vears. Capt. Raedy will receive a pension of $150 a month. The privates will be given $100 a month each. MISSIONARY TELLS OF CHINA’S CHANGE Declares Revolution of Ideas, Aided by Christians, Has Taken Hold of People. A revolution in ideas, education and day by Mrs. E. H. Cressy. a missionary 10 China, at a meeting of the Women's Missionary Union of the Columbia As- sociation of Baptist Churches in Cal- vary Baptist Church, Eighth and H streets. Mrs. Cressy said China has entered a new era. one governed by modern stand- aries have had a great influence in the changed trend. Mrs. Cressy declared religion played a big part in the settlement of differ- ences between China and Japan. She commended a religious conference held between Chinese and Japanese natives at the height of the hostilities. J. J. Wicker, president of Fort Union Baptist Academy, Fort Union, Va., de- clared education is the hope of the country. He told of the work of his school. He said boys of 16 denomina- tions were on the roster. SPRING FLOWER EXHIBIT WILL OPEN TOMORROW Burleith Garden Club Will Hold Third Show at Mount Tabor Church for Two Days. Plans have been completed for the third exhibition of Spring flowers spon- sored tomorrow and Friday at Mount Tabor Church, Thirty-fifth street and ‘Wisconsin avenue, by the Burleith Gar- den Club. Nine classes have been ar- ranged, flowering shrubs and vines, perenials, iris, peonies, roses, hybrid perpetuals, tea or hybrid tea, “any flower” and flower arrangement. Judges will be Dr. Earl B. White of Kensington, Md.; Mrs. Milton B. Payne of Barcroft, Va., and Aubrey B. Carter of Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Gertrude Moser is president of the club. The show will be open between 7:30 and 9 p.m. tomorrow and 2 and 9 p.m. Friday. DR. SIMON TO SPEAK Rabbi Abram Simon will deliver a Decoration day address on “The Mean- ing of Our Kaddish” before the Wash- ingtor Hebrew Congregation Friday at 8 p.m. The annual Decoration day serv- ices will be held in the King-Blout me- morial Sunday at 3 p.m. Following Lieut. | 5 of the Catholic Church; John T. Tay- lor, national legislative representative of the American Legion; L. Ray of | the Veterans of Foreign Wars: E. Claude | Babcock, national commander of the | Disabled American Veterans; Mrs. Ed- | wina Austinberry of the National Wom- an’s Party: D. R. Glass, chairman of the Joint Conference on Affiliation with | the American Federation of Labor; Col Orvel Johnson of the Reserve Officers’ | Training Corps Association: J. B. Dick- man of the Cleveland Park Citizens' | Association; Dorsey W. Hyde. ir., secre- |tary of the Washington Chamber of Commerce; Dr. H. H. Harmon. pastor of the National City Christian Church; jGwendlyn Geach of the National League of Women Voters; Dr. William A. Shel- ton, pastor of the Mount Ver: Place Methodist Episcopal Church th. and H. A. McConangher, president of the Metal Trades Council of the Panama Canal Zore. The resolution follows: “It is the sense of this National Emergency Committee on Legislation Affecting Federal Employes to defeat the insidious and treacherous propaganda now attacking our Government. its or- ganization and personnel, both civil and military, and its relief of war veterans | who have offered and given their service to their country in time of national {necd We call upon our membership throughout the Nation. and through them the entire citizenship, to acquaint | the Congress with the need for care- | fully and deliberately considered reve- | nue-raising laws for current budget | needs and for Capital project legislation { for elimination of the unemployment | problem. |” “We protest the hysterical and secret chamber legislation proposed and re~ sulting from such propaganda and its hurried and ill-considered enactment. Saving Is Doubted. “We believe that the so-called econ- omy bill will not result in economy. Instead it will break down at a single blow enactments of Congress adopted over a long period of years after full deliberate hearings, mature inves- tiga s0-c: Jected by Congress.” Mr. Green said it is the patriotic duty of the A. F. L. to resist all efforts to lower the living standards of the country. He said wages had only been advanceq to the present level after a long struggle. To lower them now, he insisted, would constitute an attack on home, business, social and spiritual life. He also cited the consequent reduction in the buying power of Washington residents should the suggested cuts go through. “To reduce Government wages.” Green said, “would be economically wrong and fundamentally unsound. Our whole economic system would be dislocated. The Government represents human values. If it fails to maintain its own standards, it will help industry to lower the standards of millions. It seems terrible to me that the Govern- ment has to destroy human values to balance the budget.” Green closed with an attack on Com- munism. Father O‘Grady said a reduction in wages would constitute the worst method the Government could follow in meeting the economic crisis. He said Congress had been talking of sav- ing a few million dollars rather than onedevelor)'iéldz a real lchnmfly program. sugges as a solution - gram of public works. & e STREET CLOSING BILL REPORTED FAVORABLY House bill should be re- District Committee serves Action on Widening of Thirteenth Street. The House District Committ day reported favorably a bill :: :g: large the powers of the District Com- missioners by authorizing them to re- adjust and close streets, roads, high- ways and alleys in the District where they have been rendered useless or un- necessary. The committee reserved its action on the bill providing for a widening of Thirteenth street to a width of 60 feet from Monroe street to Spring road. The committee has asked for infor- mation whether the land to be taken belongs to the citiens in those two blocks or whether it belongs to the District. Both Chairman Norton and Repre- sentative Palmisano of Maryland were out of town today, so Representative Patman of Texas presided. ROBBED SECOND TIME Coal Dealers Lose $320 to Thieves ‘Who Broke Safe. For the second time within the last few months, the office of Fadaley & Co., wholesale coal dealers, 160 M street northeast, was visited last night by safe robbers, who escaped with approxi- mately $320. The robbery was discove ered this morning. The last time thieves visited the of. fice they pried iron bars and forced the window. Their loot that time also totaled about $300. The door of the safe, kept on the second floor, was battered off. On their last visit the robbers hammered off the door of a larger strong box. Re- ~