Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1937, Page 21

CLUES IN KEENE'S BOAT CABIN SPUR HUNT FOR WOMAN Chamois Pouch, Gloves and Letter-Purse Believed Important Find, UNIDENTIFIED MAN NEAR TRAGEDY SCENE Realty Dealer Had Been “Treated” to Beer and Followed Stranger Before Vanishing. Armed with new information that strengthens the foul play theory in the mysterious disappearance of Charles F. Keene, 63-year-old Wash- ington real estate dealer, investigators today pressed their search for a woman they believe can aid in clearing up the case. The hunt for the “key witness,” a “Mrs. R. L. Loper,” who occupied a cabin next to that of Keene on the steamer District of Columbia, from which he disappeared last Thursday night, was pushed after detectives found evidence thet some one besides | Keene had been man's state room. Articles in Keene's Cabin. These clues included a chamois pouch, a new pair of glace gloves and a black leather letter-purse, none of which belonged to Keene, but were found in his cabin. Authorities also have learned that an unidentified man, who “treated” Keene to a bottle of beer on the boat late Thursday night, had been seen later walking toward Keene's cabin with the real estate man following & few minutes afterward. Another new development was the discovery that Keene at various times had carried valuable jewels on .person, although he is not believed to have had any when he left Wash- ington to follow up a real estate deal in Norfolk. Missing Beret Puzzles. A missing brown beret, which Keene wore on the boat, also puzzled police, as did the real estate man’s broken wrist watch and glasses, found on the floor of his disordered state room. Detectives said they could not figure how Keene could have kept his beret on if his watch and spectacles were smashed during a struggle with an as- sailant in the cabin. Maryland State detectives, who have gssumed jurisdiction in the case, but | are co-operating with Washington police, returned to Baltimore last night | with the new evidence. ‘They planned to come back tomor- row, however, for a hearing in the case to be held by the Bureau of Marine in the real estate Inspection and Navagation at the| Labor Department. ‘The additional clues were uncovered after detectives talked at length with the steamer crew and members of the family of Keene, who lived at the Fairfax Hotel, 2100 Massachusetts avenue. Seen at Refreshment Bar. The strange man in the case, police | were told, was seen to walk up to a refreshment bar on the boat and order a bottle of beer. When Keene, wearing a tan topcoat and the brown beret, came to the bar a moment later the stranger handed him the untouched bottle of beer and then! ordered a soft drink for himself. A short while later the men left, one as a time, both walking aft toward Keene's cabin. Police were informed that Keenz was seen later Thursday night on the forward deck, when he was talkiug with a man, and again in the salon, when he was chatting with another man. The investigators said they learned Keene in the past had attempted to , sell precious stones for & friend and ' that at times he carried jewels with him, usually in his vest pocket. A month ago, police said, he had with him a large unset pearl and on an- other occasion a large ruby, set in dia- monds. The chamois bag, although not recognized by Keene's family, may have belonged to the real estate man, police pointed out, but they could not account for the presence of the letter- purse or the gloves, neither of which | had ever been seen by the missing man’s relatives. WIDOW IS SEIZED IN EMBEZZLEMENT Woman Who Fled Here Held on $42,876 Security Charges. Detectives in New York yesterday ‘arrested Mrs. Josephine M. Steacy, 66, widow of a wealthy manufacturer of York, Pa., who was said to have fled to Washingtnn in a taxicab several weeks ago and then dropped from sight after she was charged with em- bezzling $42,876 in securities of the Visiting Nurse Association at York. Mrs. Steacy was secretary of the association. She disappeared from York late in April and a warrant was issued charging her with embezzle- ment, fraudulent conversion of prop- erty and larceny by bailee. She was traced to Washington and a lookout Wwas broadcast for her here as a miss- ing person. Mrs. Steacy's presence in New York was discovered after she issued a check on a York bank to a fashionable hotel and the bank refused payment. Arraigned in New York on a fugitive ‘warrant, Mrs. Steacy said she would not resist extradition and was held without bail pending removal to York. EXERCISES CONTINUE Maret School Graduation Program Includes Musicale Friday. Commencement exercises at the Maret School, which began last Fri- day with a presentation of two plays, ‘will continue tomorrow with a musicale at 8 pm. A field day will follow on May 27 at 2 pm, with a musical and ;x;uuy program at 4 p.m, the next y. his | ¢ Foening Star Wlfl( SUNDAY MORNING EDITION DENE THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937. Society and General PAGE B—1 “THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT.” Among the most recently purchased pictures in the collection of masterpieces which former Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon is presenting to his country are these famous examples of graphic genius: Mantegna, “The Flight Into Egypt,” by Giovanni Bellini, and “Portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan,” “St. Jerome in the Wilderness,” by Andrea by Thomas Gainsborough. News of Mr. Mellon’s accessions was an- nounced on May 10, but it is'understood that the paintings actually were bought some “ST. JEROME IN THE WILDERNESS.” D.C. CRIME BODY CONSIDERS COURSE Appear Before House Group. A House subcommittee seeking to determine whether *justice has broken down” in the District is expected to decide today whether it will ask At~ torney General Cummings for his views on local law enforcement. The subcommittee was named by Chairman Norton of the House Dis- trict Committee to make a prelimi- nary study of the facts to ascertain forcement agencies by the full com- mittee is justified. Two witnesses are scheduled to be heard this afternoon, after which a | vote will be taken on the recom- | mendation to the whole committee unless it is decided to call the Attor- | ney General. Schneider to Be Called. The decision with reference to call- ing Cummings is expected to turn on the testimony to be given by F. A. Schneider, 1353 Iris street, slated as the first witness this afternoon. Schneider, with his wife and an- other couple, was in the Garden T- Shoppe in April, 1931, when the cashier, Mrs. Lizzie S. Jaynes, was fatally shot during a hold-up. Subsequently Thomas Jordon was convicted of her murder and sen- tenced to death. Efforts by Jordon's former attorney, to secure a new trial for him led to | the probe by the House group, acting | on serious charges made by the at- torney against the Police Depart- ment and the district attorney's office. Got Good Look at Jordon. Although Schneider got a good look at the unmasked slayer, he says he has never been called in an effort to | identify Jordon. Arthur C. Harmon, foreman of the Jury that convicted Jordon, also testi- fied yesterday. It was believed the committee called him to ask about assertions by Israel F. Good, another juror, that he “could not get the foreman to make any effort to obtain additional instructions from the trial judge,” despite the fact that some members of the jury were confused as to whether they could return a verdict of second-degree murder, which would not have carried the death penalty. ROOSEVELT T0 SEND PAY-HOUR MESSAGE Recommendations May Reach Congress Tomorrow, Con- nery Asserts. By the Associated Press. Chairman Connery of the House Labor Committee, after a visit to the White House yesterday, said President Roosevelt would send rec- ommendations for new wage and hour legislation for all industry to Congress “within a few days—pos- sibly Friday.” Connery said the new program would provide for minimum wages, limitations on working hours and elimination of child labor. His words caused speculation in Congress about details of the program. One authoritative source said it would mean the shelving of measures for Federal regulation of individual in- dustries, such as the Ellenbogen bill to create “a little N. R. A" for textiles. ' “Backward, turn backward, Time, in thy scorning And make me a Scout again just for this morning.” Several United States Senators— among them William Gibbs McAdoo —and many members of the House, who, in their earlier days, were Boy Scouts, or associated with the Scout movement, will chant this little ditty tomorrow at 9 a.m. when they essemble in th® Senate Restaurant for s Boy Scout Jamboree breakfast. Henry Litchfield West, public rela- tions director for the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Com- mission, and & Boy Scout at heart, b 4 o, Cummings May Be Asked to | | whether an investigation of law en-J John M. Holzworth, | HOUSE TAKES UP RELIEF PROGRAM Economy and Greater Job Aid Backers Against $1,500,000 Proposal. s the Associated Press. Economy advocates and backers of greater Federal aid for the unemployed aligned themselves in House debate today against supporters of President Roosevelt's $1,500,000,000 relief pro- gram. Representative Woodrum, Democrat, of Virginia, who has charge of the bill appropriating funds for next year, wants the amount slashed to $1,000.- | 000,000, He said he would call up the | | measure this afternoon following a vote on the Interior Dgpartment supply bill. There was a slim chance the relief bill would not be reached until tomorrow. Some members of Woodrum's econ- omy group indicated they might vote for a compromise of $1,250,000,000 sug- gested by Representative Umstead, Democrat, of North Carolina. At the other extreme was a group of self-styled Liberals, led by Repre- sentative Boileau, Progressive, of Wis- consin, seeking a $3,000,000,000 fund. Representative Maverick, Democrat, of Texas, said he would propose $2,200,~ 000,000. Administration leaders, however, re- | newed their prediction the House | request on the final vote tomorrow or Monday. public a series of economy pledges from Government departments and said they expected spending this fiscal year would fall $300,000,000 under original estimates. This reduction, which would hold cutlays to $7,781,000,000 for the fiscal period ending June 30, was forecast in President Roosevelt's revised budget message last month. If such a cut is accomplished, the year's deficit still would be about $2,557,000,000. At the office of Daniel W. Bell, act- ing budget director, it was said the exact amount of savings could not be determined until actual income and outgo is entered on Treasury ledgers June 30. Officials said departmental reports on possible economies were couched in general terms. They were sub- mitted in response to Mr. Roosevelt's recent demand for a curtailment in spending. Major Agencies Included. Without naming individual depart- ments, but saying all major agencies were included, authorities made public such expressions as these: “Constant attention is being given to possible methods of saving. Vacant positions are being left unfilled wher- ever possible.” “We are bringing pressure to bear to cut all expenditures not deemed ab- solutely essential.” “All agencies of this department have been enjoined to take every pos- sible measure to effect maximum re- ductions in expenditures.” Officials said economy efforts this year would have nc effect on the budget for the fiscal yedr beginning July 1. The budget for that period forecasts a $418,000,000 deficit, ex- clusive of debt retirement, although President Roosevelt has promised every effort to trim the figure. 27-Day “Sit-in” Ended. PHILADELPHIA, May 20 (®.—A closed shop and union wages ended a 27-day sit-down strike of 150 em- ployes of the Vogue Silk Hoslery Co. yesterday. went through the roster of Congress, learned the names of all those who had been identified with the Boy Scout movement, and invited them to meet at & Jamboree breakfast of real old fashioned ham and eggs—and there relate their experiences as Boy Scouts. McAdoo to Preside. 8o tomorrow morning, with Senator McAdoo presiding, the worthy mém- bers of two Houses of Congress will sit them down to a real Boy Scout breakfast, led off with grape fruit and ending with coffee, and recount their wlorious deeds on the long, lost trail. The Ccnstitution Commission gets would go along with the President's Meanwhile, budget authorities made | months ago. No further enlargement of the collection is anticipated at present. —Photos by courtesy of the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust. MRS. RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN. Morrow’s Will Slights Sister Whose Son Rooted for Navy drett Nettled because her son sat next to| him in the Army section and cheered for the Navy during an Army-Navy | foot ball game, Gen. Jay J. Morrow, | former Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and brother of the late Senator | Dwight W. Morrow, excluded his sis- | ter, Mrs. Agnes Scandrett of West-| moreland Hills, Md. from the per-| sonal bequests in his wi The Army officer, who served as District Engineer Commissioner in 1907-8, directed, however, that Mrs. Scandrett share in hic estate, accord=- ing to an Associated Press dispatch from Hackensack, N. J.. where the will | was filed for probate yesterday. Gen. | Morrow died a month ago. | The value of the estate was not | given, but Gen. Morrow distributed everything, from real estate to jig- | saw puzzles. Jon Lindbergh, son of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh, was left Army ()fflr(’r, I\plfl(’d b\ Incident at Foot.Ball Game, Grants Mrs. Scan- are in Estate, However. a set of cuff links, four vest buttons and three studs, all in platinum and pearl pattern. Referring to his personal bequests, Gen. Morrow wrote of Mrs. Scandrett: “I'm leaving Agnes out of this be- cause one of her sons sat beside me at an Army-Navy foot ball game in | an Arm Seat and cheered lustily for the Nav; One-fifth of the general's estate was left to the son of a niece of his wife in California, while the remainder, 1t‘ was d ted, will be divided into 21 | shari nd left to three sisters, ln-\ eluding Mrs. Scandrett, and nephews and nieces. Gen. Morrow for many years ;was actively identified with District af- fairs, being in charge of the water | supply system and improvement of the | Potomac and Anacostia Rivers before A.B.C.B0ARDHITS Present Act Declared Ad- mirable to Meet Needs of District, Bills to liberalize the District liquor control act were vigorously opposed today by the Alcoholic Beverage Con- trol Board at a hearing before the Liquor Subcommittee of the House (District Committee. The board directed its opposition | Tllinois, a member of the subcommit- tee. One would extend the deadline on the sale of liquor by the drink in establishments holding on-sale per- mits from midnight Saturday to 2 am. | Sunday. The other would permit sale | counters. transfer jurisdiction over appeals his appointment as Engineer Commis- sioner. Alcoholism Deaths In District Among Natior’s Highest Only Massachusetts and Nevada Have Greater Rate. The District’s death rate from al- coholism is higher than that for 46 | of the States, according to a special report made public today by the Cen- sus Bureau. ‘The report, covering deaths from al- coholism through the period from 1910 | through 1935, shows the District in 1935 had 4.4 deaths per 100,000, as compared with only 2.6 for the Nation as a whole. The only States with a worse record than the District were Massachusetts, with 5 deaths per 100,- 000 and Nevada with 10.1 deaths per 100,000. The District rate has remained al- most constant since 1933, when pro- hibition was repealed. In the last year of prohibition the rate was 2.9. The lowest rate in District history was in | 1918, when the death rate was 0.9 per 100,000, and the highest rate was in 1911, when the total was 9.9. ‘The study shows that during 1935 26 persons died from alcoholism in the District. In 1911 the total was 34. GLOVER PARKWAY 'PROPERTY SECURED ‘The National Capital Park and Planning Commission voted today to accept a condemnation award made by District Court for final acquisition of & piece of property to complete the Glover-Archbold Parkway. Norman C. Brown, land-purchasing officer of the commission, revealed it has taken eight years to secure the property—a house, outbuildings and land, located at New Mexico avenue and Fulton street. The purchase price was not announced. The first day of ¢he commission’s two-day session was cut short when it was decided to recess during the ab- sence of members who were dispatched to the Capitol to express the com- mission’s disapproval of slaughter houses and other nuisances here. Congressmen to Turn Back the Clock to into the picture because, as West re- calls, the official slogan of the Boy Scouts’ Jamboree, which meets in ‘Washington, June 30 to July 9, is “A Pilgrimage to the Shrine of the Constitution.” Since the shrine of the Constitution is in the Library of Congress, and the Library of Congress is just across the parkway from the Capitol, West and his co-workers of the commission thought it would be a good idea to stage this breakfast tomorrow morn- ing under the Capitol dome and let the old Boy Bcouts tell just what it's all about—the Constitution, that is. “You'd be surprised at the acoept- Fire Boat Too Old To Give Show for Club, Hazen Rules Chief Schrom Fears Turning on All Nezzles Would Damage V essel. Because the District's antiquated fire boat, Fire-Fighter, is suffering | from something akin to hardening of the arteries, Commissioner Hazen de- creed today that she cannot be used to give the National Press Club scribes a picturesque send-off on their an- nual outing Saturday. The newsmen are going to Quantico aboard the S. S. Potomac with Vice President Gerner as a guest. Desiring to get under way in an atmosphere more or less appropriate to the occesion, they asked that the Fire-Fighter be on hand with all nozzles open as they start down the Tiver, Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom ob- jected, however, pointing out that the boat is 32 years old and should be | saved for legitimate fires only. Both boilers are in bad shape, he said, and might break down if all the water- throwing equipment should be turned on at once. Commissioner Hazen agreed with him, and regretfully turned down the request. Similar action was taken on an appeal by the committee in charge of the President’s Cup Regatta, which had asked for & demonstration, June 2. — ARMS BILL TABLED Action Postponed Indefinitely on Nye Export Measure. By the Associated Press. The Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee voted yesterday to postpone ac- tion indefinitelv on a resolution by Senator Nye, Republican, of North Da- kota to ban entirely arms exports from the United States except to American nations warring with non-American states. Nye, chairman of the former Muni- tions Investigation Committee, is a member of the Senate group which fought vainly to make provisions of the new neutrality act mandatory in- stead of discretionary. Commissioners to District Court. Against Any Changes. Acting as spokesman for the board, Mrs. Agnes K. Mason, ane of its mem- bers. declared: “The law is working admirably the way it is. I don't think it should be changed.” Information was given the subcom- mittee that in the last nine months, | for which a record is available, less more than 1,800 liquor licensees in the District had been cited for violations. and of those only three have suffered the revocation of their licenses. board's objection to the Dirksen bills board’s own bill forbidding the trans- fer and sale of liquor licenses. The board cannot regulate the amount a purchaser pays for a license, it was pointed out, but it does have authority to deny a permit to a new owner, Declared “Racket.” Mrs. Mason told the subcommittee at its initial hearing last week the traffic in liquor licenses had developed into a “racket.” Chairman Palmisano of the sub- committee sought to bear out his recent charge that the board is act- ing as a collection agency by suspend- ing permits of retailers for one day for failure to pay bills to wholesalers promptly. Mrs. Mason explained the board re- garded as “excessive” bills which re- mained unpaid over 30 days, and that its rule of suspending permits had been adopted by mutual agreement with the wholesale trade. The retail trade, she declared, had agreed to the plan. Representative Sacks, Democrat, of Pennsylvania said, “Ordinary busi- ness” does not operate on a 30-day credit basis. BAND CONCERTS. By the Army Band in the auditorium at 3:30 pm. today. Karl Hubner, leader. By the Marine Band Symphony Or- chestra at 8 tonight in the auditorium. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; William | F. Santelmann, second leader. By the Soldiers’ Home Band at the bandstand at 7 o'clock tonight. John S. M. Zimmermann, leader. By the Marine Band in the audi- torjum at 11 am. tomorrow. Capt. ‘Taylor Branson, leader; William F. Santelmann, assistant. LIBERALIZED LAW chiefly at two measures sponsored by | | Representative Dirksen, Republican, of of hard liquor by the drink at lunch Objection also was registered by | | the board to the Palmisano bill to |records, defense counsel has su‘essed‘ than one-half of 1 per cent of the | The subcommittee retaliated to the | by questioning the necessity of the| CONTEMPT VERDICT IS EXPECTED TODAY Ruling to Settle Power of Congress Committee Subpoenas. Of vital importance to Congres- sional investigating committees, the such authorities are, is due for deter- mination by a District Court jury today. Arising in the action of L. Douglas issue of how binding subpoenas of | ECONOMY MOVE PROVOKES CLASH OF A.F.G.E.UNITS | Six “Liberal” Lodges Assail Stengle for Failure to *“Protect” Workers. DISSENSION IS LAID TO DISMISSAL ORDER 300 in General Accounting Office Scheduled to Lose Jobs About June 30. The American Federation of Gove ernment Employes was confronted to day with a recurrence of the internal warfare that has bobbed up at inters vals for three years, with six “liberal” |lodges joining in an attack on" | Charles I. Stengle, national president, for refusal to conduct a militant came | Paign against the current Government economy move Concurrentl, six, embracing | about 1,700 members—principally from emergency ranks—announced in a prepared statement “that they would immediately launch a Nations wide attack against mass dismissals and pay slashes accompanied by a cone certed effort to enlist the support of other Government workers.” Stengle, former member of Congress, refused to comment publicly on any action that might be taken a;zamsc the six, whose statement said that * refusing to protect the welfare of 'ha | workers he purports to represent, | President Stengle has betrayed his | membership and his attitude makes impossible the organization of the 'hn'K nd; OA unorganized Government the the lr‘(‘ a consti | adopted by the las ntion, however, after six “liberal” ges were ousted, the warring group is subject to disciplinary action for this new action. The six involved are from Labor, Interstate Com= merce, Agriculture, Resettlement, Gene eral Accounting and Works Progress. {In addition to the “liberal” groups, | there are ‘“conservative” lodges in Labor, Interstate Commerce and Agri- culture, but these are not taking part. The present trouble is said to have been brought to a head by fortha , coming dismissals from the General nal amendment federation cone | Rice, vice president and general man- | ager of Rail Co., in failing to appear or produce records before the Senate Civil Lib- erties Committee last August, issue has been fought over by cou |in open court during the past three days. Admitting that Rice neither ap- peared nor produced tine designated the fact that his failure was occa- | from its actions from the Board of | sioned by his action in seeking a court | ruling on validity of the subpoena. Such failure, it is contended, was not | wilful or unlawful. With final arguments by counsel completed just before the luncheon recess, presiding Justice Peyton Gor- don was to charge the jury immediate- 1y on reconvening. Directing his plea principally to the | | attitude of Chairman Le Follette, Leonard Weinburg of defense counsel told the jury: “I know it has become the fashion here in Washington to browbeat and intimidate anybody who does assert | his rights. It is because this defendant so dared that this action is brought by petulant and angry men.” In his rebuttal, Crampton Harris, | special Government prosecutor, em- phasized the “wilfulness” of the de- fandant as indicated in his alleged ef- forts to restrain both himself and his colleagues through court action from appearing to testify or produce records. Making his initial argument to the jury yesterday afternoon, Harris em- phasized the necessity of congres- sional committees being empowered to collect information as a basis for legislation, in this instance the in- formation being called for by sub- poena. In addition, Harris referred | with emphasis to testimony by & de- | fense witness that Rice went to the hearing room on the day ordered, August 21, but failed to answer .when | his name was called because he was under restraint in a court action initiated by himself against himself. CONSOLIDATION OF U. S. FILM AGENCIES ASKED Schulte Bill Would Place All Federal Activities in Print- ing Office. Consolidation of all motion picture activities of the Government in the Government Printing Office, with a trained engineer as director, is pro- posed in a bill introduced yesterday by Representative Schulte, Democrat, of Indiana. It would authorize the di- rector to-sell any film he might pro- duce if given permission by the head of the Federal agency in which mc picture originated. Many Government agencies are now engaged extensively in motion picture production along educational lines and to preserve historic records. These agencies already have valuable equip- ment, laboratories and storage vaults and vast quantity of films, many of which are given general distribution. Be Scouts Again, Just for One Morning ances we've got,” West said today, enthusiastically, in his offices on the fifth floor of the old House Office Building. “We've even got a cabinet officer— ‘Uncle Dan’ Roper, Secretary of the Commerce Department.” Former Scouts. As for Senators, here are those who ‘were former Boy Scouts, or a-tune to the movement: Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., of Massachusetts; A. Harry Moore, New Jersey; H. Styles Bridges, New Hampshire; Harry 8. Truman, Mis- souri; Edwin C. Johnson, Colorado, and Alien J. Ellender, Louisians. It seems that Senator McAdoo, who will sit in the toastmaster’s seat, was at one time a vice president of the Boy Scouts pf America. So he will be the lead-off man in telling his brother Scouts just what it means to bring 30,000 young boys to Washington and have them here as guests of the Na- tion. . Incidentally, there will be no young Boy Scouts “among those present.” > Many high officials of the Boy Scouts will be there, along with J. J. McEntee, acting director of the Enter- gency Conservation Works; Capt. Chester Wells, U. 8. N, president of the District of Columbis Boy Scout Council, and Ool. Dsn 1. Sultan, rep- recenting the District Commissioners. Colin H. Livingstone, for 15 years president of the Boy Scouts of Amer- fast. As a special added attraction, West today made arrangements for the ex- hibition of an oil painting of a Boy Scout, the painting by Howard Chan- dler Christy. The picture later will be published on posters and post cards as a souvenir of the Boy Scout Jam- boree. Leading the contingent from the House will be Maury Maverick of ‘Texas and James W. Wadsworth of New' York. ay Audit and Inspection | ica, will also be present at the break- | Accounting Office, where about 300 employes are due to be dropped about June 30] The District Department of the A. F. G. E used at its last meeting to embark on an antis economy campa and when the proposal was pu | also refu | ment, the “liberals” wanted to arrange a protest mass meeting, and “at- tack Congress.” In support of their stand, the statee | ment of the six said “We are unequivocally opposed to the false economy measures now bee | fore Congress, and any repetition of | the misnamed economy drive of 1932. The public is entitled to efficient service from its employes. We cannot render such service when wholesals furloughs and dismissals result in | understaffed agencies where over- time is rife, leave is withheld, and pay is inadequate to meet the cur- rent high cost of living.” MAJ. BOWIE GIVEN SCIENTIFIC HONOR Awarded Elliott Cresson Medal for Research by Franklin Institute. Maj. William Bowie, 1733 Church street, who retired last December 31 &s chief of the division of geodesy of the Coast and Geodetic Survey after more than 41 years in the Federal service, has been awarded the Elliott Cresson medal for scientific research, according to an Associated Press dise | patch from Philadelphia. The honor came to Maj. Bowié yese | terday when Franklin Institute made | its annual awards for scientific achievee | ment. Maj. Bowie's work was in de= \elopmvnl of the theory of isostasy and its relation to geophysical and geological problems, officials of the Survey said. The theory of isostasy, # was ex= plained, is used in determining the force of gravity and the shape and size of the earth. The 1937 Franklin Medal was awarded yesterday to an American scientist who isolated the electron and a German for his contribution to chemistry. ‘They were Dr. Peter Debye, director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Physics at Berlin, and Dr. Robert Andrew Millikan, chairman of the {Execum‘e Council of the California | Institute of Technology, at Pasadena. i S ;‘ Youth Gets Lesson On Traffic Rules In Police Court Judge Curran Takes Per. sonal Bond for Disre- garding Red Light. If he was in doubt before, Michacl Brocenos received definite assurance today that, in the eyes of the law, a bicycle is just the same as an automoe« bile as far as traffic signals are con« cerned. Brocenos, 17-year-old McKinley High School student, who lives at 1104 Ninth street, was haled before Police Court Judge Edward M. Curran on charges of riding a bicycle through s red light and making an imprope1 turn at Thirteenth and F streets. The court took his personal bond not u repeat the offense. Before passing on to the next casq however, Judge Curran commented: “Some day you will go through ¢ red light and ride in front of an autos mobile. You'll be sorry when you find yourself in the hospital—if you ar¢ lucky enough not to be killed.”