Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1936, Page 25

SIK STREET CAR CHANGES ASKED BY TRANSIT LINES Final Rerouting Plan Is Sub- mitted to Utilities Commission, ALL MT. PLEASANT CARS WOULD USE F Cabin John Service Would Turn at Fifteenth, at Treasury, and Move Through G. Six changes in routes of street car lines were proposed today to the Public Utilities Commission by the Capital Transit Co., in the long- awaited “final rerouting plan,* drafted by the company after a series of conferences with commission ex- perts. ‘While the commission has not yet acted, it is anticipated the final plan will be approved substantially in the form in which it was filed today. The changes were proposed primarily be- cause of disruption of routing ar- rangements of a year ago by the sub- stitution of busses for street cars on the Connecticut avenue and Ana- costia services. Mount Pleasant Line. ‘The Mount Pleasant line is the first listed in the proposed changes. These cars now run from Mount Pleasant to Thirteenth and D streets northeast and from Connecticut avenue and S street to Fifteenth and East Capitol streets mortheast. Half of these cars now pass through downtown G street and half of them through F street. Under the proposed change, all of them would use downtown F street, making use of H and Fourteenth streets in the downtown area. Cabin John cars now go through Pennsylvania avenue to the loop at the Peace Monument. Under the pro- posed change they would turn at Fifteenth street, at the Treasury, and proceed through G street to Rhode k’t’,d, avenue and Mills avenue northeast. The Friendship Heights ‘cars, now going along Pennsylvania avenue to the Sixth and C streets loop, would be:sent through to Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast under the proposed change. iRosslyn cars, now sent to Seven- teenth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue southeast, would be given new destinations under the proposed new Pjpp,- half of them being sent to orth and half to Fifteenth and streets northeast. North Capitol street cars, which now go to Potomac Park, on the in- bound trip, would be turned back at Nineteenth and F streets, under the ted change. last change suggested proposes establishment of a new line, which would run from Potomac Park to Eighth and F streets northeast via Pennsylvania avenue 'in ‘the down- town section. B. D. Merrill, vice president and general manager of the company, sald the proposed changes considered first a minimum disturbance of the traveling habits of patrons and, sec- ond, only such departures from the plan approved a year ago by the commission necessitated by changed traffic conditions. “Merrill told the commission prep- afation of new schedules for the pro- posed reroutings would necessitate from six to eight weeks, with the cpmpany’s staff working at top speed. CAPITAL PROMISED .. PLEASANT WEEK END FPossibility of Local Showers Sun- ‘day Is Feature of Weather % Forecast, ‘Washington can look forward to pleasant weather over the week end— af least until Sunday afternoon—the forecaster predicted today. There is & possibility of local thundershowers Bunday, however. “Tomorrow is expected to bring fair skies and slightly higher temperatures than those of the last two days. To- day’s maximum is not expected to ex- ceed 85 degrees. Maximum reading for the last 24 hours was 82, reached at 3 p.m. yes- terday, and the lowest, 70, at 6 a.m. today. MAIL THEFT ATTEMPT ?HARGED WITH ARREST Housebreaking at House Sergeant 2" i:at Arms Office Is Denied £F by Suspect. iCharged with housebreaking 1n D tion with an alleged attempt to steal mail from the House sprgeant at arms’ office, Louis D. Barbazon, 27, was beld for grand jury action under bond when arraigned today in Court. He pleaded not guilty. nt at Arms Kenneth Romney Barbazon was caught. reaching th & grilled door of his outer office early Monday and had lesters tha$ were stolen from other Capitol offices. . %_BAND CONCERT. iBy United States Army Bangd, Capt. Hubner, assistant leader. ‘At the Capi- tol, 7:30 tonight: Program.. March, “The Invincible Eagle” Overture, Cornet solo, “Willow Echoes”__Simon Ralph Ostrom, soloist. Capricho caracteristico, “M ci F. Darcey, leader; Karl | e Foening Stap WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1936. Helen Stephens, 18-year-old Olympic women’s dash cham- pion, gets a welcome at the Shoreham Hotel from Yak Robbins, chairman of the Games Committee for tomorrow’s annual Gov- ernment meet at Central Stadium, Miss Stephens will ezhibition performance. ive an —Star Staff Photo. (Story on First Sports Page.) ROAD KEPT OPEN IN AIRPORT WORK Vehicles Make Detour of Few Yards During Grading for Runway. The work of constructing a fill for 8 new paved runway at Washington Airport was under way today, but bus and private automobile traffic was not interrupted. While a tractor and grader were at work leveling off the area for the new runway, which will cross the present. Military road about midway between the two traffic lights, cars and busses were continuing across the field by detouring a few yards to the south side of the old road. Bus patrons and motorists were bothered somewhat by the .clouds .of dust which arose from the dirt land~ ing field, but the ground appeared to be solid enough for traffic even in the event of rain. The traffic lights and the chain used as & double precaution to pre- vent cars crossing while a plane is about to land, were in operation as usual. Airport officials shid they hoped it would not be necessary to close the road during the construc- tion. Transient Planes Warned. Transient airplanes not equipped with radio were warned today to keep away from the airport during the con- struction, in a notice sent out by tele- type along the Federal airways. At the same time, the airport con- trol tower was put into full operation to aid in directing the landing and take-off of radio-equipped airplanes. “During the period of construction work at Washington Airport and Hoover Field, effective September 9, 1936, transient planes not equipped with radio will not be permitted to use the landing areas,” said a warning sent out today by Samuel J. Solomon, airport manager. “The airport corporation assumes no liability for marking hazardous areas nor for providing any airport services for transient planes. “Planes equipped with radio will use the airport at their own risk, but will be given advisory directions only by the radio control tower when so requested. Planes equipped with re- celving sets, but no sending sets, will circle the fleld béfore landing, dipping the left wing several times on circuit, and will thereupon stand by for ad- visory opinions from the radio con- trol tower, which. operates on 278 kilocycles.” E. S. Mitchell, engineer for the con- tracting firm, James Gibbons Co., of Relay, Md., arrived here today to take charge. The preliminary work of leveling the runway area is being done by employes of the airport in order to cut down the cost. Airport employes will also furnish the foun- dation materials for the runway, but the topping and shoulders will be done by the contractor. Closing Prevented. The Military road-Washington Air- port argument reached a crisis last Spring when the Commerce Depart- ment threatened to bar all air trans- port operations from Washington Air- port unless adequate safeguards were provided or the road was closed. The “Post Office Department and sairlines operating out of the local &irport com- pleted prepardtions to move to Balti= more. Closing of the airport was pre- vented only by the strenuous efforts of the late Representative John J. McSwain, then chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee, who personally. led the negotiations which resulted in the airport remain- ing open until emergency legisiation could be passed. The emergency legislation finally enacted after efforts to close Military road had failed merely authorized the erection of safeguards to prevent the possibility of collision between auto- mobile and airplanes, under sanction of the Commerce Department. It was under this legislation, regarded as a makeshift, that the airport has con- tinued in operation. ‘The new fill across Military road is necessary to raise the grade of the proposed runway area about 2 feet. The completed runway across the road will be 4,200 feet long by 100 feet wide, with graded “shoulders 200 feet wide on either side. Luray Pastor Arrives. LURAY, Va., September 11 (Spe- cial) —Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Childress of Richmond, have taken an apart- ment in Luray, where Childress will begin his pastorate of the Disciples of Christ Church. Young Washington Ome of the high jumpers at the Rosedale Playgrounds clears the bar with nty to spare. Heis Robert L. . o Robert 1s the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. the Buchanan School atson, 11, of Watson, 1538 D street mortheast. Tomorrow: Harold Werner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Werner, at the_ Rosedale grounds. star stag Pholo. 4 A.F.G.E SESSION PREPARNIG FOR LODGE 21 FIGHT Hearing at Detroit to Deter- mine Right to Conven- tion Part. AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN GOOGE LIKELY CHOICE - Cummings Warns Against Attack on Any Justice Department Division or Bureau. BY J. A. FOX, Staff Correspondent of The Star. DETROIT, September 11.—With several pre-convention issues await- ing settlement, the Executive Council of tne American Federation of Gov- ernment Employes today went into a two-day session here preliminary to the annual meeting starting Monday. ‘The principal problem was that dealing with the status of Justice De- partment Lodge, No. 21, suspended for picketing the department in pro- test against the dismissal of eight of its members from the Bureau of In- vestigation, The lodge was to get a hearing in conformity with an agree- ment reached last week, when its of- ficers practically abandoned court proceedings designed to force rein- statement. On this hearing will de- pend the right of the unit to sit in the convention. Temporary Officer. ‘The council also was expected to designate a temporary presiding officer for the convention, inasmuch as the presidency is due to be vacated witn the presentation to the delegates of the resignation of E. Claude Babcock, who went on a leave several months ago when recall proceedings were started against him because of an at- tack on the Roosevelt administration circulated over his name by the Re- publican National Committee. George Googe, Southern representa- tive of the American Federation of Labor, has been designated by Presi- dent William Green to attend the local gathering and appears the logical choice for the temporary chairman- ship. Stengle Early Arrival. Charles I. Stengle of the headquar- ters staff of the Federation, who is being boomed by the “conservatives” of the District department for Bab- cock’s unexpired term, which has a year to run, was an early arrival. Stengle is predicting a victory on the first ballot, but the outlook is for a warm fight, With two other candidates already in the field—John R. W. Smith of New York and Dr. Thomas Larkin, Oklahoma. It is estimated there will be 230 votes in the convention, about half of which come from the District. A majority is necessary to elect. The office pays $6,000. The council tomorrow will confer with Arnold Zander, Madison, Wis., president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Em- ployes, to map plans for permanently organizing that group as an affiliate of the A, F. G. E. It now has a temporary charter. ‘WARNED BY CUMMINGS. Lodge 21 Leader Told to Refrain From Attacks. ‘The leader of Lodge No. 21's fight against labor conditions in the Fed- eral Bureau of Investigation departed today for the Detroit convention of the A. F. G. E. on the heels of a warning from Attorney General Cum- mings to refrain from attacking “any division or bureau of the (Justice) department.” Bennett Mead, who is associated with Lodge 21 as an official of the Department of Justice's Bureau of Prisons, is making the trip to Detroit with six days’ leave of absence. Meanwhile, the Civil Service Com- mission refuted published statements that it considered communistic the activities of the so-called progressive lodges of the A. F. G. E. Repre- sentatives of the organizations con- cerned conferred with the three members of the commission yesterday and were told civil service was not prejudiced against their activities. President E. Claude Babcock an- nounced he will seek at the Detroit convention publication of the min- utes of the Executive Council meet- ing which forced his resignation from that body because of his dispute with the administration over what he felt was its neglect of the merit system. Babcock said he would take this step because of insinuations the council had an agreement with him not to disclose the proceedings in question. The president said he has nothing to hide. CHRISTIAN HEURICH 94 YEARS OLD TODAY Employes of Veteran Brewer Will Present Loving Cup at Dinner. Christian Heurich, one of the best known citizens’of Washington, todsy was celebrating his 94th birthday an- niversary. Officials and employes of the brewery business bearing his name ‘were to hold a dinner in his honor and present him with a .loving cup this afternoon. The veteran brewer, dairy farmer, traveler and civic worker was born 1n Gel in 1842. He came to this| ceipts country in 1866, settling in Washing- %% Smithsonian Institution Scientists Will Examine Bones Which Are Believed to Be Remains of Early Indian Burial Ground. Institution today were expected to examine what is believed to be an early Indian burying ground at the south end of the new Bolling Field after a steam shovel yesterday had uncovered approxi- mately a score of shattered human skeletons. Coronor A. Magruder MacDonald, called to the scene yesterday after- noon, expressed the belief that the skeletons, found buried in shallow graves in groups of from three to as many as seven, were those of Indians. It was pointed out that the skulls were of a type with low forehead and heavy ridges over the eye sockets. The shovel, cutting an opening through a knoll about 200 feet from the shore of the Potomac south of the old steel plant at Giesboro Point, opened the first grave in a second- growth thicket. There were five to seven bodies in this grave, which was about 18 inches deep. The skulls were all together amid a jumble of bone fragments, and it was thought the bodies may have been buried one on top of the other. Workmen said there were no tools or implements found among the bones. While some of the skulls were found in good condition, they began to crumble after exposure to the air. Several of the skulls bore injuries which workmen believed had been caused by tomahawks or spears. Most SCI!ZNTISTS of the Smithsonjan of the body bones were fragmentary. |' About 20 feet from the first grave a second was found containing three skulls close ' together and a pile of other bones. A third grave was broken into by the shovel late in the afternoon. It was believed that the shovel had cut through the middle of the burying ground and that other graves would be found today. The District Health Department be- gan a search of its records, going back to 1855, but was unable to find any evidence that there ever has been a cemetery for white persons there. More than two large barrels of skulls and bone fragments were col- lected yesterday. Most of them were sent to the District Morgue, the most complete of the skulls being sent to the Smithsonian Institution for study to determine racial identification. George G. Davies, superintendent of construction in charge of the exca- vation, said he expected anthropolo- gists from the Smithsonian would visit the scene tod: TEXAN IS CHOSEN TO LEAD MIDDIES Three Washingtonians Named on Officers’ List for First . Period. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., September 11.— Midshipman R. B. Woodhull, San An- tonio, Tex., was appointed “five striper” or commander of the regi- ment of midshipmen at the Naval Academy today for the period from September 25 to December 23. Midshipman E. A. Grantham, Al- bany, Tex., will succeed Woodhull on December 24 and serve as regimental commander until March 22. The commander and his subordinate offi- cers for the balance of the academic year after March 2% will be selected later. Continuing the policy inaugurated by Rear Admiral David Foute Sellers, U. 8. N, when he became suptrin- tendent of the academy, the third group of midshipmen officers, who will be in command during the annual June week exercises, will be selected from the first two groups cn the basis of proven efficiency. Midshipman L. V. Julian, Wesh- ington, D. C., will serve as regimental sub-commander under Woodhull. Midshipman R. A. Hala, Tyndall, S. Dak., will be the regimental adjutant. Grantham’s staff will include Mid- shipman D. B. Bell, Washington, fegimental subcommander. Midship- man F. N. Shaner of Washington will serve as commander of the 6th Com- pany. Midshipmen officers who will serve under Grantham from December 24 to March 22 are: J. A. Dodson, jr., Maysville, Ky., Bugle Corps commander; W. P. Mack, San Francisco, Calif.,, commander, 1st Battalion; C. R. Hirschberger, South Orange, N. J.,, subcommander, 1st Bat- talion; W. D. Brinckloe, Easton, Md., commander, 2d Battalion; W. C. Hall, Newark, N. J., subcommander, 2d Bat- talion; A. H. Soucek, Oklahoma City, Okla., commander, 3d Battalion; A. S. Freedman, jr., Pensacola, Fla., sub- commander, 3d Battalion; P. E. Hart- mann, Brookline, Mass., subcom- mander, 4th Battalion; J. A. Ober- meyer, New York City, commander, 1st Company; R. H. Wallace, West Bridgewater, Pa., commander, 2d Company; J. S. Schmidt, St. Josephs, Mo., commander, 3d Company; P. H. Hart, Los Angeles, Calif., commander, 4th Company; T. L. Miller, Wilming- ton, Del, commander, 5th Company; R. F. Farrington, Watertown, N. Y,, commander, 6th Company; C. J. Zell- ner, Forsyth, Ga., commander, 7th Company; C. A. Barninger, Cassopolis, Mich., commander, 8th Company; H. B. Reece, Las Vegas, N. Mex., com- mander, 9th Company; 8. Filippone, Washington, D. C., commander, 10th Company; G. G. Matheson, Columbia, 8. C., commander, 11th Company; F. C. Rydeen, Norfolk, Va, commander, 12th Company. —_— ELSIE LIVES IN ATTIC . TARRYTOWN, N. ¥,- September 11 (®#).—Elsie Janis went up to the attic of her 250-year-old mansion to live today, after a four-day auction had cleared the two lower floors of furnishings. Unofficial estimates placed the re- from the sale of her possessions at '$7,500,. which, after the singer's debts are paid, will be given to charity and leave her free to start a new life of setvice to others.- A private sale of the few pleces un- sold will be held today for residents of Tarrytown. —_—_— $130 Offered for Invention. For the world’s most notable inven- tion in any one year, if it does not in any way relate to war, a gold medal valued at $130 will be awarded by the British Institute of Patentees. o These bones, dug up at Bolling Field yesterday, were to be examined today by Smithsonian Institution anthropologists in an effort to establish their racial identity. In the photo, work- men are shown with the bones—believed those of Indians buried centuries ago—soon after they were dug up. Left to right: W. G. Markley, James R, Floyd and G. G. Davies, superintendent of construction. —Star Staff Photo. RECREATION AIMS 10 BE QUTLINED Plans Have Been Prepared for Several Centers in District. Puture development of Washing- ton’s recreation system with the aid of the Works Progress Administration will be the subject of a conference Tuesday among members of the Com- mittee on Co-ordination of Plans, Lewis R. Barrett, chairman of the committee and co-ordinator of recres ation for the District, announced to- day. . a Plans have been prepared by the National Capital Park and Planfing Commission for development of the Hearst, Edgewood, New York Avenue, Anthony Bowen School, Stoddert, Hoover, Takoma and Sherwood pay- grounds and the Taft, Takoma, Ran- dall and Benning recreation centers. The Branch of Plans and Design of the National Park Service has prepared plans for the Palisades, | Montrose Park, Turkey Thicket, La- fayette School, Chevy Chase, Hamil- ton School and Petworth playgrounds. The Municipal Architect'’s Office has prepared plans for the New York | avenue playground house and the Mann School playground. The committee, at Tuesday's ses- sion, will discuss general layout plans | for the Fort Reno Recreation Center- Alice Deal Junior High School; sta- dium and landscaping for the Wood- row Wilson High School, improvement of the Janney School grounds and the Murch School grounds, for Rock Creek Park and Daniels road, further work on the Macomb street, the Georgetown playgrounds, fencing for a number of grounds, approaches to stadium at Central High School, revision of southern end of Ban- neker Recreation Center, removal of United States Engineer Build- ing at Happy Hollow playground, revised plan for Rose Park playground and Rock Creek and Potomac park- way; plans for Eckington recreation center near McKinley High Schooi; Henry-Abbott School grounds; = use | of additional land, Noyes School | grounds; addition to building at East- ern High School; improvements at Anacostia High School and fencing at Hine Junior High School. Barrett stressed the co-operation that he is obtaining from each agency involved and particularly from the National ~Capital Parks, District | Playground Department and Board of Education. —_— JAPANESE ART SHOWN BOSTON, September 11 (#).—Am- bassador Hirosi Salto of Japan form- ally opened last night an exhibition of Japanese art treasures at the Boston Muselim of Pine Art, lent to Harvard University for display during its ter- centenary celebration. Many of the works of art were lent by Emperor Hirohito from the Imperial Household Museum. Many of the loaned objects, Ambassador Saito said, are registered in Japan as “national treasures by reason of their beauty and antiquity. BOARD RECEIVES LUDKES PETITION Superintendent to Ask At- torney General to Rule in Row. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE, September 11.—Seek- ing a special meeting of the State Board of Education, a petition for re- view of the Prince Georges County Poard’s order, barring the six Ludke children from county schools, was filed here today. State School Supt. Charles Cook de- clared he would ask his board's per- mission to submit the petition to the attorney general for a ruling on the State agency’s jurisdiction in the case. The question of a special meeting, to be held before the board's regular gathering next month, will not be con- sidered until receipt of that ruling, he said. Filed by Attorney Edmund D. Camp- bell of Washington, the petition also | requests reinstatement of the children in the Oxon Hill Consolidated School pending the appeal or possible subse- quent court action. Cook said he had no authority to grant that plea, which must be considered by his board. The four girls and two boys of | August A. Ludke, prompted by tenets of the Jehovah's Witnesses sect, have refused to salute the American flag at daily patriotic exercises at the school. Ludke's attack on the county Ed- ucation Board’s order is founded on Maryland constitutional guarantees of religious freedom. If the State board refuses the re- hearing or supports the lower agency’s ruling, a writ of mandamus will be sought in the Circuit Court at Up- per Marlboro, Campbell has said. The attorney avers that the statute, upon which the Prince Georges board based its order, merely provides for flag-saluting ceremonies, but sets no penalties for individuals’ refusal to comply with the exercises. Ludke's request for a rehearing by the county board was denied on ‘Wednesday by Chairman Ormond W. Phair of Laurel. e TRAFFIC ARREST BARES SECRET OF MARRIAGE Charles E. Green kept his marriage secret for more than six months and would have kept his bride’s parents in ignorance for a while longer if he had not been arrested for speeding. Green, arraigned in Traffic Court before Judge Robert E. Mattingly yes- terday, pleaded guilty to driving too fast. Policeman L. E. Sikes testified he arrested Green on Virginia avenue southwest. Green had failed to change his address on his driving per- mit and was charged with this offense also. He told Judge Mattingly: “My wife and I are secretly married and we had to keep it from her folks, so I gave my old address and she gave hers. Now I guess everybody will know all about it.” Judge Mattingly released: him on his personal bond on the failure to change his address charge and fined him $10 on the speeding charge. McKinley High’s Leaning Wall To Go if $35,000 Item Survives Just ‘when the ‘neighbors: were be- ginning toget used to it the “leaning wall” of McKinley Tech High School at last appears to be on its way to destruction. For several years—“five or six at least,” they say—the folks who live in the vicinity of Second street and Seaton place northeast have been keeping an anxious eye on the retain- ing wall on the Second street side of the school. A section of the stone wall, ap- proximately 120 feet long, cracked several years ago, and this part of the structure has been doing a pretty good job of leaning slightly toward the street ever since. The height of the section ranges from approxi- mately 8 to 15 feet. If & $35,000 item—submitted by the Board of in estimates for the next fiscal year— survives the long, hard journey ahead, the broken section will be replaced. District engineers say they have kept the structure under “constant observation,” making readings every now and then to see if the broken wall tipped any farther. They say it hasn’t moved at all since the first break. . The section is cracked in several places. . The section of the sidewalk in front of the ‘leaning wall has been roped off by the Police Department all the time, forcing pedestrians to walk out on the.street. For this reason the folks declare the wall creates a traf- every evening. N ‘Society and General PAGE B—1 NEGLIGENT DEATH LAW FOUND FEW Survey Reveals.Less Than Fifth of Cases Resulted in Fines. OFFICIALS, HOWEVER, SEE JUSTICE STRONGER Only One Convicted, Three Plead Guilty in 22 Cited to Police Court Since June, 1935. Less than one-fifth of the cases brought against automobile drivers under the recent negligent homicide act have resulted in fines or sentences and less than one-half of the cases never reached the Police Court, & survey today disclosed. Nevertheless, officials believe the law, enacted at the last session of Congress, has facilitated administra- tion of justice. They excuse the small percentage of convictions by pointe ing out that coroners’ juries frequente ly fail to weigh evidence as carefully as the juries in the courts. Of a total of 22 persons cited to Police Court since June 17, 1935, when the law became effective, only one has been convicted, but three have pleaded guilty. Of this quartet, two went to jail for 90 days in default of a $500 fine, one was given a suspended sene tence of 180 days and one was placea on probation for a year. Five Found Not Guilty. Five were tried by court or jury and found not guilty, while the court dismissed the charge against another defendant. Charges against three persons were nolle prossed by the assistant United States attorney’s office at Police Court, and the prosecutor declined to file charges against two others, after nis investigation of the cases and ine terrogation of witnesses. Of the three cases nolle prossed, one was that of a man whose companion pleaded guilty and was sentenced. Four case sre pending in court. One of thege Is held up by reason of the fact the defendant has been ine dicted for the more serious offense of manslaughter. For some reason not easily exe | plained in the absence on vacation of Assistant United States Attorney David A. Hart, who is in charge of !negugent homicide prosecutions, no record can be found at Police Court in three cases which the coroner's records show were certified for court | action. It is possible the papers are ! temporarily “out” or have been misfiled or mislaid or that the charges were thrown out immediately on receipt and not recorded. Until the return of Mr. Hart, it was said, the mystery of these missing cases must remain unsolved. Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald said 108 inquests have been held since passage of the negligent homicide act. Of the twoscore persons held by coroner’s juries, 18 were sent to the grand jury on manslaughter charges. Only Two Women Held. Of the 22 held for Police Court 1 was under 17, another between 17 and 21 and 19 were over 21 years old. Only 2 women were held. There has been but one jury trial. | All the other cases which reached the court for trial were handled by the judge. The jury trial resulted in acquittal of a bus driver charged | with killing a colored man at Con- | stitution avenue and Fourteenth street. Sergt. William J. Liverman, de- tective assigned from the homicide squad to investigate automobile deaths, believe that the negligent homicide law is proving effective. He asserts, however, that cases often “drag along” in the courts until wite nesses are unavailable or complainants refuse to prosecute. Karl Kindleberger, assistant United Ctates attorney, in charge of Police Court, declares that cases are rushed to trial as fast as the jury court can absorb them. — DERN FRIEND DIES Death of Secretary of War Held Partly Responsible. GRANGER, Utah, September 11 (). —James Quirk, 69, long-time mining associate of the late Secretary of War George Henry Dern, died yes- terday following a long illness. For 15 years he was superintendent of the Mercur, Utah Consolidated Mines Co., which is controlled by the Dern interests. Friends said shock at the Secretary of War's recent death hastened his end. Di Giovanni Eats Pet Rooster After Warrant Impends Nearly Chokes, He Tells Judge, Who Dismisses Case. Gabriel Di Giovanni, 1644 Gales street northeast, had to throw senti- ment to the winds and eat his pet rooster when he discovered neighbors had secured a warrant for his arrest, he told Judge Robert E. Mattingly in Police Court today. Charges of violating police regula- tions regarding the keeping of poultry were dismissed. Giovanni, the witnesses said, had & rooster that crowed and a duck that quacked, disturbing their sleep. Giovanni told the court he hated to part with his pets, but economy prompted him to consume the rooster. Judge Mattingly suggested that he give the duck to Joe Penner, but the duck had been sold. Giovanni said he almost choked while eating the rooster,