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19 POLICE ASSIGNED AS SPECIAL DETAL T0 FIGHT BURGLARS Civil Service Commissioner Faces Retirement as He Nears 70th Birthday. Associates Urge His Reten- Picked Men to Concentrate Activities in Four Pre- cincts of City. SQUADS ARE ORGANIZED AFTER SERIES OF CRIMES Nine More Housebreaking Cases Reported in Last 24 Hours. Five Men Arrested. Details consisting of 19 picked men, ncluding 6 detective cergeants, 2 pre- cinot detectives and 11 privates, swung into action today in an effort to halt the series of housebreakings here. The details are to concentrate their | the activities in the areas covered by the seventh, eighth, tenth and third police precincts. The men recelved special instructions from Inspector Frank s.l:w. ives, af ice o S g e 2 S ning their task. Detective Sergts. Thomas Sullivan and Curtis Trammell are to cover the area of the four precincts in & special ra equipped car, in which they will im. mediately respond on repcrts of any cases of housebreaking or jimmy thiev- In addition a detective sergeant supervision of details tion on Ground That Public Interest Requires It. Retention in service of Commissioner George R. Wales of the Civil Service Commission, who faces retirement for age at the end of this month, has been asked of President Hoover, it became known today. ‘This g;st is the first of importance upon which the President has been called to act since his defeat. There was nothing at the White House to in- dicate what he would do about the re- quest, which came from the sion. 70 Years Old This Month. Commissioner Wales, who rose from the ranks, reaches the statttory retire- ment age of 70 years on November 22 and under the economy act is u\‘::{m to retirement on November 30 less President waives this on the ground that public interest requires such action. It is because Commissioner Wales is a graduate of the service and has status as such that he is subject to retirement law, the age limit not applying to out- siders recelving presidential appoint- ments. Mr. Wales was named as a Repub- lican member of the commission by President Wilson, and took oath on March 17, 1919, as a climax to & quarter of a century of service. Over GEORGE R. WALES. a span of 14 years, he was clerk, ex- aminer, law clerk, chief of division and assistant chief examiner, and for & decade was chief examiner. Present Personnel. The make-up of the commission now is two Republicans and a Democrat. President Thomas E. Campbell, an ap- pointee of President Hoover, is the other majority member, and Miss Jessie Dell, who was named by President Coolidge, is the Democratic commissioner. Civil service commissioners hold of- fice at the pleasure of the President of the United States, and it has been customary for two to be of the same | political faith as the administration, with one of these being designated as president. LABOR GROUP PAYS COLPOYS TRIBUTE Trade Unionist Editor In- dorsed as “Our Candidate,” Post Unnamed. John B. Colpoys, editor of the Trade were | Unionist, official publication of the labor movement here, was unanimously indorsed today as “our candidate” by & joint meeting of labor representatives in called by the Central Labor Union end f i g 8 8 b i o i g Qo in | Colpoys: R. A. Dickson, .|of the Buy-in-Wi the Washington Building Trades Coun- cil. The resolution of indorsement did not state any specific post for Mr. Colpoys, but & committee was appointed to notify his position b 3 llowing committee to call on Mr. . resident of the Central Labor Union; ‘ashington H Prank W, Lee, president of the Mount Mr Colpoys is chairman of the Cen- tral Democratic Committee for the Dis- The | trict of Columbia, and secretary-treas said. Joseph |, A] , 226 H- street, re- olice that his saxophone and satisfactorily where they had obt 17 hams found in their automobile at the time of the arrest. Lieut. Holmes and Sergt. Brown ap- prehended the men in the automobile ‘when they found them driving without lights. A fifth man, said to have been in the car at the time, jumped out and escaped. ‘The four men arrested were booked for investigation at No. 11 pre- cinct, where they identified themselves as George Green, 35, 1400 block of C street southeast; Benjamin H. Berry. 19, 200 block of Warren street north- east; John S. Bowle, 21, 1400 block of Duncan street northeast, and Ray- mond A. Simms, 20, first block of Fitz- hugh court southeast. urer of Labor’s National Committee for Modification of Volstead Act. CURLEY CLUB GIVES Hearty Support in Fund Campaign Made to President Graham in Letter. The Curley Club of Washington to- day gave “:y pledge of hearty support and \ndor;:lnen::gomthe cam] of the Community 3 In & letter of E. C. Graham, presi- dent of the Chest, made public today, Francls Anthony McCann, a member of the club, wrote: “I have been requested by Roland Joseph Hyland, president of the Curley Club of Washington, to extend to you and your assoclates our pledge of hearty support in your present campaign for the Community Chest of Washington. “It is heartrending to contemplate the suffering which will come to many of our fellow citizens i the Commu- nity Chest should fail in its present THREE ELDERLY PERSONS ARE INJURED BY AUTO Man, 77, and Two Women, 60 Years Old Struck While Crossing Street. Three elderly pedestrians, were slightly injured last night when by an automobile at . Alfred Morton, years old, was crossing the street with his wife, Mrs. Ida Morton, 60 years old, and Mrs. Julia Parsons, also 60, when hit by a car driven by Sanford H. Strover, 35 years old, of 421% Eleventh street southwest. The impact threw Morton against his two companions, bowling them over. All three were given medical aid at George Washington Inn, New Jersey avenue and C street southeast, where they reside. Fleven-year-old George Peiras of 707 Newton place was injured last night avenue at Georgia street. The machine was operated by h'l!:cn: ‘Towles, 300 block of Chan- child was taken to Emergency Hospital, where he was found to have s broken left leg, dislocated wrist and —— ‘Weekly Forum Held. . Charles M, Thomas, teacher of aclences ai Armstrong t Twelrth Street Y. % C. A l:.\tlx‘:lghz S oursalt and the s'oa'-'lfl Order.” forum was presided over lorace bristopher. cam] . It must not, it cannot fail. I knpc.‘:nthlt the hearts of the good Catholic peopl‘e ‘:( the Clg valt‘t:hl; ington go ou sympathy e fellow l:l‘fll!n.l who are in dire need of help, and that they will welcome an opportunity to manifest their sympathy in a practical way. We have never al- lowed an occasion of this kind to pass without fulfilling the divine precept of charity, which obligates us to come to the aid of our brethren who are in dire need. “T feel certain that it is only neces- sary to call this worthy cause to the attention of our good people to have them respond with their characteristic generosity.” U. S. PAINT ASSOCIATION ELECTS PHILADELPHIAN |8 R. Matlack Named President at Closing Session of Annual Convention. Matlack, Philadelphia, was named president of the National Peint, Oil and Varnish Association at the closing session of its annual convention yesterday 8. the | holders affected by the order, and their . J. Murphy | ing oil; ending February PLEDGE FOR CHEST il BANK INVESTORS GET DEFICIT BILL Shareholders Ordered to Meet Assessments for De- partmental November 25. W. B. Allman, receiver for the De- partmental Bank, 1726 Pennsylvania avenue, which suspended operations July 15 lgst, issued a call to sharehold- ers of the institution today to arrange for payment of 100 per cent assess- ments on or before November 25. ‘The assessment on the shareholders was levied October 18 under authority of the controller of currency of the Fed- eral Government, and was made for the protection of the depositors of the bank. Assessments Total $106,060. ‘There are approximately 3,000 share- assessments aggregate approximately $106,060. The full payment of the as- sessments is due November 25. For the convenience of shareholders employed during the regular hours of the day, the bank will remain open until 10 p.m. November 25. ‘While full payment of the assessment is due next week, shareholders, by sign- an agreement before November 25, are given the right to make the pay- ments in four monthly installments, 25, Mr. Allman said. ‘The Departmental Bank operated under a charter granted by the State of Arizona, but was subject to.the rules of the National Banking Association and under the control of the Federal controller of the currency. Depositors File Claims. ‘The shareholders of the institution ‘were subject to double liability in case of failure of the bank. A statement of the condition of the benk for the quarter year ended Sep- tember 30 showed the total of all assets coming into the hands of the receiver up to that date amounted to $1,118- 867.65. The total assets uncollected up to that date were $949,606.82 and the of all liabilities was $906,937.20, while cash on hand at that time totaled D cpesitors . are being given an oppor- tunity to file claims for payment sition pay by the e EVERY AIR ACCIDENT UTILIZED TO AID SAFETY Neely Tells Automotive Engineers of Studies Made to Promote Transportation. Every airplane accident is made to serve the public welfare by providing in- formation which steadily is increasing man’s mastery of the air as a means of tion, Frederick R. Neely, chief he PROTECTIVE WORK | TOLD AT WARDMAN | PROPERTY HEARING Operations of Bondholders’ Committee Described by Halsey, Stuart & Co. FAIR PRICE SOUGHT IN BUILDING PURCHASES $75,000 Borrowed From Hanover Bank and Lien Impressed to Secure Loan. Bome of the operations of the Ward- man Bondholders’ Protective Committee were described yesterday by Leonard L. Stanley, Halsey, Stuart & Co. repre- sentative, as the hearing on confirma- tion of the recent public sale of 10 Wardman properties here was resumed in District Supreme Court. Stanley, who served as chairman of the Protective Committee controlling 83 per cent of $11,000,000 of first and re- funding mortgage bonds secured by the properties, was indicted in Milwaukee several weeks ago in connection with the sale of Wardman debenture bonds. Sought Fair Price. He said the Protective Committee, in contemplating the purchase of the properties, sought a price “fair to non- depositing as well as dépositing band- holders.” The committee, he said, dis- cussed bids mngtl._‘ng from $2,000,000 to $3,000,00, and ally decided on $2,- 800,000, the figure at which the proper- ties were sold. A group of non-depositing bondhold- ers is contesting this sale on the theory that the price is not adequate and that | the bankers and others were guilty of fraud in connection with the sale. Stanley said the committee had bor- rowed $75,000 from the Central Han- over Bank & Trust Co, corporate trustee under the mortgage and de- pository for the bonds, and had im- pressed a lien on the deposited bonds to secure this loan. He said the com- mittee also had paid $20,000 to the Prudence Co. for a 90-day option on a loan for reorganization purposes. This loan was not consummated, he said, when the reorganization sale failed to go through as expected. An official of the Prudence Co. served on the Bondholders' Committee, it Was said. Some $30,000 of the committee’s funds, he said, had gone to Halsey, Stuart & Co. for varlous expenses in- curred in securing deposit of the bonds. Owned About $300,000. The witness said Halsey, Stuart & Co. owned about $300,000 of the debentures. One of the principal objections to the confirmation of the sale has been, according to the objectors, that the proposed reorganization will place the stock control of the new owning com- in the hands of the debenture holders, instead of gt control to the holders of the first and refunding mortgage, a prior lien. One of the minority attorneys saidy he “wanted to show that the directors of the old Wardman company paid $78,000 Interest on the debentures when it was known there would shortly be a default in the bonds, and that the reorganization plan, through inequitable stock distribution, will give control of the new owning company to the holders of these same debentures.” Justice F. D. Letts ruled, however, that he could not pursue this line of inquiry because it was not germane to the question of the fairness of the sale or the adequacy of the price. ELWOOD STREET REFUTES COMMUNITY CHEST “LIE” Story of Investigation Charge Crops Up Again and Again Has No Foundation. Elwood Street, director of the Com- munity Chest, today took occasion to deny a story that has cropped up, from an unknewn source during every Com- munity Chest campaign. The story, Mr. Street said, is that a Chest subscriber gave-the Chest $10 to be given to a particular individual, and that the man in need only re- ceived $2, the remaining $8 being used by the Chest for “investigation.” ‘This story, Mr. Street said, has been wl red in one form or another ever since there has been a Chest and has absolutely no foundation in fact. “In the first place,” he declared, ¢the Chest does not accept contributions for individuals and in the second place, it it did recelve such contributions, there certainly would be no charge for handling. The story is, as usual, a lie out of the whole cloth.” of the information division, aeronautics branch, Department of Commerce, told members of the Washington section of the Soclety of Automotive Engineers at a dinner meeting last night in the Rac- quet Club. No accident is neglected as a source of information which may tend to elimi- nate future accidents from the same cause. Every accident is studied with meticulous care by a board of specialists representing all branches of aviation and every shred of useful information is obtained, analyzed and made to work for humanity, Mr. Neely explained. Commissioner Willlam D. L. Star- described the great advances during the past three years in the use of radio as an aid to air navigation. The section elected its vice chair- man, Clarence S. Bruce of the Bureau of Standards, as its representative on the National Nominating Committee of the soclety, with Thomas T. Neill and H. K. Cummings as alternates. Dr. H. C. Dickinson was elected to represent the section on the National Section's Committee of the organization. WH- liam P. McCracken, jr., former Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics and chairman of the section, presided. PLAN TREE PLANTING Ceremony to Be Held at Methodist Home for the Aged. Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor of Foundry Methodist Episcopal oales, | Church, and Mrs. John M. di secretary general of the corresponding Prank | Daughters of the American Revolution, .| will be speakers at tree-planting cere- mouijes marking the celebration of the 1| George Washington Bicentennial at the Methodist Home for the Aged at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow. The tree will be planted on the grounds of the home at Con- necticut avenue and Ellicott street. Mrs. Samuel Polkinhorn is to be in charge of the program, assigned by Mrs. glrn Hoskinson and M. Irving buck of the Federal Radio Commission “INVESTIGATOR” NOW ON POLICE DRY BADGE New Ready With Change From “Agent” Ordered by Director. Insignia ‘Washington policemen assigned to prohibition enforcement beginning today will wear badges bearing the word “in- vestigator” instead of badges marked “agent.” Under an order of the prohibition director the designation of enforcement officers on last July 1 was changed from that of agent to investigator. The new badges now are ready for issuance. Assistant Supt. of Police L. I H. Edwards has issued orders to the various precinct commanders to instruct the prohibition enforcement personnel to Teport to the office of W. R. Blandford, prohibition director for the Washirigton area, to get the new badges. SCISSORS FAIL SUICIDE Unemployed Man in Hospital Aft- er Attempt to Die. Despondent because of his inability to obtain employment, Gilbert Williams, 34, sttempted to end his life today by cutting his throat with a pair of scis- sors, according to members of his family. His stepmother, Mrs. Sarah Williams, told ninth precinct police he inflicted the wound in the bath vcom of her home, 707 Tenth street northeast, then walked into the living room and in- formed her and his father, Walter Williams. After recelving first-ald at Casualty Hospital, he was transferred to Gal- :‘:},‘“‘ where his condition was termed lous. His father said he came to Washing- ton Tuesday from Mount Harmony, Md., where he had been Hving with & Mrs. Maud MeKenny. | | the statement that they never did want Foening ¥ WASHINGTON, D. ¢, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1932. ¢ PRESIDENT IS ASKED TO WAIVE AGE LAW FOR GEORGE R. WALES Stonewall’s Spur Given by Swanson " To Dixie’s Museum The spur that dropped from boot of Gen. Stonewall Jackson when Democratic National Committee Controller. It was accompanied by the following note: “This spur was on the boot of Stonewall Jackson when he was shot by his own troops and was given to me by the surgeon who attended him at the time of his death wound. Charles S. Good- rich, surgeon.” . Goodrich gave the spur to Cargill's grandfather, who lived in Winchester, Va. BALLOU EXPLAINS SCENERY LOFT USE Structures at High Schools| Were Ordered by Fire Marshal, He Says. ‘The complaint of the District .Com- missioners and the Fine Arts Commis- sion against continued use of the scenery lofts at senior high school audi- toriums was met by the school authori- tles’ assertions yesterday afternoon by the lofts anyway and the explanation that only the Commissioner-approved fire regulation requiring steel curtains in the school halls necessitated the con- struction of the lofts. Dr. Luther Reichelderfer, president of the Board of Commissioners, objected to the “lofts,” which are high box-like structures atop stages to accommodate curtains which cannot be draped, folded or rolled, because, he wrote the School Board, they cost too much money. Dr. Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Commission, objected to them be- cause they destroyed the ‘“esthetic” beauty of the school buildings’ archi- tecture. These letters of objection were presented at yesterday's School Question Is “Serious One.” Called upon for an explanation, Dr. PFrank W. Ballou, superintendent, as- serted that “the whole question of our stage equipment is a serious one.” Dr. Ballou told the board that the school authorities never had recommended the construction of a “scenery loft” in any |sal school building, in the first place, be- cause the scenery used in high school productions is simple in design, light in weight, is manufactured by the stu- dents, and need net be hauled aloft out of sight over the proscenium arch of the stage. “These lofts,” Dr. Ballou told the board, “were constructed because the District building authorities insisted we had to have them. The fire regulations require that theaters be equi) with a fireproof steel curtain, and the Bis- trict building people construed that our school halls came under the classifica- tion of ‘theaters” So at tremendous expense we were required to install steel curtains and these in turn can be handled only in these very ‘lofts’ to which objection now is raised. ‘T re- peat, we school people never did want them.” Parley Is Directed. The School Board then instructed Dr. Ballou to seek a conference with the Commissioners to explain the posi- tion of the school authorities and to inquire whether the costly- steel cur- tains really are necessary for the simple gmdunlum staged by the school chil- ren. at the board meeting that if the school auditoriums may be used by the school children without having the halls classed as “theaters,” that not only the lofts, the outline of which presents dif- ficulties of solution for the architect, but the steel curtains themselves, might be_eliminated. . During the comment at the Franklin School Administration Building follow- ing receipt of Dr. Reichelderfer's | OVER DUCK BLINDS 1| Fort Washington post, by & man named It was the consensus of opinion | to *kkok FIGHT CONTINUES | ONPOTOMAG RIVER Humphrey Spokesman Ac- cused of Issuing Ultimatum to Men at Fort. PRIVATE HUNTING GROUND DENIED BY COMMANDANT Charge Trade Commissioner De- manded Shooting Privilege Denied by Economist. The fight over control of the Potomac River duck-shooting ground between Fort Washington and Mount Vernon raged unchecked today despite the ab- sence of the central figure in the con- troversy, Federal Trade Commissioner away for the quieter waters of Chesa- peake Bay. The latest charge in the battle, started when Commissioner Humphrey complained that Fort Washington offi- cers had made a private shooting ground in the river opposite Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, came from Lieut. Col. Louls Kunzig, commandant of the fort. In an interview, at the Army and Navy Club Kunzig charged a spokesman for Commissioner Humphrey served an ultimatum that unless Humphrey was ’lven a blind opposite the fort, none of the soldiers would be permitted to shoot there this year. Col. Kunzig sald the statement was made to Lieut. James Regan, jr., secre- tary of the duck hunting club formed by officers and enlisted men at the White. Hugh White, economist of the Federal Trade Commission, said this afternoon he had discussed duck shoot- ing with Lieut. Regan, but denied em- phatically he had made any statement about withdrawing shooting privileges from Army men. Col. Kunzig Makes Statement. “When I left him, I had a cordial invitation to come back down to the fort and shoot at any time,” White said. Col. Kunzig, referring to Commis- sioner Humphrey’'s charge that Army officers had obtained a mom)pollil on duck shooting from the Virginia shore, “In the first place, officers alone do not have the exclusive use of the blinds to which Mr. Humphrey referred. They are maintained and used by the mem- bers of & club !‘oraud lbo\;';“flgle years ago. At presen e meml p con- sists of 9 officers, 24 enlisted men and 1 civilian.” 2 He denied Humphrey's charge that officers have “many blinds along the river” and have “taken up all avail- ground in the territory wentioned.” ‘The colonel said the club had only 4 blinds, while 27 can be seen along the Virginia shore from Fort Washing- ton. He explained permits for the blinds are taken out in the names of individuals due to s clause in the Maryland statute prohibiting issuance of licenses to organizations. One of Blinds Requested. “I am told,” Col. Kunzig' continued, “that while I was absent from the fort last week Maj. D. H. Gillette of the Engineer Corps called and asked that Mr. Humphrey be given one of the four blinds,gwhich our club operates. No one was at the post who could give such permission, so & Mr. White came down Fort Hunt. “Lieut. . Regan the river to meet him and showed him the blinds. Lieut. Regan reported to me that Mr. White said that if Mr. Humphrey was not given a certain blind none of us would be permitted to shoot from our blinds this year. “Of course, I was hot about the de- mand when I heard about it and made no effort to comply. Had we given the permission I suppose that now we and Dr. Moore's letters it was recalled that when the fire marshal insisted that steel curtains be installed in both the Central and the Dunbar High School auditoriums both stages were rendered unfit for further dramatic use. The fund for the installation of the steel curtains was sufficlent only to cover the cost of actual installation and did not contemplate thc readjust- ments of other equipment which was put out of commission. For at least three years the School Board has sought unsuccessfully to secure an appropria- tion to make the stages usable again, but each year the items are eliminated. HOME MISSIONS HELD IN SERIOUS CONDITION President of Northern Baptists Ex- horts Members to Stave Off Disaster. The Baptist home missions are in a more serfous condition than in 20 years, Rev. C. O. Johnson, president of the Northern Baptist Convention, declared last night at the closing session of the two-day meeting here of the Columbia Association of Baptist Churches. He exhorted members of the church to stave off disaster which threatens the projects as a result of the depres- sion. He quoted stories from the Bible illustrating the spirit of determination necessary to meet the present crisis. Rev. V. W. Dyer, a missionary in Burma, spoke on “Paying the Cost of Pentecost.” A song service was con- ducted by Harold King and the bene- diction was pronounced by Rev. Dr. William S. Abernethy, pastor aof the Calvary Baptist Church, where the convention was held. Yesterday afternoon addresses were given by Dr. J. W. Cammack of Averett College, Danville, Va.; Dr. George L. White of the Ministerspand Missionaries’ Benefit Board and by Dr. Johnson. EHARGED WITH ASSAULT Former Policeman Said to Have Hit Man With Crank. Former Policeman Lawrence G. Mil- ler, 29, of the 300 block of Indiana ave- nue, was with assault with & dangerous weapon early ma.‘tmer he allegedly hit William J. Pratt, 32, of thznooobloekotl’urm%‘sh , over the head with an automobile crank handle during an argument in front of Miller’s home. al to be suster, | under would all be good fellows together.” Lieut. Regan confirmed Col. Kunzig's statement. White branded the statement as “ab- solutely untrue.” Economist Explains. The economist explained his only to look at the terest of game con- servation. H inf Maj. Gillette's office last week” and an informal conversation men- tioned to the engineer officer in Col. U. 8. Grant's office that “there was some agitation under way to prohibit all duck hunting north of Mount Ver- non and to make that area into a game e wfim}. Gillette called some one at Fort Washington and told about the agitation,” White continued. “As a result of that conversation I was invitédd down to the fort to look the blinds over. The agitation had been started by some one who thought there were too many blinds along the {:\'Er in that spot. I don't know who was.” NAVAL FLYER ESCAPES FROM SPINNING PLANE Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Clark Regains Control as He Prepares to Jump From Ship. Lieut. Comdr. J. J. Clark, former executive officer at the Anacostia Naval Alr Station, has added to his long fly- ing record an unusual escape from what appeared to be an unbreakable spin. A report to the Navy Department states that Comdr. Clark was “dog- fighting” in a single-seater Navy fighter at an altitude of 7,000 feet at San Diego, ., when plane went into 1 3 about 14 complete tungl Comdr. Clark unfastened belt and stood up in the cockpit, mtwry to jumping. The shift position uu':::‘ the lane to pull out of the ly for him to regain control. The in- cident is regarded as unusual in that spinning with the nose h the effects were those of a flat spin, usually made with the nose level. - HELD TO GRAND JURY 47-Year-Old Man Under $10,000 Bond on Girl’s Charge. Andrew J. Hargis, 47, of the 400 block of Second street southeast, was bound to the grand jury under $10,000 mmuumnwme:m_ years of , | work should have as its pi PAGE B—1 POLICE WL BALK CHLDREN'S MARCH MISS HARRIOT BENOIST, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Benoist, will take the veil in the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Albany, N. Y., December 3, when a number of her relatives in this city will attend the ceremony. Miss Benoist’s family has been prcminent in Washington and 8t. Louis soclety. Among those who will go to Albany are Willlam E. Humphrey, who has slipped | her aunt, Mrs. Henry Ravenel, and her | of Mn. Gearge ¥. Worthington, cousins. Jr., and Miss Julia Worthington. STATE EDUCATORS OPEN CONVENTION Dr. Walter E. Clark Urges Development of Scientific- ally Trained Citizenry. ‘The most important task facing American colleges and universities is the development of a citizenry scien- tifically trained in its duties and re- sponsibilities to the Nation, Dr. Walter E. Clark, president of the National As- sociation of State Universities, told that body at the opening session this morn- ing in the Mayflower Hotel of its thir- ty-seventh annual meeting. Dr. Clark is president of the University of Ne- undergraduate pur- pose the molding of scientific citizens, Dr. Clark declared, rather thah prep- aration for research and higher studies. Not more than 1 or 2 students in 100 are of the type capable of becoming leaders in the field of knowledge, and not more than 25 out of 100 continue their studies after completion of their undergraduate work, . Clark as- said, the pueamu‘.’:’”éfl:l 75 in public The _four Therefore, he emphasis should be of the service. be p tire background of citizenship, its his- tory and political principles. This is particularly the duty of publicly-supported institutions, he said, and should produce a class fitted to work -out a solution of the present political and economic maladjustment “which began with the World War, and in 1929 was brought dramatically to our attention.” ‘This solution probably will provide, the speaker declared, wider democratic control and responsibility, greater leis- ure, larger financial return to the work- ing classes, and better investment op- portunities for the workers. A report presented to the association by its Military Affairs Committee recommended that the matter of com- pulsory military training be left to-the determination of each individual insti- tution. This report was presented by Dr. Arthur Griswold Crane, president of the University of W; About 40 presidents tles are attending the meeting here. Tonight they will hear an address by Secretary of Commerce Chapin, and the meeting will close afternoon. GUIDE REGULATION CODE IS ADOPTED District Heads Act® Under New License Law to Control Sight- seeing Employes. ‘The District Commissioners today ad a rigid set of regulations for public guides in the District, under au- thority of the license act of July 1 last. At one time there was considerable public discussion of the problem pre- sented by the city's guides, but it is sald that the number has dwindled from 155 a year ago to less than a doz- en at present. Under the new rules, which will be- come part of the police regulations, no- body may become a guide unless he is 21 and has resided in the metropolitan area for at least two years. Such a person must present six recommenda- tions as to his character and a medical certificate. He must pass an examina- tion to be set by the major and super- intendent of police. None of these licenses will be issued to persons holding hack drivers’ licens- es. Once the license has been con- ferred, the guide must not wear any uniform except such as is approved by the Commissioners: he must not charge more than $1.50 per hour or $10 per day. His license may be revoked for any reason deegmed sufficlent by the Commissioners, and for any violation of the lations he is subject, to a of State universi- | Frank THANKSGIVING DAY Brown May Invoke Laws to Prevent Demonstration at White House. D. C. DETECTIVES TO SEE PARADE AT BALTIMORE Chief Says Minors Are to Be Used to Exploit Propaganda of “Hunger Army.” Maj. Emnest W. Brown, superintend- ent of police, announced today that the department would make determined ef- forts to prevent the proposed Thanks- giving day demonstration at the White House by children recruited by leaders the so-called nati A Harch onal “hunger The demonstration has been arra —Underwood Photo. | by Herbert Benjamin, director of the Unemployed Councils, which is pro- moting the national “hunger mlrgh” He has announced that 200 children will be brought to Washington from various Eastern States to protest to oP‘re:t:fint Ho:vertllahuft the suflmn{ ue to .t umfimdmn. unemployment “The Police Department,” Maj. Brown sald, “will put forth every é'flon to prevent the proposed children’s dem- onstration. Information in our posses- sion shows that the children are to be used for the sole purpose of exploiting :I;:"mmdl of the ‘hunger march- District Laws Studied. o prevent the demon- stration vflfimu various laws and regulations dealing with the exploitation of children in the.District. He said a summary of these laws and regulations is now under preparation and the one thought to be most effective will be used, if necessary, to prevent children {from taking part in any kind of demon~ e nature of the proposed demon= stration at the White House has not been revealed, but Maj. Brown is in- clined to believe it will take the form of one scheduled to be staged in Balti~ more Saturday. There children carry- ing empty milk bottles and wornout shoes will be paraded in front of the office of Mayor Jackson. Maj. Brown plans to send several detectives to.Baltimore Saturday to ob- serve the demonstration and check up on the leaders. The District Commissioners are une derstood to be prepared to support Maj, Brown in any move he makes to prevent the day demonstration. Just prior to Maj. Brown’s announce- Dr. Luther thing stop Dr. Reichelderfer said he believed the juvenile delinquency laws of the District could be applied to protect the children from -the ps they would en- counter in Washir X In the meantime the Police Depart~ ment began investigation of a regort that more than 1,000 men and women were observed on the Baltimore-Phila- delphia Highway, tramping toward Wi n, carrying banners appeal- ing to Congress for relief. The infore mation was given to the department by a motorist who sajd he passed the delegation on the, rly this morn= ing, some miles of Baltimore. Brown and Burke Confer. Maj. Brown spent about an hour this in conference with Inspector . W. Burke, chief of detectives, going over plans of the Police Depart= ment for handling the “hunger marche ers” and any other groups of unem- ployed that come to Washington this ‘Winter. Police Departments in the princi cities are keeping Maj. Brown and In- spector Burke advised as to develop- ments. All of the data received thus far, the officials said, indicate ghat the on-to-Washington movements are being fostered by Communists and radicals. District officials are now attempting to learn to what extent the Federal Government will co-operate with the Police Department in discouraging the unemployed armies from coming to Washington, After all, it is pointed out, the marchers are coming to the Nation’s Capital to protest to the Fed- eral Government, and thus far, the Dis- trict government has been forced to take the responsibility for handling them when they cross the District line, The Commissioners have insisted that no effort will be made by the District government to feed or shelter the un- wanted visitors because of the lack of funds, and have made strenuous efforts discourage any unerhployed group from coming. From the headquarters of the Nae tional Committee on Unemployed Coun- cils, which is promoting the “hunger march,” telegrams went out this morn- ing to all unemployed councils and supporting organizations, requesting them to disregard all statements ap- pearing in the press “aimed at intimi- dating and discouraging the hunger march” “Mass pressure expressed through demonstrations at the homes of Congressmen, resolutions to Hoover, Roosevelt and Garner and District Commissioners,” the message read, “can force recognition of rights to march | and eongessions of food and lodging.” FARMERS PLAN MARCH. #ine of $300 or to not more than in jall 90 days DIES FROM POISON Mrs. May Richards Succumbs at Casualty Hospital. Mrs. May Richards, 56, of 1544 Rose- dale street northeast, died today at Casualty Hospital from the effects of poison, said by police to have been self administered. . She had been in {ll health for some time, according to the police report. Her husband, Willlam Richards, survives. BIG TEN ROUND UP ‘The twelfth annual round-up of the Ten Conference universities will held at the Shoreham Hotel at l:;‘onp,ns-mm. elaborate program, including dancing, school reunions, card parties and buffet , will be ited. 25 Truck Loads Ready, Announces. MADISON, Nebr., November 17 (#).— Andrew Dahlstein of Newman Grove, president of the Madison County Farm Holiday Association, today said plans had been virtually completed for & march on Washington by 25 motor truck loads of Madison Ceunty farmers. Details 0§ the program were discussed by farm leaders at Dahlstein’s home last night. Madison County, he said, would be & concentration point for farm marchers from Western States. The trip Association arrangements for food and were planned. The farmers have been ad- vised to take plenty of blankets and money. Dahistein said the farmers would de= mand a moratorium on farm monm and some plan of Federal farm for urdened farmers b with morigages.