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Washington News BLANTON TARGET AS HOUSE VIEWS D.C.CRIME REPORT Stage Set for Verbal Battle. Randolph Reply Is Blocked. TEXAN MAKES POINT OF ORDER ON QUESTION But Insists He Has No Objection to Hearing West Vir- ginian, | | The stage was set in the House today for another battle growing out of the widely-criticzed report of the | Cap’n Dize Complains of Treatment Suffered 72 Years Ago. Sails Latest Boat, 22- Foot Skipjack, 100 Miles to Annapolis. N 81-year-old half-blind fishing captain from down Tangier Island way came to the Cap- ital today and complained about the treatment he received 72 years ago from the captain of a Yankee man o' war during the Civil War. Cap'n Joha W. Dize just sailed a 22-foot skipjack 100 miles from the island to Annapolis after the fashion of his forefathers, who made skip- jacks on strange Tangier for many vears before his birth in 1854. Cap'n John salled his first boat on Special Crime Investigating Commit- tee carrying a recommendation for removal of United States Attorney | Leslie C. Garnett and his Police Court | assistant, Karl Kindleberger. | Representative Blanton, Democrat, | of Texas, a severe critic of the report, s to be the principal object of at- tack. Three members of the crime committee—Representative Randolph, | Democrat, of West Virginia, the chairman; Schulte, Democrat, of In- diana, and Reed, Republican, of Illi- nois—announced their intention of turning on Blanton at the first op- portunity, Randolph particularly intends to answer Blanton's criticism of him on | the floor of the House yesterday for | appearing as a character witness in the District Supreme Court in a case involving one of his constituents from West Virginia. Schulte and Reed pro- pose to tell the House why the recom- mendation was writen in the crime report for the removal of Garnett. Blocked in First Attempt. Randolph made an attempt to reply to Blanton as soon as the House con- vened today, but was blocked by par- liamentary technicalities. He told newspaper men afterward he expected to be granted time later in the day | and that Schulte and Reed would join him. In his earlier effort to answer Blan- ton, Randolph asked unanimous con- sent fo speak for 10 minutes. Repre- sentative Taber, Republican, of New York, objected because he said the | House had convened an hour earlier than usual for the specific purpose of | considering the N. R. A. extension pro- | gram. Next Randolph rose to a question of | personal privilege, but again was turned back because Speaker Byrns ruled there was no question of per- the bay when he was 7 years old. A year later in 1862 came Commodore | McGowan of the Uaion Fleet. Hated Commodore McGowan, “I sure hated that Commodore Mc- Gowan,” the cap'n said today. “He over the whole day's tonging to pick him out the best specimens. I wasted a powerful lot of time getting him his meals.” The cap'n built his latest boat this He wrote Hughes he was going to fetch the speedy little craft up to An- | napolis by himself, but Hughes insist- | | ed on going along. But the cap'n re- | caped death by only a miracle when fused to allow his supercargo any shakedown trip. The skipper has taken oysters from he Fne pning . SHart WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1935. 81-Year-Old Tangier Islander a0l Tangir Liander O GENTRSE jid CAPT. DIZE. —Star Staft Photo. ’th! bay, fished from it, traveled all over it, and almost gone to Davy Jones' locker at its bottom countless times during the last 73 years. Sight Is Failing. “I can't see land like I used to” declared the veteran skipper. “But Il sail as long as I can see at all | was very fond of the choicest sort of 5 | oysters, and every day I had to cull ,I,,::"ml,orlhrem;ce:nfon Hibe beasile but the bay is a great place.” He lives in an ancient house just above the sandy rim of Tangier Shore. | About him the other houses of the | anachronistic village dapple the island | Spring for Harry G. Hughes, who lives | that is said to be a model of a six- |8t 1410 A street northeast and likes ! teenth century English settlement. | to blow about the bay for recreation. | With him live his second wife, Julia, | and his 4 children and 23 grandchil- | dren are neighbors. One of these children, Sadie, es- she was an infant. Her mother was | hand in handling the boat during the | struck to death by a bolt of lightning | while nursing Sadie, but the baby girl was unharmed. EQUITY HELD AIM OF RENT MEASURE Ellenbogen Declares Bill Is Designed to Protect Ten- ant and Owner. The Rent Commission to be created by the rent control bill, now on the House calendar, will assure equity to .. LABOR FIGHTS FORN, R A GAINS Reported Lengthening of Hours, Cutting of Pay Stirs Action. Organized labor in the District today prepared to swing a big stick against industries disregarding the wage. hour sonal privilege involved. At the same ' both tenant and owner, according to and collective bargaining provisions time Blanton made a point of order | against the question of privilege, but explained he had no ob- | jection to Randolph replying to his | remarks. | Report Sent to Printers. i In the meantime, the crime report as slightly revised by the full District Committee to eliminate the recom- | mendation for retirement of Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown and Lnspec-l tors Thaddeus R. Bean and Albert J. | Headley, was sent to the Government | Printing Office. As soon as the re- | vised report is printed, it will be filed ’ with the House and copies will be | distributed to the members, Attor- | ney General Cummings and the Com- | missioners. | House action on the report, how- | ever, is not required. Indications are it will be placed on the calendar along with reports of several other special investigating committees. The resolution authorizing the in- vestigation only directed the commit- tee to report the results of the in- quiry to the House together with any recommendation for legislation it deemed necessary. The major portion of the recommendations require only administrative action on the part of Cummings and the Commissioners. DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS RADIO RECITAL TONIGHT Proceeds of Annual Spring Event to Be Devoted to Conven- tion Trip. The annual Spring radio recital sponsored by Fort Stevens Post Drum and Bugle Corps, American Legion, will be held tonight in the Washing- ton Auditorium. Proceeds from the affair will be used to send the drum and bugle corps to the national con- vention of the American Legion at St. Louis this Summer. The recital will be directed by Joe Brown, producer of juvenile revues, who has secured the services of some 200 performers. Special dance rou- tines have been arranged by Jimmy Mulroe, former star of the R-K-O and Loew circuits. Musical scores have been prepared by Glenn W. Ashley and J. Robert Lord, while the costumes were de- signed by Miss Dorothy Stanford and Robert Udoff. Special scenic effects, embracing the World War and other military engagements, have been created by Harry Dickens. ‘The drum end bugle corps will take part in a concert arrangement of military airs under the direction of Richard H. Viancour. Dancing will follow the recital. —_— 60TH SENTENCE GIVEN Baltimore Man Gets 360 Days for Larceny Attempt by Trick. Claimed by police to have been sentenced to jail 59 times on various charges since 1903, Harry Livingston of Baltimore was sentenced by Judge John P. McMahon in Police Court yesterday to serve 360 days in jail onc:ehuuotnmm larceny by trick. The latest offense occurred, it was elaimed, when Livingston attempted to short-change the cashier of a res- taurant at Tenth and H streets. De- tective Guy Rone of the police pick- up squad, was eating in the ‘restau- rant, and arrested Livingston upon & signal from the cashier. Meeting Place Changed. #The vocational education meeting acheduled for tonight at the Labor Department auditorium will be held in the Commerce Department audi- torfum instead. The meeting will con- vene at 8 o'clock, & report filed with the District Com- personal | mittee by its author, Representative | Ellenbogen, vania. Ellenbogen pointed out that the aim of the legislation is “to alleviate the emergency situation existing in the District by a commission to fix fair and reasonable rents in the District.” Democrat of Pennsyl- Fairness Is Aim. Moreover, Ellenbogen said, the pro- posed legislation aims to “guarantee | to the tenant, if he pays a reasonable rent, the occupancy of his living quar- ters, and further makes every effort to protect the tenant in the current emergency situatlon without being un- fair or unreasonable to the owner of | any property. The report also declared the pro- posed legislation is constitutional and has been held so by a number of de- | cisions of the United States Supreme Court. U. S. Employes Increase. “It was brought out at the hearings,” | the report said, “that the number of | Federal employes in the District has increased over 50 per cent since June, 1933, and there is every evidence that the number will continue to increase as it has for the last two years due to the additional employes necessary to assist in administering the various projects under the works relief and other emergency legislation. “It also must be kept in mind that thousands upon thousands of persons come to the District in search of em- i ployment who have been unable to find jobs. These people, of course, must be housed.” e [NIGHT EXHIBIT PLANNED FOR FAMED DOLL HOUSE Size of Crowds Prompts Lans- burgh & Bro. to Consider Longer Hours for Display. So large have been the crowds de- siring to see Colleen Moore’s famous model castle, now on exhibition for a week at the department store of Lansburgh & Bro., that plans are be- ing considered for keeping the store open one night before the model is removed next Monday night, it was announced today by Community Chest | headquarters. The model is being shown for the benefit of Children's Hospital, a Chest organization. For the third consecutive day, at- tendance at the exhibition yesterday passed the 6,000 mark. During all three days, large crowds were on hand before the store opened, waiting to see the doll house. Miss Moore has been devoting a large part of her time to attending the exhibition, autographing books and otherwise aiding the cause. PLANE RECORD BROKEN Passenger-Mile Total Runs to 26,747,450 in April. All-time air transport records for passenger mileage flown in a single month were broken for the second consecutive month in April, when the country’s domestic airlines flew a total of 26,747,450 passenger miles, the Bu- :;euu of Air Commerce announced to- ay. ‘%he March record of 24,750,894 passenger miles constituted a record performance at that time. The number of passengers carried, totaling 61,499, was the largest for April in air transport history, but had been exceeded in other months. The total was almost double that for April, 1934, and represented an in- crease of more than 100 per cent over January, 1935, f ot the outlawed codes. A committee headed by.John Dono- van, N. R. A. Union head, demanded remedial action from -five business groups accused of chiseling in these instances: Cleaner and dyer and laundry work- ers allegedly discharged for union ac- | tivities, a violation of section 7a of the recovery act until the Supreme Court junked the bill's labor provi- sions: Waitresses in one restaurant al- | legedly put on a 56-hour, 7-day week | instead of a 48-hour, 6-day week. | This, if true, would be a violation of | the District's woman labor law; Another restaurant which allegedly has taken all wages from its waitresses | on the theory they can make enough from tips to provide a living: | Yet another restaurant which sup- | posedly works its waitresses 12 hours aday. 7 days a week, for §1 a day: Employes of a plumbing supply house whose working hours were allegedly raised from 40 to 48 a week, with no increase in pay. A grocery store said to have dis- charged clerks for union activities. Mass Meeting Scheduled. A campaign to safeguard labor’s N. R. A. gains will be climaxed Tues- day night with a mass meeting in the Department of Commerce auditorium “to crystallize public opinion on main- | taining code standards.” The Central Labor Union, which has called the meeting, today will seek a principal speaker from this group: Senator Robert Wagner, Democrat, of New York, chief {riend of labor in Congress; Secretary of Labor Perkins, Representative Vito Marcantonio, Re- publican, of New York, a protege of Mayor La Guardia and a militant friend of labor; John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mine Workers. William Green, American Federa- tion of Labor Head. will be out of town when the meeting is held. Fearful the meeting might be thrown into an uproar by heckling, the Central Labor Union at an Execu- tive Committee session last night voted cussion from the floor. Resolution Is Adopted. A resolution adopted last night reads: “Only by economic strength and public opinion can labor hope to main- tain its gains within the past two years. The use of economic strength may be necessary, but used as a last resort, “It becomes our duty as citizens to protect those who are not affiliated with the labor movement. Organized labor can and will protect its interests a8 in the past. “Labor must depend on its economic strength either by striking or influ- encing public opinion. This action must not be partisan. We cannot re- tire into our shell of union member- ship. The non-union man or woman must be protected if we hope to pro- tect ourselves.” The union yesterday established facilities in its office at 1001 Mather Building, 916 G street, for receiving wage, hour and collective bargaining complaints. $100 Offered for Jewels. A reward of $100 has been offered by Mrs. Caldwell Bradshaw, 3039 Ma- comb street, for the return of jewels lost in the lobby of the National The- ater Wednesday. While paying for tickets, Mrs. Bradshaw did not notice the small bag containing two diamond earrings and a diamond pin slip to the floor. St Class to Give Play. BOWIE, Md., June 7 (Special)>— | “When a Woman Decides,” a three-act play, will be presented by the senior class at Bowle High School tonight at 7:45 o’clocis unanimously against permitting dis- | IN LEVY IS FAGED IN MONTGOMERY Tentative Estimates Given as Board Hopes to Hold Total to $1.40. HALF-DOLLAR INCREASE SEEN VIRTUALLY SURE New Items May Add to Assess- able Total Before Budge Is Adopted. BY JACK ALLEN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.. June 7.—While tentative figures indicate Montgomery County's general tax rate will soar from 90 cents to $1.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1. it was learned | today the county commissioners will | endeavor to hold the new levy to ap- | proximately $1.40. Present estimates, subject to changes during the budget confer- | ences that have been opened by the | board, place the appropriations for the | forthcoming year at $1.633,36291, | which would necessitate a 61-cent in- | crease over the current rate of 90 nts on the $100 assessment. It is hoped, however, that reduc- | tions in the allocations, coupled with | revenue to be derived from new prop: erty due to be entered upon the as ment books before the levy is signed will enable the commissioners to limit | the increase to about 50 cents. Tentative Basis $104.113,350. The 61-cent increase which looms at this time is based by County Ac- countant Alexander Hancock on the new assessable basis of $104.113350— an increase of $677,600 over the final figures on the assessable basis for this fiscal year. A number of items yet to be entered on the books will raise the basis somewhat before the budget is adopted. The new basis includes $81,997.875 for real property and the remainder is represented by securities, automobiles, corporation shares, ordinary business, | non-stocks, bank shares and savings banks. Appropriations tentatively agreed upon to meet the county's operating | expenses during the new year repre. | sent_an increase of $765.634.92 over | the $867,727.99 allocated in the 1934-5 budget, Hancock said. Appropriation Boosts Explained. Hancock attributed the increase prineipaily to the “difference in the amounts to be raised to meet interest charges on bonds, operation expenses | of the county school system, the man- | ner in meeting salaries of certain county employes and the employment of the seven additional policemen pro- vided for by the State Legislature. He pointed out that the county anticipated assistance from the State gas tax in meeting bond interest | charges this year and levied only $67.819.53 for this purpose. However, he said, the aid was not forthcoming, | and .the board, not expecting any help from the gas tax next year, is forced to levy $481.835.13. ! In addition, he explained, the | School Board has requested $604.736 for the new year, whereas the schools cost the county only $444.771.50 this term. The increased strength in the police force necessitates the alloca- tion of an additional $20,000 to that | department. Past Salaries Not in Budget. Discussing the method of meeting the salaries of certain employes, Han- | cock said that formerly a large por- tion of the appropriation for this ex- | pense was taken from fees levied in | connection with tax sales and were | not_included in the budget. The entire amount must be levied for in the budget this year, however, for the fees were reduced by the re- cent State Legislature, and funds for salaries will not be available from that source in the future, he declared. GREEN IS ACCUSED BY SECOND WOMAN Washingtonion Charges Alleged Child-Beater With De- sertion. | By the Associated Press. An accusation that he deserted his wife and son by a former marriage had been added today to the child- beating charge against Robert H. Green of Ardmore, Md. The accusation was made by Mrs. Marje Catherine Green of Washing- ton, while Green was held at Upper Marlboro, and the woman known in Ardmore as his wife and the mother of his stepdaughter, Norma Jean, was held at Hyattsville as a State's wit- ness. The woman asserted Green married her six years ago, then deserted her and his “lawful son,” Robert, 5. She alleged Green failed to support them. Green was arrested here this week on a charge of assault with intent to kill. Police said he beat his 3-year- old stepdaughter, Norma Jean, merci- lessly because she failed to spell & word correctly. A carrier pigeon bearing greetings from the National Capital to San Diego, Calif., will be released from the White House grounds Monday morning at 10 o'clock by Commis- sioner Melvin C. Hazen. Meeting in San Diego at that time are the California Pacific International Ex- position and the district convention of Lions clubs of California, Nevada and the Hawalian Islands. Pigeons will fly in relays to the West Coast. The pigeon Commissioner Hazen will release will go as far as Pittsburgh. There another pigeon will carry the message to Columbus, Ohio; from Columbus to Louisville and then PAGE B—1 0, . CHANNEL-SIDE PLANS ARE MADE ALLY. §. PROJECT Rev. Hirl A. Kester and Rev. Thomas B. Dade are shown at police headquarters today as they recetved badges designating them as official chaplains of the department. Left to r ight: Inspector James F. Beckett, Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, Dr. Kester, Maj. Ernest W. Brown, W. H. Harrison, retired inspector; Father Dade, Lieut. H. G, Callahan and Inspector EXTENSION OF BUS | Proposed Anacostia Traffic Link Augmented by Commission. ‘The Public Utilities Commission to- | day ordered extension of the proposed Anacostia bus line to provide addi- tional service to the crowded down- town shopping areas. ‘The bus line, ordered some time ago to replace car service, which is to oe | abandoned, will travel along Consti- tution avenue during the morning | and evening rush hours. This will give the Government employes occu- pying the new Federal buildings along Constitution avenue a direct route to the Anacostia section. That order still stands. Throughout the day, however, the commission directed the bpusses be routed along Pennsylvania avenue to Eleventh street, north to I street, east | to Tenth street, circling back along H street to Eleventh street for the re- turn trip. This will provide an addi- | tional bus service in the downtown areas, not heretofore provided for An- acostia patrons. Furthermore, the Anacostia terminal of the line was ordered extended sev- eral blocks to First street and Living- ston road u;fithmt. The commission originally ordered operation of the line to start July 1. Owing to delay in | the delivery of new busses for the bus | line, due to & strike in the.factory of | the bus manufacturer, bus operations will not begin until July 15. —_—— SUSPECT CLEARED IN ELLISON KILLING! Fingerprints of Man Arrested in Petersburg Do Not Check With Those on Auto. Fingerprints of Dewey Alvin Lamm, | alias Lane, 23, arrested in Petersburg, Va., on a reckless driving charge and considered as a possible suspect in the “hitch-hiker” murder of James M. El- lison, do not match those found on the steering wheel of Ellison's car, it was Justice. Lamm's prints were forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation sev- eral days ago for® comparison with latent impressions found on the car in which Ellison was driving from weeks ago. Special agents of the bureau are | co-operating with Virginia authorities |in the search for a stranger seen at the wheel of Ellison's car after his dis- appearance. Ellison’s body, shot through the head, was found in a roadside thicket near Oilville, Va., and south of Richmond. Lamm was taken in custody by Pe- tersburg police on the traffic count and when they discovered he was driv- ing a car allegedly stolen from Raleigh, N. C, they took his fingerprints to have a check made in the Ellison case. WAYNE WILLIAMS NAMED TRUSTEE OF TOWN HALL Cummings’ Aide Added to Board. Officers Report—Program to Be Announced in Fall. Wayne Williams, special assistant to the Attorney General, was added to the board of trustees of the Town Hall of Washington at the annual meeting of the board yesterday after- noon at the home of Miss Grace Roper, associate director. Huston Thompson presided and in- troduced the officers, who presented their reports. Miss Roper presented the report for herself and Mrs. Rich- ard V. Oulihan, the directors, and Admiral Mark Bristol, U. 8. N., re- tired, submitted the treasurer’s report. Mrs. Oulihan was unable to attend because of iliness. the program for nex. season in the early Fall. The program will begin in November. Pigeons Will Carry Message From Capital to San Diego to St. Louis, with various stops, to San Diego. The fourth district of Lions clubs made the novel stunt possible through co-operation with other Lions clubs and pigeon fanciers. L. Eberly of the local pigeon club arranged for handling the first flight to Pittsburgh and Arthur Clarendon Smith, presi- dent of the Washington Lions Club, also was helpful in carrying out the plans. The message is due to reach San Diego about June 29. Members of the four local Lions. clubs, as well as pigeon fanciers of Washington, will assemble on the White House grounds Monday for the ceremony. ‘Thaddeus R. Bean. - LINE 15 ORDERED learned today at the Department of | Washington to Brandon Estate two his car later was found abandoned | The trustees agreed to announce % | | WO police chaplains, the first in the department’s history, were designated today by Supt. Ernest W. Brown. They | are Rev. Hirl A. Kester, pastor | of Congress Street Methodist Prot- | estant Church, and Rev. Thomas B. | Dade of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. | The chaplains were made official | representatives of the department and | were designated to serve as spiritual advisers to members of the force. | Annual religious services at the two | churches represented by the chap- lains have been largely attended by policemen and it was because of the interest the ministers have shown in this work that they were selected by Maj. Brown. | Both chaplains expressed their ap- | | preciation at being selected. They told of their deep interest in the welfare of members of the force and complimented them on their attend- | ance at the annual services. | | “Chaplain” on the insignias pre- sented the ministers takes the place | of “Police” on the badges worn in line of police duty. 2 COLONELS FACE ~ POSSIBLE QUSTER (New Grand Jury Action | Hinted as Garnett's Aides Study Testimony. Further reverberations in military and Justice Department circles are expected by the House Military Affairs Committee to result from its lengthy. investigation of War Department con- tracts. ‘Two Army colonels face possible dis~ missal from the service, as the score stands, and a demand has been made on the War Department for removal of Maj. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois as chlef of the Air Corps because of “inefficiency.” Col. McMullen Indicted. Col. Joseph 1. McMullen, long chief of the patents section of the Judge Advocate General's Office, was in- dicted yesterday for accepting legal fees from a firm doing business with liams, former assistant quartermaster general, was convicted recently by sourt-martial of receiving a $2.500 loan from an automobile tube salesman. The committee expects to hear shortly from Secretary, Dern as to War Department’s decision ith re- spect to the committee's insistence that Foulois be removed as air chief. Foulois is resisting vigorously the plan to oust him. Testimony Studied. Possibility of additional grand jury |action was seen in view of the fact | | that aides to United States Attorney | Garnett are studying voluminous tes- | timony given the House Committee | in its investigation of lobbying at the | ‘War Department. This testimony led‘to the trial be- fore a military court of Col. Williams. The court martial sentenced the of- ficer to be dismissed from the Army. The court’s proceedings now are be- ing reviewed by the Board of Review of the Judge Advocate General's of- fice, before which attorneys for Will- iams. will make an appeal in his half. The court’s action must be ap- proved by Secretary Dern and the President. ‘The House Committee has requested | Dern to take no action looking toward McMullen’s retirement until it has had opportunity to submit additional | data relating to his legal activities, to form the basis of possible court martial action. - METHODISTS OPEN CONFERENCE HERE Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes Pre- sides at Communion Service. Augmented by the arrival of about 500 lay members of the church, some 800 delegates to the 151st session of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the Methodist 1 Church at- tended the first joint meeting at the Foundry M. E. Church, Sixteenth street, this morning. With Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes presiding, the sacrament of the Lord's supper was observed. Later in the morning an executive session of the ministers was held in one part of the church, while the lay delegates held an tion ses- sion in the drama hall of the church. Bishop Hughes preached the sermon at & devotional meeting held at noon. A second joint session was to. occupy the afternoon. Bishop William Praser MtDowell, retired, will address the conference tonight. As a feature of this eve- nig's sessions, 5-minute addresses will be made by the following conference members: Albert E. Day, on “The Board of Foreign Missions”; Francis R. Bayley on “Home Missions”; John C. Millian, on “Education”; Edward L. Watson, on “Pensions and Relief”; Mrs. Joy Elmer Morgan, on “Hospitals and Homes,” and Deets Pickett, on “Board of Temperance.” ’ the Army, and Col. Alexander E. Wil- | —Star Staff Photo. ROOSEVELT TO GET D. G. FUNDS BILL $5,700,000 Payment by U. 8. Continued—Com- munist Teachers Fought. The $40,548,000 District appropria- tion bill for the year beginning July 1 will be on its way to President Roose- velt for signature today or tomorrow. Congress put the finishing touches on it yesterday afternoon when both branches ratified the conference re- port, which continues the Federal pay- ment at the present basic figure of $5.700,000. As final action was being taken, there came to light a last-minute pro- viso, added to the bill in conference, designed to prevent any public school teacher from advocating or teaching | communism. The clause reads “Provided, that hereafter no part of any appropriation for the public schools shall be available for the pay- ment of the salary of any person teaching or advocating communism.” From a parliamentary standpoint. | the proviso might have been subject to a point of order, having been added | in conference as a House amendment to a Senate amendment on a different subject. However, it went through | unnoticed and without debate. The supply bill is about $173,000 ahove the total recon..nended by the Budget Bureau. District appropria- tions for the current year exceeded $38,000,000. The increase for the coming year is accounted for mainly the basic level for the entire year, whereas last year the pay cut was restored gradually during the year. ‘The measure contains a few school ommended by the Senate had to be dropped in conference when the House refused to grant any increase in the Federal contribution, which was essen- tial to provide for the Senate improve- ment items. The bill also carries several railroad viaduct projects, pro- visions for establishing a new fire truck house on Rhode Island avenue northeast and for 35 additional police- men. ROBERTS OPPOSES Enters Objection to Figure Placed on Properties by Gas Company. Disputed claims involving lands ex- changed between the Washington Gas Light Co. and the United States along the Potomac River and in Anacostia provided technicalities today for at- torneys of the gas-rate hearing before the Public Utilities Commission. Some of the land involved has been dedicated to the Potomac Parkway. William A, Roberts, people’s counsel, at the outset entered an objection to valuations placed on the properties at the time the land was dedicated. He pointed out he wished to avoid an implication of acquiescence in the valuation placed on lands glong the original Water street and the river. He contended the company had re- linquished quit claims to rights and considerations for other lands ex- changed. The gas light company attorneys placed Harold E. Doyle, vice president of the Thomas J. Fisher Co., realtors, on the stand to give expert testimony on valuations he had placed on the properties of the West and East sta- tions in 1917, at the time the nego- tiations started. The agreement with the Government finally was approved in 1921, Doyle placed a value of $3 a square foot on the properties along waterfront in Georgetown at that time, and said that later improve- ments tended to increase the value about $1 a foot. The company intends later to sub- mit testimony to show that it claims & title to some of the waterfront properties. BRIG. GEN. P. L. MILES HONORED BY VETERANS Elected Commander of District Chapter, Military Order of World War. Brig. Gen. Perry L. Miles, com- mander of the 16th Brigade, yesterday was elected commander of the District Chapter, Military Order of the World War, at a meeting at the Mayflower Hotel. ‘He succeeds Brig. Gen. William E. Horton. Capt. John Lewis Smith was elected senior vice commander, and Rear Admiral Joseph K. Taussig, Brig. Gen. Louis MacLittle, Lieut. Col. Earle C. Briscoe, Maj. Gen. Omar W. Clarke and Lieut. Col. Charles D. Collins were named vice commanders. Maj. Edwin 8. Bettelheim, jr., was chosen as adju- tant-treasurer; Capt. Gregory Cipri- ani, judge advocate; Comdr. George B. Trible, historian; Capt. George W. Calver, surgeon, and Capt. Oliver James Hart, chaplain. ‘The order also elected a new staff representing the various services. 2 Senate Group Drops City’s Half-Pay Provision Asked by House. FRONTAGE HELD OWNED SOLELY BY GOVERNMENT Commerce Committee Favors De- velopment in Harmony With Beautification. BY J. A. O'LEARY. Recognizing the proposed improve- ment of the north side of Washington ) by the fact salaries are to be back to building projects, but the more com- | prehensive construction program rec- | LAND VALUATIONS Channel as essentially a Federal proj- | ect. the Senate Commerce Committee | under leadership of Senator Copeland of New York, has eliminated from the rivers and harbors bill the House pro- vision that would have required the District government to pay half the | cost. Since the cost of rebuilding of the water front is estimated at $1.650.000 | the House bill called on the District | for about $825.000 toward the project. The Senate hearings several weeks ago | developed that the north side channel | frontage is owned by the United States. | Two of the piers would be for the use of municipal activities, such as the fire boat, but the remaining fa- cilities for private and commercial use would bring to the Federai Gov- ernment rentals expected to amount 0 $39.000 a year. Beautification Main Aim. Testimony as to the Federal nature of the plan was presented by John A Remon and John H. Small of the Board of Trade. Small pointed out that originally consideration was g | to building a modern water termi but that the pending project repre- sents a revision of the plans to har- monize with the program for beauti- fication of the National Capital. When the enzineer office for this area reported on the project, it recom- mended that the District pay only for the piers it will use. or about $389.000 The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors later proposed the Dis- trict pay half the entire cost 000. The chief of engine the apportionment of cost w: ter for Congress to determine. House decided to follow th of the Board of Engineers. bill makes it qptirely a Fe penditure. After the bill passes the Senate the cost will be settled finally in conference. $325.000 for Dredging. The bill contains a separate $325.000 project for dredging the channel of the Potomac. Anacostia and George- town channels, but there was no issue | as to division of cost of this work. As it came from the House earlier in the session, the omnibus rivers and harbors bill authorized 204 projects, the total cost of which is estimated at $272.000.000. The War Depart- ment. however, already has received P. W. A allotments of $58.000.000 toward construction of 77 of the proj- (ects. It also is within the discretion- | ary power of the President to allocate | part of the work-relief fund for river and harbor improvements. Any proj- ects that do not receive emergency work-relief allotments would have to wait for regular river and harbor ap- | propriations later, since the pending bill is confined to an authorization The Senate committee added about 35 authorizations to the House bill, but some of these are projects for which P. W. A. funds have been set aside. DEERING REJECTS RECREATION POST ‘Reuons Not Given, but Pay Be- lieved Too Low to Attract Cincinnatian. Tam Deering of Cincinnatl. today turned down the proferred position | of co-ordinator of recreational facili- | ties in the District of Columbia. | While the Cincinnati recreational official did not specify his reasons for declining the District post, it was understood here that the $6,000-a- year salary was insufficient. Today's turn of events necessitates the Co-ordination Committee seeking elsewhere for a new recreational head. | The committee met today with Fred- |eric A Delano, chairman of the Na- | tional Capital Park and Planning Commission. to consider the problem |and canvass the field of possible | candidates. The committee consists of Commis- sioner Allen, Henry Quinn of the School Board, and C. Marshall Finnan, | superintendent of National Capital ks, They gave no indication today as to who would be a likely choice now that Deering is unavailable. ELIZABETH 0’CONNOR WINS ESSAY CONTEST the | Park: Holy Trinity Student Places First in Competition Sponsored by Hibernian Auxiliary. Elizabeth O'Connor of Holy Trinity High School has been adjudged the winner in the Washington high school and academy class of the annual Irish history essay contest sponsored by the Ladies’ Auxiliary, Ancient Order of Hibernians of America. She also was awarded fourth prize in the national contest. Other awards in this class, the sub- ject of which was “Learning in An- cient Ireland.” went to Margaret Grant, Notre Dame Academy; Louise Darsey, Holy Trinity High School, and Ruth A. Shankle, Saint Cecelia's Academy. In the grammar school section, the essays of John Rence, St. Paul's School, and Mary Elizabeth Bullock, 8t. Gabriel's School, were adjudged the best. The contest was directed nationally by Mrs. Jennie C. Carroll, New Haven, Conn., and in Washington by Miss Catherine F. Crowley.