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The Washington times., 1928-10-16
Crown Prince of Sweden
Presented Rare Book

Mrs. Frederick H. Colburn OF San
Francisco, Cal, representing Manly
P. Hall, author of The Symboiical
Philosophy of the Entire Christian
Era, yesterday presented a rare
Illuminated volume of the works to
his royal highness, Gustavus Adolf.
plus. crown prince of Sweden. as
represented by Wollmar Rostron
Swedish minister. The presenta ton
took place at a reception at the
MayfloWer Hotel.
Among the representatives of the
countries which have contributed to
the subject of the book compiled
ny the author who was present at
the reception. were the ambassador
OF Turkey. the minister of China,
the minister OF Greece, the minister
of Egypt. the minister of Persia
and representatives of the German.
French and Spanish embassies.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
|NARYL AND
TQGE I DC.
WATER

Washington's new water
supply system will soon be
furnishing water to Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
counties, Md.
The Washington Suburban
SANITARY Commission, which
supplies water to the two
counties. today applied to the
District Commissioners for per
mission to connect its system
with Washington's water sup
ply system.
Legislation authorizing this con
nection was passed by Congress II
| years ago, but has not been takei
| advantage OF because Of the short
age of water here. With the new
conduit and filtration plants. Wash
ington's water supply Is now double
its needs.
Plans Connections
The Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion plans five connections with the
local system. at Seat Pleasant. MI.
Rainier, Glen Echo, Chevy Chase
i and Tskoma Park.
Up to this time only few in
ifvidual houses in Maryland rad
been connected TO the District main.
T. Howard Duc,Seft, chairman of
| the sanitary commission. SAID to
day that the new connections will
be direct TO the commission water
main to serve as an auxiliary ~
emergency service.
1t is estimated that Maryland
consumers will Use about 2JO,0hn
gallons Of District water daily.
Bic Annual Expense
The sanitary commission is spend
Ing $l.000.000t annually in the de-
velopment of its water system and
plans as soon as the connection
with the District is made to abandon
its reservoirs at Takoma Park and
Mt. Rainier.
The request kof the Sanitary Com
mission will be acted on by the Dis
trict Commissioners this week.
The Maryland Commission after
completion Of its suburban water
system will continue permanently
its hookup with the District system,
paying for the water at an agreed
rate.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16

of statistics and figures which they
have gathered from cities all over
the country and they insist that
they have not yet reached any con.
illusions from these statistics.
They say their work is similar to
working out a mathematical prob
lem, the result of which cannot be
forecast until the problem has been
worked out to its conclusion.
But it is known that they are
comparing Washington's tax rate
with the aggregate tax rates in
other cities and are comparing
Washington budget with the
budgets of other cities and observ-
ers are confident that they will
reach the conclusions forecast
above. All indications point that
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
Hearings on Budget
Open Next Week, With
ID. C.. Seeking Increases

Hearings the Distric, appro
priation bill will open before the
Bureau of the Budget Monday.
The District Commissioners and
assistants will appear before the
budget Of rrs in an effort to con-
vince them t. t s4227s.30 is needed
instead of $40 q" 90 set as t.. a.
tive limit by the Budget Bureau.
The final estimates submitted by
the 81 Burr to- .ress rare
ly vary far from. the tentative totals
fixed earlier in the year.
Many of the items, chopped off
from the regular bill will go, how.
ever. into the, deficiency bills.
The hearings are expected to, last
about two weeks. The Budget
Burea us recomme; ,dations will not
be de known until Congress n
vCnes.
Hearings on the District appfopria-
tons before the House Committee on
appropriations VIII not open until
about January. AS the District hill is
one of the last scheduled for consid-
Grafton in the short session.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
Porter on Hoover Train
Is Arrested for Assault

Headquarters Detective Arthur
Filhelly swung aboard Herbert
Hoover's special train when it
rolled into Union Station this morn.
ing and arrested Allan NJ. wilkins,
colored, IS. of the 100 block of
Randolph Pl. n. W.. porter in the
car carrying newspaper men.
A warrant for Dilkins' arrest was
given to Washington police yester-
day by Constable Samuel Gasch, of
Prince Georges county, Maryland.
The warrant charges that wilkins
attempted to criminally assault a
colored woman on October IL. Will
kins is being held as A fugitive from
Justice pending the arrival here of
Gasch.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
FOUNDLOWERHERETH THAN
IN OTHER CITIES Of
SIMILAR SIZE

Washngton rate is too low and the Federal Govern
ment annual contribution of 100000
OF running the District too small Both should be increased
In order provide for normal healthy development of the
National Capital
The Washington times., 1928-10-16

The Longfellow Statue. located at
the Intersection of Connecticut Ave,
M and Eighteenth SITS. n. W.. was
gift to the people OF Washington
from the Longfellow National Me-
mortal Association and was unveiled
in 1909. William Couper was the
sculptor.
The Henry W. Longellew memorial
Is a seated bronze figure, of heroic
The Washington times., 1928-10-16

1heee are the MAYOR conclusions
TO be reached by the u. S. Bureau
OF EFFICIENCY in its report to Con.
gress this winter on its exhaustive
investigation of fiscal relations. be.
tween the Federal and District
governments.
The report will contradict the
claims Of the Districts partisans i'm
the Senate, at the District Building
and I'm the trade bodies that tha
Dido plan shonId be restored he.
cause the District is paying too
nigh taxes, and will east aside the
contention Of partiSans in the
House that the $4,000, 900 lump sun,
plan Is fair to the District.
The Bureau will recommend that
The taxes here be increased in a. der
That the total amount raised will
equal the revenues from taxation in
other cities of equal size. and that
Congress increase it's annual contri.
button TO the District by an amount
sufficient to provide for the many
badly needed permanent improve
ments that have been ignored dur
ing recent years.
Present the Figures
The report will show in cold fig.
ures that the District is paying con.
siderably less i'm taxes than are other
cities of compare BILE size. when the
taxes paid by citizens OF other cities
to theirEpunties and states, is taken
into consideration
Sut 1t will also show in the same
cold figures that Washington is
spending much less money on per-
manent improvements than these
other cities and that Congress has
been extremely parsimonious in ap-
propriating for local needs
1t will show that instead Of lead
ing the country in beautifica ton and
public improvements. the National
Capital is actually tagging behind
many Of the more progressive in
dusfrial cities of the nation.
These conclusions have not vet
been reached by the Bureau of Eff
cheney. Herbert Rapp and v. p.
Simmons. the investigators who
have been making the study, are
still non-committaI about the con
tents of their report.
They are surrounded by a mass
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Gives Address nn Hoover

Women OF tho United States are
actively supporting Herbert Hoover
for the Presidency because he
stands solidly behind the preserva-
ton of the American home. Mary
Roberts Rinehart. famous writer,
declared at meeting of the ad-
visory of the business and profes
sional women's division of the Re
publican national committee for the
District of Columbia. The meeting
was he'd yesterday at the home of
Mrs. John b. Henderson. in Six.
teenth Street.
You can't tell me-" Mrs. Rine-
hart said, that homes are not as
well cared for as they were before
women became actively interested
in public affairs .
The advisory council is planning
series of political meetings. for
the business and professional
women of this city. Mrs. Charles
Alger heads the committee
The Washington times., 1928-10-16

''Commercialized prize fightirg
bears no more relation to collegiate
contests than does professional pase-
ball and football to the correspond
ing sports in colleges he said.
no stage such contests puts Us
to a heavy expense, oftentimes iii.
volving long trips for the athletes
from other institutions. The law
prohibits charging admission fees
although it is allowed in baseball
and football"
Legion Backs Move
1t Is planned to present a resume
of opposing contentious in the qucs-
ton of District prize fighting at "A
future meeting of the committee
One faction, having the suppo, t
Of considerab BILE element in the
American Legion. advocates the re
turn of commercial prizefighting.
The Board Of Trade. has gone on
iecord as opposed to this, but de
clared itself in favor of boxing
exhibitions" with returns only SUI,
ficient to defray expenses involved
in putting on the bouts.
Two bills dealing with the matter
were presented to Congress at the
last session. One advocates "exhibi.
lions" and the other commerciaIized
prizefighting.
Affairs of the police department
also came up for discussion at the
luncheon.
Congress Blamed
Members OF Congress have been
responsible for many of the recent
difficulties of the force, John Lewis
Smith, attorney. declared before the
committee.
Although mentioning no names
Smith referred 10 the recent trial
OF Policeman OrVille Staples. when
he was defended before the Trial
Board by Representative Thomas /.
Blanton. Several members of Con.
gress have meddled in the affairs of
the department, he said
The force, II left alone. might
work out its own salvation he said
but they are unable to cope with in
terfering lawmakers.
Smith said the Police Trial BOARD
was intended as an Investigating
body. but has been diverted from liz
proper function and turned into a
court.
THE matter of administering rem.
rimands to a member Of an orrsni.
zatlon should be vested exclusively
IN the heads of that organization,
either In business firm or any
other body. If proper discipline is
10 be preserved" he said
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
j TILI I les
HOLDS UP.
RULING

Protests from two citizens
associations against an increase
| in street car fares were filed
today with the Public Utilities
Commission.
The .Brookland Citizens Associa-
| ton through it's secretary, II. n.
Ashman. transmitted the following
resolutions passed by the associa-
ton at a recent meeting:
Believing that the existing car
fare affords fair return on the
actual capital invested, the Brook
land Citizens Association Is opposed
to any increase at the present time.
New Valuation Urged
The Edgewood Citizens Associa.
ton, through its secretary, John
w. Durham, registered its protest.
This body is ''strenuously opposed
to any increase until proper
valuation is made"
Col. Harrison Brand, vice chair.
man of the commission. said today
he was re-reading the METRE 700
pages of testimony taken during the
hearings on the Capital Traction
Company's petition for an increase
to 10 cents or four tokens for 30
cents.
The vice chairman expects to
complete the study before the COM
mission meets Thursday TO resume
consideration. Of the question.
The commission spent four hours
at the end of the session. had evi.
IDENTIFY made no progress toward a
decision.
1t adjourned TO Thursday with the
understanding that in the meanwhile
each member will write his own opin-
ion. These will be compared at the
next session.
Bride Studies Brief
The vital point at issue is whether
or not a new valuation should he or.
dered before higher fares are granted.
1t Is possible that the commission
will seek the advice OF Corporation
Counsel w. w. Bride, on this ques.
ton.
Bride Is now studing brief SUBJ
mitted to him yesterday by William
a. Roberts, jr., vice chairman Of the
public utilities committee OF the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, cit.
ing court decisions to prove that
new valuation must be made before
the petition for increased fares is
granted.
Roberts Is confident that IL the
question goes to Bride his brief will
swing the tide. He does not believe
that enough contrary decisions can
be found to outweigh his argument.
In the face of Roberts brief mem.
bers OF the commission are said to
be undecided on only one feature,
whether the existing court valuation
is current" or not.
This question may eventually
reach the courts for final decision,
because il the commission orders a
new valuation the Capital Traction
Company may ask the courts to get
the order aside on the ground that
the present valuation is recent
enough.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
ChirOpractOr Group
To Meet at School

The District of Columbia Colored
ChiropractOrs Associat ton will meet
at the Grover Cleveland School,
Eighth and r Streets Northwest, to,
night at O'Clock.
DR.. G. A. Coleman is to give an
address and demonstrate the porta
bic table for emergency use. DR..
n. u. Bell is president and DR.. Ed.
ward Young. secretary.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
TO HONOR DEAN WILBUR

DR.. William Allen Wilbur. pro-
vost of George Washington Univer4
sity. will be rendered a luncheon at
the Cosmos Club at 1880 p. m. to-
morrow by members of the Univer-
sity faculty. The luncheon will be
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
NO. sO5-THE LoNGFELLow STATUE '''

proportions, clad in academic gown,
and rests SOn pedestal of polished
pink granite.
The Presbyterian Church OF the
Covenant. at the Southeast corner
of Eighteenth and n SITS. is but a
few yards away. This church was
orga niZed by group of prominent
men including Matthew Gait. Will
liam Walter Phelps and James G..
Blaine.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16

in honor of Wilbur's "a years SER
vice as dean of Columbian College.
He became associated with the in
stitution first in 1895.
The Washington times., 1928-10-16
ALUMNI TO MEET

The Washington Chapter of Trim
ny College Alumnae Association
VIII meet at 1880 tonight at the col.
lese to attain details 1T . dinner
party next month,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24
Il. COL. MORTIMER
HEADS ARMY DEPOT
Will Be Supervising Officer of
Arlington National
Cemetery.

Lieut. Col. Charles G. Mortimer, n
native Washmgtonian. will become SUI
pervising officer of Arlington National
Cemetery about August 10. when he
assumes the post Of commanding officer
of the washington General Depot of
the Army, which takes care of sup
plies for the service and quartermaSter
supply officers.
Col Mortimer will relieve Lieut.. Col,
Robert Sterrett. who has taken an ac-
tive interest in the development of Ar
nncton during the three years he has
been in command. Col Stcrrett Will
go to the QuartermaSter school at Phil
adclphia next month
Some Of the problems that Col Nor
timer will consider during his tenure
Of Office will be tho development of a
plan for Arlington National Cemetery
in its relation to the new Arlington
Memorial Bridge. now under constitute
ton; the restoration of the Lee Man
sion and the completion of the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier.
Col Mortimer has been on duty dur
ing the past year at the Army Indus
trial College here and graduated from
that institution last June. Prior to his
return 10 W3SliIllgtoH ne WIS on uul3
In the tropics.
Col. Mortimer was born in Washing
tom August /. 1878 and was appointed
to West Point from the District of Co
luinbia He served as quartermaster
sergeant OF the 1st District Of Columbia
Infantry from May Is, 1898, to Novem-
Der 90 1898
He was appointed a second lieuten-
ant of Cavalry on August %. 1901, and
became a first lieutenant on January
IS. 1907. He was assigned to the Field
Artillery May T. 1907, and appointed a
captain on May IS. 1911. He went into
the Quartermaster Corps in March,
1918, and during the World War held
the temporary rank of colonel. He was
officially transferred to the Quarter
master Corps on July /, 1920 He was
made a lieutenant colonel on January
%. 1924
Col. Mortimer Is a graduate of the
Mounted Service School IN the class of
1910. He took his bachelor and master
of laws degrees from Georgetown Uni
yersity in 1895.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24
ATTACKS FOREIGN
! STATUS Of WOMAN
Injustice in Question of Ma.
tionaIity viii Be In
vestigated.

The first subject of investigation and
study by the Inter-American Commits
sion will be the question of nationality
of women. termed by Miss Doris Stew
ems. representative of the United States
and chairman, as being in a complete
Is chaotic condition.
The commission. recently appointed
hy the Pan American Union 10 study
the status OF women III the u republics
Of the Western Hemisphere. chose this
subject because of the prominent place
it occupies on the agenda of the World
Conference on CoditCation or Law, TO
be held in 1929.
There is no uniformity in laws OF
nationality" Miss Stevens said TO-DAY,
"a woman may And herself possessed
Of several nationslities or OF none, ana
women are eager for an opportunity TO
correct some of the existing evils.
She pointed out that an English
woman, married to an Argentine, ceases
e enjoy English nationality by British
law and docs not become an Argentine
BY the law of that country. The pres
ent laws also discriminate against chill
6rey Miss Stevens declared. citing tbs
nroce6ure in Ecuador. where the nat
uraliyation Of q married woman does
not carry with 1t the naturalization OF
her children,
The American law which preSumeS
loss of nationality to q woman VINO
r,srrips a foreigner and lives two years
I'm his country is also unjust. she added,
while a man IS never presumed to have
lost his nationality.
we note that in nearly sill these con-
fiictlne types of laws on nauonahty.
she said. there is one outstanding
attribute - women are Disseminated
against"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24
DEMANDS PROSECUTION
OF FRIENDS ASSAILANT
New Yorker Threatens to Go to
Governor If Grand Jury Fails
to Act.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OMAHA, Nebr., July ga State
charge against Conrad Barth, Chicago,
Burlington e. Quincy Railroad special
agent, who is alleged to have knocked
Gordon Grigor of Cleveland. Ohio. from
freight car to his death at Ashland
Nebr., July II. will be demanded by
Percy Rector Stephens. New York mu-
sic conductor and friend of the Girl
gor family.
In a long distance telephone conVer-
saticn with an attorney here. Mr.. Ste
phens said if no action has been taken
by Saunders County authorities by Fri
dav he would go direct to the Governor
and the attorney general and demand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24
FIRST PLACE IN AIR TEST
CONCEDED TO FLYER WOOD
Barring Accidents, Wisconsin Avia-
tor Will Win Honors in Ma
tional Relia bility Tour.

~ the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. July 24.~-Barring acct
dents. first place in the national re-
liability air tour virtually has been
cinched BIZ John Wood Of Wausau
wis. flying Waco plane.
This was indicated today by Ray
Collins. travelling referee Of the tour.
who said Wood has a lead Of $500
points over Frank Hawks, flying a tri-
motor red nionoplane.
Collins With his pilot, Capt. r. G,
Greene. few from Fargo, N. Oak, in
advance Of the tourists. % of whom ar
rived there yesterday.
St. Paul vas the next leg today. with
q two-dav stopover planned here,
The sviators will leave Thursday
morning en- route TO Detroit, the start
ing point of the trip.
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SOVIET SPIES TO DIE.
Four Receive Death Sentence on
Charge OF Espionage.

RYEHISTA. Latvia, July "a R).-
Two former officers of the Latvisn
frontier guards and two guards we're
sentenced to death today when con-
victed OF espionage on behalf of the
Soviet. The charges were based on
evidence given by former employe
of the Ogpu Russian secret police
named Nilxitin.
Five other persons we're sentenced to
hard labor for life, two to 10 years in
Jail and six. including a woman, to
five years. Eleven others were ac-
quilted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24

South Africa will raise nearly 10000
600 pounds of corn this year.
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BANDITS HOLD UP BANK.

NEW ORLEANS La. July "a OP).-
Two robbers lined six employees OF the
Iebreton Market Branch Bank of the
Canal Bank a. Trust Co. against wall
yesterday, and. after gathering up APP
proxin1ateIy S. 900 in currency, escaped
IN a waiting automobile The robbers
missed $4,000 by failing 10 open a
cash drawer IN the receiving teller's
cage.
Police arriving on the scene caught
glimpse Of the bandits car as II sped
szay and gave chase, but lost the trail
in traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-24
POLICE ABANDON SEARCH
FOR AUTHOR B0DENHEIM
Report Mystery Attaching TO New
York Poet and Novelist Has Been
Cleared Away.
d tl1s Assoclated Pc

BY The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 24.-The mystery
angles in the plot centering around Max
Bodenheim. poet and novelist and some
time literary critic, had been virtually
cleared away last night. The only
seeming mystery remaining was the
whereabouts of Bodenheim.
DR. Martin J. Loeb. Bronx physician
vino went 10 Provincetown. where the
poet-novelist-c Terrific has Summer cot
taEe, Sunday to get his daughter Gladys
was hack yesterday. GLADYS was hack, :"
too. her father said. but was staying
with friends whose address was with
held
Police said they had no interest in
Eodenheim. and Deputy Inspector Carey
denied that a warrant had been issued
for the author
DR.. Loeb also told reporters he would
not prosecute Bodenheim.
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chief OF the Soils Survey Division Of the
Bureau Of Chemistry and Soils.
He left Washington July for his
annual inspection tour which takes him
into approximately two-thirds of the
States. Mr.. Rice. who accompanied
him, is an inspector for the division.
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RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.
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Publisher Found Dead,
NEW YORK. July % OP).--Austin j.
Ford. so, of Somcryille. N. J., publisher
of the Irish World. was found dead last
night at his desk in his Office in New
York. Death was said by physicians to
have been due to heart disease,
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DR.. C. F. MARBUT HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Official of Agriculture Department
Believed in Serious Condition in
South Dakota Hospital.

BY the Associated Press.
REDFIELD, S. OAK, July 24.-Dr.
c. F. Marbut. "a. chief of Soils Survey,
Department of Agriculture, Of Wash
ington. u. c., vas seriously injured
when his automobile skidded into a
ditch near here.
Thomas D. Rice, also of the Soil Sur
vey and the driver of the car, escaped
injury Marbut was brought to the
Baldwin Community Hospital here.
Agriculture Department officials were
endeavoring today to learn the extent
Of DR.. Marbuts injuries. Their own
report from Redfleld contained no de-
tails.
DR.. Marbut is recognized universally
as an expert on soils. He has been
with the department about Ia years.
during most of which time he has been