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A—16 sww LYDDANE MARKED FOR DEATH, SAYS ALEXANDRINAN Offered $1,000 by One Held in Slaying Plot, He Declares. PRESENTATION IN D. C. RESTAURANT CHARGED Brown Tells Police He “Turned Hands Down"” on Death Proposition. Francis S. Lyddane, young Rock- ville bookkeeper, who is said by police to have been the intended victim of a plot against his life, was definitely marked for death, officers declared today, following a statement alleged | to have been made to them by Wil- liam Brown, 27-year-old Alexandria man. Brown, according to detectives, de- clared that John Boland, held in the Rockville jail on a murder conspiracy charge, offered him $1,000 to slay young Lyddane. The statement attributed to Brown, detectives stated, was made after Brown, who resides in the 300 block Del Ray avenue, Alexandria, learned he was being sought by police and surrendered at local detective head- quarters “Turned Hands Down.” Brown. who allegedly has served two penitentiary terms for hijacking and use of a smoke screen, is said by police to have told them that he “turned hands down” on the proposi- tion and walked out on the meeting with Boland, which occurred in 2 ‘Washington restaurant. Boland and John Carnell, bar tender in a Rockville tavern, who is also under arrest, are said to have signed a statement for police follow- ing their apprehension Monday night to the effect that Mrs. Anne Lyddane, pretty 29-year-old bank secretary and wife of the bookkeeper, had en- gineered a plot against young Lyd- dale’s life. ‘They were quoted as saying, how- ever. that they had no intentions of murdering anyone, but were merely using the plan as a subterfuge to obtain money from the Rockville woman. Montgomery officers said that Bo- land and Carnell told them they had informed Mrs. Lyddane that the plot would be carried out as Lyddane drove home from his place of em- ployment in the Silver Spring dis- pensary on March 26—his pay day last month. The arrest of a Montgomery County man in connection with the alleged plot appeared likely today. County Police Chief J. William Gar- rett said this morning that ‘“‘we haven't enough evidence to make the arrest yet,” but declared that the man may be taken into custody over the week end. Meanwhile, authorities are still con- ducting an intensive search for a Washingtonian known to police as Harry Thomas. Thomas, they say, has been implicated in the alleged plot through stories told by persons under arrest. Counsel Reports Talk. Kenneth Lyddane, a member of counsel representing Mrs. Lyddane, and a cousin of the latter’s husband, told newspaper men he talked with ‘Thomas in the Capital yesterday and said he could bring forward Thomas ! | former commander in chief of the Co Army day parade today. Confederate Veterans, this merning was looking forward to teking his place in today's Army ! day parade as he recalled his first “Army day" 72 vears ago That was in 1863, when the general was only 14 years old. i “I was too young to join the regular | fighting army,” he said as he sat | reminiscing, with his gray coat buttoned snugly about him. “I got | into the Quartermaster department as | supercargo, on a boat carrying sup- plies to Richmond by river. There I | stayed until May of '64. | Went Back to Volunteer. | | “About that time, Gen. Butler had blocked the river at that point, and the men and boys were called out to | volunteer from my home town. I went back to Petersburg and joined them. I was in the Army, then, the 39th Virginia Battalion; I stayed with them until June 9.” | Soon after entering the struggle, he was captured by the Union forces, but escaped his guard, to return home to find himself posted as “killed in action.” When Lee's men came to Petersburg shortly afterward, he left with them, and went through a three- day battle, June 16-18, unscathed. IIl, and still a boy, he asked his | colonel if he might resign, and the | EN. HOMER ATKINSON, 86, ' of Petersburg, Va. former commander in chief of the Left to right: Gen. John H. Johnson and Gen. Homer Atkinson, o THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1935. First ‘ArmyDay’ Recalled Former Confederate Soldier Entered Ranks as Supercargo on Boat. nfederate Veterans, who rode in the officer, a neighbor, permitted him to go home. Later, as he regained his health, he again went to war, this time with Gen. Harris and the 16th d He stayed in this ing a lieutenant, and later acting as| cantain of a battalion of sharpshooters | when he was only 16. 25 of 325 Survived. H- told of the fight near Fort Grigg. on April 1, just a week before the end | of the war, when, after the smoke and firing of battle had cleared, Gen. | Atkinson found only 25 of his 325 sharpshooters had survived. Two of his best friends were killed beside him | in that fight. The old soldier broke down and | wept, for a moment, as he told this story. After the war Gen. Atkinson tried | the grocery business, working for a tobacco concern in New York, navi- gating on a vessel bound for South America, becoming master of a clipper ship hauling coffee up from Java. Finally he became master of a steam- ship, a coastwise trader. Back on land, he went into the lum- ber business in New York, made and lost a fortune and returned to the sea as member of the crew on a sea-going tug. With a little money saved, he entered the lumber business once more | and built up a second fortune in that | and real estate. Then he retired. BOY, 12, CRUSHED | HITCHING ONTRUCK. Thomas Lansburgh Killed While Skating Home From School. An inquest was held this morn- ing into the death of 12-year-old Thomas Lansburgh, son of Mark Lans- burgh, department store owner and 1f Montgomery County authorities will | ¢ivic leader, who was crushed be-| promise him immunity from arrest. | neath the wheels of a huge tank truck | Police have turned down the offer, | declaring they will offer no induce- ments to any one who might be con- nected with the case, and are press- ing their hunt for Thomas. “We have made no inducements to those already involved in the case, nor do we intend to extend a promise of immunity to any person for whom we are searching,” Detective James S. McAuliffe of Montgomery County, Wwho is in charge of the police in- vestigation, said today. Five people have been taken into onto the side of which he was holding as he skated home from the Gordon | Junior High School yesterday after- noon. The truck driver, Morris E. Gaver, | 34, of Frederick, Md.. was questioned | by police, but later released in cus- | tody of his attorney, John R. White- | ford. Witnesses said Gaver was not aware the boy was hanging to his| truck and did not even know the ac- cident had occurred until a motorist custody in the strange case, in w overtook him and told him what had Mrs. Lyddane is agcused b‘;,’ pgll]cc}; happened. Gaver was exonerated at with engineering a plan to murder 3he":n%g'e5t' Atverd:’ct R her husba ea! ng returned. 1, thie Iatest being Brown. One skate was still dangling from Booked as Fugitive. the boy's foot when he arrived at Brown was booked as a fugitive from Georgetown Hospital in a private au- Justice and was turned over to Mont- | tomobile. Physicians said he prob- gomery police a short time afterward. ably died a minute or so after the He was then removed to the Rockville | accident. Jail, where he is being held for inves- | _ Police learned tigation. | Thomas was skating up the hill in the Also in the Rockville lock-up are | 2100 block of Wisconsin avenue on the Boland, who has also been charged | way home from school, when a Chest- Wwith conspiring to murder Lyd- | nut Farms Dairy milk truck—a six- | dane; Carnell, barteneder in a | Wheel affair, surmounted with a tank | Rockville tavern, who is said to have | —passed. He dashed out from the | served as intermediary for Mrs. Lyd- | curb and grasped the side. Almost at dane in the alleged plot, and Edwin J. | once, one skate seemed to come un- Davis, another Washingtonian. fastened and he fell beneath the | Mrs. Lyddane, who is at liberty in | Vehicle. His body was dragged about | the custody of her attorneys, and | 100 feet. | Boland are scheduled to be arraigned ‘The family was informed of the ac- | for 2 preliminary hearing in Rock- | cident and both mother and father | ville Police Court Monday afternoon | Went at once to the hospital. The at 2 o'clock. | Lansburghs live at 3111 Idaho avenue. Gov. Harry W. Nice, granting a re- There are two other sons. quest made late yesterday by State's | Funeral services will be held at the Attorney John H. Pugh of Mont- | 1daho avenue residence tomorrow at gomery County, has announced he will | 10'15 am. Interment will be in the assign Attorney General Herbert R. Washington Hebrew Cemetery. ©O'Conor, former Baltimore City prose- _The death of the Lansburgh boy cutor, to assist Pugh. | brought the total number of fatali- Gov. Nice drafted the order after | !€S from automobile mishaps this & conference with Pugh at Annapolis | Vear to 33. | yesterday afternoon. In another accident yesterday Mrs. Lyddane is represented by for- | JOSePh Bush, 40, living at the Salva- mer State's Attorneys Stedman Pres- | !ion Army Home at First and F cott and Robert B. Peter, jr., and Lyd- | Streets. received serious head injuries dane, who claim their client is the While near the home when he walked | from witnesses | victim of a “blackmail” plot resulting from a divorce case in which Mrs. Lyddane was named co-respondent several years ago Davis, who was arrested in Wash- ington Thursday night, was taken to Darnestown shortly before dusk yes- terday after he is said to have told police he had been offered $1,500 by & woman introduced to him as “Mrs. Lyddane” to murder a Darnestown ‘woman. ‘Without hesitation, police say, Davis Immediately pointed out to police the home of Mrs, Arthur Beall, wife of a Darnestown garage owner, who had named Mrs. Lyddane co-respondent in a divorce suit several years ago, but who dropped the suit two days after it had been instituted. Davis, who is held for investigation, denied he had any intention of mur- dering any one, explaining that he merely intended to get whatever money he could from the woman he had met. He said he was given $36 at the time, with the promise of re- ceiving more later. Police say he signed a statement to that effect yes- terday. Mrs. Lyddane emphatically denied having ever seen Davis when told of the Washingtonian’s story. “It's a lie,” she asserted. “I have never seen the man.” She finally declared she could ac- count for her whereabouts st the i against the side of a taxicab driven o John T. Walters, 40, of 921 New : Hampshire avenue. Bush was ad- mitted to Casualty Hospital after an examination of his injuries. BRIDGE PLAI\iS APP~ROVED‘ The War Department has approved plans for a temporary bridge across Little River, a small back channel.of | the Potomac, in order to provide access to Theodore Roosevelt Island for men of the Civilian Conservation Corps who work on this island. The proposed structure provides mple clearance for all present and prospective navigation. Application | was made by the National Park Service. time Davis said the woman he had met as “Mrs. Lyddane,” had driven him to Darnestown. McAuliffe said yesterday that virtu- ally all of the people either under arrest or sought in conmection with the case used a restaurant near Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue as their “hang-out.” Davis was ar- rested near the lunch room named by the Montgomery officer. The alleged meeting between Boland and Brown also occurred in the restaurant, police ;mod. Truck Victim | ing disccntent” ACCUSED IN CRASH Frank Wiblitzhouser Charged With Hit-Run Driving and Drunkenness. Frank Wiblitzhouser, 44, of 349 Kentucky avenue southeast, a member of the United States Marine Band, was arrested early today on charges of hit-and-run driving and driving while under the influence of liquor after an accident at Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue in which William Wilson, 36, of 1350 Fourth street southwest was injured. Wilson was an occupant in a car driven by James C. Park, 1753 W street southeast. Richard P. Royer, 2300 K street, overtook Wiblitzhouser after he had driven three blocks from the scene, police said. ‘Wiblitzhouser posted $1,000 bond. Wilson was treated at Emergency Hospital. SACRIFICE OF ACTOR IN PLAY REVEALED Lang Held Arm in Painful Posi- tion as Christus at Ober- ammergau. Members of the National Geo- graphic Society were taken behind the scenes of the Oberammergau Passion Play in a lecture by Anton Lang, jr., last night in Constitution Hall. Dr. Lang, an instructor at George- town University, revealed an incident that the audience missed entirely. a little unscheduled drama in which his father, Anton Lang, the famous actor, played the principal role. ‘The elder Lang was portraying Christus and was to be bound by flesh-colored ribbcns to the arms of the cross. Unknown to the audience, one of the ribbons had been lost, and since there was not time enough to get another, the actor was placed on the cross with one arm not supported. Spectators were unaware of Lang'’s paaful predicament as he held his arm in position throughout the cru- cifixion scene. Dr. Lang’s wife, the former Klara Mayr, who played Mary Magdalene in the 1934 cast, saw her own image in the motion pictures and colored slides used to illustrate her husband’s lecture. Some of the films were shown for the first time in this coun- | | SAITO ON PROGRAM AS ALUMNI NEAR END OF MEETING Circus Stops for Feeding En Route North H. H. Clegg and W. M. Can- ady Also Are Luncheon Speakers. AWARDS PRESENTED - FOUR PUBLICATIONS Senator Cc;peland Urges Schools Adopt Citizenship Training as Chief Aim. Graduates of some 70 colleges and universities attending the convention here of the American Alumni Council were to hear an address by Hirosi Saito, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, at a luncheon today in Wardman Park Hotel. Others scheduled to speak included H. H. Clegg, assistant director of the Bureau of Investigation, Justice De- partment, and Ward M. Canaday, as- sistant to the Federal housing admin- istrator. The convention will be brought to a close this evening with a banquet at which President Meta Glass of Sweet Briar College, Presi- dent W. Coleman Nevils, S.J., of Georgetown University, and President Gilbert W. Meed of Washington Col- lege will speak. This morning was devoted princi- pally to discussions of problems on the publication of alumni magazines. Publication Awards Made. The following awards were made for publications: Dartmouth Alumni Mag- | azine, best class news department; Case Alumnus, best illustrations: Mid- dlebury College News Letter, best per- sonality sketch, and North Carolina Alumni Review, best editorials. Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York last night told the delegates at a dinner that the objects of educa- | tion must be revised until training for citizenship becomes the chief aims of the schools. “No American family today is free from the danger of kidnaping whether it live in the city or the small town,” said Senator Copeland, in pointing to the national menace of crime, which, he explained, causes an eco- nomic waste of $13,000,000,000 yearly. Cites Delinquency Problem, Juvenile delinquency is the greatest problem in America today. he de- of prison inmetes is 22 years and that there are more convicted offend- | ers in the 19-year age group than any other classification. He referred to the conference of the work-relief bill, passed late yes- terday. as the “greatest poker game | in history,” and criticized it because | it contained no eppropriation ear- marked for schools. As a defense against indoctrination | by Communists, he urged that Amer- ica keep its children in school for longer periods. Senator Copeland was one of four speakers at the dinner. The others were Senator Elbert D. Thomas of Utah, Bishop James H. Ryan, rector of Catholic University, and President Dixon Ryan Fox of Union College Hits “Sloganized Thinking.” Any help formal education has given civilization has been quite through accident, Senator Thomas | told the graduates. He urged them to | fight against “sloganized thinking.” Bishop Ryan spoke of the “grow- within the Nation, but predicted there will be no eco- nemic or social revolution. He was especially critical of the political doctrine of totalitarianism, saying, “One glance at the political murderers, concentration camps, purges, regimented educational sys- tems and all the clap-trap of Euro- pean totalitarianism should be enough to convince even the most stupid per- son that this'form of government has no place, now or in the future, in the United States.” President Fox said that a college education should show a “deep cul-| tural experience.” which is lacking | after graduation in many cases. ACTION DELAYED ON “HIDDEN BARS” Change in House Legislative Program Will Deprive District of Day. House action on the Dirksen bill designed to abolish Washington’s so- called “hidden bars” will be delayed until April 22 as a result of a change | in the legislative program which will | deprive the District of its regular day Monday. No effort will be made by Repre- sentative Palmisano, Democrat, of Maryland, acting chairman of the District Committee, to have another day set aside next week for consid- eration of District legislation, He said the Dirksen measure is only one of the two District bills on the House calendar and he knew of no reason for hasty action. April 22 is regularly scheduled as the second District day of the month. Instead of District legislation, the House plans to consider the omnibus rivers and harbors bill which includes a provision authorizing appropriations to improve the Washington water front along the Washington channel and to improve the harbor facilities by dredging the Potomac and Ana- costia Rivers. As carried in the bill, the authorized cost of the Washington channel im- provement is $1,650,000, which would be divided equally between the Fed- eral and District Governments. The dredging item of $325,000 would be paid by the United States. Deaths Reported. Klltvse M. Byrant. 85. 2000 Connecticut J-cflfl Kehler. 82, St. Elizabeth's Hos- a Cacnerine Callan. £0. 1216 O _st. Lillian F. Bulloch, 76. Chevy Chase Sani- tarium. 70. 700 _Ogelthorpe st. Edward F. Peat. Katherine B. Hunter. 68. 1400 Oregon st ne. William 8. Logan, sr, 67. 5327 Kansss ave. Saron G. Holts. 63. Walter Reed Hos- cnaries B Hoffman. 63, Tuberculoss Chagies - Thompson. 60. St. Elizabeth's Hospital Luther L. Smith. 40. Garfleld Hospital. Roy T. Barrett. 30, Waiter Reed Hospital. c-%n:m! 5 ro. 30 National Homeo- ospital. be" ilgml. 63. ‘g-u_gnnr Hocm-'l. T RO SAfkeon! Gailtaser Hos- " Francis Alfred. Children's Hos- ’ clared, noting that the average age | An infallible sign of Spring, despite the bleak weather, was the annual arrival this morning of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Balley circus trains in Potomac ‘Yards, at Alexandria, en route from Winter training quarters in Flor- ida to New York for the season's opener. The trains lay over several hours while the animals are fed. —=Star Staff Photos. LIQUOR POCKETING RESULTS INFINES Policeman’s Story Brings| Sentence on Three Charges. Convicted by a jury of having placed | a pint of liquor in the pocket of | Policeman R. E. Blick of the vice squad, Irwin Brand, who allegedly conducts liquor sales on the streets, was sentenced by Judge Gus A. Schuldt in Police Court today. He must pay | a fine of $100 or serve 30 days for selling liquor on Sunday; serve 30 days straight for unlicensed sale on the | street, and pay another fine of $100 or serve an additional 30 days for | keeping liquor for sale without a license. Brand and Herman Cominsky were convicted by juries during the week, the latter being sentenced today to pay $100 or serve 60 days for sale without a license. A like sentence was imposed for illegal possession. | Blick testified Brand slid a pint of | liquor in the former's pocket on a | street cowner, stating “this will cost you $1.25." Two other defendants were ar- raigned in Police Court today for alleged liquor law violations. Eunice Jones, colored, was held for action of the grand jury by Judge Ralph Given {in the United States branch. In the District of Columbia branch she demanded jury trial on charges of selling without a license, keeping liquor for sale, and having in her possession an unlicensed still. The still, according to members of the police vice squad, was not in operation. The other defendant was Rose An- derson, also colored, who demanded jury trial on charges of selling with- {out a license, and keeping for sale without a license. Both were ar- | rested yesterday in houses on Fort | drive northeast. WATRES IS ELECTED ; HEAD OF DE MOLAY + President of George Washington | Masonic Memorial Made Grand Master of Order. | Col. Louis A. Watres last night was elected grand master of Grand Coun- cil of the Order of De Molay at the fifteenth annual conclave being held | at the Mayflower Hotel. Secretary of | War Dern was elected deputy grand | | master. The convention will close | tonight with & banquet at the hotel. | Watres, president of the George | Washington Masonic Memorial Asso- | ciation, succeeds Jesse M. Whited of California as head of the order. Sec- retary Dern has been associated with the order almost since its organiza- tion in 1919 at Kansas City. De Molay now numbers about 140,000 | young men in its ranks. Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland was elected grand senior councilor. Other officers elected are Chandler C. Cohegan, grand junior councilor, and Frank S. Land of Kansas City, founder of the order, will continue as secretary general. MRS. GILBERT P. RITTER DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE Wife of Patent Attorney Was| Former Miss Evelyn Knight. | Il Two Months. Mrs. Evelyn K. Ritter, wife of Gil- bert P. Ritter, Washington patent at- torney of 2757 Brandywine street, died today in Emergency Hospital after a two-month illness. Mrs. Ritter was the daughter of the late Capt. Henry T. and Mrs. Virginia Knight. She is survived, besides her husband, by two daughters, Misses Fredericka G. and Emily K. Ritter and three sisters, Mrs. M. F. Thomp- son, Mrs. Dora K. Muir and Mrs. W. R. Schmucker, all of Washington. Her | brother, Dr. Carlyle P. Knight, is with the Public Health Service at Galves- nounced later. Funeral arrangements will be an- ton, Tex. Wife Blames Cats And Strong Drink In Suing Fireman | | | Fireman Wilson Sauls, according to his wife, has a weakness for the lower | animals while under the influence of strong drink. So she sued him for di- vorce today because he came home drunk at 3 o’clock one morning with a stray cat and two rabbits. The cat and rabbits were bad enough in their normal state, Mrs. Sauls told the District Supreme Court, but the situation became unbearable when he insisted on quartering the cat in their apartment, where it howled all night and kept her awake. She also accused her husband of beating her on numerous occasions, once when he came home from work and couldn’t find the cat, and again when he brought the apartment house elevator boy in for a drink and found no beer in the ice box The wife, Mrs. Gertrude Sauls, 1135 New Hampshire avenue, the filed through Attorney Ralph H. Cu- | slogan, court for a limited divorce. Her suit, | Co 'Pair of Political Crusaders Fight to Save Son From Chair Organizers of Standard Party Say New York Law Is Unjust. Hopes Governor Will Use Office to Save 3 of 4 Condemned. Drawing upon the Scriptures for their strength and faith, a mother and father today are fighting their most determined battle in a career of crusading. Maj. Newman Hall Raymond and bis wife, Esther Amalia Raymond for many years have been spreading a doctrine of “Christian philosophy applied to government and industry.” As a vehicle'for their campaign, they organized the American Standard Party, adopted as a motto, “Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” and pronounced as their ‘We must elect the next President.” Headquarters of the party were established in Washington. But the Fates decreed that the greatest crusading objective of the Raymonds was not to be a political one, but rather a fight to save their son from tire electric chair. Member of a quartet attempting to hold up a New York grocery store, Newman Raymond, jr., 22, stands convicted of aiding in the murder of a policeman who foiled the attempted robbery. At Sing Sing, he awaits the outcome of efforts of his counsel and his parents to save him from the long walk to the electric chair during the week of May 13. Statement Issued. This morning. his father issued a formal statement of the plans, a re- view of the case and the boy’s back- ground. He told how young Newman had gone to Miami to work last Win- ter, had met Ray Orley, who has con- fessed to the actual shooting, had driven an unnamed man to New York and rejoined Orley there, how he had been persuaded to join the hold-up gang and had been present when the murder occurred. The father quoted a letter received from Orley, admitting the crime, and adding “God saved the thief on the | cross next to Him, and I hope and pray that He will forgive me.” Commending the lawyers and the jucge for their conduct of the trial, A Maj. Raymond is directing his fight at the law under which New York State demands the lives of four men m return for that of one. Law Basis Held Lacking. “This so-called law violates every definition of every dictionary and every encyclopedia; it is in direct vio- latior. of the basic principle of com- raon law: and most horrible of all, it outrageously violates the fundamental law of God, as applied at the dawn »f civil government, and set forth in the Scriptures. “Jesus said ‘He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone.’ Society and Government will do well to consider a more merciful and prac- tical method of dealing with crime, especially in the youns.” Concerning their plans, Maj. Ray- mond concluded: “The case is in the process of appeal, but with little hope of a re- versal. We do hope and expect. how- ever, that at the proper time the Governor will patiently consider the whole matter and especially the ap- plication of this unjust law: and will feel justified in using his right and power to hinder its operation not only against these three boys, but against many other boys who like these are not murderers in any degree; and we trust that the good citizens every- where will study and consider the | questions raised. and demand the re- peal of this and other unjust laws.” NEWMAN HALAL RAYMOND. DR. WALSH DISCUSSES U. S. SPENDING ORGY Declares Effort to Bring About Recovery Has Only Retarded Enemy. Discussing the psychology of the administration’s huge spending pro- gram to bring about national recov- ery, Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. J., vice president of Georgetown University, | said ldst night in his weekly lecture that it constitutes “a race between the Treasury and catastrophe.” “The battalions of public dollars of advancing disaster have served, not to turn the advance of the ress,” he said. “This process will continue just so long as the dol- to the $32,000,000,000 public debt of the country. Nevertheless, Dr. Walsh said there was still a period of grace before the country. “The superhuman efforts already expended furnish grounds for believing,” he said, “that we are cap- | able of averting the ultimate possi- bility and bending that curve in a safe direction.” - ROOSEVELT SIGNS THREE D. C. BILLS Sanitary Cost, Building Removal and Name Change Measures Included. Three District bills recently passed by Congress have been signed by President Roosevelt during his present cruise in Florida waters, it was an- nounced at the White House today. The bills are: An act amending an act of 1906 80 as to compel the owner of property condemned because of insanitary con- ditions to stand the cost instead of the District of Columbia, as was the case before the act was amended. A bill amending an act authorizing the District Commissioners to remove dangerous and unsafe buildings and parts thereof and for other purposes. An act changing the designation of Leffler place to Second place. Births Reported. Willard and Alberta Ryan, boy. Richard and Sarah Jenkins. boy. Arthur and Robinson, boy. Mason and Mary Smith. boy. lord and Lillian Abb. boy, Noble and Marie Hunter, "nfl. James and Julia Miller. Irl. Joseph and Dorothy Miller. {1?[ Marcellina and Rita Del Vecchio, Rolfe and Bedelia Kennard. boy. Rocco ana Gilda Rusgieri. boy. Joseph "and Ada Freeman, sirl d Daisy Page. boy. nn nd Vlrlfmt Garner. boy. James and Cora Th boy. sick, left the uitimate fate of the cat | C: “Tfiwhfi!.fi‘. COL MARK BROOKE, ENGINEER, EXPIRES Retired Army Officer Held D. C. Post—Rites to Be | Tuesday. | | ol Mark Brooke, U. S. A, re- | tired, former assistant to the District that have been mobilized in the path ' Engineer Commissioner, died today in Walter Reed Hospital. He had lived | enemy, merely to retard its prog- |t the Kennedy-Warren Apartments here since his retirement in 1932. Col. Brooke was in Washington from | lars hold out he said in referring | 1923 to 1926. first as a student officer | at the Army War College and later on the general staff of the War De- partment. Since then he had served as district engineer at Jacksonville, Fla., and as division engineer of the Gulf of Mexico division at New Or- leans until retired for disability in | line of duty. Born in Columbia, S. C., he en- tered the Military Academy from Pemnsylvania in 1898. His first post was Washington Barracks, from Oc- tober, 1902, to April, 1903, when he was sent to Panama. He was an assistant instructor in practical mili- | tary engineering at West Point from 1907 to 1910, when he became assist- ant to the Engineer OCommissioner | here, serving until 1914. | During the World War Col. Brooke | served at Brest, France. in command of a regiment and in charge of con- struction of wharves, railroads, etc., for the base section. government conferred on him the rank of officer in the Legion of Honor. | He is survived by his widow, Mrs. | Marie F. Brooke, and a daughter, Mrs. | John Slidell of Washington. | “Funeral services will be held at the Fort Myer Chapel Tuesday at 3 p.m., followed by burial in Arlington Na- | tional Cemetery. | JUBILEE TO BE MARKED A great religious service at Wash- ington Cathedral will be part of the American aspect of the international celebration of the silver jubilee of | King George V. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, yesterday an-| nounced: *“On Monday, May 6, at 11 am., & notable service will be held in the Great Choir of Washington Cathedral to commemorate the twen- ty-fifth anniversary of the accession of King George. The music and or- der of this service will be the same s that to be used in St. Paul's Cathe- dral, London, on the same day. All members of the diplomatic corps will be invited to attend, together with the leaders of the Federal Government. Provision also will be made for the public.” King George succeeded his father, Edward VII, May 6, 1910. The French GAMBLING TIP-OFF PROBE OF POLICE FINISHED BY BEAN Inspector Reported Unable to Find Evidence of Incident. STATEMENTS MADE BY ALL MEN IN PRECINCT | Result of Investigation of Condi- tions Will Be Presented to Commissioners Tuesday. Inspector Thaddeus R. Bean filed with Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown | today a voluminous report on the re- sult of his investigation of conditions in the fiifth precinct growing out ot the reported “tip-off” to a suspected gambling establishment near the Zapitol. The reported “tip-off” was brought to light during the recent hearings before the special Crime Investigating Committee of the House. At that time the committee questioned Capt Joseph E. Morgan, in command of the fifth precinct, and Inspector Al- bert J. Headley, the administrative officer, and Hugh Pred, proprietor of a tea tavern at 115 B strect southeast who is supposed to have had informa- tion about the “tip-off.” Maj. Brown said the report woul be transmitted to the Commissioner before being made public. It is un- derstood, however. Bean did not have any more success than the Crime Committee in determining whether there actually had been a “tip-off.” cized at Hearing. Bean not cnly inquired into the “tip-off” report, but procured from Inspector Headley and Capt. Morgan an explanation for their failure to investigate the incident. Both Mor- gan and Headley were criticized be- fore the Crime Committee for failin: to make such an investigaticn Bean's report contains written state- ments from all members of the Fifth Precinct as to their knowledge of con- ditions in that precinct and certain recommendations for improvements Bean was directed to make the in- vestigation by the Commissioners on recommendation of Maj. Brown. The Commissioners are expected to act on his report at their semi-weekly board meeting Tuesday. 3 Changes in Law Asked. About the time Bean turned his re- port over to Maj. Brown. Commis- sioner Melvin C. Hazen sent to Cha man Norton of the House District Committee the draft of a proposed amendment to the District fire and police salary act to permit the Police Department to assign precinct detec- tives to duties in the Detective Bureau without giving them the compensa- tion of detective sergeants. Commissioner Hazen explained that under the salary act officers assigned to the Detective Bureau draw $600 a vear extra, while precinct detectives receive $240 a vear additional. If a precinct detective should be trans- ferred to headquarters his compensa- tion must at the present time be in- creased by $600 a vear. Maj. Brown recommended this change in his last annual report to the Commissioners. OWENS GIVEN LIFE FOR SLAYING GIRL Barge Captain, 70, Sentenced for Murder of 14-Year-0ld Sweetheart. William Owens, 70-year-old barge captain, today was given a life sen- tence in the penitentiary by District Supreme Court Justice James M. Proctor for the murder of his 14-year- old sweetheart. Elsie Louise Bryant The girl was killed by Owens four years ago because he believed she was losing her affection for him. He was at first judged insane, but subse- quently was convicted of second- degree murder when brought to trial last month by Assistant United States Attorney Samuel Beach. CHILD DELINQUENCY CAUSES DESCRIBED Director of Social Service in Juve- nile Court Cites 25,000 Chil dren in Relief Families. Existence of 25,000 boys and girls in Washington under 16 whose fam- ilies are on relief rolls is a major con- tributing factor to the juvenile de- linquency cases that reach Juvenile Court. Miss Louise McGuire, the court’s director of social service, told the Institute on Delinquency and Health for Volunteer Workers at the United States Chamber of Commerce yesterday. At present. Miss McGuire said. there are 2,000 children’s cases on the court’s docket. “Many of these youngsters who come into court,” she said, “are there because of the very qualities that we usually admire in a boy. They have ingenuity, courage and self-reliance to ° a marked degree.” Miss McGuire pleaded for volunteer workers in all agencies that contact such cases. The court, she said, maps out a program for handling the de- linquent boys and girls. but existing workers to carry out the program are too limited and much help is needed. Miss McGuire also pleaded for es- tablishment of activity centers to at- tract such children, RADIO CRIME PROGRAMS CONDEMNED BY P.-T. A. District Congress Urges Air Sta- tions to Keep Children's Broadcasts Quieter. Stories of crime and violence in radio programs for children were con- demned yesterday by the board of managers of the District Congress of Parents and Teachers. Subjects which tend to frighten or increase the nervous reaction of radio listeners are unfit for children, Mrs. 8. B. Castell, president of the cbn- gress, declared. She sald the congress will appeal to radio station managers to keep children’s programs quieter.