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Evening star., 1926-03-26
CITIZENS OPPOSE
BELT LINE PLAN
"DetrimentaI and Injurious to
City," Conduit Road Body
Says in Resolution.

The proposed belt line railroad, ap-
proval Of which Is being sought by
the Washington and Loughborough
Belt Line and Terminal Co. over the
protests of many civic bodies of
Washington and the affected Mary
land and Virginia communities, as
we'll as by the Washington Chamber
of Commerce and the Board OF Trade.
was denounced as detrimental and
Injurious to the city" in a resolution
adopted last night by the Conduit
Road Citizens Association at its
meeting In st. David's Parish Hall,
at Chain Bridge and Conduit roads.
Deciding upon definite action in op-
posing the proposed railroad yards.
which would extend in a girdle about
the Capital from Alexandria to near
Mount Rainier, the ASSOCIATION ap-
pointed a committee, composed OF
Robert f. Adams, president of the
association, and William r. Dement,,
to attend the hearing on the bill at
10 am. tomorrow before a Senate
committee.
Members Of the association attacked
particularly the construction OF
railroad bridge across the Potomac
River above the Chain Bridge. which
is a part of the proposed plan.
The association COnSloereu Ieso
luton indorsing the proposed change
of Jurisdiction Of the Conduit road
from the War Department to the DIS
tftct Commissioners. in connection
with the plan to convert the road
from the reservoir to the District line
into a boulevard. but deferred action
on the motion in order that all mem
bers might have an opportunity to
study the plan. Many speakers urged
approval Of the plan and praised Maj.
Carey H. Brown of the National Capt
tai Park Commission and Engineer
Commissioner Bell for their part IN
the plan. The project must first have
the approval of Congress. according
to a ruling by Corporation Counsel
Francis n. Stephens.
An illustrated lecture on Garden
ing for Profit and Pleasure" was given
by w. r. Beattie. garden specialist OF
the horticultural work Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
A. membership drive was inaugural
ed and teams appointed to bring IN
new and delinquent members. About
$50 attended the meeting last night,
Evening star., 1926-03-26
BOARD OF TRADE AGAIN HITS
BELT LINE RAILWAY PROJECT
Present Bridge Able to Handle Twice Present Traf-
fc-Recent Added Freight Facilities Cited.
Sees Blow to City.

the section of the National Capital
contemplated by your proposal.
"Since 1923.1924, however, our com
mittee on transportation has found
that a considerable enlargement or
freight and terminal facilities In the
District has taken place and that
while it Is perfectly true, as stated
by you in the press this morning, that
$50 trains q day pass over the South
ern Railway bridge, the facilities are
now such as would allow 300 trains
to pass over this bridge within a
24-hour period without bringing about
any congestion.
1--WE find that some of the larger
railroads entering into Washington
have funds for the purpose OF en-
larging the present terminal facilities
used by them in the District of Co
lumbia whenever such enlargement is
necessary. This can be done, we feel,
without running a honeycOmb of rail
roads all over the National Capital
AS to the tunnel you mentioned. our
committee investigated this feature
very thoroughly and found that on an
average OF one car a month was un-
able to get through the present tun-
mel, but was brought through the Dis
trict on tracks opposite the tunnel.
entailing practically no delay These
cars are usually large Western cars.
especially built for furniture and very
rarely come into the District.
Better to Widen Tunnel.
There is a general move on at the
present time among the railroads 10
standardize the size of cars. and we
feel that an average Of one or two
cars a month arriving that are not
able to 60 through the tunnel would
certainly be no excuse for a belt line
running around the National Capital.
1t would seem TO he very much easier,
very much less expensive and very
much more suitable to the wishes of
the people of the District to have
the tunnel enlarged than to bring to
the National Capital such a circuitous
route Of railroads and terminals as
you propose.
This board, after handling the pro
posed belt line scheme through a spe-
cial Investigating committee, through
its committee en- transportation,
through its executive committee,
through it's board Of directors, and
at a full meeting of the membership
of this organization, which comprises
2,700 Of the outstanding business and
professional men, including shippers,
railroad men and merchants, feels
that the best interests of the citizens
of the District of Columbia and the
preservation of the scheme of the
Identification OF the National Capital
will not be served by the construction
Of belt line railroad"
The letter is signed by Richard l..
Conner. assistant secretary.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
REVERSE ENGLISH MARKS STORY
OF BIG ROUNDUP OF BASIN FISH
Capt. Deeters and Salty Crew Drag Huge Seine
Through Breakers and You Should Read
,. ~ W e About Their Catch.

sharp wind from the nor'west was be-
ginning to whip the angry waters
into a sea of foam.
"Avast," cried Cap'n Deeters. with
renewed determination to risk the
weather, come what may.
AYE, aye, SIR" chorused the brave
crew
The float began to avast slowly but
surely in the direction desired. There
being no sail or rudder, progress was
pushed by means Of long poles, and
in the course of an hour or so the
craft grounded prettily near where
the seine lay waiting.
BY this time the crowds along the
bank had grown to considerable pro-
portions. AS the boatmen, in two
row boats, went through a number Of
tedious preliminary duties. such as
sounding for depth, salvaging stakes
and ridding the basin Of menaces to
navigation generally the enthusiasm
Of the spectators mounted by leaps
and bounds.
Start at 3 Bells PM.
Finally the actual operations began.
The skipper looked at the sun and
noted it was about bells pm. "All
aboard" warned Capt. Deeters. and
almost as one man the crew loaded
the huge net on to the tossing float
Tow ropes were strung from the row.
boats. equipped with outboard motors.
to the raft, and. with the aid of strong
poles and amid the hurrahs of the
crowd, the expedition showed off.
Despite the sputtering of the mo-
tors and the grunts Of the sailors
welding the poles. the heavy seine
was almost more than the crew could
manage. so half of II was pulled back
on the raft. Around and around the
seine was dragged. while those ashore
wagered on the size of the catch or
called attention to escaping fish. fash
ing frantically in the waters near the
raft, 1t seemed.
AS the fleet began it's return jour
ney to the shore. heading toward the
beach. the crowds assembled at the
waterline, feverishly awaiting the re-
suit, Glen c. Leach, chief of the Di.
vision of Fish Culture Of the Bureau
of Fisheries, and his four assistants
moved forward to take charge of the
carp, catfish, crappie. bass, sunfish.
rockf1sh or what not and to classify
them in accordance with carefully
prearranged plans.
AS the float reached the shore the
skipper and his men clambered over
the side and began to haul the net out
OF the water. The atmosphere was
tense. Chief Leach and most Of those
on the shore held their breath.
Those in the rear could not see the
expression on the faces Of the eager
officials and seamen as Mr.. Leach
took charge Of the catch.
Nor could the single fish which Mr..
Leach held Imply in his trembling
hands. 1t was quite dead,
Evening star., 1926-03-26

his audience that the success of tbs
Christian religion is based upon It's
efforts with children 1000 years ago.
Rev. Walter f.. Smith of the Park
view Christian Church pronounced ths
benediction. and Henry Blair presided.
Next week will be Holy week. hnd
services will be held each day Through
Thursday. The speaker for ALI four
days will be Bishop James e. Bfee-
man.
"The man who shuts himself up
in a little world of his own and
thinks only Of his own personal gain
is missing the greatest things in mo
and will be but poorly received In tho
Kingdom of Heaven" Rev. Charles
Wood. pastor Of the Church OF the
COVENANT, asserted at the services
yesterday. Such a man, the speaker
continued, may perhaps acquire moro
worldly possessions than his neighbor.
who devotes his energy to assisting
others, but he will surely lose in the
end.
DIR. Wood said that when Luther
Burbank questioned the existence Of
God but admitted conscience he
acknowledged God in spite Of himself.
There are many people in the world,
he said who think along the same
lines as Mr. Burbank, but IL they
will only stop for a moment and think
they will realize that the Christ whe
saved the soul OF the thief on the
cross did so because of q last-rninute
acknowledgment of God through the
thiefs conscience.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
WILLIAM |. PFEIFFER, 81,
G. A. R. VETERAN, DIES
Known Also as Oldest Living Mem
Der Of Annapolis Lodge of
MaS0nS.

William L. Pfeiffer, 81 years old,
Union Army veteran and Mason, died
al his residence, in the Portner Apart
ments. last night. He had lived in
this city since 1894. Mr.. Pfeiffer had
been in failing health since a stroke
OF paralysis about two years ago.
Mr.. Pfeiffer was born in Kansas.
but lived the greater part of his life
in Annapolis before coming TO Wash
ington. He was the oldest living
member Of the Annapolis Lodge Of
Masons, it is said.
During the Civil War Mr.. Pfeiffer
served as a corporal with the 9th
Rhode Island Infantry. He was a
member Of the Kit Carson Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, here.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Julia l. Pfeiffer; a son. Harry l..
Pfeiffer of Boston: three daughters,
Mrs. Julia NJ. Friend and Miss Maize
Pfeiffer of this city and Mrs. Roy T.
Morris. wife of Maj. Morris of the
Medical Corps, u. S. A, who is sta
toned in the Philippines, and two
brothers. John Pfeiffer of Long Island
and David Pfeiffer of this city.
Funeral services will be conducted
at Hines undertaking establishment
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock. Rev.
j. J. Dimon, rector Of St. Andrews
Episcopal Church. will officiate. In
terment will be in Arlington Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

Further unalterable opposition to
the proposed Washington and Lough-
borough belt line system was ex-
pressed today by the Washington
Board Of Trade in a letter to Albert
w. Walker. president Of the Allan T..
Walker Co. which is the organization
backing this scheme. which 10 regard
cd a. q menace to suburban resi-
denual values and interfering with
Greater Washington development
plans.
Tho letter was sent to Mr.. Walker
denying his assertions in the public
press that the board has stated that
freight facilities in the District are
paralyzed at certain seasons of the
year. The board also announced that
Edward F. Colladay, former president
OF the organization, will appear be-
fore the subcommittee Of the Senate
committee on commerce at the hear
tngs on the proposed railroad bridge
across the Potomac in the vicinity of
Chain Bridge. Mr.. Colladay will op-
pose the projected bridge and belt
line az spokesman for the board, and
the boards public utilities and trans
portation committee. which made an
the proposed belt line and unani-
mously recommended against it.
Letter to Mr.. Walker.
The letter to Mr.. Walker from the
board reads as follows:
Tho Board of Trade notices with
great interest the statement attrib-
uted to you in the Washington Post
this morning in regard to the freight
situation in the District Of Columbia.
1.-THE board notices that you quote
the 1924 report of this organization
as follows: Those conversant with
transportation problems know that
this traffic Is increasing at an enor-
nous rate-so fast. in fact, as to
paralyze freight and passenger facil-
tiles at certain seasons of the year.
Tho Board of Trade certainly printed
no such statement in this report.
"Our committee on transportation
did delve into the freight situation
in the District, and, as perusal OF
our 1924 report will show. suggested
that less than carload deliveries be
extended over greater period to
avoid congestion between 1880 and
pm. In suggesting this the board
certainly had no intention Of advocat'
ing any proposed belt line or addi-
tional railroad terminals. warehouses
ETC., In the northwest section of the
city, and it's action at that time sug-
gesing the change in the delivery OF
less than one carload of freight traffic
is not at all inconsistent with it's de.
sire to estop. IL possible. any attempt
TO run belt lines and terminals around
Evening star., 1926-03-26
GREEN TROUSERS,
BURG[AR|ES CLUE
About $1,000 Taken at Five
PIaces-Thief Escapes
W0man'S Clutches.

A wave Of burglary, during which
four apartments were entered yester-
day, now has started the police on, the
hunt for a pair of green trousers
worn by the Jimmy artist who es+
capped after Mrs Rebecca c. Marshall,
occupant Of an apartment at 1885
Phelps place, had grabbed him by the
coat.
Returning to her apartment yes
terday afternoon after the burglar
had taken 1875 worth of her jewelry
and was preparing to leave, Mrs.
Marshall, instead Of becoming par
alyzed from fright. followed him as
he quietly strolled from the building
Grabbing him by the coat tails, Mrs
Marshall screamed. but no one came
and the man escaped.
Police believe the same green
trousered individual may have been
the burglar who shortly afterward
robbed the apartment of Mrs. Mary
T. Dodge, 1926 Sixteenth street, Of
Jewelry valued at $1,000, a revolver.
a box Of blank cartridges and between
$50 and $50 in cash.
Jewelry valued at $3.50 also was
stolen yesterday from the apartment
Of Mrs. Charles H. Money. at 1906 T
street, after the door had been jimmied
in her absence.
A Jimmy worker stole jewelry
valued at $195, and an SIS camera
from William H. Callahan in T street
apartment house. A duplicate key
worker took a diamond ring valued
at $40, and $24.50 in cash from the
apartment of Frank D. Aul, 1884 Co.
lumbia road early last night.
Only one instance of banditry was
reported last night. Clayton Bowman,
241S Snow court, was robbed of $169
by a colored youth. at the point of
pistol. and Thomas Folks, accom-
panying Bowman. was relieved of SO
cents.
Mrs. Evelyn c. Bates, 1928 Vermont
avenue, had a purse containing S.
snatched from her hand in front of
her home last night at 7:15 o'clock by
a colored youth who fed.
Evening star., 1926-03-26

The big fish roundup in the Tidal
Basin took place yesterday as per
schedule.
Large crowds of eager spectators
were on the sidelines to cheer the
valiant efforts of the doughty fisher.
men recruited by the Bureau of Fish,
cries for the task.
From early morning. when the
veteran crews, boats and 1.500-pound
seine arrived by truck from below
Featherstone Farms, some 35 miles
from Washington, until late after.
noon, when the climax of the first big
haul. itself. was reached, interested
groups of Washington anglers, sight
seers, golf players and motorists were
on hand to witness the unusual event
staged as a preliminary to stocking
the Basin with game fish.
There was q visible stir as the boats
and seine arrived, and the bronZed
men of the sea began Systematically
their preparations for stalking the
wild inhabitants of Potomac Park 5
waters.
Volunteers Aid Start.
Helping hands of volunteers joined
in the work Of unloading the para
phernalia for the expedition, and,
under the able supervision of Skipper
Z. u. Deeters, than whom there Is no
more experienced siene-dragger on the
lower Potomac, the boats soon were
bobbing on the breakers of the Basin
and rarin' to go.
Cap'n Deeters brought with him
from down in Virginia. hard by the
river, as salty a crew of ea-going per-
sons as landlubbers in these parts
have seen for many day. With
skilled hands they spread the massive
net into the tapping waters near the
bathing beach in an initial soaking
down process.
Unable to transport overland the
heavy craft with which Cap'n Deeters
usually does his seining, the fisher.
men at first were slightly at sea as
to where to find a vessel of sufficient
size to haul the heavy seine. The
skipper scanned the horizon Of the
Basin in vain for an abandoned tug
boat, lighter or barge, but nothing
met his gaze except seaweed and drift
wood.
Finally the captain gave vent to
an Aha" however. He saw some
thing. 1t was the old float once used
by carefree bathers of the Basin in
the days when bathing was legally
sanctioned in Washington.
Wooflng Gobs Warp Raft.
At the signal voiced by Cap'n
Deeters his men sprang into action
With seamanlike precision they ran
down the shore and boarded the un-
wieldy craft. 1t was necessary to
warp the raft from the west side Of
the basin to the east. The skipper
glanced upward at a fleeting cloud, a
look of concern on his features. A
Evening star., 1926-03-26
Today in Congress
Senate.

Senate.
E The Senate Is in executive ses-
sion today to dispose Of the nomi-
nation of Thomas F. Woodlock for
membership on the Interstate Com
merce Commission. which has been
pending for months.
Opposition to Federal regulation
of Interstate motor bus and dray-
age business was voiced by wit
nesses before the Senate interstate
commerce committee.
Needs of the public school sys-
tenn were considered today by the
Senate subcommittee holding hear.
ings on the District appropriation
bill.
The Senate District committee
is in session this afternoon with
local coal dealers to discuss fig.
ures the committee is seeking as to
fuel prices here during the past
year.
The agriculture committee held
a hearing on plant quarantine
legislation.
A judiciary subcommittee re.
sumed hearings on several nomina-
tions for public Office in Alaska.
The military affairs committee
held a regular executive meeting
to consider current matters.
House.
The House today is considering
the omnibus pension bill. following
which it will take up the legislative
appropriation bill.
Rules committee reported out
special rule to send Independent
offices appropriation bill to con-
ference. this action having been
prevented yesterday by objections
Of Representative McDuffie.
House today, on motion OF Chair
man Zihlman Of the House District
committee, approved a resolution
recalling the bill for belt line rail-
road bridge across the Potomac
River between Montgomery Coun-
ty, Md, and Fairfax County, Va,
which had previously been passed
and sent to the Senate.
Naval affairs committee con-
tinued hearings on disqualification.
Interstate commerce committee,
in executive session. considers
lighthouses. Military affairs COM
mittee holds regular meeting in
executive session.
Committee on agriculture con-
tinues hearing on relief measures.
Elections committee No. con-
tinues hearing on bills relating to
election laws.
Committee on labor holds hear.
ings on convict labor.
immigration committee holds
hearing on deportation problems.
Banking and currency commit.
ton of price system in Federal re-
serve.
subcommittee Of House District
bill to legaliZe women's police bu-
reau and to give it largely in.
creased personnel.
Judiciary subcommittee of House
District committee conducts hear
promote sanitation in the use of
milk bottles and other containers.
Subcommittee on parks and play.
grounds Of House District commit
tee favorably reports bill for estab-
lishment of a model civic settle
ment on the Fort Reno tract.
District owned land for privately
owned land at Thirteenth and Up.
shur streets, to true up boundary
lines,
Indian affairs committee, through
subcommittee, continues hearing
on number of private bills.
Merchant marine committee, in
executive session, considers ship.
ping board bills.
Committee on public lands holds
hearing on legislation revising the
boundaries of Yellowstone Park.
Patents committee holds hearing
on trade mark bill.
Judiciary committee considers
bankruptcy legislation in executive
session.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
THOMAS HUMPHREY DIES.

Thomas Humphrey. 81 years old, in
the plumbing business in this city
more than 65 years and long a promi-
nent member Of Hamline M. E.
Church, now located at Sixteenth and
Allison streets, died yesterday at his
residence, 507 Rhode Island avenue.
Death was due to heart disease.
Born in England in 1874, he came
to this country with his father when
Z years old, and had lived in this city
since boyhood
He leaves his widow, Mrs. Rosanna
M. Humphrey; three sons, j. Walter
Humphrey. Thomas Humphrey. jr.,
and John II. Humphrey. and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ida Miller, all OF this city;
also about 10 grandchildren and two
great. at.grandchildren The f1rst-named
son is prominent in Masonic circles
$ here.
. Funeral services will be conducted
at Hamline M. E. Church tomorrow at
/ Q o'clock. Rev. DIR. j. T. Herson. pas
tor, will offlciate. Interment will be in
Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1926-03-26
COURT CONGESTION
RELIEF IS SOUGHT
Maj. HesSe Tackles Problem
in Anticipation of Increased
Traffic Arrests.

Since the Washington police have
set out to hang up new record for
arrests during the current calendar
year, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse. super.
intendent Of police, decided today to
lend his efforts to relieve the inevi.
table congestion in Police Court.
Conditions at the court are bad
enough now. according to the police
population Of the Capital is destined
to be arrested before 1927, he wants
the court to be prepared TO handle the
cases with the minimum of time and
Inconvenience to the violators.
With the assistance Of Inspector
William Shelby, Maj. Hesse Is study
ing the situation brought about by
the ever-increaSing number of arrests
In the hope of working out some plan
to relieve the court and at the same
time keep the Traffic Court busy. as
the law says 1t should be. from am.
to IL pm. The court now en5oys
recess from to Z pm, and this
shouldn't be, the police chief points
out, when congestion borders on the
intolerable during the morning hours
BY some system Of staggering cases
which the police take into court. Maj.
Hesse Is confident that the congestion
can be alleviated and the Traffic Court
kept busy at all times. For instance,
he thinks it would be possible to as
sign certain periods to the various
precincts for taking traffic violators
to court. instead Of having those
charged with infractions of the trafic
regulations In all precincts meet at
the court simultaneously at o'clock
In the morning.
Prisoners who have spent the night
in cells, in Maj. Hesse's opinion,
should have the f1rst opportunity to
greet the Judge in the morning. Then
the traffic and other cases could be
heard.
The present system of calling the
collateral list precisely at 9 o'clock Is
another procedure which courts the
disfavor of the police chief. The jam
Of humanity and the incessant chatter
in the corridors of the courthouse at
this hour. he said, makeo 1t almost
impossible for many persons to hear
the stentorian voice of the bailiff when
he cries the names on the collateral
list.
IF it's possible to do it," said Maj.
Hesse. Il am going to work out some
plan to stop the congestion at Police
Court. The situation Is bad and It's
bound to grow worse unless some
thing is done"
Evening star., 1926-03-26

Controller General McCarl, in de-
cision made public today. has disal'
lowed the claim of Judd & Detweiler,
printers of this city. for S626.45 for
printing used by the American group
of the Interparliamentary Union here
last Fab.
The Controller General said the
work appeared to have been pro
cured by the director Of the confer
ence without advertising and with
Evening star., 1926-03-26
SCORES COMPARISON
OF WORLD RELIGIONS
Pastor, at Lenten Service, Says
Close Study Shows Christian
ity Far Advanced.

The prevalent discussion Of COM
parative religion was severely criti-
ciZed today by Rev. H. p. Almon Alb
bott, rector of Grace and st. Peters S
Church in Baltimore, at the MONDAY
Lenten services at keith's Theater.
1t Is absurd and ridiculous. he said,
to compare Christianity with Bud
dhism. Mohammedism,' or any other
such form of religion.
AN examination or close study of
these other religions will disclose that
their tendency is to drag down public
morals, while the teachings Of Christ
elevate them to such plane that it is
only through the centuries that man.
kind can hope to obtain a complete
understanding Of it," Rev. Mr.. Abbott
said. THE church's work has al
ways been primarily with the children,
and we should see to 1t that 1t contin-
ues to be So"
The sneaker concluded by reminding