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Evening star., 1928-05-13
INQUIRY BY CONGRESS,
INTO SHOOTING ASKED
Niagara Falls Man Is Alleged to
Have Been Attacked by Coast
Guard Member.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An investigation by a congressional
committee OF the shooting Of jacob D.
Hanson of Niagara Falls. N. Y, was de-
manded yesterday in resolution intro
duced by Representative Mead, Demo-
crat, New York. Hanson was alleged to
have been shot by a member Of the
United States Coast Guard.
The resolution asked for the appoint
nent OF q committee Of five members
OF the House to make the investigation
and report their findings to the House.
1t was referred to the committee on
rules without comment.
Mead, who on the floor Of the House
Friday denounced the shooting In the
preamble of his resolution. charged that
it was committed by a nen1ber OF the
Coast Guard assigned 10 the Buffalo
district. t s.s.e-. -
"As a result of this promiscuous use
of firearms" the resolution said, many
similar crimes have been committed
which have resulted In the serious in
jury and death of many OF our law
abiding citizens"
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Army Transfers Announced.

Col Harvey W. Miller Adjutant Gen.
erals Department at the Army War
College, has been assigned to duty at
the war Department: Maj. Arthur W
Ford, Ordnance Department. from Aber-
.leen. Md, to the War Department: Mai
Eugene B. Walker. Coast Artillery
Corps from Fort Leavenworth. .Kans.,
to Fort Eustis, Va; Lieut.. Col. Fred
erick NJ. Jones, Cavalry. from Seattle
Wash, to the 18th Cavalry at Fort
Ringgoid, Tex; Capt. William e
Farthing Air Corps, from Fort Leaven-
worth. Kans.. to the War Department.
and Mai. John D. Reardan. Air Corps.
from the Office Of the chief OF stan.
War Department, to the Air Corps
Tactical School, Langley Field. Va.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
NURSES TO GRADUATE
TOMORROW EVENING
Thirteen Will Receive Diplomas
From Capital City School
at Gallinger.

Commencement exercises Of the Cap
ital City School of Nursing viii be held
at 8 O'Clock tomorrow evening when di-
plomas will be presented to l3 gradu-
ates at Gallinger Municipal Hospital.
introductory remarks will be made
by District Commissioner Sidney r.
Taliaferro and the address to the grad
yates will be delivered by w. w. Mil
Ian, member OF the board OF public wei
fare OF the District. DR.. william r.
Argy. dean Of the school, WIN present
diplomas.
Greetings to the graduates win be
given by DIR. Wilfred M. Barton. pres
ident of the executive board, and Or. y.
Percy Hickling, secretary. Music VIII
be furnished by the Marine Band.
Mrs. Lillian Mann Is the class vale
dictorian. Miss Catherine Y. Moran,
superintendent Of nurses, will present
pins 10 the graduates Rabbi Abram
Simon will give the invocation and bcne-
diction.
The graduating class is composed OF
the following:
kathryn oReilly. ireland; Virginia
Ward, virginia: Mildred Adelaide vor-
herr, Ohio: Martha Josephine Berry,
Ohio: Mary Blackwelder. North Caro-
lima; Theresa Carolyn Furlong, Maine; !;
Rhea Houser Hanna, Maryland; Ber-
nice Elinora Luton, Virginia; Grace
Pauline Smith, Maine: Josie Gresham
Batson, South Carolina vena Mae
Farmer, Virginia: Mary Catherine Deig-
nan, Maine: Lillian Mann, Virginia.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
HELM CONTINUES
ATTACKS ON SMITH
Senator Characterizes Governor q
Campaign as Another
Smith Case"

The campaign OF Gov. Smith Of New
York for the Democratic presidential
nomination was characterized today by
Senator Hefiin. Democrat. Alabama, al
another Frank Smith case"
Governor has appointed his public
utilities commissioner. Van Nance ~
his campaign manager" Hefiin said,
and, according to his testimony before
tile Senate committee, he doesn't kno"
a thing about his campaign, Mr.. Ken
ney, contractor, who gets his COM
tracts from Van Nance, gave $4,000 10
the Smith campaign fund and loaned
another $4,000"
Helm called on the committee TO 90
to the bottom" of the Smith campaign,
Just as a committee investigated The
case of Prank Smith of Illinois VINO
VAS refused seat by the Senate.
Hefiin also called on the committee
to ask Secretary Hoover why he sent
s27, 900 into California when ne had no
opposition In that State.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
CHILL WINDS DRIVE YOUTHFUL
WORLD TOURISTS BACK HOME
john FuegeI, 10, and Fred
Kennicutt, II, Sneak Out,
but Steal In Next Night.
Two Boys Repeat WanderIust
Effort of Last Year With
Same Result.

Less than % hours Of travel was nee
essarv to convince two Juvenile adven-
turers John r. Fuegel. 10, SS03 Kan"
sas avenue. and his buddy. Frederick
Kennicutt, IL. 1886 Quincy street, tnat
a .hin blanket between them ana the
ground and the chill winds from the
Potomac. are not comparable TO doWny
he'd surrounded by thick walls In Wnicn
both of them were cuddled last nignt
when reporter called to get theT
slant on the world at large. a
John and Fred started out ABOUT
O'Clock yesterday morning. as near as
their parents could fix the time, John
father heard door slam IN ms nome
shortly before o'clock and went oqwlt ,i
to investigate, hut found nothing. 6ut
the parents of both found their sons
gone when they awakened later In the
morning.
Fred's mother missed him at O'Clock,
but believed that he had arisen early 10
Join the gang" that hangs out IN
Shack on a nearby lot But later on
as She cleaned I'D his room she found
a note which lust said: Dads and
Mons Goodby" Then Mrs, kenni-
cutt knew that Fred was ou. on anoth'
er expedition. such as he started with
his buddy. John. a year ago. at which
time they took Johns 4-year-old broth
er TO act as cook of the expedition,
Police and friends searched for them
throughout the day. but they escaped
detection Shortly after Q o'clock last
night the door in the Kennicutt home
opened and a little figure came quietly
into the hallway and dropped the big
blanket which he had lugged all day.
It felt like a ton, he said. To his
mother he remarked: MY feet are just
mashed fat" He told of having stop
ned five times to rest while climbing
Thirteenth street hill. He was well
come. though he presented sad sight.
Old Tom. the Kennicutt dog, gave Fred
such a welcome that Fred's grimy
cheeks showed water marks as the
tears came dribblins down.
They had with them KNAPP sack,
a carving knife and some small articles
of clothing. but when they returned
Fred had several boxes of small calihre
cartridges. Fred said he found them
on the camp site In Hell's Bottom. Just
across the Potomac. about where they
pitched camp last year.
Fred said that they had food during
the day, because John brought along q
couple Of cans OF pea soup, which, was
about the extent Of their cofniSsary
this year. With the blanket even this
load became heavy.
The youngsters had no explanation
for their trip Johns grandmother
said that they had heard much OF the
African expedition OF DR. Mann. and
were anxious to start In that direction.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
REVISION OF FLEXIBLE
TARIFF CLAUSE ASKED
Naniove's Bill Would Give Prssi-
dent Greater Latitude In
Levy Adjustments.
a &C. Asse,elates ~.

Ey tbs Associated Press.
Revision Of the flexible clause OF the
tariff act 10 give the President greater
Latitude in the adjustment OF ieyies 10
meet trade conditions Was proposed In
= bill yesterday by Representative Man"
love, Republican. Missouri,
Under the measure the President.
1ron recommendation Of the Tariff
Commission, would be empowered tn
raise or lover duties 10 any point that
might he deemed advisable instead oi
being confined as under existing Jaw,
10 q maximum adjustment either &ay
Of SO per cent ot the present rate.
The bill siso proposes 10 increase the
commissions membership from six n
seven members and provides that four
members should be of the same politi-
esl party. Al present ths political t.s1f-
ap on the commission Ia equally al.
vi6eT.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
URGES LICENSING
or ALL CHEMISTS
4 ~
New York Professor Seeks
Means to Raise Pr0fes-
sion's Standards.

rhe licensing of all chemists en-
cd in the active practice OF their
4cssion and their organization into
general group similar to the
merican Medical Association was
advocated by Prof. Frederick u.
.sreithut. the newly elected president OF
he American Institute of Chemists, at
the annual meeting OF the organiza-
lion last night
Prof Breithut, who Is with the
department Of chemistry of the Col
lego OF the City Of New York, declared
that no qualified chemist could object
to the plan which he outlined. He
said the proposed organization and
tcetion OF the public and the elevation
of the profession OF chemistry.
Would Elevate Profession.
by licensing chemists" he said, I'VE
will protect the general public from the
incompetent, the blum. the crank, the
fraud and the crook, and at the same
time we will elevate our own profession
to q position in which 1t properly be-
longs. alongside that of the physician
and the lawyer. We should put the
weight of this whole organization he
hind the enactment Of regulations into
the form of State laws, ana their en-
forccment upon every man or wuman
who pretendS to be a chemist Of any
variety whatever"
Prof Breithut told the meeting that
the New York chapter OF the AmeiN> II
Institute of Chemists he'd devoted most
of its meetings during the past year to
discuss III Of the subject. shall chem
lists ors.,nize and how?" The interest
aroused among chemists was so great
that the average attendance at the
chapter meetings was more than trebled
over that of the year before.
Cites Medical Profession.
The professor pointed to the medi-
cal profession by way OF illustration.
stating that of the 100000 practicing
physicians In the country fully 100000
are members OF the American Medical
Association.
'Dr. Wendell Phillips. past president
OF the American Medical Association
told u.s." he said. that one of the
greatest lessons which his organization
had learned thus far Is that executive
authority must be vested In a few
hands. and that more and more re-
sponsibllity must be placed on a small
number of men. OF course, this author
ity and responsibility Is directly respon-
sible to the general membership, but
when the time for action comes there
Is small group OF men ready to do
things instead of a large disorganized
group everlastingly engaged In dis
eussion."
Evening star., 1928-05-13

and Mrs. Kennicutt said that both OF
them had bean studying about Africa
at the RAYMOND School. where they at
tend.
But when the sun went down last
night. the little warmth that 1t gave
Yesterday disappeared and the heavy
blanket became too thin to keep away
the increasing chills so. Fred told his
father. the cold drove him home.
A four-hour search for T-year-old
Elmer Leroy Jenkins. son OF Sergt. Roy
B. jenkins of the park police. ended
about Z o'clock yesterday evening when
the father found the boy playing hap
ptly with three other youngsters In the
weeds back of Camp Meigs and ap-
parcntly with never thought OF re-
turning home.
He had been reported missing about
3 o'clock in the afternoon from his home
at lsS Bates street, and the police nad
been asked to assist in the search
Sergt. jenkins said that he was IN
clced to search the woods where the
boy was found by the story OF severai
boys of the neighhorhood. VINO toid nim
that they saw Elmer headed IN tnat os-
rection.
of three children found yesterday after
noon In the Capitol Grounds proved
unavailine when the address given by
the Oldest, a boy about 8 years old,
nroved to be that of vacant house,
The youngsters spent the night in the
House of Detention.
The boy told Lieut.. Nina Van Wrinkle
of the Woman's Bureau that his name
was Wesley Stiyers and that he lived at
SIS Third street, An officer was sent
10 that address. which was found to
be vacant.
The other children are girls, one
apparently 5 years old and the other
years old. They we're brought to the
fourth precinct station house about 4:30
o'clock yesterday afternoon by woman
who refused to give police her name.
She told the officers that she found the
children wandering in the Capitol
Grounds.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
CHINESE CHAUFFEUR
GETS 40 DAYS AND FINE
Con vieted OF Leaving Scene Of Ac-
cident After Auto Struck
Child, 5.

Charlie Loo, Chinese chauffeur em-
ployed by Mrs Kate Robertson, OF the
Hilltop Manor Apartments. $500 Four
tecnth street. was sentenced TO so days
In jail and fined $500 by Judge Isaac
r, Hit In T'rafaic Court yesterday for
leaving the scene Of accident after an
automobile which he was driving struck
s-yesr-oid Albert Bailey, $50 Fifth
street. May !. A charge OF reckless
driving was also placed against Loo, but
the court took his personal bond on this
count.
Judge Hitt arranged with Mrs. Rob-
ertscn to have Loc's sentence suspended
after he had served 80 days. with the
understanding that she would furnish
him with funds 10 return 10 jackson.
Tenn. where he first entered her en-
ployInent.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
C0LP0YS NEW CHAIRMAN
or DISTRICT DEMOCRATS

John u. Colpoys. editor af the Trade
Unionist, was elected chairman af the
Democratic central committee Of the
District OF Columbia, al meeting of
the committee IN the office of John r,
Costello, national committeeman Tor the
District, Friday night, II WAS announced
yesterday
At the same time announcement was
made that the primary for election OF
delegates TO the Houston convention will
be held May 20,
Mr., Colpoys succeeds the late William
T. Whelan.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Girl, a, Heartbroken as Police Fail
To Find Trace of Her Missing Father

The disappearance of vallin has haf-
fied police. His abandoned automobile.
With his hat In the Lonneau, vas found
Friday afternoon near Seventeenth and
7 streets by Policeman n. v, Wolfe Of
the eighth precinct.
Rabbi Abram Simon ias taken deep
interest In the case and has enlisted
the services NJ IRgiDnnaires and Boy
scouts IN the sasrei Police and others
hags eanyasked The Helghborhaod where
The ear was found. without uneagerina
| any sixeM
Evening star., 1928-05-13
CLUB PLANS FIELD DAY.

Saturday HiEhteTs to Hold Sum
mer Dances In Country.
The City Club Saturday Nighters will
open their Summer season of weekly
dances at the clubs country home,
Landoyer. Md, June 4. A field day
and barbecue win be staged during the
day.
These Saturday entertainments will
continue until about October Is at the
country hons. The last OF the Winter
dances was given last night at the
town City Club Edith Reed. Mae
Davis, Pauline Loria and Ann Airline
presented musical numbers.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
AMERICAN SCULPTOR. HONORED
BY FRENCH, WAS D. G. RESIDENT
Andrew 0'Connor Awarded
Medal Never Before Given
to Foreigner.
Three Examples of His Art
Are on Exhibition
in Capital.

Andrew O'Connor. the American
sculptor. who, 1t was reported in an AS
sociated Press dispatch from Paris yes
terday, had been awarded the Society
of French Artists gold medal for sculp-
tiire, never before given TO any foreigner.
Is a former resident Of Washington and
three examples OF his art are OH ex-
hibition In the District.
O'Connor came TO Washington in 1914
soon after war broke out In Europe,
where he had been living He remained
here about a year. His Adam and
Eve" is in the Corcoran Galleries and
his bust of Gen Lev Wallace Is In the
Evening star., 1928-05-13
AUTHORIZES SUCCUMBS
TO MOTOR ACCIDENT
Miss Eliza beth Putnam Hunting.
ton, New York, Leaves
Relatives Here.

laass Elizabetf Putnam Huntington,
~, altfs0reaS u New YQT1k and aa4ghts
ei u the LIE DT ceerge Huntingdon Of
Columbia University. and of Mrs Hunt"
tggtef-Kldd ~ this city, died yesterday
following ar aatousonils accident DeaF
Denver. Colo. Tns body IL being taken
10 New Yoy'k fof burial
Mah& Huntington Was 0ge time ass
eoeiate eGilor 0f the Youths Gompaas
aon arc lss written many books. tlse
most recent being Playground 81 tf1e
K5enA"
tsess6ss ksf mother, Mise Hunting
tor III survived by h proif9ef. William III
GefeHta Huntington, secretary ~tresslfss
Of tne All Promoters Club also ~
Warrington. and lnfse sisters. Mfa
john 4 f1'Donneil ~ Washington, RE
dame I<9Uts I& fsouYieF ~ Cgnsihnti'
n0ple, Tarksy. and Mtsk Katherine Hunt
igaQt0n ~ Ps.0 Alto Calf
Evening star., 1928-05-13

The pathetic appeals NJ n 4-gssr -oid
gt'f have spufred police and eitizADa 10
gFeatar efforts in The eitg~wide search
for Joseph yalin, 81. 2iD3 Eighteenth
street, who las been missing since last
sunday night
The girl II little Barbara vaIlin, heart
Dfakea daughter NJ the missing fuef~
chant Frequently during the day she
the receiver aud sgk solsbinaly
"ik daddy tbere3"
Bar sFa thinks she is calling police
bUt She Ia greeted only Bg the tmpstlsnt
voice sf "Csnt4ei,"
Evening star., 1928-05-13
WILL PRESENT 0PERETTiAll
ss s. '4-~s ~. -
City Club TO Close Social. Seasas,
a- with "Chrysanthenurn >, =; s2

The City Club IS preparing 70 pfss-
sent "Chrysantnemuria.,' a uicfurssr;SiSs
japanese opcretta in one act. A. ~
closing feature Of its Spring s0ciaI. ses !
son the evening Of May 2y.
1t viii be presented Under the diree-
ton OF Paul Bleyden, with cast of "a
local singers. - ~
Chrysanthemum" vas given at tn
club last October before a cananifv
mouse. The leading parts win be 'takas
py Leona Anthony. Helen ". fHRrneT
selma S. Klein, Marguerite B. yeiabIss
Gladys NJ. Kee. Marguerite NcCoriTieii
Francis F. Falion; Mildred BrEgnearS
and James A. Barr. : ~
Evening star., 1928-05-13
SHERMAN F0RFEITS BOND
Assault Charge Still Pands Agains,
Theater Mans son.ln~Law,

Leroy sherman. son-in-law of Harry
Grandall, and manager of the Earle
Theater forfeited $ib collateral In po,
lice Court yesterday when he failed te
appear In answer O charge Of dlsor.
derly conduct for an alleged assault
upon Policeman John Mnher af the
fourteenth precinct on the night al
March /, An assault charge against
sherman, resulting from the same incl
dent. 1t stlll pending,
sherman Ii alleged 10 have kicked thr
policeman and taken hia badge In
front Of 1880 Connecticut avenue, when
the officer IL said to have attempted tG
stop dispute between him and another
man
Evening star., 1928-05-13
PURSE STOLEN IN CHURCH
Woman Reports Theft From Pew
al Et, Patrlek's,

Mrs, Emma q, Anderson, a0Dl Twenty"
llfth street northeast reported to police
0f The FIRST precinct last ntght that her
hand aatehfl was stolen yesterday aft
epn0fn from pew In It, Patrick
Catholic Church,
She said II contained a bank hont
ON The Continental Trust ca, made
olt In her name, pass to The Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing aud VI "a
GO In cash.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Wife Asks Absolute Divorce,

Frank NJ Iliatice, former automobile
aler waA sued yesterday In tho Dis.
riot supreme Court for all absolute dis
tofee by Helene II Justice, ana q street
northeast They were married Nnyem>
Ger n, lott, and the wife charges mis-
conduct and names correspondent, The
rls Wampler and Robert H. lynch,
Evening star., 1928-05-13
WOMAN SHOT IN ARM;
TWO MEN ARE 0UiZZED
Victim Says She Was Wounded
When Auto Was Fired At--pris-
oners Deny Her Story.

With gunshot wound in her arm,
woman who first identified herself as
Mrs, Viola Smith. "a year old. 9ia
Seventh street southwest, and later said
her name Is Clark, was taken 10 Emerg-
ency Hospital late last night. and police
are holding for questioning. two men
who she said were with her when she
was shot. After treatment she was re-
moved To the House Of Detention,
The woman told Detective keunling
and Wilson that she and the men were
sitting In an automobile on the Marl-
boro pike, between Marlboro and the
District line. when someone fired
through the window of the cab. The
men denied being with her at the time
of the shooting, police said, and de-
clared they picked her up afterwards
and took her to the hospital.
The men, who were being questioned
ut headquarters. gave the names OF
Richard Kennedy aud George McGee.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
FRAUD WARNING ISSUED.
Fake Solicitor Seeks Contributions
for children's Home.

for Children's Home.
Public warning was given yesterday
against an unauthorized person who Is
said To be seeking money contributions
In behalf Of the Episcopal Children's
Home.
Mrs. David Meade Lea. president Of
the board Of lady managers, who gave
the warning. said the person was an
impostsr. since no one has been author
ized 10 solicit contributions for the
hcrne Information regarding the so-
lscitor was given by . person who was
approached and told that the homo Waa
asking public aid. Similar requests are
understood 10 have been made In con-
necfion with the Episcopal Eve, Ear and
Threat Hospital which are likewise un~
authorized
Evening star., 1928-05-13
SENT TO PRESIDENT.
Bill Setting May / AZ Child Health
Day Passed by Congress.

Tbs Reed resolution To designate May
a. Child Health day vas passed yes
teFdsy by the House and sent 10 the
Senate.
The measure would provide for the
annual issuance by the President OF q
proclamation inviting all agencies In
terestAo In child welfare 10 unite upon
that day In the observance OF such ex-
eresses ~ Will awaken the people Of the
Nation 10 the fundamental necessity Of
yeaFsroana program for the pFotec-
ton and development OF the health
Of the Nations children"
TIE date already u observed In many
States as Child Health day.
Evening star., 1928-05-13
Smelling Expert Dies.

WHEELING, W. We. May II ~ .~@
Cyrus t. Tripp. " . ensejtiuR expert
connected With t1e standard Netsi Co.
gkogiesg. colo, disa suddenly here
N~s#8sFg
Evening star., 1928-05-13
START PLAY REHEARSALS.
st. Peters Students to presen,
Farce May 2l aud 23.

The 81, Peters Players yesterday
started fehearsais of THE Whole
Towns Talking" farce Of three aets
which will be presented May d and %
Those In the cast include Mary Comfy
Margaret Tappan. Elizabeth DuGaf
Ellen Kane. Catherine Davis. Margaret
OtConnoT, Edith San Fellipo, William
Bray, FFancla Mo0arraghy Thomas
O'TJonneii and John Duniaan. The play
IA under the direction OF Alfred A, Me-
nArraKhy,
Evening star., 1928-05-13

As the result of fall off carpet
on an amusement device called over
the Fails" at the peterboro. England,
fair. Mrs. Irene Dixon died recently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

An ostrich sometimes grows up tC
weigh more than 300 pounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
JANUARY BUILDING
REACHES S4,629,S95
Last Months Construction
Seen as Auspicious Begin
ming for New Year.

A testimonial to the present activity
in private building operations in the
District Of Columbia. aside from the
Federal building program. is to be
found in the report of local projects
started or authorized during the past
month. which had q total estimated
value of S4,629.895. This figure. ac-
cording to the records of Col. John w,
Oclmann, building Inspector is appre-
ciably larger than the corresponding
total for any month of the past year.
The closest approach to the January
figure was made in April. 1926. when
the value was set at S4.435 .670.
A number Of large and important
construction projects were included in
the January total and we're chiefly re-
sponSibe for the record total cost,
These included permits for the building
Of the new home of the British en-
bas>y on Massachusetts avenue at OBJ
Servatory circle, several large apart
mcnt projects. an addition TO the main
Office building of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Building and pri-
yate dwellings,.
The vast majority of the new build
ing work was started i'll the northwest
section of the city. where the total was
computed To DO So201 ,975, as COM
pared with Sl51.750 in the northeast
section and $4,000 in the southeast
section. No new projects were planned
for the southwest section.
Permits were as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

The embassy will be in the Queen
Anne style, with high-pitched Dutch
type roofs and chimneys. and will he Of
brick construction with columns and
trimming in Indiana limestone. IT was
designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. British
government architect. i'm association
with Frederick II. Brooke of Washing
ton. and contract for the erection Of
the embassy has been awarded to the
Wardman Construction Co. Of this city.
The building will be set we'll back from
the street and will command far
flung view Of the Capital. The grounds
will be extensively handicapped. The
new embassy will cost nearly S750.O00.