Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1937, Page 21

Washington News TRUCKING GROUP BLOCKS PROPOSED ZONEEXTENSION Exceptions Filed Against Order Establishing Met- ropolitan Area. DISTRICT LINE HELD PROPER TERMINATION Legal Definitions of Words ‘‘Con- tiguous” and *‘Adjacent” Are Involved. The District Trucking Association, Enc., has effectively blocked, tem- porarily at least, the proposed set- ting up of a “metropolitan zone,” ex- tending into the outlying areas of Maryland and Virginia, recommended to be established under the motor earrier act by the Interstate Com- merce Cimmission. The association has filed formal “exceptions” to the order, which had been recommended by I. C. C. Ex- aminer Paul Coyle. The exceptions, dated April 15, but not made public until today, will be followed, it was predicted officially, by action of the commission, which will hold up the effective date of the order. It would have become effective April 15 had exceptions not been filed. The asso- ciation was the first and only out- fit to object officially to the proposed ordey with a formal exception. The examiner, in his original report eand recommendations, found that a “zone adjacent to and commercially a part of Washington and contiguous communities within which interstate transportation by motor vehicle, not under a common arrangement for con- tinuous carriage or shipment to or from a point beyond the zone, is at present partially exempt from regula- tions,” under the motor carrier act, ineludes certain areas in nearby Mary- Jand and Virginia. For District Lime Limit. The Trucking Association, in its ex- ceptions, claimed the termination of she limits of the zone should be the District line, instead of a territory reaching far out into nearby Maryland and Virginia. The association based its argument on two points principally, claiming the nearby sections were not oontiguous, in the first place, and that they were neither “adjacent to nor eommercially a part” of Washington. The disputed zone outside the city Sncludes Garrett Park, Md.; Kensing- ton, Md, Bethesda District, Mont- gomery County, Md.; that part of ‘Wheaton District, Montgomery Coun- ty. Md,, south and west of the high- way extending eastward and south- eastward from Garrett Park, Md, through Kensington, Wheaton, Chest- mut Ridge and Four Corners, Md,, to the Montgomery County—Prince Georges County line; Chillum, River- dale, Hyattsville, Bladensburg, Seat Pleasant and Spaulding Districts, Prince Georges County, Md.; Alex- andria, Va,, and Arlington County, Va. The proposed extension of the zone grew out of an action by the com- mission itself, under the motor oar- rier act. The matter was referred %o Examiner Coyle, who held hear- ings on it. Although other agencies hed protested the extension of the sone before the hearing, the associa- tion was the only one to file a formal enception in time to prevent the order from going into effect automa- Hically. Definition Emphasized. ‘The exceptions filed by the as- mociation were brief. The proper laid emphasis on legal definitions of the two rwdl “oontiguous” and “adjacent.” t also claimed that, while some of Shis outlying area may be claimed o residentially a part of the city, few of the points listed could be con- sidered “commercially a part of the sity.” “Evidence presented at the hearing by those favoring a large zone, pro- Sested the trucking association, “was wholly and definitely to show that the territory outside of the District of Co- fumbia boundaries is residentially a part of Washington, D. C. It was pointed out that thousands of those who work in Washington reside in such areas, purchase in Washington, and that deliveries are made by the stores in their own equipment to such ereas. “In particular, we would call atten- tlon to the inclusion of the city of Alexandria within this recommended mone. Alexandria is neither ‘con- tiguous’ nor ‘adjacent’ within the meaning of those two terms and it is & commercial entity in itself, not de- pendent upon Washington, D. C.” To confine the area to the Diatrict of Columbia boundary line, the truck- ing association contended, would sim- .. plify administration of the motor car- ridr act. The exceptions were signed by Charies G. Morgan, jr., assistant secretary of the trucking association. e TRAVELERS’ AID UNIT TO HEAR MRS. SIBLEY AVill Be Principal Speaker at Annual Meeting on ‘Wednesday. Mrs. Harper Sibley, wife of the of the United States Cham- of Commerce, will be the prin- #ipal speaker at the annual meeting the Travelers’ Aid Society at the urtington Hotel Wednesday at 12:30 :.m. Mrs. Harlan Fiske Stone will ide. The meeting is being held in oon- ction with the twentieth anni- Versary celebration of the National Association for Travelers Aid and Transient Service. A national anni- versary dinner will be held in New York FPriday, at which Mrs. John 4. O'Connor of Washington will pre- side. The local group last year gave help $0 more than 26,000 persons, includ- ing alding aged, restoring runaway children and other services. It was founded in 1926, ’ * TH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Che Znen WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1937. Minor Operation Fatal to Boy Who Cheated Death for a Year Victory Appeared Cer- tain for Doctors After Long Fight. Death—cheated for a year by the skill of medical science and a string of steel beads—ended the heartbreaking battle to give 2-year-old Bobby Fowler a normal, happy childhood yesterday at the hour when victory seemed as- sured. Bobby appeared an easy victim for death last April, when he crawled into an old ice box, found a forgotten can of lye and began to eat it. Miraculously, it seemed then, Bobby rallied from the effects of the caustic, and in a few weeks was released from Children’s Hospital. But death was patient and in a few weeks the little boy's scarred throat began slowly to contract and soon it was impossible for him to swallow any- thing. Death from starvation ap- peared inevitable. In Providence Hospital, Dr. James A. Flynn, noted throat specialist and surgeon, launched a daring series of operations, believed without precedent in this country. After opening the baby's stomach to feed him through a rubber tube, Dr. Fiynn forced a linen atring through the patient's tightly con- tracted esophagus. With an instru- ment illuminated by a tiny electric bulb, the surgeon located the string in the child's stomach and drew it through the opening he had made. Then a tiny steel bead, only one- fortieth of an inch in diameter—was strung on the thread and daily Bobby swallowed it. Gradually the size of the bead was increased until finally he could swallow one an inch and & half in diameter. Slowly, the beads had expanded his esophagus until it was normal. Bobby now could eat once more like a normal child, and it seemed he had suffered no permanent ill effects. Death had been cheated, Dr. Flynn felt, because there remained only the comparatively minor operation re- moving the linen string and closing the abdominal wound. The operation was performed Satur- day in Providence Hospital. “Bobby seemed to come through the operation in great shape and appeared cheerful and happy when I left him,” Dr. Flynn said. “I told his father he could take him home in three or four days.” BOBBY FOWLER. —Star Staff Photo. But at 6:30 am. yesterday Dr. Flynn's telephone rang, and & nurse telephoned that Bobby's temperature ‘was rising dangerously. Hastening to the hospital, Dr. Flynn prepared to battle death again. But this time medical science was power- less. No cause for Bobby’s fever could be found. Gradually life ebbed away. ““This horrible thing just seemed to happen,” said Dr. Flynn. “It was one of the greatest tragedies in my ex- perience.” Bobby was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tyrus S. Fowler, 319 B street south- east, He will be buried in Hillsboro, Va. MARITIME BOARD NAMES OFFICIALS Organization Being Com- pleted—Civil Service Cer- tification Delay Asked. Holding its first meeting today, the new Maritime Commission announced appointment of a general counsel and six assistants to commission members and requested that the Civil Service Commission grant a delay in the date for certification of 923 commission em- ployes. The new general counsel is Max O'Rell Truitt, former special counsel for the Reconstruction Finance Corp. in railroad reorganization matters. Truitt, & native of Missouri and member of a St. Louis law firm, has been identified with a number of im- portant corporation reorganizations, including that of the Mid West Utili- ties Corp. of Chicago, one of the Insull utilities. He represented the R. F. C. in many notable law suits, among them the suit against the stockholders of the defunct Dawes Bank, in which the court held that the R. F. C. was entitled to recover in excess of $14,- 000,000. Truitt is married and has three sons. His salary as general coun- sel was announced as $0,000 a year. Judge John Burns, former general counsel to the Securities Exchange Commission, has been designated a special counsel to the new Maritime Commission. Assistants Are Named. Other appointments announced to- day were thqse of John Carson, former secretary to Senator Cousens of Michi- gan, secretary to the commission; Joseph Sheehan, assistant to Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy; Telfair Knight, assistant to Commissioner H. A. Wiley; L. U. Steaver, assistant to Commis- sioner Edward C. Moran, jr.; and H. A. Blumquist, assistant to Commis- sioner Thomas M. Woodward. Chairman Kennedy said the Civil Service Commission has been asked to grant a delay in the certification of all Maritime Commission employes be- cause it has been physically impossible for the new commission to determine the qualifications of the personnel. Kennedy explained that under the present law the Maritime Commission will be required to certify with the Civil Service Commission those em- ployes considered qualified for reten- tion by not later than April 26. “‘Obviously,” Kennedy explained, “if we make a blanket certification of these 923 people there is the dan- ger that we may get a number of em- ployes ‘who are inefficient and un- qualified and it then will be too Iate to do anything about building up an efficient personnel. On the other hand, if we simply refuse to certity any of these employes because we do not know whether they are qualified, we would be doing & grave injustice to hundreds who are capable.” Expects Ruling Soon. Kennedy said he expected a ruling from the Civil Service Commission ‘within & day or two. “I think the delay will be granted,” Kennedy said, “and this will give us time to go ahead with our organima- tion and determine just where we stand.” The commission will meet tomorrow with representatives of the United States Lines to discuss the proposed construction of new merchant ships, especially a replacement for the 8. 8. Leviathan. Among the urgent problems also to be considered by the new commission are pending ocean mail contracts, Kennedy said. The new chairman promised mem- bers of the press at his first press con- ference today that there will be “no secrets” in the management of the affairs of the commission. NEW AUTOTICKET SYSTEM INEFFECT “To Adjust” Also Replaces “To Fix” in Police Dic- tionaries. The wise motorist will ask to have his traffic ticket “adjusted” rather than “fixed” under the new system of posting collateral at the precinct stations which went into effect today. With a departmental investigation under way into alleged ticket “fixing,” some police officials feel the verb “fix" carries an unjust implication, and that “adjust” is the proper word. Capt. Milton D. Smith of the Traffic Division denied that officers have “fixed” tickets in the past, al- though they have “adjusted” those which seemed to have been issued in error. New System in Effect. Under the system that became effective at 8 am. today motorists can post collateral at any precinct station or at the oollateral office of the Traffic Division for tickets issued in any precinct. If the motorist wishes to make an “adjustment,” however, he must apply to the captain of the precinct station in which the ticket was issued, or, if the ticket was handed out by a Traffic Division officer, to the chief of that division. Tickets passed out after 8 am. today were stamped with the new rule for collateral deposit. The motorist has three days to post collateral. Only & few had applied for “adjustments” during the first hours of the new system. Protests Few So Far. Most of these went to No. 3 precinct station to protest to Capt. Arthur E. Miller against tickets given them under the parking bans on streets leading to the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. A dozen motorists asked for “adjustments,” but Capt. Miller ex- plained he was unable to grant any. At No. 4 station petitioners met with no better luck. Other stations, however, reported a dearth of would-be “adjusters.” Even Capt. Smith had received no requests. A ticket will be “adjusted” or can- celed, it was said, only when the mo- torist can show he was improperly penalized. Swiss Minister And Wife Guests At Ice Carnival Shoreham Exhibition Tonight to Include Waiter on Skates. Marc Peter, Minister of Switzerland, and Mme. Peter, will be guests of honor at tonight’s opening perform- ance of. the Shoreham Hotel's ice car- nival, which will feature, among other things, a waiter on skates. The list of guests also will include Ernest Schiatter, attache of the Swiss Legation, and Mme. Schlatter; Capt. Don Umberto Cugis, Marquis of Sant Orsols, naval attache of the Italian Embassy, and Donna Bianca Cugis, Marchioness of Sant Orsola; Charles SBaint, third secretary of the French Embassy, and Mme. Saint; Miss Flor- ence Harris and Otakar Kabelac, first secretary of the Czechoslovakian Lega~ tion. Paptrons at ringside tables in the hotel's main ball rdom, which will be covered with “Hollywood ice,” will be served by a waiter on skates. Shows of exhibition skating will be held at 9:30 and 13 o'clock, featuring Evelyn and other skating stars. SENATOR MNARY | RHODESFORGERY || Presses Spanlcing Charges | FIRMS ANNOUNCE. AGAIN CRITIGIZES | TRIAL IS RESTED | MEMORIAL SITE Member of Commission Fears Damage to Cherry Trees. TWO OF COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT CHOICE Thomas and Lonergan Originally Objected to Tidal Basin Location. Senator McNary, Republican, of Oregon, one of the three Senate members of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission, reiterated yes- terday his opposition to the Tidal Basin site. During the months of deliberation in the commission, all three of the Senate members opposed the Tidal Basin. The other two—Senators Thomas, Democrat, of Utah and Lonergan, Democrat, of Connecticut— let it be known yesterday that since the commission has acted they intend to support the decision. “I was against the basin site be- cause that already is a beautiful spot, and placing the memorial there would mar and scar the basin and the cherry trees,” said McNary. “I also felt it Was unnecessary, because there were other places that could have been selected.” Sees Area Too Small. McNary raised the further objection that the monuments and new public buildings are being grouped in too small an area. The Oregon Senator, who is minority floor leader, predicted the original $3,000,000 authorization will prove inadequate to erect the memorial at the Tidal Basin. McNary added: “When they get in there they will find they have to go to China to find a foundation.” While the commission was study- ing the subject last year, McNary and Lonergan favored & site in the Mall, about midway between the Washing- ton Monument and the Capitol. Senator Thomas thought the most desirable location would be the end of East Capitol street, on the banks of the Anacostia River, where an at- tractive park development also is in progress. This, it was argued at the time, would have made the Capitol the center of a long axis, with the Lincoln Memorial at one end and the Jeffer- son Memorial at the other. Opinion of Thomas. During the consideration of the problem Senator Thomas took the view that the Tidal Basin site would be uneconomical, that it already was beautiful and that there was uncer- tainty about a rock foundation. He also took into consideration the senti- ment connected with the cherry trees. Senator Lonergan's second choice during the deliberations was the Ana- costia site. There were 12 members on the com- mission, however, and when the final vote showed s0 heavy a majority for the Tidal Basin, against the Senate members, it is understood it was de- cided to make the decision unan- imous. Senators Thomas and Lonergan re- frained yesterday from commenting on the recent discussion of the site, beyond indicating that they do not plan to oppose the project, now that the commission has made its deci- sion. . MRS. BERNARD LANE DIES AT HOME HERE Funeral Tomorrow for Wife of Editor of Geological Survey. Mrs. Bertha J. Lane, 65, wife of Bernard H. Lane, editor in chief of the Geological SBurvey, died yesterday of & heart attack at her home, 5327 Conduit road. A native of Middletown, Ohio, Mrs. Lane was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Johnson. She had been a Washington resident since her marriage in 1903. For many years active in church and temperance work, she was a member of the First Congregational Church and active in connection with missionary work there, and was presi- dent of the Potomac Palisades Wom- en’s Christian Temperance Union. She also belonged to the Abracadabra Club. Besides her husband she leaves two daughters, Mrs. Constance Lane Gingrich of Abbey, Saskatchewan, wife of a home misisonary of the United Church of Canada, and Miss Priscilla Lane, this city. Funeral services will be at 3 pm. tomorrow at the residence, with Rev. BY PROSECUTION Adjournment Until Tomor- row Follows Additional Testimony. IRR DENIES SIGNING WITHDRAWAL SLIP Tells of Being Summoned by Fi- delity Presiden‘ to Discuss Account. The prosecution rested at 12:48 p.m. today in the District Court trial of Fred B. Rhodes, former head of the Fidelity Building & Loan Association, on the charge he forged a withdrawal slip on the account of Desire A. Irr, Government Printing Office employe and substantial depositor. Justice Peyton Gordon then adjourned court until 10 a.m. tomorrow. Irr denied from the witness stand | that the signature on the withdrawal | slip was his or that he ever had given Rhodes the power of attorney to sign his name or to take money from his account. The first time he knew that funds in his account were being used by Rhodes, Irr testified, was March 4, 1936, when Rhodes summoned him to law offices in the National Press Build- ing. The witness said Rhodes told him that money was coming in slowly, ad- ding: “I have used some of your money—I knew it would be all right with you. The United States Treasury knew all about it and said it was all Thought Money Restored. “I said it would be all right,” Irr continued, “but the impression I got at that time was that the money had been restored.” He told of another conversation with Rhodes, held at Rhodes’ office June 8. Rhodes told him, he testified, that Mrs. Ruth 8. Horner, assistant treas- urer and assistant secretary of the association, was “very much worried” by the irregularity in his account. “I said, “Tell her to forget it and he called her and told her what I said,” | Irr asserted. The witness related that Rhodes then told him, “If anyone comes to see you in regard to this, send him to me." - The last Government witness was John L. Fletcher, former director of the association, who was questione by Assistant United States Attorney John J. Wilson concerning circum- stances surrounding purchase by the sssociation of the building occupied by its southwest branch. The preceding witness, Taull Ryall, former head bookkeeper of the asso- ciation, had identified bookkeeping records. March Jury Deadlocked. Rhodes’ first trial was held im March and resulted in a deadlocked jury. The present trial began Thurs- day morning and then was recessed until today. Mrs. Horner, who began testifying last week, was the first witness this morning. Wilson and Assistant United States Attorney Howard Boyd had her iden- tify Irr's passbook and ledger card, Wwhich showed that on May 1, 1936, his passbook indicated a balance of 811,000 and his ledger card only $273.56. Under questioning by Wilson, Mrs. Horner said deposits by Irr were with- held from the ledger, but ware re- corded on a “yellow tablel sheet” which she kept in her desk drawer. The money was used for the expenses of the association, she testified, add- ing that the ledger card was brought up to date from time to time so that it would correspond with the pess- book. Wilson elicited from the witness, however, a statement that the ledger card was not brought up to date until November, 1935, although the prac- tice of withholding from it notations of deposits began in 1929. 8he testifled that $9,130 was credited to the Irr acoount on November 29, 1835, to make up a discrepancy. “Straw Party” Charge. Of this sum, $1.002 represented a payment by a depositor, Mrs. Anna Ritter, on a loan. The rest came from & construction loan account in the name of Gladys Thompson, who, the Government claims, was a ny Star “straw party” for Rhodes; some from s loan on the southwest branch of the Fidelity in the name of Mrs. Horner, and some from a construc- tive loan account of Frank J. Wag- ner. Withdrawal slips on these accounts were exhibited to the jury and Mrs. Horner testified that the indorsement of Wagner'’s name on the back of one of the slips was in Rhodes’ hand- writing. Under cross-examination by De- fense Attorney William E. Leahy, Mrs. Horner explained that when she sald deposits by Irr were withheld, she meant only that they were githheld from the ledger sheet, and that Dr. Allen A. Stockdale, former pastor of First Congregational Church, and WRev. Dr. Howard S. Anderson, his successor, officiating. they were used by Rhodes personally. She said all such deposits were used to pay the expenses of the associa- tion. 32 Years in Woman’s Body, Needle Emerges From Finger How a needle which she stuck in her knee as & child worked its way through her body for 32 years and finally Saturdsy from a finger related todsy by Mrs. Dorothy M. Henry of 637 G atreet southwest. Mrs. Henry said she was only three years old when she accidently stuck the needle into her right leg just above the knee while playing on a carpet in her home @t 1225 C street southwest, a dwelling since demolished. At that time, a physician operated and succeeded in extracting only half of the needle, Mrs. Henry said, leav- ing three-fourth of an inch of the pointed in the wound. The told Mrs. Henry, then work out and cause her no harm. For years, Mrs. Henry said, she worried sbout the needle point al- though she felt no pain. Several weeks ago, she said, she noticed a sore spot on the tip of the index finger of her right hand, just below the nail. The irritation increased and Baturdsy Mrs. Henry noticed s sharp point protruding from the end of her finger. Thinking it was s splinter, Mrs. Henry said, she tried to dislodge it with & needle. Finding this impossible, she tried to get a grip on the object with pliers and at length ended by pulling it out with her teeth. It was the piece of needle. Mrs. Henry is the mother of a five- year-old daughter, Annie Laurie Henry. ' Mrs. Margaret Hoffman, shown her son, Fred Storm, 11, who, she charges, was spanked by her divorced husband, Robert E. Stor Law of 1200 A.D. Fails to Validate Road Plan Plea February 28 and 29 One Day Only If Year Is Counted. A T700-year-old English statute un- der which February 28 and 29 of leap year was counted as one day has no application in the case of several Northeast }.operty owners objecting to a recent condemnation verdict in connection with the Michigan avenue grade crossing elimination, the United States Court of Appeals ruled today. It seems that the property owners filed their objections to the jury’s ver- dict 21 days after it was docketed while the law requires that such protests entered within 20 days. But, said the landowners, these 21 days included February 28 and 29 of | & leap year, which an English Parlia- ment in the reign of Henry III said should be counted as one day. The Court of Appeals was familiar with the olden law, which had been incorporated verbatim in the District code, but held that it had no appli- cation in computing a number of days less than one year. It said that the statute applied only to periods meas- ured only in years and that where the period is measured only in days, as in this case, February 28 and 29 argto be counted as two days. The purpose of the statute, the court found, was to make all years count 365 days for purposes of fizuring time on a uniform basis “in a barbarous INSPECTORS’ STRIKE TAKES IN 22 MORE Plumbing and Elevator Men Join 10 of Building Group in Autos Demand. ‘The so-called walking “strike” of | District inspectors, it was learned to- day, has extended to 13 plumbing and 9 elevator inspectors. ‘Ten building inspectors last week stopped using their own automobiles to reach jobs in their territories be- cause of the refusal of Congress to pro- vide them with expense allowances. The situation, which is said to be hampering building operations and in- spection, was brought to the attention of the Commissioners by Building In- spector John W. Oehmann and Capt. U. P. Moran, chief of the Inspection Division, who protested vigorously against the lack of sufficient appropri- ation to provide for proper inspections. They asked Congress to restore the $7,920 appropriation provided until five years ago to enable inspectors to use their private cars. The attitude of the inspectors has been defended all along by District officials, who see no reason why they should be called on to pay their own expenses. The Inspection Division is operating on a $900 appropriation, of which only $150 is available for use of inspectors to reach outlying jobs. Interior Employes Now Are Using Summer Schedule Hours Are 8 AM. to 3:30 P.M.—Tennis Courts to Open. Interior Department employes to- day went on their warm-weather achedule, working from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, but the permit office of the Na- tional Capital Parks will be open from 8:30 am. to 5 pm. Albert Clyde-Burton, in charge of the Recreation Division of the Na- tional Capital Parks, declared the C street entrance to the new Interior Department Building will be closed at 3:30 pm. and, to enter the permit office after that hour, the public gould use the Eighteenth street en- trance. The guards have been in- structed to permit the public to enter the building by way of Eighteenth street—the only entrance from that street—all during the day and after closing hours. ‘The tennis courts at Anacostia Park, Montrose Park and Banneker Recrea- tion Center will be open probably on Saturday, if the weather continues favorable during the week, Clyde-Bur- ten said. Park workmen are now en- gaged in getting them into shape. Tomorrow, the local league base ball games will start. Clyde-Burton explained that all opening games will be played on the east diamond of the Fllipse. Two bandstands, two guest stands and four bleacher stands are being erected by the park au- thorities. The bleacher stands will make s total of 800 seats available to the public. — & v FH¥ Society and General PAGE B—1 at Police Court today with m. —Star Staff Photo. SPANKING TRIAL CONTINUED2DAYS Robert E. Storm Charged by Divorced Wife With Cruelty to Son. In a court room crowded with spec- | tators eager to learn whether a father | | has a right to spank his son without | legal interference, Police Court Judge | John P. McMahon today postponed trial of an assault charge against Rob- | ert E. Storm, 50-year-old District en- | gineer. The case was set for Thurs- | day morning. Storm was arrested Saturday on a warrant sworn to by his divorced wife, Mrs. Margaret Hoffman, 1428 R street, after their 11-year-old son complained of & “spanking” he received Thursday for staying out an hour beyond his | bedtime. Attorney Jean Boardman, eounsel | | for Storm. waived jury trial and told Judge McMahon his client was pre- pared to stand trial immediately. | Judge McMahon said the docket was | too crowded today to permit a lengthy hearing. Mrs. Hoffman, diminutive and auburn-haired, accompanied her son Pred to the court house. She said she was anxious to have the trial go on today before bruises which she alleges were inflicted on the boy when he was spanked disappear. Although Storm was awarded sole custody of the boy when they were divorced 1#% year, Mrs. Hoffman said Fred would remain with her until the | charges against his father have been | disposed of. Both the father and | mother remarried others after they were divorced. Storm said he is puzzled by the wide- spread interest in the case. He said he spanked his son “as any father would” because the boy had been growing in- creasingly disobedient and deflant and his school teachers had complained of his conduct. S ROLAND K. SMITH RITES TOMORROW Former Commissioner of Shipping Board Will Be Buried in Staunton, Va. Funeral services for Roland K. Smith, 68, former commissioner of the United States Shipping Board, will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at his home, 2714 Thirty-fifth place, where he died Saturday of a heart attack. Rev. Dr. Oliver J. Hart, rec- tor of Bt. John's Episcopal Church, will officiate. Burial will be at Staun- ton, Va., Mr. Smith's birthplace. Mr. Smith was appointed o the Shipping Board in 1926 and served until 1935, when he retired. Pre- viously he had held executive posi- tlons with several railroads, after be- ginning as a telegraph operator. He had served as superintendent of the Missouri Pacific Lines and in 1905-06 was general manager of the Detroit, Toledo & Ann Arbor Railroads. He also had important business connec- tions, having served as vice president of & lumber company and vice presi- dent of & land company. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mabel ‘Waggener Smith; two daughters, Mrs. Helen Hurlbut, this city, and Mrs. George MacNichol, Toledo, Ohio, and & son, Roland K. Smith, jr., Chicago. — MRS. NELLIE B. CANNON DIES OF HEART ATTACK Deceased Was Widow of Shop Superintendent of Norfolk & Western Railroad. Mrs. Nellie B. Cannon, 74, died yes- terday of a heart attack at her home, 2713 Ontario road. She had been ill since suffering from shock due to a fall in her home about a month ago. Mrs. Cannon, the widow of James Cannon, shop superintendent for the Norfolk & Western Railroad, had been & Washington resident since 1927, coming here from oke, Va. 8he was & native of Winch®ter, Mass,, and spent her girlhood there. Her hus- band died in 1924. Surviving are three daughters, Miss May L. Cannon, Mrs. Bertha Fers and Miss Elsie Cannon, and a son, Fred Cannon, all of this city. She also leaves two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomor- row morning in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the hour to be announced later. T A S BAND CONCERTS. By the Marine Band in the audi- torfum at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; William F. Santelmann, assistant. By the Army Band in the sudi- | officers. torium at 6 p.m. today. Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader. » HUGE FLYING BOAT AND SUPERENGINE Ocean Transport Craft Weighting Nearly 100,000 Pounds Is Built. PAN-AMERICAN LINE ORDERS 26 OF PLANES Giant Machines, Powered by 6,000 Horsepower, to Fly Atlantic. BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. Hard on the heels of the War De- partment’s announcement Friday of completion of the world’s largest mili- tary airplane, a 20-ton Boeing bomber, Pan-American Airways today an- nounced the development, also by Boeing, of an ocean transport flying boat more than twice the size of the bomber, weighing between 80,000 and 100,000 pounds At the same time, with the authori- zation of Pan-American, the Wright Aeronautical Corp. announced com- pletion of a mnew 1500-horsepower engine for the new flying boat. This is by far the most powerful motor for aircraft so far developed, it was said, except for short-lived racing types Twenty-six of the new engines have been ordered for Pan-American ss power plants for a fleet of the huge “superclipper” flying boats. Fach of these giant flying boats will be powered with four of the new engines giving a total of 6,000 horsepower. The new Boeing bomber has a total of 4,000 horsepower. Development Was Secret., The giant superclipper, like bomber, has been under developm as a secret project. The great flying boat has been in process of construc- tion since last year. It was designed especially for trans-Atlantic transport operation to Pan-American specifica- tions. Orders for a fleet of six of these flying boats were placed nearly a year ago after the international conference in Washington, at which an agreement was reached between the United States and Great Britain for the establishment of trans-Atlantic air service, Final details of the inter- national agreement were worked out and signed early this month, covering establishment of ocean terminals in Canada and at New York Officials of Pan-American and Boeing have declined to make public information as to specific details of the new flying boats. They said they will follow the general lines of the clipper flying boats which now are operated by Pan-American across the Pacific. the Size of New Boeings. The new Boeings, however, pointed out, are approximatel: the size of the big Sikor: pers and half again as Martin-type clippers the largest transport air world. The new flying boats, according to Boeing engineers, will have a ca= pacity for 72 passengers and & crew of eight. Holds will be provided, in addition, for 5,000 pounds of cargo. With its total of 6,000 horsepower, the big boats are expeeted to develop & maximum speed of close to 200 miles per hour. The big boats will have many fea- tures never before incorporated in an airplane. There will be three decks. The top deck will be devoted to a flight bridge, with posts for six flying This deck will be just be- neath the huge monoplane wing. Just back of the bridge and the captain’s compartment, which will be within the wing, are sleeping and living quarters for the crew, includ- ing a separate galley. Aft of the officers’ quarters is a big cargo com= partment, itself larger than the en- tire passenger cabin on present-day transcontinental transport airplanes. Cabins on Main Deck. Running the length of the ship, beneath the flight deck, is the main deck, on which the passenger cabins are located. This deck will imclude, in addition to regular cabins, private staterooms both fore and aft and a dining and lounge cabin. Morward on this deck is the galley, which will be equipped with all facilities for cooking. Hot and cold running water will be available throughout the ship. The bottom deck, or hold, where the heavy cargo will be carried, is a series of water-tight compartments, run- ning the length of the ship. Fuel tanks capable of carrying a normal supply of 5,000 gallons of gasoline— weighing 15 tons—are located in the wings and the stub lower wings or sponsons, also known as “sea wings.” Indications are the new Pan-Ameri- can super clippers will have a cruise ing range of nearly 5,000 miles. The engines are double-row radial planes in the | types with 14 cylinders each and are of a new design. While no details concerning engine performance have been given out, it is said they will be “nearly twice the size” of the big engines which power present clipper ships. For the first time in airplane con- struction, access is provided to the mechanical plant and to each of the four engines from a companjonway inside the wing. A. B. NICHOLS, LAWYER, ILL 8 WEEKS, DIES Native of Massachusetts Had Been Resident of Washington Since Childhood. Arthur Bass Nichols, 70, lawyer, died yesterday at his home, 1440 Ken= nedy street. He had been il about eight weeks. Mr. Nichols had specialized in rep- resenting persons who had claims against the Government. A native of Chelsea, Mass., he had been a Wash- ington resident since a child. Surviving are three sisters, Miss Lizzie 8. Nichols, Miss Helen G. Nichols and Mrs. Ella M. Pawling, and two brothers, Frederick B. and Harry W. Nichols, all of this city. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the residence. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. f