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Washington News SITE 15 SELECTED FOR NEW FEDERAL RESERVE BUILDING | | To Turn “Tough” Boy From Crime Reference to Throws Hard-Boiled Youth Into Tears. Police Find How l ! Parents| @he Foen WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1935. Ruins of Rhode Island Avenue [18 ARE ARRESTED AS POLICE PURSUE TRAFFIC CAMPAIGN Home Will Be Erected ati e may nave neen a Baby race [36 Speeding Cases Included Constitution Avenue and 21st Street. COST WILL BE BORNE OUT OF OWN FUNDS Land Now Owned by Government. Transfer of Title Is Ex- pected Soon. The Federal Reserve Board tenta- tively has selected a site bounded by Constitution avenue, Twentieth street, Twenty-first street and C street as the site for its new building, construction of which has been authorized by Con- gress, it was learned today. Officials of the board declined to discuss the site or plans and officials of other Government branches like- wise were non-committal, but it was learned from an authoritative source that this site is now favored. Congress, by special act, authorized the Federal Reserve Board to use its own funds for purchase of land and construction of its new home. The location, consisting of an entire square, is the last remaining available building site on Constitution avenue between Capitol Hill and the Potomac River. The new Federal Reserve Board Building will be located between the new marble home of the United States Public Health Service on the east and the Academy of Arts and Sciences on the west. It will be con- structed with money which does not need to be appropriated by Congress. ‘The board is a quasi-governmental :gency, of which the Secretary of the ‘Treasury is an important official, but it controls its own money, accruing from earnings of the Federal Reserve banks. The land in this area is now owned by the Government, but can be pur- chased by the board. and it is under- stood that before long the title will be transferred The beard since its beginning had been housed in the Treasury Depart- ment Building until recently, when it moved to rented quarters in the Washington Building. ENGINEERS TO PLAN AID FOR ROOSEVELT Council to Open Annual Session Thursday-~Meetings Last Until Saturday. The American Engineering Council will open its annual meeting Thurs- day to map out a plan #f co-opera- tion of engineers in the broad work rrogram announced by President Roosevelt in his message to Congress. The program has been divided into several headings to cover the major work items, such as highways, hous- ing, grade-crossing eliminations, re- forestration and other projects. The opening session will convene at the Mayflower Hotel at 10 a.m., Thursday and the meetings will end Saturday. The situation as concerns P. W. A. construction will be presented by Maj. P. B Fleming, deputy administrator of public works. Relationships be- tween private and public construction will be discussed by Col. D. H. Sawyer, director of the Federal Employment Stabilization Board. Relief, in its various construction phases, will be outlined by Jacob Baker, assistant ad- ministrator in charge of the work division of F. E. R. A. and Thomas Hibben, chief engineer of F. E. R. A. Other speakers include C. C. An- thony, assistant administrator of the Federal Housing Administration; Dr. H. S. Person, director of the Water Resources Division of the National Resources Board; Capt. R. S. Patton, director of the United States Coast & Geodetic Survey, Dr. Isador Lubin, commissioner of labor statistics; Wil- tlam P. Witherow, vice chairman of | the Industrial Advisory Board of N. R. A; R. E. W. Harrison of the Bu- reau of Foreign and Domestic Com- merce, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INJURE THREE HERE Oxon Hill Man Seriously Hurt When Auto Collides With Street Car. Three persons were injured in traf- fic accidents in the last 24 hours, one of them seriously. Joseph Marosey, 45, Oxon Hill, Md., suffered a skull fracture, cuts and (R. A. and the New Deal, describing { bruises when his automobile collided with a one-man street car shortly after 10 p.m. yesterday in the 3300 block of Nichols avenue southeast. He was taken to Casualty Hospital, where his condition today wasgaid to be critical. The street car was operated by Ernest Stewart, 33, of the 3900 block of El- liott street. Helen Proctor, 37, colored, of the 2100 block of N street, was the victim of a freak accident when knocked by one automobile into the path of “a second machine, whose driver failed to stop. She was treated at Freedmen's ‘ Hospital for fractures of the collar- bone and leg. The first car was operated by Willie Miles, 28, colored. He was not held. The accident occurred in the 1400 of T street. Frederick Burgess, 36, 1018 G street southeast, received a leg injury when struck by a hit-and-run automobile at Naylor and Good Hope roads south- east. He was taken to Casualty Hos- pital. Westinghouse Manager to Speak. H. V. Putnam, manager of the Sharon, Pa., Westinghouse electric plant, will speak on “Self-Protecting Distribution Transformers” before the Washington section of the American Institute of Eiectrical Engineers to- morrow at 8 p.m. at a meeting in the Potomac Electric Power Co. audi- torium, Tenth and E streets. but he was no Baby Face Nelson or a Dillinger either. But the boy was tough-looking for all his tender years. He was over 6 feet tall, and he talked like a hard wlgetecuve Hehry M. Jett brought him to headquarters this morning on a joyriding charge. At 17, he had felt the need to start a career of crime, The late Nelson and the late Dil- linger were his ideals. Jett felt the boy needed acvice and turned him over to Inspector Frank S. W. Burke It was a “Dutch uncle” lecture, but the boy's bravado almost carried him through. “Now what would your mother, what would your father think if they knew their boy was a punk, a bum, a Ak s &= | The tough guy winked and blinked, | but the tears rolled out just the same: “You didn’t * * * you didn't have to bring that up!” he finally blurted, gangster, RICHBERG HOLDS UNIONS AREVITAL ITells Town Hall Adequate Organization Necessary to Recovery. Adequate organization of labor, free from any control by the con- flicting interests of management, is necessary if the national recovery program is to succeed, Donald Rich- berg, director of the National Emergency Council, told a capacity gathering at the Town Hall meet- ing last night in the Shoreham | Hotel. It is necessary, he said, that the collective bargaining power of labor | is to achieve its aims. Establishment of a sound policy of labor relations between employer and employe, Rich- berg said, is “vital to any real and lasting recovery.” “There are.” he declared, *some employers and some groups of em- ployes who ere unwilling to enter into any form of co-operative action, but the great mass of employers and employes are sick and tired of in- dustrial warfare and are entirely willing to meet on common ground.” Warns Against Coercion. No groups will play a greater part in the economic future of America, Richberg said, than these groups of employers and employes who are will- ing to make sacrifices to reconcile their conflicting views and pull in harmony for industrial recovery. He issued a vigorous warning, however, against the use of force or coercion by either group to achieve its aims. “The employer,” he said, “who seeks to force or coerce labor and to gain control by such fraudulent methods, whether he knows it or not, is work- ing toward a Fascist economy—a po- litical control of industry in behalf of the property interests. “The worker who seeks by force and violence to compel his fellow worker to accept the discipline of a labor organization to which he does not care to belong, whether he knows it or not, is working toward a Communist economy—a political control of indus- try by labor interests.” Champions Section 7-a. Richberg proved a stout champion of the much-discussed section 7-a of the recovery act. He asserted that “it was recognized as one of the most im- portant requirements of the recovery act to protect workers in freedom of their association for mutual aid and for the creation of an adequate power of collective bargaining.” “It is my earnest conviction,” he said, “that there is nothing more necessary to the improvement of our industrial system and the maintenance of a balanced economy than the adequate organization of labor, free from any control by representatives of the competing economic interests of ownership and management.” Richberg voiced the opinion that historians of the future would recog- nize the pettiness of many of the witticisms of the New Deal critics. The emergency laws of today, he said, need only the effect of time to attain “the majesty of noble institutions.” Results of the recovery program, he sald. are to be found in the effects of the program as a whole rather than in the theoretical effects of isolated portions of the program. Humorously Raps Critics. ’ Referring to the tribulations of the ibmucul Job, Richberg humorously commented on the intellectual tribu- lations of many of the critics of N. them as members of the “Job Founda- tion for Economic Research.” They have largely, he said, over- looked the real achievements of the recovery program, among which he listed the restoration of a ba system which two years ago was “in & state of collapse,” the rehabilitation of agriculture “to a remarkable de- gree,” the restoration of basic com- modity prices, additional and im- proved employment, the saving of more than 1,500,000 homes from fore- closure, the rescue of thousands of businesses through the medium of R. F. C. loans, the granting of ‘relief to the needy and the furnishing of “'self-respecting employment” to more than 1,000,000 men through P. W. A. and C. C. C. At the conclusion of his address, Richberg was “heckled” rather mildly by a panel of six questioners com- posed of Senator Adams of Colorado, Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts, Mordecai Ezekiel, Agriculture Department economist; Everett S. Lyon, executive secretary of the Brookings Institute; Leon Hen- derson of N. R. A. and Elliott Thurs- ton of the Washington Post. Agrees With Critic. Mrs. Rogers, taking issue with N. R. A. codes which set up wage dis- criminations in favor of men against women, evoked from Richberg the statement that he, personally, did not believe in discrimination of this char- in 125 Charges Filed Against Motorists. MARYLAND MAN FREE PENDING JURY TRIAL Colored Driver Is Fined $40 for No Permit and For Leaving Accident. Evidence that there has been no let-up in the Polce Department’s drive on traffic violators was manifest in Traffic Court today when 118 per- be increased if the recovery program | sons were listed for appearance on and wept like a kid instead of a!more than 125 charges. Thirty-six speeding cases were scheduled for arraignment, more than 30 parking cases, 8 violators of stop- sign regulations and 4 each for passing red lights and driving on the wrong side of the street. One hundred and four persons were released on collateral, and 14 locked up for appearance today. Alfred T. Norris of Maryland was released pending jury trial on a charge of reckless driving. Theodore Frazier, colored, 45 G street, was fined $25 and $15 respec- tively on charges of leaving after col- liding and driving without a permit. Frazier pleaded guilty to both charges and told the court he left the scene after striking a man when three other colored men chased him with a knife. Revoked Permit Denied. Lloyd J. Newman, colored, of 740 Fifth street southeast, pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving on a re- voked permit and was released on $200 bond for jury trial. An attachment was issued for Nannie Norford, 913 Rhode Island avenue, after she forfeited $50 on a reckless driving charge. The court will not accept forfeitures on this charge. Joseph Hanson. colored, 1319 I street, was fined $50 on a second-of- fense speeding charge after pleading not guilty. In lieu of the fine, Hanson was ordered to serve 30 days. Twenty- five dollars was the highest fine set for first-offense speeding. This was given to Clifton Turner, colored, who was also fined $2 for failing to show his permit. 18 Fined $10 in Hour. Judge Isaac R. Hitt took over the bench today and in less than an hour had imposed $10 fines on 18 persons for speeding. Over a dozen recom- mendations- from the corporation counsel’s office to reduce fines or re- lease persons on personal bonds were accepted by Judge Hitt. An attachment also was issued for Lemuel D. Jones, 1702 Twenty-eighth street southeast, who forfeited $100 ‘on a reckless driving charge. A $500 bond, pending jury trial, was set in the case of John M. Simuel, | 351 B street northeast, on charges of reckless driving and hacking with- out a permit. He pleaded not guilty. Sentence was to be imposed tomor- row on Preston McMahon for driving on an expired permit. Special recommendations from the corporation counsel’s office were made in the cases of Evelyn W. Heath, who was released on personal bond, and Clyde E. Henson, James Chappelear, Clarence E. Brown, Norman M. Bern- stein and Charles E. Hughes, all of whom were fined $5 for speeding. Speeders Listed. Fined $10 for speeding were James N. Dixon, S. R. Collins, Homer M. Hunter, George W. Heid, Von R. Snyder, William M. Minor, George F. Nichols, Floyd M. Hackney, John M. Betts, Ebenezer W. Hoyt, Willie Carter, colored; Edward King, col- ored; Percy Averoviz, George D. Daw- man, John Thodos, Voyle E. James and Charles C. Stancliff. James L. Brown was fined $10 for speeding and $10 for passing a red light. Frederick Wallace was fined $10 for speeding and $2 for failure to sign his operator’s permit. Andrew Lowrey was also fined $10 for passing a red light. Five-dollar fines were imposed on John Smith for failing to obey a stop sign and Croize Helm for failing to give a hand signal. Oscar P. Ringcissen was fined $10 for failing to obey a stop sign and Joseph Seppi of Maryland, $15 for speeding. John L. Rogers, Edwin Scherr, Sam- uel Gertler, Joseph Barry and Fred D. Jones were fined $5 each for speeding. i William G. Mitchell, 2037 Cathedral avenue, was among those fined $10 for speeding. WOMAN’S DEATH PROBED Autopsy Shows Effects of Illegal Operation, Official Says. Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald and members of the homicide squad today were investigating the death in Sibley Hospital on Saturday of Mrs. Viola Evelyn Boatwright, 31, of the 1300 block F street northeast. An au- topsy performed yesterday at the Dis- trict morgue showed the woman died of an illegal operation, according to Dr. MacDonald. ! acter. So firmly did he believe in matter I am perhaps more of a fanatic than an economist” . “Then you have not much author- ity in N. R. A.?" asked Mrs. Rogers, while the audience laughed and cheered. “That 1 always have admitted,” Richberg replied, smiling. In response to a written question propounded by an unidentified mem- ber of the audience as to whether it is not true N. R. A. has contributed to the concentration of wealth, Rich- berg replied that it is his opinion that not only has N. R. A. not con- tributed to such a concentration but that it has served as a retarding ef- fect on the amassing of material pos- sessions by the few. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, §. J,, vice president of Georgetown University, presideds ian, John Munnerlyn, Joseph E. Chip- | equality for women with men in this ] public schools. The existing law ap- respect, Richberg said, “that in this | plies only to children of officers and {u?’m for practitioners of law in the [ 4 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Above: Interior of Northminster Presbyterian Church, at Rhode Island avenue and Eleventh street, after fire had wrecked the building yes- terday. Below: Looking through one injured fighting church blaze. Left nett, jr, and Willlam Fielder. D, C. CAMING BILL EVED BY SENATORS Meeting on Local Measures Held to Speed Action Before Congress. The bill to strengthen the anti- gambling laws of the District, the| motorists’ safety responsibility meas- ure and eight other pieces of local legislation are slated for action by the Senate District Committee at the first meeting of the session, called for 2:30 p.m. today. With nearly a score of District bills ready to be introduced in the Senate earlier, Chairman King de- cided to have a committee meeting immediately in the hope of obtain- | ing prompt reports on some of the| | proposals that were considered in de- | | tail last vear, and with which com- | | mittee members, therefore, re familiar. | { Senator Capper. Republican, of | | Kansas, also was ready to reintroduce in the Senate this afternoon the joint | resolution proposing a constitutional | amendment under which Congress | would be given power to grant the| people of the District representation | in the House and Senate and the right | to vote for President and Vice Presi- dent. Being a constitutional amend- | ment, this resolution probably will be referred to the Judiciary Committee first. To Merge Age Pension Bills. Another important development to- day was an indication ‘that Senators Capper and Copeland of New York, will unite in sponsoring the District old age pension bill in the form in which it was agreed upon in com- mittee last year. At the beginning of the last session these two Senators in- troduced separate bills, differing in | such details as age limits and other | : requirements. The committee worked | | out a measure embodying some fea- |tures of each bill. Senator Capper said today he is prepared to join with | Senator Copeland in offering the com- | | mittee bill and that this course is |snnsfnctory to groups that supported the Capper bill, including labor organ- izations. The eight bills Senator King will ask the District Committee to con- sider today, in addition to the gam- bling and automobile safety bills, are: Amending the usury law, to require that any bonus or other payment re- quired in connection with the obtain- ing of a loan must be treated as part of the legal interests. To place additional safeguards around the procedure of recording and releasing deeds of trust. Excess Condemnation Bill. ! The excess condemnation bill, | under which District or Federal| agencies, buying land for public pur- ! poses. could acquire more than the | area actually nceded whenever this course would help protect the de- velopment of surrounding areas or prevent hardship occurring when small, irregular shaped parcels are left over around the public area. The Government could later resell any of this additional land not actually re- quired. A bill making it a misdemeanor and fixing penalties for unlawful en- try on unoccupied private property. Making the corporation counsel a member of the Healing Arts Commis- sion in place of the District attorney. Allowing stepchildren, as well as children, of Government employes, Army and Navy officers residing in adjoining States, to enter the District { | employes of the Government. Making minor changes in the rules for the disposal of property which comes into custody of the police prop- erty clerk. A bill establishing new qualifica- Plans Six New Measures. In addition to these 10 bills that failed of action in the last Congress, Senator King also is introducing to- day six other measures, the most im- portant of which are: Establishing a lunacy commission to avoid the necessity of public trial by jury in all lunacy cases, but with authority remaining in the courts to order such trials; amending the law regarding the descent and distribution of estates; revising the fees applying -y ' of the entrances. Lower: Firemen to right: Frank Balik, Volney Bur- —Star Staft Photos. FURNACE BLAMED FOR CHURCH FIRE $35,000 Damage Incurred. Four Firemen Injured Battline Flames. L An overheated furnace, which only 2 few days ago had been pronounced “safe;” today was blamed for the $35,000 fire yesterday in the North- minster Presbyterian Church, Rhode Island avenue and Eleventh street. The flames started in the basement, ate their way up through the walls and caused the roof to collapse, badly injuring two firemen. First-aid treat- ment was given a number of others, several remaining on the scene after being partly overcome by smoke. The more seriously hurt are Frank Balik, 34, 1218 Perry street north- east, member of No. 1 Engine Com- pany, and William Fielder, 31. 4804 Forty-first street, of No. 9 Engine Company, both of whom are in Emer- gency Hospital, Balik was treated for cuts about .the face, a sprained wrist and was ynder observation for other possible injuries, and Fielder was being treated for burns about the hands. leg and thigh. X-rays were to be taken to determine whether he has fractured ribs. Fellow firemen aided them from the wreckage. Volney Burnett, jr., 26, 4801 Thir- teenth street, of No. 3 Truck Com- pany was treated at the hospital for cuts on the arm and returned home. Percy Graves, also of No. 9 Engine Company, was treated for a sprained wrist. Half of Interior Damaged. District Fire Marshal Calvin Lau- ber, in estimating the value of de- stroyed property, said about half the interior of the church was damaged. Much of this was caused by the col- lapse of the roof. The fire was discovered about 9 am. by Benjamin Jackson, colored, church janitor, who, after dashing several buckets of water near the furnace where he saw smoke, ran to the home of Frank M. Thompson. one of the church trustees, at 1120 Rhode Island avenue, from where the first alarm was given. The other alarms were sounded in rapid suc- cession as firemen arrived on the scene. Before leaving the church, Jackson hurried from the building two young children, Beverly and Wallace Allen, who had arrived a few moments be- fore to attend Sunday school. Smoke from the flaming building forced 14 persons from the home of Mrs. Agnes Whitt, 1110 Rhode Island avenue, adjoining the church. All got out safely, however., and the flames failed to set fire to the resi- dence. Hold Services at Home. While the fire was in progress, it was decided to hold church services at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomp- son, 1120 Rhode Island avenue, and this was done, while firemen were still fighting the blaze. Sunday school classes also were held in the Thomp- son_home. Mrs. Thompson said today that $25,000 of the loss is covered by in- surance, but expressed the view that the total damage would run higher than the official estimate of $35,000. Several valuable stained windows were damaged or destroyed, she said. The church was built in 1909 at a cost of $75000, and subsequent improvements and additions to the interior brought the value to $100,- 000, it was estimated. One of the stained windows destroyed was a me- morial to the late Charles Ramsdell, former pastor of the church. Rev. Robert C. Simmons is the present pastor. in the Recorder of Deeds Office, and two changes in the law effecting con- demnation of insanitary and unsafe buildings. It is Senator King’s plan to ask his committee to report out some of the bills that were considered last year so that the Se: ‘may have a chance to consider before it becomes busy with national legislation. Meanwhile, in the House, Chairman Norton of the District Committee in- troduced the gambling law measure and eight others of the Commission- ers’ program. ny Star %% y | Society and General . PAGE B—1 Church | POLICE PROTESTS ON EXAMINATIONS LEAD TOEARINGS Revision of “Experience and Fitness” Ratings Point at Issue. POSSIBLE "MAXIMUM CUT FROM 100 TO 83 Older Members of Force Rec- Ejual or H'gher Standing of Younger Men. The flood of complaints against manner in which the recent exa nation for promotions in the Poli Department was conducted has b come 50 great that high police officiz have decided to grant hearings 1 those who have protested, it becam known today. The department is seething wit dissatisfaction and charges of ma administration and favoritism he become so open that the high con mand finally had to take cognizan of them, it was said. The main point at issue is the vision of the ratings on “experic and fitness.” Former Basis 100 Per Cent. rior to the last exa vember 10, expcrience (commonly known as t rating) were based on a max: 1100 per cent. When the last te were being compiled, however, pol: | officials decided to cut the p maximum to 88, under the theo: no one could be perfect. Thus some officers, who previous! had had efficiency ratings in the 90 were reduced to the 80s or below, a j action which they regard as a slight 1and a black mark on their records. Also, there is a very definite under- current of feeling because many of the younger men, including privates | sergeants and lieutenants, were given experience and fitness ratings as hig or higher than the older officers. Eight Complaints Received. Irispector L. I H. Edwards, adn istrative assistant to Brown, aid today he a COURT TOREVIEW | GOLORED BANDITS ARSON' DECISION Will Consider Reversal of Verdict Convicting Pair _in Sigma Chi Fire. The District Court of Appeals to- | day took under consideration the re- | quest from Attorney General Cum- mings that it reverse the conviction for arson of the District Supreme Court against Edward J. Parlton and Hazel Albert Smith, former George | Washington University students. Attorney Percy Marshall, repre- senting the two defendants, informed the court the Attorney General had | | filed a confession of error tn the case and stated “he had no desire to argue | against this position of the Govern- ment.” Assistant United States Attorney David A. Pine also stated the confes- sion of error had been filed and asked the appellate court to review the mat- ter on this basis. Court to Review Case. Chief Justice Martin then | nounced the court “would take matter under consideration.” A de- cision will be announced after the | court has had opportunity to review | the records in the case. Smith and Parlton, the former | president and the latter a pledse cf the George Washington Chapter of | Sigma Chi Fraternity, were adjudged | guilty in the lower court of delib- | erately setting fire to the fraternity house in the Summer of 1933. They took an appeal and United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett riled a brief contending the conviction was justified by the evidence and asking the Appellate Court to affirm it. Last week, however, Attorney General Cummings submitted his confession of error, in which he expressed the belief the young men are innocent of the crime and asked the court to ignore the recommendation of the dis- trict attorney and set aside the con- wviction. an- ihe Black Maria Fan May Have a Ride Simply for Asking Police Seeking Stranger Who Took Joyride in Two. If the stranger with a weakness for black marias will step up, the Police Department will give him a ride in one and furnish the chauffeur. The stranger appropriated two of these vehicles early yesterday for joy- rides. The first he took from in front of No. 7 precinct while the driver was inside subduing an unruly prisoner. Whereupon, the whole department went on a still hunt for the vanished “wagon.” Scout cars, patrolmen and sleuths were notified. Several hours later the vehicle was found at Twen- ty-eighth and O streets. Then the other “wagon” disap- peared. This time from s garage in the rear of No. 3 precinct. Another successful hunt was launched. After an hour No. 3's black maria was found in the 2100 block of L street. Of course, it was all in fun—the prank of some college boy, perhaps, and the department can take a joke, ha, ha. Nevertheless, a number of police- men are anxious to give the black maria fan a long ride in his favorite | conveyance, HOLDUP2 STORES Chain Groceries Looted in Rapid Succession—Flee With $135 in Cash. ’ A pair of colored bandits staged ! bold. daylight robberies in rapid suc- cession this morning on two groceries of the same chein, the first at 1208 Fourth strect and the enth and N streets. 'in a sedan with $135. ‘The pair entered quictly at the | Fourth street store. Suddenly they both produced guns and lined the employes, C. Geist, Edward Connard and Tracy Brown., against the wall. | The robbers took $65.39 from the cash register and fled. A few minutes later a pair believed to be the same men double-parked an automobile outside the N street store and strolled inside. The small man stood near the door and the larger made his way to the rear. Both pulled guns at the same time. Six clerks and two customers—a man and woman—were in the store at the time. | One bandit, who stood over 6 feet, !forced the manager, Richard Comp- |ton, 603 K street northeast, to open |a small safe containing $30. At least $20 more was taken from a cash register. The bandits balked efforts of clerks |to slip through the front and back |doors. After taking all the money |they could find, the pair re-entered their car and drove away. Police were given the license number. While no one at the Fourth street store saw them enter a car, the bandits presumably drove down N street the half a dozen blocks to the second store. Police said they prob- ably are operating in a stolen car. B — SOROPTIMIST CHAPTER ELECTS MISS WEBSTER Other Officers Chosen During An- nual Meeting—Nice At- tends Session. They escaped Miss Marjorie Webster was elected president of the Washington Chapter of the South Atlantic Region of the American Federation of Soroptomist Clubs Saturday night in a meeting at the Willard Hotel. Mrs. Edna K. Gasch, retiring president, acted as toastmistress. Other officers elected and installed were Mattie Gibson, first vice presi- dent; Paula M. Everhart, second vice president; Elva McNamara, recording secretary; Estelle Zirkin, correspond- ing secretary, and Lillie Tyser, treas- urer. Present at the meeting was Gov.- elect Harry W. Nice of Maryland and Mrs. Nice, State Senator-elect Stead- man Prescott of Maryland and many others. Senator L. J. Dickinson of Iowa was speaker for the occasion. D TWO BANDITS GET $25 IN HOLD-UP OF STATION Other Colored Men Take $75 Ring and $18 in Cash From Pedestrian. Two colored bandits held up the filling station of Albert Himmelfarb at 1231 New York avenue last night and escaped with $25 in their automo- bile. The robbery occurred about 10:30 o’clock. Another pair of colored thugs held up John Pinkett of 2051 Georgia ave- nue at Seventh and M streets early yesterday, taking a $75 ring and $18 in cash. nd at Elev- | dates for hearings have yet been de- cided upon, however Another source of dissatisfaction is the fact that in the last examination the supervising inspectors of the de- partment, sitting as a sort of board, passed on the experience and fitness of those eligible to take the examina- tion—some 450 men. Heretofore, the captains of the precinct submitted to the superintendent their recom- mendations on the efficiency of the men under their command. Under the new set-up, privates and sergeants, particularly, f¢ inspectors cannot have a tru> know! | edge of their work. ina= do not come directly spectors 82 Maximum H-ld Fair. is of tu» maximt as the men realize | maximum is 88 ard previous | higher than that will be disre | the ill feeling will subside, Besides experience and fitness, men eligible for promotion must take a psychology test and a written exam- ination based on practical questions on police work, under supervision of the Civil Service Commission. The police questions are formulated by two assistant superintendents of police and an official of the commis- sion. At the time they are distribute.l i to the eligibles they are unknown tn any one save the three who evoly them. 'FOG ALTERS PLANS T0 TRAIL TRUC! Union Bakers Defer Picket Program Against Firms Un- til Tomorrow. Plans of two bakers’ union loca to trail all non-union delivery truc' of the Barker Bakeries, Inc., and tho Sunrise Bakery, Inc, were thwarted temporarily today by the heavy fo | which, officials decided, would mak | the trucks too hard to follow as we.l as create a traffic hazard. Nearly a score of automobile loads of union bakers assembled this morn- ing, as scheduled, at Georgia avenue and W street, to begin trailing the trucks, but the plan was called off until tomorrow morning when the foz failed to show signs of clearing up. Meanwhile, Inspector Frank S. W. Burke, chief of detectives, had in- structed police to be on the alert to avert trouble. Unless the law actually is violated, however, Burke said, po- lice do not expect to take a hand. WHOLESALE DISMISSALS OF ARCHITECTS IS SEEN Federation Serves Notice of Pro- test Meeting to Be Held Wednesday Evening. Contending that “wholesale dis- missals are again impending” for architects and engineers of the Treas- ury Department and that overtime work without pay is cutting down the available jobs, an announcement today from the Federation of Archi- tects, Engineers, Chemists and Tech- | nicians gave notice of a protest meet- ing, to be held on Wednesday eve- ning at 8 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street. The federation is insisting that pro- vision be made for compensation for overtime, that the hastened curtail- ment of employment due to “sweat- shop” practices be stopped imme- diately, that an enlarged staff be em- ployed sufficient for completing proj- ects on the basis of the 30-hour week, that funds be made available to pro- vide for the continuation of approved projects and that the program.of public works. be enlarged.