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Evening star., 1928-04-11
BURLElTH ASSOCIATION
THANKS SENATOR PHIPPS
Citizens Vote Appreciation for Re-
storing 60-40 Ratio in Dis
trict Bill.

Appreciation and approval Of the
Senate District appropriations subcom-
mittee in restoring the 60-40 principle
in the District appropriation bill was
expressed last night by the Burleith
Citizens Association, meeting in West
ern High School. A letter will be sent
TO Chairman Phipps on the matter.
A committee was appointed, consist
ing of w. Carl Hunt, J. S. Gorrell and
Mrs. Carl Smith, to obtain. If possible
playground on Government property
on the west side of Thirty-seventh street
north OF T street, which is to be used
later as an entrance 10 Glover Park.
Mrs. II. l.. Parkinson, for the COM
mittee on parks and gardens, reported
that the city soon will plant trees on s
street between Thirty-fifth and Thirty
sixth streets.
Sidewalks will be constructed soon
alongside the property OF the House of
the Good Shepherd. IL was reported by
the committee on streets and sidewalks.
II was proposed the association take
steps 10 get the Burleith busses re-
routed SO as to run over Q street to
the corner OF Twentieth and @, instead
OF branching off into Massachusetts,
avenue, In order to carry passengers
nearer the transfer point on the Mount
Pleasant car line. The need for addi-
tional bus stop signs. especially at the
corner OF Thirty-seyenth and r streets
was emphasized.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
800 YOUTHS ENROLLED
IN SWIMMING DRIVE
Campaign at "Y," Which Is Meet
ing With Fine Success, Closes
Tomorrow.

With approximately 300 boys en-
rolled and classes being instructed in
rapid rotation. the annual Learn-to-
Swim drive of The Star and the
Y. M. G. A. was entering the final
stages today at the ''Y" boys pool,
1892 q street.
The campaign will close tomorrow
afternoon, at which time 1t is expected
that large majority OF the pupils will
have learned to swim and become
eligible for the Red Cross swimming
buttons to be awarded successful
entrants.
Four classes were given advanced In
struction this morning and like num-
Der will take the third-day course this
afternoon. Some of the boys already
have demonstrated an ability to swim
short distances, and these are ready
to take the final test for the official
beginners buttons. To win this
button the novice must swim two
widths of the pool. or distance OF
so feet.
A total of 1870 boys took part in
yesterdays exercises.
The swimming campaign for colored
boys also Is making rapid progress at
the Twelfth Street Branch OF the
Y. NJ. G. A.. at 1916 Twelfth street.
Glasses are being instructed nightly
from TO 8 o'clock.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
FRENCH CHANCERY
GETS NEW Bull DING
Residence al 20SA Sixteenth Street
Leased for Staff Now Housed
in Embassy.

The French government has leased
the tour-Story brick residence heated
NJ seSa Sixteenth street for the use
ot the ehancevy Ssaff of the embassy.
IL was announced today hy FEedeyte
Knoeel second secretary aF the Frenca
embassy, The chaneery stan, it Is ex~
peesed will move fr<Sn its present
quarters III the embassy, s46O SlNteenth.
to Its new home Monday.
Provision of new quarters for the
chancery star VAS made necessary due
To the limited quarters in the present
embassy building aud the new leca-
ton Is % h0uSe the diplomatic cfttcSS
az the embassy until the French
scvernment erectS ttS protected new EN-
eaSSv building on tire site on Sixteenth
street, immediately above Meridian
Htll Park, acquired for that purpose IN
recent months.
The new ehaneery quarters. located
within q block of the present embassy
building, were leased TOR the French
government ftCm Frank T. BELL through
the ufficeS af Ssntlox, Inc The French
Ambassador, Paul clawael and his
family. Will continue for the present
10 make their residence At the embassy
proper.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
Janitor, Mourning End of Hunting Days,
Climbs City Tree to Capture Raccoon

In the meantime. Walter Proctor
colored. living across the street at ala
New York avenue, had also seen the
coon. Not being q coon hunter he
called up the police. He also called
up the White House to see whether
Rebecca the presidential pet raccoon,
had escaped from her cage, but was
told that Rebecca was safe behind the
bars,
George climbed the tree. The rae
coon climbed higher. Proctor crossed
the street and stood beneath. George
Unanswered with his sack Then things
began 10 happen. George, coon. sack
and Proctor were suddenly mixed up
in whiriing mass beneath the tree.
Finally the Janitor emerged triumph
ant. coon In hand. He put his prisoner,
who proved TO be OF the same sex as
Rebecca, In Il box and II her owner
does not put In an appearance he
plans TO tame her and keep her for A
pet. A faded mark about the neck
indicates that once upon 4 time, prob
ably months ago. the captive was some
bodys pet. but she's as wild rs the
widest now.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
SEES GAIN FOR DRYS.

r. Scott Mcbride. general superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League. last
night claimed a victory for the "drys"
in the Illinois primary elections and
predicted that the State would have at
least lS dry" members In Congress"
The election returns definitely In
dicate," he said. that at least two
thirds Of those nominated by the major
parties In the different districts are
dry. These will beyond apestion
be elected on election day. % RS are
nominated who favor enforeenat. al
though not expressing themselves as
In favor Of the principle of prohibition"
He predicted. too, that the State
Senate will be dry two TO one" and
declared that "the indications are that
there will be gains for the 'drys'" in
the lower house of the Legislature.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
INTEREST
IN ELECTION HIGH
Defeat of Thompson's Fac
ton Gets Prominence in
Newspapers.
Rr the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 11.-Chicagos pri-
mary election result was the big news
in England today.
The London afternoon papers played
It up strong with fiaring headlines
such as Rule of Big Bill Thompson
at End" and School Book Foe Of King
George Fails in Election Struggle"
The papers make much of reports
Of one murder and rioting and what
generally is captioned as "Chicago's
Reign OF Terror" This newspaper re-
action showed obvious evidence of what
was generally conceded to be intense
public interest in the outcome of n
campaign affecting man who has been
one of the most talked about and
severely lampooned figures in American
political life by the British press and
public.
There was no editorial comment as
the news from Chicago was received too
late in the day.
Many Exaggerated Stories.
by Cable to The, star and Chicago Daily
News, Copyright, lA2S
LONDON. April 11.-"Chicago Shoot
ing Its Way to the Polls" and Polling
Day In Big Bills City" we're the main
headlines in the London morning
papers. which were front paging Chi
cago's elections with as much promi-
nence as the late Iraq war danger or
the early stages of the war In China
Most Of the journals sent special cor
respondents to Chicago and they cabIed
hourly fresh reports of the amazing
elections" They reported that the lives
of honest citizens were endangered 70
such an extent that most of them left
the city
The exodus of honest people from
Mayor ThompSon's city is similar only
to that from London during the great
plague in the days of King Charles II"
one correspondent cabled.
Another English journalist reported
that Chicago officeholders. gangsters.
bootleggers and other hooligans who
had prospered under Big Bits admin
istration, we're frantic because Of
Mayor Thompson's threat to resign In
case Gov. Small was not re-nominated
and that they will stop at nothing 10
insure the continuation of outlawry in
Americas Shanghai"
Evening star., 1928-04-11

BY vocation George r.. Nokes, col
ored. 80 years old Of Halls Hills, Va,
is a 1anitor. employed at the White
Co, 2i0l New York avenue, but by avo-
cation he is a hunter OF coons, fol-
lower of the baying dogs through the
woods and over the hills.
The only thing George doesn't Ike
about being a ianitor is the circum-
stance that II interferes with his coon
hunting. Yesterday he was standing
In the doorway. leaning on his broom
and rejecting mournfully that he had
had so few opportunities to go coon
hunting the past Winter that he dis
posed OF his pack Of dogs, several OF
which won fame in the vicinity OF Halls
HILL Suddenly his wandering gaze was
arrested by familiar, but In the sur
rounding Of the city. an almost unbe-
lievabie sight
Clinging high In tree in front OF the
Boulevard Apartments. few doors
away. was a racco0n With n glad cry
the co0n-hunting lanitor went into ae~
tion. Throwing his broom aside he
seized Il gunny sack and advanced on
the trced coon.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
WOMEN |NDORSED
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
Mrs. Philip S. Smith and Mrs.
Ernest R. Grant Proposed
for Vacancy.

Endorsement of Mrs. Philip Sidney
Smith, president Of the Twentieth Gen.
tury Club. and Mrs Ernest r. Grant,
vice president Of the Monday Evening
Club, as candidates for appointment 70
the Board Of Education, TO succeed Mrs.
William H. Heron, resigned, vas voted
by the public schools committee Of the
Washington Chamber Of Commerce At
its meeting yesterday afternoon.
The committee recommended that
woman be named by the District Su-
preme Court justices, the appointing
agency, 10 fill the vacancy.
The committee also Endorsed the bill
now pending in Congress, providing for
payment of tuition by pupils living IN
Maryland attending schools in the Dis
trict, and recommended also that pupils
living in the District and attending
MARYLAND schools also be required 70
pay tuition. Another bill providing that
records be kept concerning the nurc-
ber of Maryland pupils attending
schools here and of District pupils at
tending Maryland schools, and that AZ
the end Of the school year the costs be
balanced, was Endorsed.
AnOJneE Oil. pEOFLG4HB 4OE bllS tx
emption Of District public school teach
ers from the $1,000 salary limitation
in cases where such teachers are EN-
ployed as teachers in night schools also
was indorsed. The purpose Of the bill.
it was explained. is to allow extra pay
ment for such extra teaching service.
The committee approved the bill
which is designed to exempt members
of the Board Of Education from liability
for the actions of the board as an or
ganization, while holding that members
Of the board are responsible for their
personal acts as members Of the board
The movement to provide free text
books for pupils Of the public schools
above the eighth grade also was IN
dorsed.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
TRIANGLE DEALS
PUSHED BY i. S.
Fund Asked by Coolidge
Means Action Soon-In-
CIudeS Outside Land.

Large areas of land in the PennSyl-
vania avenue triangle will be acquired
by the Government in the near future
according to plans now in hand.
This developed today from oficial
sources, following the submission tc
Congress yesterday by President Cool
idge of an estimate for $9,750. 900 to
buy land under the act authorizing pur-
chase of the entire triangle between
Pennsylvania avenue, Fifteenth street
and the Botanic Gardens.
Much Outside Land.
Details of all the land designated by
the President were not disclosed, but II
was learned from the Department of
Justice that condemnation proceedings
for many blocks, both inside and out
side OF the triangle, viii be CARED for
ward.
In order Of their precedence. the con-
demnation proceedings for the site OF
the Supreme Court ranks first. and is
now under way. for acquisition OF prop
erty directly to the north Of the Con-
greSsional Library.
In their order. condemnation pro-
ceedingS will be instituted by the De-
partment OF Justice as follows;
Square 264 for the Department of
Agriculture extension building. bounded
by B and c streets southwest. Thir-
teenth street and Iinworth place, This
is outside the triangle.
Squares $50. 3el and So for the Ar
chives Building. and So-called shell
building to surround IL on three sides.
The location is bounded by PennSyl-
vania avenue. Ninth and Tenth streets
and b street This includes property
OF large number of dealers OF food
stuffs. both wholesale and retail, IN the
area adjacent to Center Market.
Squares 90. 2a3. 294 and 395. This
comprise block OF land between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. PeAn-
sylvania avenue and b street Abstract
OF title for virtually all OF this prop
erty was obtained by the Department
OF Justice when former plans called for
location of the Archives Building. first
on the south end of this area and after
ward on the north end. along the Ave-
nue.. Archives, however, later was
transferred again TO the site just west
of Center Market.
Evacuation Indefinite.
This oad-guage program OF con-
demnation will keep the Government
busy for q long time, When particular
pieces Of property in these areas will
have to be given up by their present
owners Government officials could not
promise definitely,
While Treasury officials declined 10
discuss the specific sites 20 be acquired
under the S9.750, 600 appropriation. IL
was deemed logical that procedure
would be instituted for the entire site
for Archives and its surrounding build
ing. and for the large area west OF the
Post once Department, on which the
Government already has developed alb
straets, These areas viii probably fall
short ot using up all OF the So aTSO, 900,
especially as the Archives Building has
specifically authorized I'm its original
appropriation OF $6,a00,0o0 funds for
purchase of a site. Thus the new ap-
propriation will have to he used proper
tionately only to buy land on which
the shell" building around Archives
will be built
Evening star., 1928-04-11

trial board showing the conviction o.
any member Of the force in any court
of competent Jurisdiction of any GRIM
inal or quasi-crimiaal ofense."
The manual as 1t now stands provides
that officers may be" removed upon
conviction for such offenses, and as a
result Mai. Hesse points out, more than
500 members of the force who have been
convicted by the trial board in the last
three years are still in the service. The
amendments proposed by Maj. Hesse
provide that any member Of the force
convicted on any Of the following Of
fenseS shall suffer such penalty as the
trial board may recommend and as may
be approved by the Commissioners:
Il. Receiving money or other valuable
consideration contrary 70 the rules and
regulations OF the department or the
laws enforced in the District of Colum-
bia.
-. Ineficiency as evidenced by re-
peated and well founded complaints
from superior officers concerning per-
formance of police duty, or neglect OF
duty. Repeated convictions before the
trial board upon charges involving vio-
lationS Of the rules and regulations OF
the department shall be prima facie
evidence of ineflciency.
"3. Absence from duty for three days
without leave.
Violence Would Be Banned.
~ wilfully maltreating or using I'M
necessary violence toward q prisoner OF
other person.
IS. Neglect or refusal TO pay . Jus,
debt contracted during time OF service
provided the debt. unless admitted
shall be evidenced by a final judgment
Of court Of competent jurisdiction.
IS. When frequent Intervention by the
department Is required to compel &C
liquidate his just debts.
u. Conduct unbecoming an oficer.
which may include. in addition 20 acts
detrimental to good discipline or tend
ing 10 bring diScredit on the force. the
violation OF any law Of the United
States, or OF any law. municipal orci-
nance or police regulation OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia
IS. Any conduct not specifically set
forth herein which is prejudIcial 20
the reputation. good order or discipline
Of the police force"
Maj. HeSSe believes that the system
under which the trial board now func-
tons Is responsible for existing eondi-
tions and the keeping Of undeSirahlsS
on the force as shown In the report 60
the Senate III response 70 the Caravas
resolution.
This system, Maj. HeSSe explained.
has permitted one member OF the force
in particular TO be retained in the Serv-
ice. although he has been before the
trial board "a times since his appoint
meut. This officer also. he said. took
a recent examination before the Civil
Service Commission 20 qualify for a
promotion to the rank OF sergeant.
Another officer. according to the police
superintendent. has been cited before
the trial board 2l times IN the last 5
years and he is Ssill on the force. A
repetition Of these conditions. he de-
clared. would not be possible II his
recommendations are approved hy the
Commissioners.
Maj. HeSSs made an attempt last
Winter % partially correct this Situa-
tion when he recommended 70 the
Commissioners that radical changes be
made in the composition OF the trial
hoard These recommendations. how
ever, were not approved.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
.SEEKS2 CHARGES
AGAINST HOFFMAN.
Rover InStructS Assistant to
Ask Indictments
Tomorrow.

United states Attorney Leo A. Rover
today directed his assistant. Miss Pearl
Mccall TO so before the grand jury to-
morrow and ask for two indictments
one charSing first degree murder and
the other charging the performance Of
q criminal operation, against Louis W
Hoffman, phvsiotherapist,
The principal witness against Hoh-
man will be Mrs. Dorothy Monroe also
known as Dottie King. who has charged
that Hoffman broke the neck OF MISS
Eleanor w. Lehman March in his
Office.
Hoffman Still in Jail.
Hoffman is in the District Jail. having
been surrendered last Friday by ms
bondsmen after Mrs Monroe had told
her story to the United States attorney
After carefully weighing ali the eNi-
6ence Including the ost-noytem exam
nation" said Mr., Rover, IN a Iorlnai
statement "r have directed MISS NC
Call 10 present the Hoffman case 10
the grand Jury Thursday and ask ioT
indictments charging first degree muir
DER and performing a criminal opera
tion. Whatever indictments are returned
Il, This case / intend 10 see that they
are promptly tried, -.
Nr Rover said he will not be able
personally TO try the HOFFMAN case a.
he had originally intended. He mas
ASSIGNED TO Try the Hoffman case Miss
Mccall and William H. Collins, as
sistant United States attorneys.
Name of Man Obtained.
Another witness before the grand jury
may be the reputed father OF Miss Len
mans unborn infant. Lieut.. Edward J.
Kelly. chief of the homicide squad OF
the police department, has the name of
this man and may bring him to poEce
headquarters today for questioning. he
is understood to be about so years old
and married. but has not been hVlng
with his wife.
Lieut.. Kelly refused today to divuige
the mans name. Although no charge
NAV be placed against him. the author
ities want TO discover whether he knew
tn advance of Miss Lehman's Vlsu 10
Eofman's Office and it purpose.
Campbell Howard. one OF HonmanS
attorneys. may also be witness.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
PRUSSIA GOVERNS AIR.

BERLIN, April II ~ Flying OYER
populated districts hes been regulated
~ sD injunction of the I'rlssisp Min
istry ~ Trsfje. making il obiigatoTy for
communities at sufficient altitude 10
enable forced landing beyond the eoD'
fines " tile 0owD ~ village in case Of
iR6toT accident,
The same decree also prohibits plAnes
from flying over sDy assembly ~ people
bower tHsn 400 yards. FlyinAAlnosI
bridges ~ equeduct& or within ~ yards
~ any b5sidigg ls also forbidden,
Evening star., 1928-04-11
VERMONT FOR COOLIDGE.
Dale Says United Delegation viii
Be Elected.

A prediction that Vermont will send
a united delegation 10 the Republican
national convention and that 1t will be
was made in the Senate today by Sem
for their native son, Calvin Coolide,
ator Dale. Republican. OF that State.
Senator Dale began by saying he had
been disturbed by newspaper reports
from New York to the effect that Ver-
mont would have split delegation,
with six for Coolidge and five for Sec
retary Hoover. He declared that Ver-
mont has never sent split delegation,
but has always been for or against q
man. He said the members of Congress
from that State do not attempt to die
tate to hteir people. but that the people
consult with them.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
Mrs. Mccormick Follows Her Father
Footsteps and Upsets Illinois Vote

Democratic opponents in the general
election. she said II she does she
will be the first woman Representative
at large from Illinois.
Smiling a characteristic Hanna smile.
Mrs. Mccormick heard the returns last
night With her were scores OF sup
porters. among them Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Mrs. McCormick's
daughter, Katrine Mccormick.
Il I'm delighted" she beamed. MY
nomination marks the greatest step
forward that has been achieved by
women. politically. The predictions in
the East that l could not win makes
our victory all the greater
Evening star., 1928-04-11
VOTE TRADING CHARGED.

Wholesale trading OF votes in the
Senate and House on such major pro-
posals as farm relief. food control,
Boulder Dam and Muscle Shoals was
charged In statement today by
Charles ]. Brand. secretary-treasurer
of the National Fertilizer Association.
Few persons realize" he said, "the
extent 10 which our Government Is
rapidly being plunged into private
business by this four-cornered vote
trading"
Evening star., 1928-04-11
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Rand
Orchestra, at the Marine Barracks, at
8.l6 o'clock, Taylor Branson leader:
Grand march, "Pomp and Ctrcum-
stance" ........,...,..... Elgar
Overture, Ia Grand PaQue Russo,
Opus 80 .RimSky- -korSakow
Characteristic. Mosquito Ballet"
Cortelyou
Grand scenes from ia Gioconda,"
Ponchieln
Prelude, 'Iohengrin", ......... Wagner
Valse de concert, Southern Roses"
Strauss
Hungarian Rhapsody. No, ." (pester
CarnivaD ..,....,,.,..,,.,, liSAt
Marines hymn, THE Halls Of Monte-
yuma"
'The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1928-04-11

Eleven-year-old Frank Stetson, Frisky,
his dog. and Doc, his Shetland pony,
went gayly out for ride yesterday
afternoon. Frank and Frisky went back
home two hours later mournfully and
badly shaken up. Doc didn't return.
Frank left his home. at 1847 Forty
seventh street, In his pony cart, driv-
ing Doc and with Frisky in the seat
beside him. On the way around the
drive which surrounds First High Rev.
ervoir, the pony stepped on some loose
dirt and lost its footing. The three
plunged down a 25-foot embankment.
Frank grabbed Frisky and jumped.
When he picked himself up he saw
Evening star., 1928-04-11

tCOntlnutd Ifom F1fst Fage.J
Democrat, Utah, added that he had re-
ceived no plea from auto owners among
the thousands Of letters sent to him
asking repeal Of the levy.
Senator Reed finally asked Weeks II
he knew that the Ford company was
collecting the $25 900. 900 In imaginary"
freight from automobile owners, and
Weeks said he did not.
Senator Shortridge, Republican. Cali
fornia, interrupted to remark this sound
ed like obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. Senator Couzens replied there
was no false pretense about II, where
upon Senator Reed said he got his fig-
ures from court records.
Evening star., 1928-04-11
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. April ll.--What the i'm
pertubable Mark Hanna used to do his
daughter has done-upset an election.
Like her father. Ruth Hanna McCor-
Lick felt Illinois political pulse several
months ago and decided she had a
chance to win one of the two Republic
can nominations for Representatives.
large. Although the two incumbents
Henry r. Rathbone and Richard Yates,
and five others were in the field she
made q vigorous Statewide campaign.
Today, apparently she led the field.
She was certain of victory over her
Evening star., 1928-04-11
UNDERGOES KNIFE.

LOS ANGELES. April II Gp).--After
undergoing an operation for appendi-
citis. Richard Dix. Aim star, Was re-
covering well last night. Dix was
stricken yesterday morning and was
rushed TO the hospital, where the op-
Grafton took place In the afternoon.
Evening star., 1928-04-11

getting in their returns. the Office Of
Judge Jarecki concentrated on an in
vestigation OF the several irregularities
charged in yesterdays voting. Senator
Deneen prepared to press vigorously for
prosecution Of all frauds that may be
uncovered