Evening Star Newspaper, December 2, 1932, Page 17

* FORONEEXECUTHE SOUEAT BY CRANT D. C. Government Reorgani- zation Urged Before Senate Econony Committee. CONCENTRATION OF LAND PURCHASES ALSO ASKED Other Savings Suggested by Public Building and Public Parks Director. Reorganization of the District gov- ernment by placing more authcrity in one executive was suggested to the spe- cial Senate Economy Committee by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, direcfor of public butldings and public parks. Other Recommendations. Other recommendations of local in- terest made by Col. Grant were: Con- centration of all land purchases in the City of Washington in one office, the mapping out of a budget for not less than five years ahead, in accordance with which appropriations would be made; concentraticn of all automobile transportation in Washington, except for the Post Office Department, War Department, Burcau of Mines and Dis- trict government, into two central garages, with all major repairs to be made in the Bureau of Mines shop; authority to use texicabs, with tickets issued by the chief clerk of a depart- ment or bureau for official trips, under contracts to be made with the cab com- panies. In connection with the last recom- mendation, Col. Grant said, “prices of cabs in Washington are now so low that material savings can probably be made in this way.” New Economies. Under the heading of “New Econo- mies, District of Columbia,” Col. Grant’s report to the committee suggested: “Requirement of a budget for not less than five years ahead, in accordance with which appropriations would be made. ‘This has been successful in other cities and should relieve pressure now brought on Congress every year to give priority | - to projects that are really not of first urgency. It would also permit better scheduling and handling of work by giving some assurance in advance of how funds are likely to be distribu the following year. “In spite of the fact that the city government here is honest, frugal and ! well administered as compared with | most other American cities, reorganiza- tica of the District of Columbia Govern- ment, perticularly by concentrating more executive authority and responsi- bility in one person, promises substan- tial econcmies. However, the measures by which this can best be doae, without too viclently upsetting the work of the past, would require a longer discussion | than seems appropriate her i Praises Commissioners. Discussing his recommendations to- day, Col. Grant said he had the high- est regard for the present Board of Commissioners and emphasized that in his report he was referring in an impersonal way to the question of form of government. Asked to elaborate on the suggestion that more authority be centered in one person, he said he had in mind the general idea of a single executive. He said in some cities this idea has taken the form of city man- ‘ager government, aithough in Wash- ington it might be worked out some- what differently. BAIL GIVEN BY MAN IN LIQUOR ARREST Seizure at Soldiers’ Home Nets Small Amount of Evidence Against Turner. Captured after a struggle with a g;ard at the Soldiers’ Home Monday, ndolph E. Turner, 23, of the 800 block Eighth street northeast, alleged by police to have dispensed liquor among veterans at the home, was at liberty today on bond of $1,500 on charges of transportaticn and possession of intoxi- cating beverages. Turner was overpowered in the hos- pital building by Sergt. Willlam Pugh i e’s constabulary. He had bottle of liguor fell from Turner's pocket and smashed on the floor. An- other was found on his person, police said. An automobile in which Turner is alleged to have zrrived at the hospital w cized cutside the building. It was d to contain several bottles of An occupant of the car fled as Pugh and two other guards approached. Entering a plea of not guilty to both charges when arraigned in Police Court, Turner was ordered to appear for trial by jury, December 12. SLAYER OF WOMAN PAYS WITH LIFE 1o Tiquor Charles Morris, Colored, Executed in District Jeil for 1920 Crime. Charles Morris, colored, Was electro- cuted at the District Jail this morning for the murder of Maggie Landon, also colored, on July 27, 1930 g Morriz, who entered the exccution chamber without hesitation. was strap- ped in the chair at about 2 minutes @fter 10 o'clock, and was pronounced dead by Dr. W. K. Angewine, prison ian, and Dr. A. Magruder Mac- d, deputy coroner, at eight and one-half minutes after 10 o'clock. The eurrent was shot through his body for 1 minute and 56 seconds. Morris was accompanied into the exe- @ution chamber by Rev. James L. Pinn, colored, pastor of the Good Will Baptist Church, who read to him from the Bible as he was strapped into the chair and as the current went through his body. Morris told prison officials and the pastor he did not remember killing the woman, but was under the influence of liquor at the time. Col. Willlam L. Peake, superintendent of the jail, sald Morris slept soundly all night and ate 8 hearty breakfast before going to The Landon woman Was murdered Morris the Chesa- by on the bridge over ing. peske and Ohio at Thirty-first ted | Heck Marvin, president of the Commissic the | 1., Left to right: John Cook, Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of George Wash- ington University, presenting Evening Star Cup to Dr. George C. Havenner, who accepted it on behalf of the com- munity of Anacostia; Commissioner Luther H. Reichelderfer (in the middle) and Mrs. Lilllan Wright Smith. who presented & medal to Mr. Cook. A car- toon, presented to Dr. Havenner by Clifford K. Berryman, The Star's car- toonist, is shown below. —Star Staff Photo. 200 SEE TROPHY GIVEN HAVENNER Star Sup Presented by Dr. Marvin on Lawns and Plantings Success. Approximately 200 persons gathered in the Anacostia Masonic Temple last night to witness the presentation of the silver trophy to Dr. George C. venner on behalf of the residents of Anacostia for showing the greatest im- provement in lawns and plantings be- tween June and September. Dr. Ck Bicentennial on, presented the cup, which was donated by The Even- ing Star. The business transactions of the Anacostia Citizens’ Association, which held its meeting previous to the cele- bration, were the adopticn of a resolu- tion to accept a testimonial to Dr. Havenner done by PFrank Dony and the passage of another resolution re- questing a fence be erected around the grounds of the Ketcham School, Fif- teenth street and Good Hope road southeast. Garden Medal Awarded. A bronze medal for the best garden in the community was awarded to John C. Cook of 1517 T street southeast, by Lillian Wright Smith, herself a andscape gardener. This medal was donated by the United States Bicen- tennial Commission. A resolution congratulating Dr. Hav- enner for his work as executive secre- tary of the Washington Bicentennial Commission, for his as presi- dent of the Federation of Citizens’ As- sociations and the Anacostia Citizens' Association, and for his efforts as a member of the Citizens’' Advisory Board was adopted by the group. Dr. Havenner, who resides at 1745 | Minnesota avenue, southeast, has lived in Anacostia 38 years and has been president of the Anacostia association for more than 25 years. He pointed out that the Anacostia Citizens’ Associa- tion was the first in the District to admit women to membership. Following a short address Clifford K. Berryman, cartoonist for The Evening Star, presented Dr. Havenner with a cartoon. In the acceptance speech Dr. Havenner te the most famous and best cartoonist in America, saying that his pictures alone carried a story with them. Havenner's Work Praised. Dr. Marvin also briefly addressed the assembly, in which he praised Dr. Havenner’s work in the District. Robert Thompson, assisted by Miss Eugenia L. Fera, were in charge of the entertainment program. Commissioner Reichelderfer was & guest of the asso- ciation. Mrs, Fulton R. Lewis, in charge of the costume department of the Bi- centennial Commission, presented Dr. Havenner with a lounging robe as a gift of her department. Announcement was made o the post- | ponement of the December meeting of the Anacostia Citizens' Association, due to the Christmas holidays, until the fourth Priday in January. Those participating in the entertain- ment were Audrey Fern Brown, Paul Grove, Ida V. Clarke, hEn;'abem #r- Giuse] Bruno, the Ryan ns, Tea mmg‘m, Mae Davis and Billie La Salle. RUST COMPANY MAKES LOWEST HEATING BID Treasury Probably Will Let Con- tract to Pittsburgh Concern in Few Days. The Rust Engineering Co. of Pitts- burgh submitted the low bid for con- struction of the new central heating plant in Southwest Washington, it was discovered when bids were opened at the Treasury Department late yester- day_afternoon. The Pittsburgh concern bic $1,489,900 {for the job. Contract probably will be let by the Treasury within a few days. This will be the last major con- tract of the big central heating plant, for which much work already is under way. The distribution system is being constructed with tunnels throughout the downtown section, and the boilers are being fabricated. The excavation has been completed, between Twelfth and Thirteenth, C and D southwest, and this latest contract will be for both foundation and su- perstructure. A contract was ed by the Treas- ury yesterday with George A. Fuller Co. for construction of the new Archives uilding on the site of old Center Mar- t, using limestone, instead of pro- posed granite. Editor Hunting in South. SEA ISLAND, Ga., December 2 (F).— Joseph Medill Patterson, editor of the New York Daily News, and his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. he Fne WASHINGTON, D. 1 KNEWIT BE DONE HEL WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., UTILTY BODIES 10| WouLD THOROUGHLY 1l | STEPS ARE TAKEN TOREORGANIZEA.U. Committee Named to’Study Means of Solving Eco- nomic Problems. Appointment of a “reorganization committee,” under the chairmanship cf Daniel C. Roper, former commissioner of internal revenue, to study ways and means of enabling American University to cope with the admittedly difficult economic problems now confronting that institution was revealed today. Rumors of difficulties at American University have been current in edu- cational circles for some time. but the naming of the reorganization ccm- mittee, which was confirmed by Mr. Roper, a trustee, and Dr. A. C. Christie, president of the board of trustees, was the first definite statement of the uni- versity's affairs which has become known. One of the most important changes proposed in the university’s reorganiza- tion is the transfer of the Graduate School from its present quarters at 1901 F street to the college campus at Massachusetts avenue and Nebraska avenue. Controversy has arisen over this proposal, which includes the sale of the downtown properties and the es- tablishment of a foundation with the proceeds of the sale, in the membership of the alumni. Although the associa- tion itself has taken no formal action on the proposed change, a group of its members has voiced vigorous opposi- tion to it. ‘The proposed change in the location of the Graduate School was described | by Mr. Roper as “only one” of the many problems confronting American University. *American University, like every other business institution, has encountered difficulties through this depression,” Mr. Roper said. “The Reorganization Committee has been appointed to make a complete study of all the factots, with a view to finding a way out of the difficulties. ‘The proposed change in the Graduate School is only one of these and it arises out of the belief of | some that the transfer of that school to the campus instead of having the institution scattered all over the city would result in material benefits in administration and in economies.” In r se to a query, Mr. Roper denied the rumor that he was a candi- date for the deanship of the college. He said his “candidacy” was “news” to him. LABOR CORNER STONE RITES SET DEC. 15 | Ceremonies at New Government Building to Be Broadcast Over Two Networks. The corner stone of the new Labor Department Building will be laid at| Fourteenth street and _Constitution | avenue December 15, with Masonic cere- monies, conducted by the Grand Lodge | of the District of Columbia. Reuben A. Bogley is grand master. The ceremonies will be broadcast by the coast-to-coast networks of both the Columbia Broadcasf System and the National Broadcasting Co., from about 2:30 to about 3:30 p.m. President Hoover, recently announced cipal speaker, will deliver a 3 to speak will k)l'- James C. Stewart Co., Inc., contractors erecting the bullding, who is also a ber of the Hoover committee Joseph Brooks, are here for several days' hunt- . They arrived in an afr- yesterday glmwmwmmmu ) headed by Owen D. Young for investi- gating the hn.nflh of staggered em- United States Marine Band will furnish music for the oocasion, RAILROADS TO AID INAUGURAL GUESTS Passenger Traffic Managers to Allow Cheaper Rates for Visitors. Railroads all over the country will make concessions to get people to ‘Washington for the Roosevelt inaugural March 4, it was announced today by the passenger traffic managers of ail Washington railroads. Assurance Promised. Assurance was given the Greater Na- tional Capital Committe> of the Wash- ington Board of Trade that a rate of two cefts a mile, which would make the round trip equal approximately to the one-way fare, has been tentatively agreed upon, the rate to apply from trunk lines and Central Passenger As- sociation territories, and very likely be acceptable to all other railroad terri- tories in the country. “In a letter to Curtis D. Hodges, executive director of the Greater Na- tional Capital Committee, D. L. Moor- man, assistant general passenger agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad, Ip:dlklng for the traffic managers here, i’ “I believe it is safe at this time to predict that a rate of 2 cents a mile will prevail from all points in this country.” Excursion Fares. In addition, he wrote, coach excursion fares will be established from many points. He cited a $5 excursion fare from New York and a $3.50 rate from Philadelphia with proportionate con- cessions from other points. It also has been tentatively agreed that the selling dates for the reduced fares be set as March 1, 2 and 3, with additional selling dates for points far removed. The final return date would be March 10, tickets to permit of stop- over at any point in either direction and to be first-class in all respects and hon- ¢ | ored on all classes of equipment. \YOUTHFUL BANDIT GETS $10 IN HOLD-UP Mrs. Haywood Newbold Is Robbed in Apartment Home at Pistol’s Point. Mrs. Haywood Newbold was robbed of $10 late yesterday afternoon by a lone youthful bandit who brandished a pistol and demanded money when she went to answer a knock on the door of the servants’ entrance to her apartment at 2339 Massachusetts avenue. As Mrs. Newbold opened the door the bandit pressed a pistol against her side and demanded money. Mrs. Newbold stepped back into an adjoining room, got $10 and handed it to him. The ‘man then hurried down a flight of steps and escaped. Police were notified shortly after the hold-up. The servants were out and Mrs. New- bold was alone in the apartment at the time the robbery occurred. The New- bold apartment is on the first floor. The young bandit was described being between 18 and 20 years old, ap- proximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and welghing about 135 pounds. WINS VIOLIN PRIZE Theodor Podnos, 918 Eighth street southeast, has been. awarded the Milton Blumberg memorial prize for proficiency as a violin student at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, in Balimore, ac- cording to word received here today. The honor was the second accorded the young Washington musician in re- cent years. Previously he received a Peabody violin scholarship when he was only 11 years old. | December 10 to February 25. * ing D.C. ANDMARYLAND HOLD GAS HEARINGS Joint Session to Speed Wash- ington and Georgetown Valuations. BETHESDA COMPLAINT IS LINKED WITH ACTION W. R. & E. Ordered to Issue Free Transfers—Temporary Hack Stands Denied. The District Public Utilitles Com- mission and the Maryland Public Serv- ice Commission will hold joint hearings on valuations of the Washington and | Georgetown Gas Light Cos. and related gas companies in Maryland next Feb- istrict of Columbia Com- ion decided yesterday in accepting} a bid from Harold E. West, chairman ot the Maryland body, for the joint ses- sions. The valuation hearings all will be held in Washington, and a member or members of the Maryland commission will sit in with the District commission throughout the hearings. Two Counties Believed Involved. ‘This new departure happens because both commissioners are engeged in ap- praisals of property of the gas com- panies, and is designed to save time and money, since the same type of evi- deice will be given respecting the prop- erties on either side of the District line. It is not clear from the correspondence whether gas properties in Prince Georges County are being appraised, since Mr. West's letter mentions only complaints as to gas rates from resi- dents of Bethesda, served by the Georgetown Gas Light Co. of Mont- gomery County. Commissioner Riley E. Elgen of the local commission said he thought both adjacent Maryland coun- ties were involved. Washington gas rates are now sub- Ject to a discount of 81> per cent un- der an order of the Public Utilities Commission, which expires January 31, 1933. It is believed tbat this order will be extended to cover the period of the valuation hearings. It is expected that the appraisals now being made will be completed by New Year day and the companies involved will then be given 30 days’ notice of the public hearing on valuation. After the val- uation is fixed hearings on changin the gas rates will probably be set, if the valuation figures warrant either in- creases or decreases of the present scale. Free Transfers Ordered. The commission, at its meeting yes- terday, ordered the Washington Rail- way & Electric Co. to issue free trans- fers on transfers where such a practice | will enable a rider to make one con- tinuous ride in the same general direc- tion. The Capital Traction Co. has already adopted this practice. For- merly transfers would only be given on payment of fares. The Washington Rapid Transit Co. was granted an increase in the rate of its experimental weekly pass, to be used in non-rush hours, from 50 to 60 cents. There will be no change in the price of the unlimited weekly ticket. ‘The company showed the commission that on the non-rush hour pass they were carrying passengers for 3!, cents each. The bus company was also given permission to extend the experimental period for the use of these passes from Hack Stands Denied. The commission denied a request from the Taxicab Drivers' Union ‘for the creation of 11 temporary hack stands, to accommodate 44 cabs, in the down- | town section from December 1 to 24 and denied a request of the Brightwood | Citizens’ Association to order the center trolley poles on Kennedy street east of Georgia avenue removed. The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co. was allowed to postpone until January 1, 1934, the effective date of its $30 monthly minimum charge on teletype instruments. This tariff had previously been ordered into effect January 1, 1933, but on account of business conditions the telephone com- pany asked for the postponement. MONTGOMERY BRIDGE CONTRACTS ARE LET Spans to Be Erected Over Little Seneca and Little Ben- nett Creeks. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 2.— Contracts for constructing concrete bridges over Little Seneca Creek, near Neelsville, and over Little Bennett Creek, mnear King’s Distillery, were awarded to the M. J. Grove Lime Co. of Lime Kiln, Md., by the Board of Montgomery County Commissioners yesterday. The bridge over Little Seneca Creek will cost the county $2.339.13, while the span over Little Bennett Creek will cost $2,780.65. The commissioners ordered the Cedar Grove-Clarksburg road, which has been closed for some time to permit the county forces to improve three-quarters of & mile of the roadway with a ma- cal surface, opened to traffic. Members of the board together with their clerk, Charles Y. Latimer, and the county engineer, Harry B. Shaw, were to be guests at an oyster roast celebrat- ing the opening of the road at noon to- day on the farm on Eli Watkins of Clarksburg. PLAN CATHOLIC TALK Rev. Dr. Fulton J. Sheen to Speak on Marriage and Divorce. ‘The Catholic Church’s position with respect to marriage and divorce will be set forth by Rev. Dr. Fulton J. Sheen in the third session of the Catholic Information Forum, which will be held Monday night at St. Gabriel's Church, Grant Circle. In his discourse, Dr. Sheen will re- ply to many questions advanced by non-Catholics. The Catholic Informa- tion Forum is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of Washington. $1,500,000 LOANS 0: KD The Federal Home Loan Bank Board announced today it had approved loans amounting to $1,500,000 in the last two days, and was prepared to issue an ad- ditional million dollars late today. Chairman PFranklin W. Fort said he expected credit to flow out more freely from now on. Fort also announced that the total of unconditional and conditional stock subscriptions in the Home Loan Bank system amounted to $11,795,081. Star FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1932. * CAPT. ELLIS E. HARING ORDERED HERE AS GRANT'S ASSISTANT U. S. Army Officer Will Sail on Transport From San Francisco February 4. Will Succeed Capt. Chisolm, Now With Engineers at Fort Humphreys. / Capt. Ellis E. Haring, Engineer Corps, has been ordered to Washington from his station in Denver to assume duties as assistant to Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks. ‘The War Department announced to- day that Capt. Haring would sail by | transport from San Francisco, on or| about February 4, and it is expected he | would take up his new duties about March 1. Second Similar Assignment. This_would be the second assign- ment of this kind for Capt. Haring, who served as assistant in the Office of Pub- lic Buildings and Public Parks from July, 1924, to July, 1925. He has been on duty with the 103d Division, at Den- ; ver, since 1926. ‘Today's orders came somewhat as a surprise to Col. Grant, who had not expected, it was said, an assistant be- ing appointed so soon. Capt. Haring succeeds Capt. E. N. Chisolm, who re- cently left here for assignment with the 13th Engineers, at Fort Humphreys, a Va. ‘The new assistant to Col. Grant is 41 years old, is married and has one son. He is a natlve of Jersey City and was commissioned in the National Army as a first lieutenant January 17, 1918, after service in the Officers’ Reserve Corps. He served during the World War in France with the 302d Engineers and was wounded in action in September, 1918, during the Oise-Aisne offensive, for which he recently was awarded the Purple Heart decoration. Later he was transferred to the 1st Engineers and served with them in Germany. Upon his return to the United States he was given the permanent commis- sion as first lieutenant of Engineers on CAPT. ELLIS E. HARING. July 1, 1920, and immediately promoted to captain. Chisolm Farewell Given. Capt. Chisolm today was tendered a farewell luncheon by his fellow workers and by the members of the Co-ordinat- ing Ccmmittee, comprising Federal and District Government agencies, of which he was chairman. ‘The captain leaves Washington De- cember 15 to return to service with Army troops, going with the 13th En- gineers at Fort Humphreys, Va. He has been with the commission for nearly four years. Capt. Chisolm was presented with the engraved resolution adopted by the com- mission, lauding his services and signed by Prederic A. Delano, chairman, and Thomas S. Settle, its secretary. On be- half of the staff, Capt. Chisolm vhs given a large map depicting National Capital projects and plans for develop- ment in which he had an especial part. This framed map was signed on the back by each member of the staff. One hundred persons attended the luncheon, Charles W, Eliot, 2d, director of plan- | sea], ning of the commission, presided, and Mr, Delano presented the engraved reso- lution, while Mr. Eliot presented the project map. WALTER J0HNSON HONORED BY FANS Nearly 1,000 Attend Dinner Given for City’s Greatest Sports Idol. ‘The Capital paid homage to its great- est sports idol last night. At a testimonial dinner, attended by nearly a thousand sports fans, Walter Johnson was lauded as a pitcher, a sportsman and a gentleman while the assembled guests cheered the speakers whose praise of the “Big Train” was in- terspersed with other entertainment features of the evening. Radio and base ball stars, as well as headliners in virtually every other phase of fodern life, participated in the tribute to the man whose score of years in base ball established him as one of the game's greatest characters. Scroll Presented “Barney.” Arranged by a group of Washington base ball fans, the dinner at the Shoreham had as its hkhu“aht the pres- entation of a scroll to “Barney,” as Johnson was k‘nowlliA to l&tse ball fans of decades. The scroll read: “A quarter of a century has passed into history since you came to us from the land ‘where the ghosts of buffaloes still dream.’” Had you been an ordinary man of your profession, you would have heard our applause in your hours of triumph and have witnessed our merci- less ‘thumbs down’ in defeat—and passed into oblivion. But there was, and there is, nothing ordinary about ou. 2 “For more than 25 years you hage lived in the gl?re lol pitiless publicity. And lived stainlessly. “Loyalty, fidelity, straightforward- ness, calm judgment, alertness, pati- ence. These have ever been your char- i viciory, modest and generous n ry, modes . In defeat, undaunted, undismayed. “We have seen you when the tri- umphant shouts of multitudes swelled into & roar and, it seemed, the very skies with acclamation rang. And we have been with you in the hour of sorrow and shared your grief. “You have been an example and an inspiration to American _boyhood. Greater praise can be sounded of no man. “And so at the end of a quarter of a cent e The citizens of the Nation's Capital salute you.” Hopes to Stay in Game. Dignitaries and national figures who could not attend the dinner sent mes- sages, and Johnson, often clearing his throat, made a speech of acceptance that not only showed his deep appre- ciation, but displayed his inability to cover the feelings of regret that he is no longer a part of the base ball club that has represented Washington for nearly a quarter of a century. Johnson spoke highly of his successor in the managership of the club—Joe Cronin—and wished the youthful pilot success, adding he did not know where he was going from here, but hopes to stay in base ball—and in the American League, if possible. Among those from whom messages were read were President Hoover, for- mer President Coolidge, who saw John- son pitch the Washington team to a world championship in 1924; Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, Gene Tunney, Grantland Rice, Cronin and Will Rogers, who said the country’s two greatest pitchers were Johnson and George Was! n, “who whipped a dollar across the Potomac.” “And both wore knee breeches,” Rogers concluded. ‘When the “Big Train” spoke, he re- marked that heretofore when Washing- tonians honored him it had been be cause of some real achievement, but this time “I've lost my job and you're all here celebrating it.” Special March Played. was concluded ‘by spe- .m movies, including news- of Johnson's ~great pitching achievements—notably the twelfth-in- ning victory over the New York Giants in the world series of 1924—and danc- This of th was The cially reels Jol 3 Go Out to the Ball Game,” int terspersed B of arm sen and Mxll,:hAhlttexx back to the ich it “bushers.” Matt Horne, Jeannette Kressin, Katherine Latimer, Kindleberger, wmmm}mm&gm FOURMEN INJURED INAUTO ACCIDENTS Two Others Arrested as Re- sult of Traffic Mishaps in Last 24 Hours. Four men were seriously injured in the past 24 hours in traffic accidents, two of which were of a fieakish nature, Harry A. Dove, 52, of 225 Anacostia road southeast, received a severe head injury when the automobile he was cranking near his home was struck from the rear by another machine and knocked into him. Dove was taken to Casualty Hospital, were X-rays were to be made today to determine whether his skull is fractured. A Francis A. Briscoe, 33, colored, of the 4200 block Marne street northeast, driver of the automobile which struck Dove's car, was held at the eleventh precinct station pending outcome of the man’s injuries. Edwin Norwood, 32, colored, of the 1200 block Thirty-seventh street, suf- fered a severe head injury early today when he plunged from an automobile driven by his brother, Clyde Norwood, at New Hampshire avenue and M street. There was no collision. The injured man was treated at Georgetown Hospital and an X-ray taken to determine if he has a_fracture. H. J. Leimback, 60, of the 1100 block ‘Thirteenth street, was arrested by police of the second precinct on a charge of leaving the scene after colliding and later released on $1,000 bond, after his automobile had struck Leo Sclary, 27, of 714 N street, at Ninth street and Rhode Island avenue. Sclary was treated at Garfield Hospital for a broken leg and cuts on the head. Knocked down by a physician’s au- tomobile at Seventeenth street and New Hampshire avenue, Henry Bisaillon, 60, of the 300 block Twelfth street north- east, sustained severe injuries to the head, leg and back. X-ray photographs were to be taken to determine whether he received any broken bones. Bisaillon was found to have more than $1,600 on his person when taken to the hospital in the automobile of the physician, Dr. William M. Spriggs, of Chevy Chase, Md. ENGINEERING FIRM SUES GOVERNMENT Claims $20,744 Due on Building of Addition to Government Printing Office. ‘The Rust Engineering Co. of Pitts- burgh has brought suit against the Government in the United States Court of Claims, asking $20,744, allegedly due in connection with construction of the annex to the Government Printing Ollllxse,l "::omlts}amd ‘agme time ago. - petition the com) charg that both the Treasury Department and the controller general had refused the claim, which is divided into two items. The first asks $523.61 for extra costs of having to pay demurrage, storage, haulage and other charges on struc- tural materials. This extra cost was brought about, it is explained, because of extra work on the foundation which delayed the superstructure. The Treas- ury paid for the actual cost of extra excavation and the cost of extra “foot- ings” in the foundation occasioned by unexpected subfoundation _conditions, but did not pay for the extra costs in connection with handling the structural materials, it is said. ‘The rest of the claim, $20,220.41, was caused by the contractor being forced to install what he called a newly de- veloped enamel wainscot tile, different from the kind described in the contract and “more expensive.” The petition states that the plaintiff “vigorously protested” against furnishing this tile. Gardiner Coombs, Edwin Steffe, Bob Gotta, Fred East and Bill Raymond. nd Gilliland, national known humorist and commentator, paid tribute to the great pitcher, and Nick Altrock and Al Schacht, base ball's clowns, E~ sented, among other numbers, a - lng\.:: “Sextet Prom Lucfa.” mhlh WJISV. PAGE B—1 LOWER COAL RATE FORD. C. PROPOSED BYLC.C.EXAMINER Reduction Recommended to Commission Runs as High as 24 Cents. DEALERS HERE DECLARE CUT IS NOT SUFFICIENT District Interests to Renew Efforts for Reparations for Past Al- leged Overcharges. Lower rates on coal, amounting to as much as 24 cents a ton from the anthracite flelds of Pennsylvania to ‘Washington and environs, were recom= mended to the Interstate Commerce Commission today by J. J. Williams, examiner. ‘The move for reduction was instituted more than a year ago by dealers here, Jjoined in an action with coal interests in Baltimore. Lower rates also were recommended for Baltimore by Williams. John T. Money, counsel for the Dis- trict dealers, said today after getting the proposal of the examiner that it was not satisfactory; that still lower rates would be asked, in view of previous findings of the commission, and that renewed efforts would be made to obtain reparations for previous alleged over- charges. The examiner recommended that the application for reparations, which would cover a two-year period, be denied. and | Executive would take office Local Scale Proposed. Williams proposed the following local e Reduction from $3.28 per ton to $3.04 for prepared sizes—chestnut, stove and egg. Reduction from $3.02 to $2.91 for pea. Maximum charge of $2.79 on smaller than pea, for which the chargé now ranges from $2.65 to $3.02. ‘This schedule is based on coal from the Schuylkill region, where most of the coal used here originates, and the examiner says that rates on coal from other regions should not exceed these tariffs by more than 13 cents, which was the basis fixed by the commission in a case about a year ago. ‘The commission now will decide what m is to be taken on the rates pro- Tonnage Here Declines. Examiner Williams told the commis- slon “it is apparent from the record that notwithstanding the increase in population the tonnage of anthracite coal consumed in .Washington is de- g‘.ln]l‘ng" as a result of other competing els. He added that in seeking lower freight rates the complainant dealers say they would pass along any cut to consumers, “to the end that anthra- cite may be made more attractive as a fuel in Washington.” The examiner recommended that the commission fix rates from the Schuylkill region to not to exceed $2.78 sizes and $2.53 for which are now $3.15, reduced to $2.65 to Baltimore. A switching charge heretofore made at Baltimore would be abolished. Present differentials over the Schuyl- kill region also would be maintained %o Baltimore {from other regions. HORSE SHOW DATES REPORTED BY CLUB Riding and Hunt Will Give First of Winter Series Tonight. The Riding and Hunt Club will begin its annual series of Winter horse shows at 8 o‘c!ockdtonigl;’b gfigm ring at Twenty-second and P sf E Destl{'nzd for hunters, the program _this evening tops a list in- cluding the Military night show De- cember 30, District night January 27, the Society Horse Show February 24 and the final event March 24. The date of the annual junior show will be fixed later. Six classes for hunters, one for saddle horses and one for open jumpers will be judged tonight by Dr. Robert L. Humphreys and Otto Furr of Middle- burg, Va. Four-year-olds and under suitable to become hunters will be shown in hand in the first contest, followed by the hack and hunter, lady’s hunter and open saddle divisions. A special class for mounts that have been hunted in at least two of the Rid- ing and Hunt Club’s 'chases this year is fifth on the program. After it the handicap jumping and _ Corinthian classes bring active competition to & close. The judges will then select & champion hunter of the show, which will receive a trophy and earn a leg on the season championship, awarded to the horse scoring the greatest number of individual championships during the year. ELECTORAL COLLEGE DATES FACE CHANGE Abolition of “Lame Duck” Sessions Will Necessitate Passing of New Law. By the Associated Press. The meeting dates of the Electoral College and the counting of its votes by Congress will have to be changed by law if 36 States ratify the amendment abolishing the “lame duck” sessions and changing the date of inauguration of the President and Vice President. ‘The Electoral College, under law, meets on the first Wednesday in January following the quadrennial elec- tions and Congress poils the votes in joint session on the second Wednesday in February. These dates may have to be changed before the 1934 elections, because 17 states already have ratified the so- called “lame duck” amendment. More than 40 State Legislatures meet in 1933 :‘nd final ratification appears conclu- ve. ‘The amendment fixes the convening of the new Congress for January 3 following the November elections, and the inauguration of the new President and Vice President on January 20. It the Electoral law should remain unchanged, the newly elected Chief before Con= &chruumm elected.