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Washington News @he Foen * WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION )., SIPLY BIL PARLEY IS CALED BY SEWAT ROLP ‘Commissioners and Donovan “+40 Thresh Out Items Affecting Taxes. VIEWS ON RESTORATION OF .CUTS TO BE AIRED Parley Tomorrow May Hold Fate of Amount of Extra Levies Needed. BY 1. A. O'LEARY. With many important issues in the | 1838 District apprepriation bill to be decided within the next two or three | days by the Senate Subcommittee in | charge of the bill, Chairman Thomas of Oklahoma has called a final con- ference for tomorrow morning with | the Commissioners and District Audi- tor Donovan to go over these major questions. While the local tax program is being | drafted separately in the House, the | amount of new revenue that will have %0 be raised by that program will depend to a large degree on how far the Senate goes in adding to the ex- penditures already in the supply bill as 1t passed the House. During the nearly three weeks of | hearings that ended yesterday, the Benate Subcommittee received numer- 'ous petitions for restoration of reduc- tions the House made in budget esti- mates throughout the bill. Requests also were made to raise some items above the budget May Need $8,500,000 Additional. Without any Senate changes the $45,228.000 House bill, with the Federal | ghare fixed at $5.000.000, makes it | necessary for the District to raise | about $6,000,000 in new taxes 0 meet | the balance, | If the Senate puts back the House euts in budget figures the new tax load would become $7.500,000, and if $1.000,- 000 should be added to the unemploy ment relief fund, as requested by some | civic and welfare groups, the new | ryevenue requirement would be $8,500,- | 000, officials estimate. The Senate Subcommittee heard a conflict of opinion on the relief item, with spokesmen for the Board of Trade | and Federation of Citizens’ Associ- ations opposing the additional sum. | Regardless of the amount the Senate decides to add to the total of the bill, there is strong basis for the belief the | “Tregsury will be authorized to advance funds to the District to meet its monthly obligations during the early part of the new fiscal year. the money to be paid back by the city as quickly as its local tax collections come in. System Used Prior to 1927. | This arrangement between the Fed- eral and District governments existed for many years prior to 1927, when Congress required the District, which has no power to borrow money in the way other cities do, to get on a pay- BS-you-go basis. District officials fear that even if Congress passes new tax bills sufficient to balance the pending budget for 1938, it will take time to put them into effect. During that interval it would be essential, they believe, to have restored the power to obtain advances from the Treasury. | This will be one of the questions of | policy to be discussed at tomorrow’s | oonference. ‘ The conference with the Commis- sloners also is expected to relate to the various changes of arisdiction over municipal functions, and other limitations in the House bill, some of | which are likely to be altered or eliminated in the Senate. Fransfers to Be Discussed. These include: _ Transfer of hospital funds from the Welfare Board to the Health Depart- ment, transfer of 15 playgrounds from the Playgrounds Department to the Community Center Department, ransfer of the function of issuing business licensas from the assessor's cffice to the superintendent of weights nd measures, the iimitation on clerical work performed by school teachers, and the question whether the new Police Court Building should be under supervision of the Commis- ®ioners or the judges. The House eiready has eliminated the language that would have shifted administrative control over hospitals from Welfare to Health, but left the hospital operat- ing funds in the Health Department's appropriation. There are indications the Senate group will be reluctant to order re- errangement " of municipal activities through provisos in the appropriation bill, instead of by separate legislation. Whether to repair the present Pennsylvania avenue southeast bridge or provide funds for beginning a new structure at this time, is another im- portant question to be decided in the Benate. The House voted $40,000 for repairs, but in the Senate hearings there was considerable discussion of the advisability of replacing it with B new suspension bridge. It is not certain at this time what the sub- committee will decide. U.D. C. TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY OF DAVIS Mahan Guest Speaker on Program of Ar- lington Chapter. Memorial services and a birthday @elebration to honor Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, will be held tonight by the Arlington Chapter, No. 149, United Daughters of the Confederacy, in the Clarendon Baptist Church. Representative Mahan of South Carolina will be the guest speaker. He will be introduced by State Senator John W. Rust of Fairfax County, Va. The president of the organization, Mrs. Roy Ewers, will deliver the ad- dress of welcome. The program also will include a solo by Miss Virginia Langston, a reading by Cecil Taylor and singing of “The Long, Long Trail” and “My Old Kentucky Home.” The invocation will be delivered by Rev. Perry L. Mitchell, pastor of Clarendon Baptist Church, and bene- diction by Rev. G. G. Oliver, pastor Representative WASHINGTO D. C Coatless Tax .Tabulators at Work “Hmm, hmm . .. how about this income tax proposal ’ Represent- ative Dirksen, Republi- can, of Illinois emulates “The "Thinker” 'as. e ponders the problem of a new taxr program for the District. “Let’s see now, where was I ... $4,- 537,649 ... 84,537,650 ...8$4,537,651...” Representative Cole, Republican, New York, another member of the spe- cial subcommittee on taxes of the House District Committee, helping to put the finishing touches to the tax increase proposals to offset the antici- pated 1938 deficit. of (Tax Story on Page A-1.) Representative Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland, also a member of the subcommittee, likewise takes off his coat as he delves into a maze of fig- ures. Income taxr figuring would be a breeze compared to this, muses Kennedy. —Star Staff Photos. REPRESENTATION DRIVE PLANNED Junior Board of Commerce Maps Campaign to Create Interest. Prelimin: plans for a campaign of “education” on national represen- tation for the District of Columbia were laid yesterday by the National Representation Committee of the Jun- ior Board of Commerce at the Har- rington Hotel. The committee agrecd to a proposal by Leo N. McGuire, chairman, that will give committee members time to prepare, individually, their own analy- sis and digests of the national repre- sentation problem. These digests will be presented at a future meeting of the committee, which will sift the reports and select one, or a combina- tion of several reports, to recommend to the Junior Board. McGuire deplored what he termed a ‘general lack of interest” in the question of national representation, d blamed most of it on “ignorance.” He said that not only in the public mind, but also in the minds of several members of Congress, there appeared to be only a hazy notion of what national representation really means. Many persons have the mistaken no- tion, he explained to the committee, { that the proposal would mean change in the local form of government. to set up a city council and a mayor in place of the three Commissioners. Discussions May Follow. The committee itself should first become fully informed, McGuire sug- gested, and then present a succinct and clear case to the Junior Board of Commerce. It also was suggested that the board could prompt public di ion of the subject in several John S. Bleecker, jr., president of the Junior Board, suggested the or- ganization might be able to use its Speakers’ Bureau effectively to send speakers before various civic organiza- tions throughout the city to stimulate interest in the subject. McGuire reported he had attended meetings of the Citizens’ Joint Com- mittee on National Representation for the District of Columbia and dis- cussed informally with its members the forthcoming proposed program of action by the Junior Board of Commerce. Protection Method Seend. In outlining to his committee one of the advantages of having national representation in Congress, Chair- man McGuire pointed out that fre- quently consideration of some Dis- trict legislation is blocked by a sin- gle member of Congress, who objects to bringing the measure up under unanimous consent. If the District had a member of Congress of its own, he would be able to retaliate in kind, to object to legislation desired by the member who had blocked consid- eration of District legislation. Commissioner George E. Allen was praised for his efforts on behalf of national representation, especially for the demonstration he put on with Indians at the Democratic conven- tion to attract attention to the prob- lem, and to obtain a favoring reso- lution by the convention. The ac- tivities of the Citizens’ mittee also were commended. In addition to Chairman McGuire and President Bleecker, other mem- bers of the Junior Board committee in attendance yesterday were: John W. Johnson, A. Z. Foster Wood, David R. Isen, C. C. Richardson, Fred Linton, executive secretary, and Rob- ert Lee O'Brien. ST. THOMAS PLAYERS TO GIVE “EAST LYNNE” Beauty Contest and Songs of 1890 Also to Be on Program June 18. ‘With placards telling the audience when to “boo,” “hiss” and “applaud” projected from the wings, a newly formed dramatic group at St. Thomas Church in bustle and handlebar mus- tache, will present “East Lynne” at the Church, June 18. A beauty contest will be held be- tween the acts and a chorus will sing the songs of 1890, while impersonations of well-known beauties of the 1890 period will be given. The contest will include Miss Kan Kan, the belle of Baltimore, and Diamond Lil. Both the play and the competition ©f glarendon Methodist Church. are under the direction of Miss Mary Wul Osterloh. Joint Com- | Class Studying Gas Blast Causes Day of Texas Disaster Fire Chiefs in Meeting Here ¢ hown Blood-Stained Chemistry Book as Classic Example A chemistry book stained with the blood of its owner, one of the 300 vic- | tims of the deadly New London, Tex., school explosion, was shown to 100 fire chiefs here today as a classic ex- | ample of tragic irony. When Dr. David J. Price, Agricul- ture Department engineer, who in- vestigated the explosion of March 18, found the book in the debris of the ruined school, it was opened at a page which began: “We often read of some disastrous explosion caused by the escape of fuel gas in a house. It is of interest to inquire into the cause of explosions and to learn the reason for their ter- rific power.” It is necessary, also, Dr. Price told the delegates to the tenth annual conventfor: of the Eastern Association | of Fire Chiefs, that disaster fighters should draw from the New London tragedy a lesson which will prevent such horrible occurrences in the fu- ture, The Gas Has No Odor. Because the natural gas which was the chief factor of the explosion has no odor and no toxic effects, and therefore can accumulate without its | presence being known, Dr. Price urged | that in all school buildings, public buildings and institutions authorities should require the use of effective of Tragic Irony. malodorants to detect escaping com- bustible gas. | Strangely enough, Price said, 20 | sticks of dynamite in the basement were unexploded when the gas went off. “If we made a survey of our school houses, I wonder what we would find The scientists recommended that all manufacturing secrets which involve | combustible gases be made known to | firemen. 500 Fire Chiefs Here. tion on the latest development in making man the master in the battle between fire and humanity. clude addresses by Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the American | Red Cross; Commissioner Melvin T. Hazen, Fire Chief Charles E. Schrom of Washington and H. A. PFriede, superintendent of the District fire alarm system. The chiefs were to be given a demonstration of a dust explosion ex- periment at the Arlington (Va.) Ex- perimental Farm this afternoon. This | ment in the main ball room of the | Mayflower. TONING UNIT GETS CASE AT BENNING Slaughter House Ban Nearby Area to- Be Sought Today. Plans for a private low-cost hous- ing development on a 65-acre tract in Benning, which would be affected adversely by the operation of a slaughter house on a nearby site, were to be discussed today before the Dis- trict Zoning Commission. The developers of the tract, the National Insured Homes Corp. of New York, have petitioned the commis- sion to change the zoning of this 65-acre tract so as to restrict its use to residential purposes only. Part of the tract now is zoned for industrial and commercial uses. Last Fall, after learning that the Adolf Gobel Co. had requested a permit for a slaughter house within 300 yards of the housing site, the owner withheld his plans for the housing development. He now asks the Zoning Commission to bar any industrial or commercial develop- ments within the boundaries of his own preperty, which is bounded on the north by Benning road, on the east by the lirie of Kenilworth avenue and on the south by Anacostia Park. The commission hopes to complete today a schedule of 47 petitions. About half were discussed at hear- ings yesterday. A number of Takoma residents yesterday opposed a change in the classification of property at 7148 Chestnut street, which would permit erection of an apartment house. The change was urged by Margaret J. Calvin. There also was opposition to a request for a change from “A restricted” area to second commercial for the property on the west side of Blair road between Aspen and But- ternut streets. YOUNG CAPITAL MAN DROWNS IN SWIMMING Robert Hossfeldt, 21, 1310 Twelfth street, drowned while taking a morn- ing swim at Herald Harbor early to- day. Magistrate Luther M. Nichols of An- napolis gave a verdict of accidenta! drowning. The body was brought io an Annapolis undertaking establish- ment. Annapolis police had only meager details of the accident. They said Hossfeldt went in swimming about 6 in o'clock and disappeared. His body was recovered, police said, about ‘gm hours latas, 2 Deputy Marshals In District Court To Discard Coats proved—Jurors Get Cushions. For the first time in the annals of the District Court, deputy marshals on duty in the court rooms and about the building will be allowed this Sum- mer to discard the uncomfortable dig- nity of their heavy coats and go about clad in thin gray cotton shirts, simi- lar to the Summer uniform of the Police Department. It is understood the suggestion that the change be made came from Justice Dzniel W. O'Donoghue. All the other justices readily agreed. The change will go into effect tomorrow. In another move for hot-weather comfort, cushions were provided today for the chairs of each of the 23 grand jurors, whose small second-fioor room is the hottest in the court house. The grand jury complained to Justice Peyton Gordon yesterday about their discomfort, and the cush- ions were forthcoming this morn- ing. United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett also is attempting to find some means to air-condition the grand jury room. ARCHITECT ADVISES GROUP TO HELP U S. Proposes Commission Particularly Qualified on Design of Federal Buildings. Establishment of a commission to assist in the selection of architects particularly qualified for the design of Fe deral buildings was recom- mended to the American Institute of Architects at its convention in Bos- ton yesterday by Francis P. Sullivan of Washington, chairman of its com- mittee on public work. Sullivan’s report and recommenda- tion was the result of a series of conferences between representatives of the Architects’ Institute and of the Procurement Division of the Treas- ury Department. These conferences were held at the suggestion of Secre- tary Morgenthau, in order to discuss methods of insuring the highest standards of planning, construction and design for public buildings erected by the Federal Government. The report suggested that the com- mission consist of five members, in- cluding three architects particularly qualified for public building construc- tion. The idea is to have the com- mission prepare lists of architects from time to time, from which the se- lection of designers for particular projects would be made by the Sec- retary of the Treasury, The program today also was to in- | | evening will be devoted to ?ntertaln-“field were placed by the Police De- Shirt-Sleeve Garb Ap-| THURSDAY, in the basements?” Price remarked.| Written on certain canceled traffic ny Star Society and General JUNI WINFELD VT OF FRANEAP PEA TO BOARD Policeman’s Hearing Ticket Fixing Recessed Until Monday. MISS BALL, PRINCIPAL WITNESS, ACCUSED 19 in Inspector Collins Testifies Officer Complied With Request to Fix Friend's Ticket. After a fiery opening session, the “ticket-fixing” case against Police- man Welford E. Winfield today was in recess until Monday when the Police Trial Board will resume the hearing. Winfield, accused of canceling traffic violation tickets without au- thority, was pictured yesterday by his counsel, Charles E. Ford, as the victim of a frame-up. The principal witness against the policeman was Miss Jessie Ball, who formerly resided at the home of Winfield and his wife. Her testimony led Ford to declare he would show the board “an at- tempted frame-up” by the witness, and Teunis Collier, Georgetown con- tractor, whose troubles with the police Traffic Department over “discrimi- nation” were widely publicized several months ago. Gives Account of Conversations. Miss Ball produced from her | pocketbook a statement which con- tained an account of certain incidents and conversations about Winfield and his alleged fixing of traffic tickets. These were learned. she testified, while | she was in his home. The statement was she admitted signing a unsigned, but “similar” one, written, she said, by Collier at his | suggestion, It was then ti Pm'd“ fired his accusation. Collier will testify Monday. Earlier in the trial, Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Edward M. Welli- ver, prosecutor, was asked by Ford whether his (Welliver's) initials were violation tickets. Welliver replied he id not think his “authority on that the use of non-toxic, non-odorous, but | question should be questioned.” Inspector Tells of Fixing. Inspector Maurice Collins, of head- quarters, testified he had asked Win- Fire chiefs of 500 cities and towns | fleld to fix a ticket for a friend of are attending the convention at the | his and that the request had been Mayflower Hotel to exchange informa- | complied with. Inspector L. I. H Edwards testified he *‘did not repri- mand” Winfleld for fixing a ticket at | the request of a lieutenant on the | force. The defense based much of its ar- gument on a charge that it is not clearly defined who shall be in au- thority in the records department of the Traffic Bureau and that for that reason Winfield should have been granted latitude in the use of his “discretionary” powers. Winfield pleaded not guilty to a charge of “conduct prejudicial to the good or- der and reputation of the Police De- partment. The charges against Win- partment through the Corporation Counsel’s office, Welliver spid. After Miss Ball produced the state- ment, the Trial Board asked her, paragraph by paragraph, “Is this true?” In said no, adding “they are not the words I used.” The defense sought to prove the statement she signed in February at a meeting with Collier had been materially altered after she had signed it. Prosecutor Protests Methods. Prosecutor Welliver raised an ob- jection at this point to the “high- handed” methods being used by Ford in questioning the witness. In over- ruling the objection, Inspector Ed- ward J. Kelly, Trial Board chairman, rose from his chair and shouted, “I resent any inference that high- handed methods are allowed to be employed. We want to know all the facts in this case. I want to know if this woman was tricked into some- thing—if she was tricked into signing this purported statement.” Questioned regarding the fact Win- field received certain “favors” for fix- ing tickets, Miss Ball answered “true” to the following parts of the state- | ment she produced: “Beer, groceries and ice cream were sent to the house (Winfield's), and there was no charge for them. “Tickets were always coming to the house, and Mr. Winfield took them. “Mr. and Mrs. Winfield and I often went to the theater and didn't have to pay anything but the tax.” Miss Ball said she agreed in sub- stance with the following statement, but would not answer “true” because they were not put in her original words: “If I (Winfield) fix these tickets you'll have to come across often.” She overheard this, she testified, in a telephone conversation between Winfield and a person unknown to her. Miss Ball once testified she went to Rockville, Md., to appear as wit- ness in a case “which has no con- nection with this case.” Questioned later by Ford, she testified she went to Rockville at the time to testify in a habeas corpus action regarding cus- tody of Winfield’s children. She said the action was brought by Mrs. Win- field, and that she had been asked by Hyman Goldstein, a lawyer, to testify. She testified she “saw” Col- lier in the court at the time. The case was adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday. Members of the board, besides Inspector Kélly, are Capt. Joseph Morgan and Capt. Lloyd Kelly. MORE DIPLOMATS State Department officials said to- day that as a result of increased ap- propriations the department planned to increase the number of Foreign | Service officers in some posts, includ- ing Latin American countries, and raise the salaries of some of the for- eign clerks in embassies and lega- tions. Wilbur J. Carr, assistant secretary, in charge of the Foreign Service, said several cases the witness | 37. FX¥ Boy Dies After Bumi)ing Head On Sidewalk in Game of Tag Eugene Melia (left) and his home in an unconscious condition after his fall. 15 GE B—1 brother, John, who carrledhlm INE - YEAR - OLD Charles Melia, 4225 Brandy- wine street, died in George- town Hospital last night, sev- eral hours after he fell and struck his head on the sidewalk while play- ing tag with four or five companions near his home. The accident occurred on Forty- third street Eugene's brother John, 14, picked him up, unconscious, from Eugene | the sidewalk and carried him home. When the boy did not regain con- sciousness, his father, Frank’A. Melia, took him to Georgetown Hospital, | where he was treated for concussion | 'and possible heat prostration. | i Eugene revived soon after arriving | | at the hospital and seemed to be re- | | covering. His father returned home. but was recalled to the hospital when his son suffered a relapse. Eugene died just as his father reached his bedside. | " In addition to his brother, the boy | is survived by three sisters, Frances, 17; Mildred, 15, and Margaret, 12. An autopsy was to be performed at the Morgue later today to determine | the cause of death. Eugene was a fourth-grade student | | at St. Anne's School, in Tenleytown. 76 MIDDIES MADE MARINE OFFICERS 28 Graduates Permitted to Resign or Held Physi- cally Ineligible. Twenty-six of the Naval Academy at the annual exercises at Annapolis will receive commissions as second lieutenants in the Marine Corps, ac- cording to the Associated Press. The entire class numbers 319 midshipmen. The graduation list included 28 who were graduated and received diplomas at the end of their intensive four- year course, but who have been per- mitted to resign or are not eligible to disqualifications. Commissioned in Marines. Those receiving Marine Corps com- missions are O. A. Chambers, Wash- ington; W. M. Brown, Andalusia, Ala.; H. D. Adams, Bisbee, Ariz; T. A. Culhane, jr., Vallejo, Calif.; J. A. Gerath, jr., Collinsville, Conn.; A. W. Fisher, jr, Tampa, Fla.; R. F. Ruge, Valparaiso, Ind.; J. G. Walsh, jr., ‘Woodbine, Iowa; A. C. Robertson, Ful- ton, Ky.: J. R. Librette, Houma, La.; C. H. Kuhn, Waldboro, Me.; W. M. Kessler, Athol, Mass.; A. J. Stuart, Littleton, Mass.; C. A. Barninger, jr., Cessapolis, Mich.; W. D. Smith, Min- neapolis, Minn.: P. R. Byrum, jr., Kansas City, Mo.; T. R. Stokes, Mal- den, Mo.; J. R. Bromeyer, St. Louis, Mo.; F. M. Oke, Butte, Mont.; R. L. Vroome, New York City; M. Adelman, Canton, Ohio; R. C. West, Oklahoma City; J. C. Bennett, Erie, Pa.; D. E. Huey, Marchand, Pa.; R. J. Morrell, jr., Cattanooga, Tenn,, and R. T. Vance, Spokane, Wash. F. W. Taylor, Clinton, Miss,, is in the Navy Hospital recovering from an illness and will receive his diploma and commission in the Navy later. 23 Disqualified. L. E. Ewoldt, Hartley, Iowa, received his diploma, but his commission will be withheld pending determination of his physical status. Four other graduates—J. B. Reid, Fullertin, Calif.; K. C. Robertson, Eagle Grove, Iowa, and F. D. McKay, jr, and A. W. Rich, Philadelphia—have been permitted to resign. Twenty-three others, who were grad- uated but will not receive commis- slons because of physical disqualifica- tions are: T. L. Turner, Washington; D. C. Clegg, Artesia, Calif.; J. B. Gar- vin, Holly Oak, Del.; J. F. Scott, Car- rollton, Ill.; Q. B. Jones, Chicago, Ill.; C. I. Blankenship, Eureka, IlL; T. S. Holmes and S. M. Mead, 3d. Evanston, IlL; J. E. Taylor, Mason City, Iowa; F. F. Smart, jr,, Milton, Mas: Mingay, Gladstone, Mich.; Bevernick, Minnesota, Mini . Watkins, Walpole, N. H.; P. C. Juelsen- beck, Newark, N. J.; R. W. Mountrey, Bronxville, N. Y.; H. R. Glennon, jr., Forest Hills, N. Y.; F. R. W. Worth, Raleigh, N. C.; J. M. Carnes, Canton, Ohio; J. C. Rengel, Piqua, Ohio; J. C. Shaffer, Van Wert, Ohio; R. D. Bot- tenfield, Allentown, Pa.; J. V. Brown, ‘Williamsport, Pa.; R. A. Hallo, Tyn- dall, S. Dak. MINNESOTAN IS URGED FOR ST. ELIZABETH JOB By the Assoclated Press. Representative Kvale of Minnesota today recommended appointment of Dr. George H. Freeman of St. Peter, Minn., as superintendent of St. Eli abeth’s Hospital here. Dr. William J. Mayo of Rochester, Minn., and others also have indorsed Dr. Freeman in letters to Secretary Ickes. The Interior Department has jurisdictior over the hospital, a Gov- ernment institution for the insane. the appropriations would permit add- ing 20 new Foreign Service officers, but that no definite decision had been made yet as to where they would be sent, v Dr. Freeman, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, is 53 years old and has been head of the St. Peter State Hospital for the Insane since 1925, * graduates presented diplomas today | receive commissions because of physical | | permitting its officers to mark time ‘| portunity of experience or responsibil- 39 MIDSHPHEN RECEVE DPLONAS 289 Given Commissions as | Throngs Cheer at | Graduation. ‘1 Ev¥ tle Assoclated Press. ANNAPOLIS, June 3.—Three hun- |dred and nineteen midshipmen re- | ceived their diplomas and the degree of bachelor of science today before a | i cheering throng of undergraduates, | | parents, friends and sweethearts, as- sembled in the huge Naval Academy Armory. | Immediately following the cers-| | monies, 263 members of the class were | | commissioned ensigns in the line of | | the Navy, while 26 became second | lieutenants in the Marine Corps | { Four of the graduates were per- | mitted to resign, two were honorably discharged for physical disability and 23 physically disqualified for commis- | sions submitted their resignations. | The commissioning of another is de- pendent upon a later physical, exam- | ination. | Andrews Is $neaker. The armory was decorated with blue and gold bunting and Navy signal | flags when the blue-uniformed un- | dergraduates filed to their seats. The | | graduates, in white uniforms, !onk(‘ ]‘mexr place in a group, facing a ros- | trum filled with distinguished guests and high-ranking officers of the Navy. | At the graduation exercises Rear | Admiral Adolphus Andrews, chief of | the Bureau of Navigation, Navy De- partment, told the new officers that | “each one of you may be carrying an | admiral's flag in your sea bag,’ but | reminded them they must face com- | petition and selection | President Roosevelt, in a message from the White House transmitted by | Admiral Andrews, congratulated the | graduates. | “It is with pleasure no less deep | than a sense of pride that I salute the future leaders of the United States Navy,” the President declared. | “On this graduation day the Naval | Academy places on the graduates its | final seal of approval in token of their fitness to bear a responsible | part in their country’s service. “In peace or in war, in civil life or in the naval service, I hope every graduate of the class of 1937 will up- hold in his life and his work the highest ideals and the loftiest tradi- tions of the Navy.” Contending that the selection sys- tem in the Navy has materially ad- | vanced the efficiency of its commis- | sioned personnel, Admiral Andrews | said: “The Navy must choose between and grow old in one grade without op- | ity—or selecting the best for promo- tion. “The first alternative leads inescap- ably to stagnation; the other main- tains efficiency and offers to every of- ficer an opportunity to advance by his own efforts. Therefore, we have in the Navy the selection system of pro- motion, and it follows that your di- ploma and your commission are not in themselves a guarantee or an in- herent right of a lifetime career.” Others on Rostrum. Admiral Andrews asserted that the selection system in the Navy “is not a perfect system, and I know of | nothing human that is perfect.” | Gov. Harry W. Nice, Daniel C Roper, Sccretary of Commerce, and Charles Edison, Assistant Secretary | | of the Navy. were among the officials on the rostrum at the graduation ex- | ercises. Members of the graduating class at the Naval Academy attended their last dress parade yesterday, surrendering their authority to the class of 1938. ‘Thirty-one midshipmen were hon- ored during the parade when they re- ceived prizes and awards they won in studies and athletics during the academic year. TRANSIT 0. ASKS TOKEN FARE HIKE: HEARING ORDERED Demands Will Be Discussed Before Commission Starting June 14. CITIZENS’ FEDERATION DUE TO BATTLE MOVE Already Had Laid Plans Attack on Withdrawal of $1 Street Car Pass. for Demands of the Capital Transit Co. for an in its token fare from four for 30 cents to four fo filed late yesterday th the Utili es Commission, will be du at pi mission, beginn The com petition j preparing an order f the company’s original request of last Summer for rease in token fare to three f, cen The notice was changed and the hearing set for June 14. Prom a determined battle over stree and bus fares have come from Federation of Citizens’ which is opposed to any fare and is prepared to service is not adequate the Associations, The federation already has plans for a for its w r of the use of the $1 &treet car pass William McK. Clayton, chairman of the federation's U ties Committee, has declared endeavor to show make more money the compa; Request The request r boos asked pected was filed the it would not until after on the val car company. ably will end this week, a ision is expected soon. In support of their request for the higher bo in token fare, company officials yesterday wage cost o that primarily to an ho one-| and bus: crease of 2 cents an hour granted to operators of two In addition to t argue, it stands to pay some $§1 more in taxes this year than last Explanation of Request. In explanat quest I “Since the filing on J of the peti Co pany h; increase wages of employe: April 1, 1937, increase of operating expe: v $228,000 per w of the meager ceived by the company at filing the original pet son of aforego; compay of tated: 1936, wage rates, the relie the orig on is and will not afford this ti that which it should have if is properly and efficiently function and if it is to have the necessary revenues to partially meet the wage increases “It is therefore imperative to amend the petition by substituting in the first prayer a token rate of 8% cents for the token rate therein prayed for of 85 cents, and the peti- tion is hereby so amended.” BAND CONCERTS. By the Army Band in the auditorium at 3:30 o'clock today. Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader: Karl Hubner, assistant, Program. Excerpt, Finale from the “New World Symphony™ Dvorak Saxophone trio, “Triplets" Tucker Eugene Hostetter, alto saxophone, Nicholas L. King and Willlam G Koelliker, tenor saxophones. Mexican ballad, “Cielito Lindo" (“Beautiful Heaven") Arriola Grand march, “Spirit of Pageantry,” Fletcher Waltz, “Valse Militaire” __Waldteufel March, “Always Forward" Missud “The Star Spangled Banner."” By the Soldiers’ Home Band at the bandstand at 7 o'cleck tonight. John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. Program. | March, “On the Heights”.._Goldman Overture, *“Tournament”. Entr'acte—(a) “The Sleighride” (Troika en Traineux) ._Tschaikowski Hicks (b) “Ung-Kung-Foy-Ya"_____King Excerpts from musical comedy— “Sweethearts of Yesterday"____Hall Popular numbers— “Who's Next?" ___________Bellstedt “I've Had My Moments”__Donaldson Waltz suite, “Danube Waves Ivanovici Finale, “Symphonia”.___ ---Evans “The Star Spangled Banner.” Program. By the Marine Band in the barracks at 11 am. tomorrow. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; William F. Santel~ mann, assistant. “The Marines’ Hymn.” March, “Cushing Academy” Overture, “Poet and Peasan! Bassoon solo, “Concerto”.___ Musician Emil Grasser. Excerpts from “The Waltz Dream " Oscar Strauss Saxophone solo, “Valse Manzanetta,” Wiedoeft Musician Kenneth Douse. Characteristic, “The Butterfiy Bendix “Tristan Wagner “Isolde’s Love Death” from and Isolde” March, “Skyway Men Intermezzo, Humoreske, Boy” Scherzo and Finale froh “Fourth Symphony’ Tschaikowsky March, “The Vanished Army”._Alford Hymn, “Like & Strong and Raging Fire.” ™