Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1933, Page 12

SEASONAL INFLUX OF VISITORS HELD D. C. BUSINESS AID Stimulant Not Felt Since Pre- Depression Days, Despite Weather. TOTAL OF 50,000 PERSONS BELIEVED. IN CITY TODAY Scheduled Conventions Seen as Ex- ceeding Numbers Reported Here Over Easter. ‘The seasonad influx of visitors to the Capital has given to Washington busi- ness a stimulant not felt since pre- lepression days, uf:favorable weather conditions notwithstanding. Beginning with the cherry blossom crowds two weeks ago, conservative estimates place the number of visitors to the city over the Easter period in excess of 75,000, and today, according to the Greater National Capital Com- mittee of the Washington Board of ‘Trade, 50,000 visitors crowd Washing- ton_hotels and lodging houses. The D. A. R. Congress, in session all this week, has contributed no little to the Easter tourist trade, observers declare, and with the American Red Cross conyention scheduled to begin carly next week, the number of visitors in the Capital over this week end probably will exceed the total for Easter Sunday. Augustus Gumpert, secretary of the ‘Washington Hotel Association and at- tached to the Greater National Capital Committee, declared it has been esti- mated that Babe Ruth, playing here with the New York Yankees Sunday. will draw another 2,000 to the throng of Washington visitors. Increase in Business. city-wide survey of business hotels, sight-seeing _concerns, A houses, restaurants, automobile equipment firms | and many other lines of business serv- ing the tourist trade, reveals a decided increase in business as compared with last year. Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- ciation, commenting on the Easter trade situation, said there is always a seasonal increase in local business at this time incident to Easter arrivals here. While the time is early to meas- ure the effect of this trade this year, he said he believed the increased num- ber of visitors would reveal a jump in business all down the line. “There is a psychological effect grow- ing out of the sale of beer which is difficult to gauge,” he said, “but its legalization has certainly had a fa- vorable effect on all forms of restau- rant trade, and this is bound to be felt in many other fields.” Tourists On lacrease. Figures at the tourist camp are defi- nite indication that the number of mo- torists this year is well above last. For instance, the tourist camp population last night was 398, against only 284 for the same night last year. The in- crease is shown consistently in the tourist camp figures since Easter, which Teveal that on Easter Sunday night 510 persons were accommodated, against 464 the year before. On April 18 there were 573, against 292 the previous year; on April 17, this against only 304 the year before. There has been an overflow of the| tourist camp over the Easter week end, when_persons were referred to private homeb. During the Easter week end the in- | dividual reservations at hotels were so great that they exceeded all past rec- ords, according to Mr. Gumpert. Many visitors are in the city for the National Capital Kennel Club dog show and also for the mid-year meeting of the United Typothetae of America. The guides of the city have been | busier than at any time since before the depression, according to Sig Hein- itch, secretary and treasurer of the Uniformed National City Guides. He estimated today that there were more | people in the city than there had been sinc 1928, for the Easter week. day, he said, tourists appeal to guides to help them find lodging, and in many instances, with virtually all of the ho- tels and tourist homes in the city proper filled, it has been necessary to refer them back to tourist homes in nearby Maryland and Virginia. CEREMONIES TODAY AT HISTORICAL GROVE “Miees From Homesof~National Leaders Will Be Planted in Anacostia Park. Twelve trees will be planted at 3 p.m. today at the National Historical Grove in Anacostia Park. One of the trees is from Hyde Park, home of President Roosevelt. The othew. are from the homes of Daniel ‘Webster, Sam Houston and J. Sterling Morton, founder of Arbor day. De- scendants of the trees at the grave of Gov. Hogg of Texas and of those at the scene where the embattled farmers stood and fired the shot heard around the world will be planted. Others are trees from Oak Hill, Va., where the Monroe Doctrine was writ- ten; the Hermitage. hcme of Andrew Jackscn; the yard by the tailor shop of Andrew Johnson: Wheatland, the Pennsylvania home of James Buchanan; the Warren Harding home in Marion, Oh‘o, and a descendant of the Wash- ington elm. Speakers at the ceremony will include Scout Executive Rcbert Myers, C. H. Collingwood of the American Forestry Association, Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes, granddzughter of President Monroe; Mrs. Jymes H. Dorsey of Baltimore, donor of the Washington elm, and ‘Thomas F. Littlepage, president of the ‘Washington Chember of Commerce. ‘The program is under the auspices of ths Boy Scouts of America, the Amer- ican Forestry Associztion, the Depart- ment of Agriculiure and the American ‘Walnut Manufacturers’ Association. SHRINERS PL.AN DRILL AT STADIUM THURSDAY Almas Temple to Stage Exhibition at G. W. U.-West Virginia Base Ball Game. Uniformed Shriners of Almas Temple will stage exhibition drills in Griffith Stadium Thursday night in conjunction with the Geol ‘Washington-West Vir- ginia base 1 game for the benefit of the National Capital Civic Fund, it ‘was announced All profits will be turned over to the civic fund.to be used:to help finance the July 4 fireworks celebration and other civic events. Eleven other programs* involving George Washington University and nu- merous civic and fraternal organiza- tions will be given in the stadium on the following dates: April 28, May 3 4.5 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19 and 24. A oys' band contest, sponsored by the 17ashington Board of Trade, will be 2 feature of May & ear, there were 570, | Every | BURGLARS BECOME CHAGRINED AT FAILURE TO OPEN SAFE Chagrined by their failure to break open a safe in an office at First and N streets northeast last night, robbers scribbled a note on the door of the strongbox threatening to return with experts. The robbery attempt was discovered this morning when the Thomas Somer- ville Co.’s office was opened for busi- I 'bli:':c = 5t nme'xepwteb«:'tfi'e! m"‘ix’ plumt supply , and handle y the safe had been broken off by the thieves, who gained en- trance by smashing the glass in a rear door. Aside from a few pens and’pen- cils belonging to employes, nothing was taken, he said. In the note, the robbers acknowledged having bungled the job, adding, “We'll bring experts the next time.” Leave Note in Firm’s Office Announcing Pian to Return With Experts. Burglars who broke into a clothing store in the 1100 block of Seventh street report made to police by the manager, Morris Weinstein, 400 block of Newton He sald the thieves, after knocking down a door, cut their way through a partition and gathered up wearing ap- parel valued at about $90. . An_ attempted safe robbery also was reported by A. Wilson, manager of a filling station in the 5300 block of ‘Wisconsin avenue. A station in the 4200 block of the same thoroughfare also was ransacked, but nothing was stolen, Robbers who broke into the office of Hollister A. McQuary, Thirtieth street and Massachusetts avenue, tore a pay telephone from a wall, broke it open and pocketed the nickels. PARK COMMISSION DISCUSSES SLASH Impounding of $840,000 Fund by Budget Bureau Gets Careful Study. | | The impounding of $840,000 of its funds by the Budget Bureau formed | one of the major items of discussion | at & meeting yesterday of the National | Capital Park and Planning Commission. The status of its various projects was examined and the commission received a Teport from its staff relative to these projects. Charles W. Eliot, 2d, director of lanning of the commission, announced tphl', I:Lg official action was taken by the body on the impounding. The commission discussed the program of park development in the nearby Mary- | land valleys and the consequent ne- | cessity for postponing action on their improvement, because of the impound- ing of the $840,000, of which $158,000 was to have gone to the Maryland Na- | tional Capital Park and Planning Com- | mission_for park valley improvement. Of this latter figure, the Federal Government, under the Capper-Cram- ton park purchase act, ~Wwas to have given an outright gift of one- third of the sum; while two-thirds was to have been advanced as a loan to the Maryland commission. Out of the impounded fund, $632,000 had been set aside for spending in the District on the Fort Drive, a motor highway designed to link up the Civil War forts encircling the Capital; and on park, playground and recreation center expansion. Another $50,000 had been set aside for expenditure in Virginia, in the George Washington Memorial Parkway, projected southward from Great Falls to Ft. Washington, Md, | and Mount Vernon. Virginia Also Acts. The Virginia Legislature, at its last session, appropriated $25,000 of State funds for the parkway, on the condi- tion that $25,000 would have been raised by Arlington and Fairfax Coun- ties, or by public or private subscrip- tion. This $50,000 would be matched, under the program laid out. by $50,000 from the Federal Government. So far, under the Capper: ton act, $5,000,000 has been appropriated. The District has repaid to the Federal Treasury $2.000,000 and another $1,- 000,000 is provided for in the 1934 Dis- trict appropriation bill Slightly more than $3,000,000 thus far has been spent in the District on park lands, play- grounds and recreation centers, and & total of $16,000,000 was cnnbemplxud]. For the George Washington ‘Memorial Parkway, and for the nearby Maryland valleys, & grand total of $8,000,000 was mapped out under the Capper-Cram- ton 8ct. mmission yesterdsy _went/ ‘The thoroughly into the fiscal siv.un? | prought_about by the action of U reau in curtailing its fungs. E‘ggs:;r::mlon was ready to advamce to the Maryland commission fundg for Cabin John Unit No. 1 and Sligo Valley Unit No. 3. ‘Federal money pre- viously had been advanced’ for two other sections of Sligo Valley and for Rock Creek Valley. Eliot laid before showing vari comprisin ot tomac River nt ; for a memorial to fhe late Stephen T. Mather, director 6f the National Park Service and a fnember of the commis- sion. Thegroup took the report under adyisement. ;“h‘: commission decided to include purchase of a suitable island in the Potomac River, as a memorial to Mr. Mather, as part of its permanent pro- gram. Yesterday afternoon the commission inspected models, made under the di- rection of Willlam T. Partridge, its consulting architect, that will be ex- hibited at the Chicago Century of Progress Exposition this Summer. ‘The models show the comparison ‘between the National Capital of 1833 and the present cay. They will be shipped to Chicago about the end of the month. Claims Report Given. omas S. Settle, commission secre- ta:y{’ reported on the seitlement of claims of the United States along the Anacostia River to Buzzards Point. John Nolen, city planner of the com- mission. reported on additional data on elley dwellings here, secured through the voluntary co-operation of inter- ested citizens. A final figure on the present alley-dwelling population has not vet been determined. Information is being gathered on rentals being asked for vacant houses. into which present alley dwellers could be moved, should their houesmi;e éx.sed for. n?l%‘ufl“:; pose. Senal pper, , former chairman of the Senate District Committee, recen.y reintro- duced his alley-ds measure, de- signed to eliminate these structures the Capital. from the Cap ey During mission’s fiscal condition it was empha- sized that the removal of land pur- chase items affects only two of the 23 problems on which it is engaged. Such activities as planning and co-ordinat- ing, transfer of land between Govern- ment agencies here, land titles, the clos- ing of streets, and other phases of its work do not involve funds. DISTRICT SUPPLY BILL MEETING POSTPONED Pressure National Problems Causes Action by Senate Subcommittee. The pressuyre of national problems again today made a_post- ponement of the me of Senate Subcommittee on - of d on tions for the edflg(m th several of purpose changes in the 1934 District After a brief conference wil other members of the subcommittee, Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, chair- man, fixed Tuesday morning as a new da‘;h;“potze mu&‘! of committee ac. ponems - tion will not delay the taking up of the District bill in the Senate, however, since it was not expected to be taken up in any event until emer- gensy legisistion s ouk of the YaR DOG SHOW FINALS BEING HELD TODAY Largest Field of Contestants Visited by Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss MacDonald. ‘The largest field of dog show con- testants ever gathered in Washington | 15 bidding for new honors on the final day after a few chosen canines received a pat on the head and a blue ribbon last night at the hands of Mrs. Frank- lin D. Roosevelt. ‘The First Lady and her house guest, Miss Ishbel MacDonald, visited the show at the Washington® Auditorium about 9:30 o'clock, accompanied by the President’s private secretary, Miss Mar- garet Le Hand. Greeted by Committee. The visitors were greeted by the Show Committee, headed by Mr. an Mrs. Joseph O'Hare. It was an en- tirely new experience for Miss Mac- Donald, but a familiar scene to Mrs. Roosevelt, who had gntered two of her owa dof in the show, Major, a Ger- man police dog, and Meggie, a Scottish | terrier. Daughter of the late Elliott Roose- velt, a sportsman who loved to hunt above everything else, Mrs. Roosevelt wore to the show her necklace, brace- let and brooch of gold-mounted tiger’s claws that were momentos of her father's early hunting expeditions. Asked for the “story” of the unusual necklace, Mrs. Roosevelt said: “These are claws from tigers my | father shot in India when he was 21.| He brought them to my mother as an engagement gift and I inherited them.” | Among several persons who asked Mrs. Roosevelt for an autograph was a | small colored boy, scarcely knee high. | He summoned the temerity to stand in front of the First Lady as she advanced | down a corridor. Mrs. Roosevelt smilingly acquiesce and the child darted off into the crow# | :lieteh the prized signature, laughing ¥i.h ‘ Much interest was evinced in° Presi- dent Roosevelt's newest pet, T.'ey 'n»e,3 an old English sheepdog wit’. a shaggy white and brown coat. M.s. Roosevelit | said this dog would be “ent to Warm | fdl.’n?gr“ Glld., b:i“sl:' # ie was afraid | would make W’:¢ unpleasant for{ him at the White House. " 588 Dors Shown. ‘The show, whi.n closes tonight, with a record entry list of 588 dogs, is the fifth annual affeir put on by the Na- | tional Capital Kennel Club and pro- ceeds will go to the benefit of the Almas | Temple of the Mystic Shrine fund for | a hospital for crippled children. H Among local winners yesterday was | the toy poodle of Bertha D. Sabine cf Takoma Park, D. C., and the Samoyedes | of Mrs. Sidney C. Graves of Wash-| on. | Other popular dogs at the show were | the Scottish terriers of S. S. Van Dine | of Baltimore, writer of mystery stories and breeder of dogs as a hobby. Ore of his dogs, Heather Reveler of Sparran, received a champion's ribbon in the | judging yesterday. Among the winners adjudged yester- day were: byslr‘x:dséu:rq‘g}se De ng‘ontjoy. owned | . George W. Jacobs, jr., - | ristown, Pa. E S Caim terriers, Treblig Ideal, owned | ?‘y JAmy L. Bacon, North Hackensack, | 4 | Toy poodles, La Rex Doll Little Boy, | owned by Bertha D. Sabine, Takoma | Park, D. C. 1 French bulldogs, Guntar Pourboire, owned by Wrisley Brown, Washington. Poodles, Nymphe Jason, owned by }{(rs. Whitestone Walker, Bedford Hills, Y. Saint Bernards, Rasko v. d. Reppich- ‘Waldeck, owned by Waldeck Kcnngls, Alredales, Warland Protector of Shel- terock, owned by S. M. Stewart, Mont- chér’.dN. J. English sheep dogs, Downde: Irresistible, owned by Mrs. Lewis Rngg ler, Great Barrington, Mass. Bull terriers, Brendon Boomerang, owned by Z. Platt Bennett, Wilkes- Barre, Pa. Shetland sheep dogs, Ariadne of Ana- mlt, owned by Mrs. William F. Dreer, klyn, N. Y. Saint Bernards (smooth), Saint John Pearl of Waldeck, owned by the Wal- deck Kennels. Brussels Griffons, Gamin of Wind- beam, owned by Windbeam Kennels, Miniature Pinschers, Konig Heinzie- mannchen, owned by Mrs. Henrietta Proctor Donnell, Larchmont, N. Y. Chihuahuas, Toya Preciosa, owned by Mrs. Donnell. Standard Schnauzers, Brodick Castle Rogue, owned by John C. Wilson, New | York City. Kerry blue terriers, Ben Edar Blaise, owned by Dr. Edward R. Cunniffe, New York cxt{!. Irish terriers, Clover Patch Happy Warrior, owned by Miss E. M. Freret, | O. Harri Park, N. J. Dandie Dinmont terriers, Auld Pep- o' the Ark, owned by Buccleuch ennels. Keeshonden, Guelder Smut of Schaal, g‘wned by Mrs. Jennie Schaal, Trentox, | L J. ‘Samoyedes, Balkash of Rurik, owned by Mrs. Sidney C. Graves, Washington. Welsh terriers, Galan Kola of Scots- ward, owned by Mrs. C. B. Ward, Flor- ham Park, N. J. West Highland white terriers, Hazel- dene Laddle, owned by Malcolm Clark, Staten Island, N. Y. Sealyham ‘erriers, Pinegrade Pref- erence, owned by Pinegrade Kennels. Scottish terriers, Heather Reveler of Sporran, owned by S. S. Van Dine of Baltimore, GEORGETOWN TO HAVE 3 “DEMAND” SIGNALS of traffic “demand” sig- Georgetown _inter- REMAINING HEADS OF D. A.R. ATTEND MEETING OF BOARD Mrs. Russell William Magna and Other Officers Consider Unfinished Business. POLITICAL DIFFERENCES ENDED AT ANNUAL DINNER Delegates Received Prior by Mrs. Roosevelt at the White House. With the forty-second Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Rcvolution ended and most of the delegates en route home, Mrs. Rus- sell William Magna, president general and other national officers were at- tend!:?hl board meeting today at which unfinished business matters were being considered. 700 Delegates Present. Political differences that marked the final session of the congress were ap- parently forgotten in the genial fel- lowship of the annual banquet last night at the Willard Hotel that marked the last event of the five-day sessions in Washington. About 700 delegates attended and these accorded an ova- tion to the president general, who be- gins her second year in office firmly entrenched in the new policy of isola- tion marked out for the national so- clety. Col. Walter Scott, father of Mrs. Magna, was among the guests. Earlier in the afternoon Mrs. Frank- lin D. Roosevelt had received the D. A. R. delegates at an interesting White House reception. She received the guests in the blue room with Mrs. Magna, who had just presented the First Lady with an embossed certificate of life membership at large in the D. A. R. A perfect Spring day marked this crowning social event of the ses- sions. Miss Dorothy De G. Jenkins and Miss E. Ray Englar led the hun- dreds of white-clad pages to be pre- sented to Mrs. Roosevelt. In the name | of the pages, Miss Jenkins presented Mrs. Roosevelt with a bouquet. At last night's banquet, Represent- ative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massa- chusetts was toastmistress. While there were no speeches, greetings and fare- wells were given by newly elected and outgoing national officers. Mrs. George ‘Thacher Guernsey, war-time president general of the D. A. R, was a leading spirit in these informalities. Prominent among the guesis were Mrs. Grace | Lincoln Hall Lrosseau and Mrs. Lowell Fletcher H'.art, past presidents general. Mrs. P ank S. Hight was honorary chairme , of the Banquet Committee, with * urs. Frederick D. Reynolds, chair- my~, and Mrs. Frederick T. F. John- #°1, Miss Margaret Withers and Mrs. Rice W. Means, vice chairmen. List of Regents In the assembly were the newly elected State regents and vice State regents, including from Alabama, Mrs. Zepulon Judd and Mrs. E. K. Perrow; Alaska, Mrs. Clarence Olsen and Mrs. W. H. Rager; Colorado, Mrs_ Emilu M. Randall and Mrs. Clyde A. Bartels; Connecticut, Miss Emeline Amelia Street and Mrs. Fredrick Palmer Lati- mer; Florida, Mrs. Milo Murdock Ebert and Mrs. Guy Voorhees Williams. Idaho, Mrs. Thomas David Farrer ana Mrs. B. Lanye; Illinois, Mrs. Julian Goonue; Iowa, Mrs. Seth Themas, vice regent; Kansas, Mrs. E. P Pendleton and Mrs. Loren Edgar Rex; Louisiana, Mrs. James Harris Baughman and Mrs. Clarence Blanchard Turner; Maine, Mrs. Clinton Chandler Stevens and Mrs. Victor Abbot Binford; Michigan, Mrs. James H. McDonald and Mrs George D. | Schermerhorn; Missouri, Mrs. Mortimer Platt and Mrs. Clyde Herderson Porter; Montana, Mrs. Roscoe Clarke Dillayou, Mrs. J. Fred Woodside; Nebraska, Mrs. Horace Jackson Cary, Mrs. Frank Baker; Nevada, Mrs, William E. Gould, Mrs. George G. Devore; North Dakota, Mrs. Harley Ellsworth French, Mrs. Harold Theodore Graves; Oklahoma, Mrs. Luther Eugene Tomm, Mrs. Chales Layton Yancey; South Carolina, ‘Mrs. Thomas J. Mauldin, Mrs. John Logan Marshall; South Dakota, Mrs. Halfdan Gotaas, Mrs. Edgar Paul Rothrock; Tennessee, Mrs. Willard Steele, Mrs. Ed- ward West Foster: Utah, Mrs. Stephen A. Cobb, Mrs. John Coffin Evans: Washington, Miss Zoe M. Beal, Mrs. Dan W. Bush; West Virginia, Mrs. Paul 0. Reymann, Mrs, Gory Hoff; Wyoming, Mrs. John Corbett, Mrs. Thomas Cooper, and from Cuba, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Springer and Mrs. Edward G. Harris. SEEKS ANALYSIS REPORT Acting Coroner Investigating Death of Leslie T. Hunter. Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac- Donald, today was awaiting a report on a chemical analysis of the stomach con- tents of Leslie T. Hunter, 32, who was found dead in his home in the 1300 block of Belmont street Thursday. The analysis was ordered after an autopsy failed to reveal the cause of Hunter's death. Hunter was found unconscious in bed by his brother, Dan R. Hunter, and an Emergency Hospital physician pro- nounced him dead. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Card party, Bethlehem Chapter, No. 7, O. E. S., Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets northeast, 8 p.m. Dance, Club of Thirteen, Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, 9 p.m. Card party, Martha Chapter, No. 4, E. S, Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue south- east, 8 pm. Dance, Bakers’ Local Union, No, 118, benefit of unemployed bakers, K. of C. Hall, 8:30 pm. Oyster roast, barbecue and entertain- ment, Artisans Order of Mutual Pro- tection, Washington Assembly, No. 51, 623 D street southwest, 7 p.m. Meeting, League for the Larger Life, 916 Sixteenth street, 8 p.m. Lr. Ger- trude V. Sheckels, speaker. Meeting, -Socialist Study Club, 212 H street, 8 pm. Marx Lewis, speaker. Dinner dance, Phi Alpha Praternity, Mayflower Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Board meeting, National League of American Pen Women, Willard Hotel, 4 pm. Dance, Towa State Soclety, Willard Hotel, 8:30 p.m. Dinner, Phi Gamma Delta Frater- nity, University Club, 7 p.m. Card Party, Hood College Club of ‘Washington, 1634 I street, 8:30 p.m. Card party, Columbia Park School, P.-T. A., school, 8 pm. Five one-act plays, Langley Junior School, First and T streets north- Senior prom, Columbus University Law School of Law and Accountancy, b Kennedy-Warren, 8 p.m. Benefit bingo party, Southern Dairles Auditorium, 60 M street northeast, Py . | RIVERRISE HALTED | reaching a height of 24 feet above | surrounded and | above the floors of Summer cottages, |7 .'“ 0 YTy ¥ Lowlands along the Potomac were under flood water today as the maximum of the pfmm freshet was reached this morning. A yellow torrent, 24 feet above mormal, is shown swirling around the stone water reached its greatest height. AT 24001 MARK Crest at Chain Bridge Had Threat of Serious Damage. Lowlands Filled. Threats of serious flooding of low- lands along the Potomac in the vicin-| ity of the Capital appeared to have | been averted today, when the crest of the freshet waters began abating after normal this morning at Chain Bridge and 7.1 feet above low water at Key | Bridge. All_lowlands along the river above Key Bridge were under water, which in scme cases rose particularly on the low Virginia shore. | Seawalls along the Gecrgetown chan- nel, Potomac Park and the Tidal Basin were under water, which at a number of points extended far across the park areas. The combined freshet and tide waters reached their maximum at abou* 3 am. No Damage Reports. Harbor police had no reports of flood damage within the District. A 40-foct launch broke its moorings in Wash- ington channel, but was taken in tow and brought back after drifting nearly a mile. | The upper river stations of the| Weather Bureau reported that the crest | of the freshet water had been reached | at all five stations and the river si subsiding. A crest of 17.6 feet was| reached at Harper's Ferry at 7 pm yesterday and at 8 am. today the water there had dropped to 15.7 feet. a fall of 19 feet in 13 hours. At Sycamore Island station the crest was reached at 8:30 a.m. today, with a maximum, of 12 feet above low water. By 9:30 thd level had dropped a tenth of an inch and was beginning to recede | more rapidly. At Key Bridge the maximuym effect | of tide and freshet water was recordec | at 7 o'clock this morning, when the river was 7.1 feet above mean low | water. At 9 o'clock the level had | dropped to 6.5 feet as the tide began | to run out. X Receding Below Key Bridge. All river water below Key Bridge, | affected by the tides, was receding | rapidly through the morning. High tide will be reached again about 7| o'clock this evening, but by that time | the effects of freshet water are cX- pected to be less apparent and the river is not expected to reach 7 feet | at_Key Bridge. ‘The upper river is exceedingly turbu- lent and is carrying great quantities of uprooted trees, driftwood and minor wreckage, especially in the gorges above Little Falls. At Little Falls the island recently acquired by the Potomac Elec- tric Power Co. was entirely under water, with only the house showing above the surface. CIVIL SERVICE ALTERS RESIDENCE RULES| “States’ Rights” Principle to Be Applied Hereafter in Vacan- cies in Field. The Civil Service Commission has adopted two new regulations designed to emphasize the “States’ rights” prin- ciple in employment in the field service, it became known today. In the one instance certifications from a national register will be done away with when _there are eligibles from the State in which the position to be filled 15 located. The other change does away with the “zone system” for fllling low-grade places, Heretofore, these would be filled in the community itself or within commuting distance even though this| might mean crossing a State line, and | now, with the exception of postal posi- tions, those filled by local examiners or those in the custodial service, such work is open to applicants throughout the State. This, it was explained, will give 3 resident of a State a preference which was not needed when employment con- ditions were better. RABBI |SRAEL OUTLINES AIMS OF SOCIAL WORK Baltimore Clergyman Addresses Final Session of Volunteer ‘Workers’ Institute. The aim of social work is to progress to the point where it no longer is necessary, Rabbi Edward L. Israel of Baltimore declared at the final session of the Institute for Volunteer Social ‘Workers at the United States Chamber of Commerce rday. The institute has been conducted by the Council of Social Agencies’ Commit- tee on Volunteer Social Work, and 110 enrolled in the ver all funds merely to ving of relief and had declared morale as well as physical public would have a different of real social work at Fall of Four Feet Is Fatal to Man Working on Wall A four-foot fall yesterday re- sulted in the death of Salvatore Stea, 48-year-old father of four children. Stea, whose home was at 4019 Marlboro place, fell from a wall in the 400 block of Oneida place, on which he was working. He was taken to Garfield Hos- pital, where he died of & frac- tured skull several hours later. MOTORIST EXPIRES AS CAR HITS POLE Driver Believed to Have Died From Heart Attack Be- fore Crash. One man was dead “today after his | automobile crashed when h: was be- lieved to have had a heart attack, while two other men and a boy were seriously injured 1n traffic accidents late yesterday and last night—hit-and- | run drivers being held to blame in two of the accidents. The dead man is John P. Paddock, 49, of 6518 Seventh street, whose auto- mobile early today crashed into a patrol box and an electric signal light pole at Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Church road, knocking both down. Mr. Paddock was pronounced dead upon arrival at Garfield Hospital, where physicians expressed the belief he had died of a heart attack. Police investi- gating said it was thought the man was stricken with the attack before the crash. ‘The injured are Harry Pixton. 61, of 1050 Bladensburg rcad: Rudolph K. Eissonette, 20, of 1242 Pleasant street scutheast. and Franklin McDuffy, 3. colored, of the 800 block of Second street southeast. Pixton. treated at Casualty Hospital for a dislocated shoulder, cuts end shock, was sald to have been struck by a hit-and-run driver at Bladens- burg road and L streets northeast. Police said they had information which they texpectecx to lead to the driver’s arrest. Bissonette was hurt when his motor cycle and an automobile crashed at the Union Station Plaza late yesterday aft- ernoon. He was treated at Casualty Hospital for concussion of the brain, internal injuries and cuts. It was thought he also may have a skull frac- ture. Samuel B. Ashford, 3200 block of Fifteenth street, who, police say, was driving the automobile, was released in custedy of an attorney pending the out- come of Bissonette’s injuries. ‘The colored boy was struck by a hit- and-run driver near his home. He was treated for head injuries, cuts and bruises at Providence Hospital. X-rays were to be taken to determine whether he has fractures of the skull and leg. WOUND SURPRISE TO CAPTURED MAN Shot in Leg Discovered After Chase When Attempt Is Made to Rob Woman. Shot in the left leg while flee! a policeman early today, Paul Hicl 23, colored, did not realize he had wounded until after his capture, a short time later, he told the officer. Policeman R. N. Finch of the Traffic Bureau came upon Hickman about 15 minutes after a colored man attempted to rob Ludia Walters, colored, near her hfi‘me in the 700 block of Gresham place. Hickman, who lives in the 1600 block from an, been rs of Chain Bridge, where the —Star Staff Photo. INQUEST IS OPENED INDAVIS SHOOTING Investigation Begun Death of Brother of Police Inspector. Into Investigation of the fatal shooting of Harry (Doc) Davis, brother of Police Inspector Ogden T. Davis, who was shot while trying to play the role of peacemaker during a street fight, was taken up today by & jury under Acting Coroners A. Magruder MacDonald and Christopher J. Murphy. The inquest was ordered after De- tective Sergt. John C. Dalglish an- nounced he had obtained statements from two men charged with murder in the case, as well as from several wit- nesses, Claims Accident. ‘The men under arrest are George P. Harding, 23, of the 1100 block of Tenth street, and Bennie Olewack, 23, of the 300 block of Second street northeast. Dalglish, ad- mitted firing the shot that resulted in Davis’ death, but insisted the shooting ‘was accidental, His statement was cor- roborated by Olewack, with whom he went into hiding after the gun play, the | Dalglish said, that Harding leveled his | pistol at Davis before pulling the trig- ger. Tried to Stop Fight. was told, when Davis, a “betting com- missioner,” attempted to stop a fight | between Harding and Gus Lewis, 800 block of K street, in front of a restau- rant in the 800 block of Ninth street. Shot early Thursday, Davis died in Sibley Hospital a little more than 12 hours later, while physicians were pre- paring to resort to blood transfusions in an effort to save his life. Harding and Olewack surrendered at police headquarters shortly after his death. Davis, who was 46, lived at 423 Ingraham street. FIRE BOARD TO PROBE CRASH INJURING SIX Mistake in Location of Southeast Blaze of Thursday Reported by Battalion Chief. The Fire Department board of inves- tigation will inquire into the crash be- tween a ladder truck and hose wagon at Pifteenth and C streets southeast Thursday afternoon, which sent six firemen to the hospital, three of them seriously injured. Battalion Chief T. B. Stanton said yesterday he had discovered that the driver and some of the crew of Truck Co. 7 had made a mistake in the loca- tion of the fire, belleving it to be at 315 Seventeenth street southeast, when in reality it was at the home of Alex- ander Pope, 315 Fifteenth street south- east. The hose wagon was preparing to stop at a hydrant near the corner when the truck going full speed smashed into its rear end. He blamed the noise of the truck motor for the mistake in Three of the men, includin, captains, were still confined t'!:,e e mhnspmlm this morning. Theyc;re Capts. . 7, and William L. McMahon of Engine Co. 8 and Pvt. Daniel J. BJ Engine Co. AL o ! lass of ine Co. recover. FOUR PERSONS WOUNDED One Woman, Shot by Husband, Is in BSerious Condition at Casualty Hospital. Mrs. May Curtis, 30, colored, she and oy woutaed 5y i ey er husband, Ch of Nineteenth street, and a taxi driver|ygane were engaged in a heated argument on Fifth street between Girard street and Gresham place, the officer said. As Pinch -pprg,ched the pair, After a chase, the pol id, Hickman’s feet in an effort to frighten him. Hickman continued running, how- ever, until Finch overtook himt After being placed under arrest Hick- | 4130T man complained of a sudden pain in his leg, and examination by the officer reveiled he was wounded. He was taken to Freedman’s Hospital. The Walters woman told the police the :x’u;‘ t'hho mpbfid to rob he; m arm 2 . No gun was fot on Hickman. PLAY SERIES PLANNED Drama Recital to Be Given in Langley School Tonight. A series of plays for this Summer at the Recreation Center has been by the Eckington Play- under the direction of Mrs. Forrest. The first will building and the mainte- | Ann conduct charge; Dorothy 8, of the 600 block of N street, cut in a fight with another col- wlt l';enedm Hntp.lltl:ly = en’s , and Joseph Canty, 33, cut in a fight with another colored man near his home, in the 300 block of G street southwest, and treated at Emergency Hospital. — T DUPLICATION DISCUSSED AT TAX CONFERENCE Joint Congressional Committee and Representatives From 12 States at Sessions. of Federal and State was discussed e nl-nmm tion Commit- DISTRICT OFFICIALS HOPE T0 PREVENT RELIEF BREAKDOWN Leaders Look to Congress ‘The shooting occurred, the detective | The men are expected to|n IN FIGHTS HERE TODAY|an: & _ | aters’ to Approve Proposals Pending at Present. FUNDS NOW ON HAND INSUFFICIENT FOR NEED3 La Follette-Wagner-Costigan Bill Expected to Provide From $125,000 to $150,000. Hope that a breakdown of the ma- chinery of unemployment relief in the District may be avolded by adoption of proposals now pending in Congress is held by District officials who have ex- Pressed concern over the matter, ; Mml:" of the Board of Public Wel- are, the District Commissioners and lteld:rs of the private relief agencies of he city in recent weeks have been ;)lnuly following developments, both as 7 Proposed appropriations and the rate g‘ expenditures for relief purposes, Dr. uther H. Reichielderfer, president of the Board of Commissioners, said today. he' olous steps which have becn taken, e said, provide a basis of hope that the District would be able to a reason- able degree to answer calls for assict. ance during the next fiscal year. i Proposal Before Senators. Proposal for liberalization terms of the appropriation for oe{m';arlIS gency relief in the District is now before members of the Senate. These would lb:lem;‘i:fi that District relief funds might o le immediately available and that ;dmsmcc would be permitted to ex- ?:therrtel’ll‘:l funds as the need arises e n to be limited to one-twelfth of . e 1934 appropriation each month, t was pointed out today at the Dis- trict Building also that the now €X~ | pected enactment of a Feceral emer- gency relief appropriation would pro- vide an additional sum for use in the District. Under terms of the La Fol- latte-waxner-postxgan bill, it is pointed out, the District could receive one-thi:d of lheh:e:mum ordlzismct funds which ! expended during th I g:‘ahr::;eg!t }:.lhsls c:llandar yega(. 5?! t\l:\asé WOl { 5,- 002”3“5150.000, Tun between $125, ct officials also are hopin; the enlistment of Wnshingtog sgcltll;fi: in the Federal reforestation projects also would lighten calls for local aid. Present Funds Not Enough. At the same time, however, the Board of Public Welfare is confront- ed with a prospect that its present funds Will not be sufficient to carry through to July 1 at the present rate of ex- penditures unless additicnal funds are made available. They are aware also of expectation that the funds of pri- vate relief agencies will be exhausted during the Summer months, Leaders of private relief agencies re- cently asked the Commissioners to con- sider a plan for co-ordinating the re- llef machinery of the private grcups Wwith that of the District government. (he Commissioners asked Tepresenta- :IV:D:: the %l}’iva?? agencies to submit specific plan posed co- opxeranon. e e t ncw is expected this joini of public and private rellejf n‘?fl‘chmgey may await firal decision by Congress on the several relief legislative plans. PLAN SAVES POWER CONSUMERS $200,000 Future Rates Would Be Affected, However, as Producers Would Charge Tax to Expense Transfer of the 3 per cent power tax from the consumer to the prgducer of electric current would save District Power consumers approximately $200,- | 000 annually, according to an estimate | by Richmond B. Keech, people’s counsel. If the Senate adopts this proposal by the House, however, the tax as paid by the Potomac Electric Power Co. would be charged to operating expenses and therefore would afiect future rates of the company since it would lessen the profits of the company subject to the sliding scale for rate changes under the consent decree, it is explainad. Under this cecree, half of the profits of the company in excess of 7 per cent and less than 825 per cent a year | would be available for a further Trate cut. If profits of the ccmpany amount to between 8.25 and 9 per cent, 60 per cent could be applied to rate reductions; and the possible cut would be 75 per cent of earnings above 9 per cent on | the company’s investment. s Marriage Licenses. Ernest P. Bowie, 24. 721 Croissant pl. .. and Dora E. Baker, 18 218 Jones Harry L.’ Collier. 315 Cedar st. and address: Judge R. 3007 P st.. anc rd. 6. Landover. Md., and 4827 Illinois ave.;’ Rev. 6, Philadelohia. and Charles F. Wi 3 e arner. Gladstone McDermott, 25. 301 West Clif- ton terrace. and Gertrude Knight, 23, 255 Tennessee ave. n.e. Pai ve, lomon n. both of Baltimore Hadle: t.& T Y. . Ne ity Frances D Wosdrow, 26, Denver, Colo; Rev. 26. De , Colo.; . John W. Gummere. :"" Colcim ey anklin_J. Ramseur. 27. 1931 Seven- teenth street. and Vh‘fi: M. Painter, fll,‘"y‘fl t s W. H. Brooks. 340 Hunt pl. n.e., and 25. 1834 9th st. and 1439 T st.; Rev. R. M. Births Reported. Leo F. and Elizabeth M Kelly. girl. (Artie ‘W."and Tatherine E. Livingstone, i‘;'ouph T: and Olive Elliott. elrl. Louis A, nd Mary Braswell. boy. d Rewlna Kaviman. boy. &5d Eva L. Wilkerson, girl. Deaths Reported. John W. Clark. 89. 1308 Emerson st. n.e. Henrijetta V. Bradiey. 83. 1722 N st. Eliza Dunlop, 83, 1841 Columbia rd. Gate: 80, 001 5 s, e, © enitiive. 75, ,’f’u;’,‘,‘:“"".;’ 1 A . 75, ospital. jobn T, McLaughlin. 74. United States i, 7, 58 00 a_Pearsall. 57, Em ‘Hospital. Gucar W, -Collins,” 56, Onited Btates Bol- Home. E. Richmond. 50. 2501 Irving st_o. Pel Dixon. 34. 1ing BhTiie Thmpaon. 03, Frovidence Hos- n:s-‘::: M Anderson. 41, 2050 Wiscon- Juaniis Ofen, 8. Children’s Hospital