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The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Competitive Exams For
II. 8. Jobs Announced

Open competitive examinations are
announced by the Civil Service
Commission for the post Of physio.
therapy aide for the Veterans Bu-
reau. at salaries ranging from
81, 500 to $2,10O' annually, and junior
marketing specialist in the Depart.
rnent of Agriculture, at $4,000 to
$4,000 year.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
Maj. Carey II, Brown. to
Address Civic Group

"The Development of South Wash
ington'' will be the subject upon
which Major Carey HI. Brown, as.
sistant superintendent of Public
Buildings and Parks, will address
the South Washington Citizens
Association in the Fairbrother
School tomorrow evening. Refresh.
ments will be served.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
DRAW. For BRIDGE

Twenty.three hundred tons Of
machinery and steel will be shipped
here beginning in May. by the Phoe-
nix Bridge Company. Of Phoenixs
vile, Pa. for the bascule draw Of
the Arlington Memorial Bridge, per.
Tnitting passage Of tall shipping
through the structure.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

Thirteen days left. to file, your
Personal Tax Return. II yOu cam
not deliver your return I'm person
send 1t by registered mail or spe
cial delivery to Room 1OS. District
Building.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
FAME AWAITS THE TYPICAL
AMERICAN GIRL WHEN FOUND
Is that the girl3

Is gITIF : =
All the United States IN little hamlets country villages
roaring cities and other places thousands asking them
selves that question They have Joined in the quest They
are looking for the Typical American Girl.
The Washington times., 1929-03-19

Thirteen days left 10 file your
Personal Tax Return. II yO1 can
not deliver your return IN person
send Il by registered man or spe-
elal delivery 20 Room 10S, District
Building ~
The Washington times., 1929-03-19
WILL SHE WIN THE $1,000 AWARD
90 NOT DerAcH. rl,ls srvs
staff Photo


High School have nominated Miss Rebec Be Rd Chevy
below phos
Only the of the lucky girl remains to be in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
CAPITOL GUIDE
SYSTEM SCORED
Exacting Fee From Visitors
Called Infamous Outrage"
by Representative Taylor.

The guide system In the Capitol
Building was announced as "a humili-
ating national disgrace" and the collec-
ton of IS cents per head from visitors
was called IAN infamous outrage" by
Representative Taylor, Democrat, Cor
orado, in hearings on the legislative
appropriation bill reported to the House
today. In renewing his attack upon
the guide system in the Capitol. which
he has been making for several years,
Mr.. Taylor, member of the subcom-
mittee in charge of the bill, spoke in
reply to Joseph G. Rogers, sergeant
alarms of the House, who submitted
statement from Benjamin j. Cady,
chief of the guides, showing that each
guide received 81 1882 80 last year. Mr.
Rodgers was discussing the suggestion
frequently made that the guide service
Shout dbe put on the pay roll of the
Capitol. He admitted that the finan-
cial statement from Chief Guide Cady
has not been audited and that he could
turn in any sort of statement he saw fit.
he saw At.
Mr.. Taylor said, II haven't the slight
est criticism to make against any of
the guides personally. But the Capitol
guide system which is practically a
charge of Is cents a head admission
fee to the National Capitol Is an in
famous outrage upon the patriotic
sightseeing public and a humiliating
national disgrace, which Congress ought
not to tolerate for an hour.
ut is a species of graft that is
beneath the dignity of our country.
The American public, and in fact the
whole world, should be courteously
shown through our Capitol Building
without any charge whatever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
THREE ARE INJURED
IN TRAFFIC CRASH
One Woman Seriously Hurt
When Autos CoIIide-Pe-
destrian Hit at Crossing.

One woman was seriously injured,
another sustained slight cuts and man
was painfully bruised early this morning
when the automobile in which they
were riding was in collision at Connec-
ticut avenue and K street with car
driven by Roy Estep of 2201 K street.
Sterling Shearer of 2153 K street, the
driver of the machine in which the
injured persons were riding. was not
hurt.
Mrs. Annie williams, 81 years old, of
2l53 K street, sustained decorations to,
her head. fractured pelvis and pos
sible internal injuries. Mrs Mable
Shearer. 80 years old, and Mack For
rest. both of 2135 K street, sustained
minor injuries.
Hospital in a passing taxicab and
treated by DR.. Andrew Betz. of the
staff.
Jerome A. Beall, % years old, of 600
Eleventh street northeast, sustained q
possible fracture of his skull last night
when he was struck at Eleventh and K
streets northeast by an automobile
driven by Clarence G. Warfleld, "a years
old, of 1882 Connecticut avenue. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital. Fol-
lowing treatment he went home despite
protests of hospital physicians
Others hurt last night in traffic acct
dents include Mrs. Florence SaWdon,
40 years old, of 1915 Eighth street, and
Benjamin Brown, colored, SO years old,
of 80 Missouri avenue, Their injuries
were slight. Brown was struck by a
hit-and-run driver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
CAPT. ASHER GIVEN
ADVANCE IN RANK
Salvation Army Officer in District
Becomes Divisional Commander.
Assumes His Duties.

Staff CAPT. James Asher has been
named to succeed Staff Capt. Ernest r
Holz, divisional commander of the Sal
walton Army of the District of Column
bia. who has been transferred to Okla
homa. Capt. Asher already has as
s,lmed his new duties.
The appointment of Capt. Asher was
announced at headquarters of the
Southern territory of the Army in At
lanta, Ga. For the past year Capt.
Asher has been stationed at this head
quarters as special efforts secretary.
The new head of the Salvation Army
in the District of Columbia has been a
Salvation Army officer for more than
20 years, serving during this period in
Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and other
cities in the East He is married and
has three children, two of them being
in the Army and the third at home.
In Washington Capt. Asher is living at
1908 Military road northwest.
Ceremonies for the formal induction
OF Capt. Asher into his new post will
be held in the next few weeks. with
officials from the Southern headquarters
In attendance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
GALENTlNE DEATH
MYSTERY CLEARED
Finding of Hat in Elevator Shaft
Accepted as Proof He Died
of Accident.

Headquarters Detectives Darnall and
Waldro:- lad definitely concluded today
that the death OF Homer H. Galentine.
10. who staggered home with fractured
skull Saturday night, resulted from an
accidental fall into an elevator shaft,
and that it was is9t the result of an
assault as had at T7rst been presumed.
The finding of the boys hat in a
pool of bloody water at the bottom of
the shaft in building under construc-
ton at 5426 Connecticut avenue was
the factor which cleare& up the myS-
terry
Galentine left his home at 1909 Pat
terson street early Saturday evening to
take walk, and returned two hours
later with his skull fractured. He was
unable to tell what had happened TO
him. and died few hours later.
The peculiar nature of his injuries
and the fact that his hat was missing
gave rise TO the theory that he had
been slugged from behind.
Late yesterday afternoon, however,
William T. Cole, superintendent of the
construction job, found the hat and
tossed it aside, failing to appreciate
its significance
Detective Darnall, who spent the day
searching for the hat, happened to see
It lying on a pile of lumber, and imme-
sliately identified it as the one belong
ing to Galentine When he learned the
circumstances of its discovery, he decid-
ed that the youth had stopped to look
through the building, and being I'M
familiar with it's interior, accidentally
stepped into the open shaft.
A coroner's jury today returned q
verdict Of accidental death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
INCINERATOR PLANT
LOCATION DEBATED
Georgetown Progressives Insist on
Approval of Site by Park and
Planning Commission.

At hearing before the subcommit-
tee on parks and Fairgrounds, Of the
House District committee yesterday
the Progressive Citizens Association of
Georgetown urged that in locating the
proposed incinerator plant in George
town the site should be approved by
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission and the design. by the Com
mission of Tine Arts.
1t was pointed out that. unless strict
safeguards are provided, the plant may
emit odors that will be a menace TO
the settled community.
Protection against the plant adding
another eyesore to the view from the
Key Bridge was sought in the request
for the Fine Arts Commission to approve
the design: also the location within
a stones throw of Analostan Island, in
cludet, in the Cramton bill for a COM
prehensive park system, and "destin-
ed to become a pearl" in such system,
was emphasized as a reason for the
amendment recommended to the bill
placing the design in the authority of
the commission.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan, chairman of
the legislation committee, represented
the association. She stated the assc-
citation was sympathetic with the i'm
proved method proposed Of collecting
and disposing of the city's trash, buG
was DESTROYS that every safeguard tcr
Georgetown residents and for the re-.
system should be. thrown around th.
proposal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
$1,000 LOOT TAKEN
FROM STYLE SHOP
Burglars Smash Transom,
Get Tailored Suits and
Expensive Gowns.

While police headquarters was in
vestigating a series of window-smash-
ings at three jewelry stores during the
past three weeks, burglars last night
broke through transom at the STAN
ley Style Shop. 1909 G. street. and
escaped with goods which detectives
value at $4,000.
The thieves made way with number
of tailored suits and expensive gowns.
Investigation by Detective j. E. Kane
of the first precinct revealed that the
robbers made their exit by jimmying
open the front door, The theft was
reported to police this morning by
Ruben Sworzyn, proprietor, who dis
covered the theft when he arrived at
the store.
The three jewelry robberies, under
investigation by Headquarters Detec-
tives Thomas Nally and E. E. Thompson,
are thought to have been perpetrated
by lone burglar who can out-time
vanced because in each instance an
alarm was sounded and police arrived
too late to apprehend the thief.
The three stores were entered by a
burglar who first cut a round hole
in the glass and then broke out the
glass with a gauze-covered brick.
The stores robbed are the Marx jew
elry Co., TOT Seventh street, where $500
was stolen; the Shah Jeweiry Co., GOT
F street, where $3.50 was reported miss
ing, and Castelbergs Jewelry Co., 1904
F street, where jewelry valued at $3.50
was stolen.
Burglars last night raided Fosters
dyeing establishment at 1887 Eleventh
street. Entrance was gained by re-
moving screen from a rear window,
police were told. and clothing valued at
S400 stolen. Detectives Curtis H..
Trammel1 and Richard H. Mansfield
are investigating.
Intruders last night also were in
evidence on the premises of the Cook
Waste Paper Co., 70 o street. They
gained access to the Office on the sec
ond floor, broke open a box containing
nothing but papers and made an un-
successful attempt to knock the knob
from the safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
FUND BILL FACES
FURTHER DEBATE
D. c. Measure Sent to Con-
ference, With Indication of
Vigorous Discussion.

Further vigorous discussion. between
representatives of the House and Sen
ate over the fiscal relations question and
other phases of the District appropria-
ton bill and between factions in the
House was indicated today when the bill
was sent to conference.
Chairman Simmons of the subcom-
mittee handling the bill with Repre-
sentative Holiday of Illinois and Rep
resentative Griffin, the-.ranking minor
ity member on the subcommittee. of
New York, were appointed by the
Speaker as confereeS on this measure.
BIantOn Demands Assurance.
Representative Blanton, Democrat. of
Texas, demanded from Mr. Simmons an
assurance that he would be able to
argue on the Caraway amendment pro-
hibiting payment of salary to Capt. Guy
e. Burlingame If this still remains in
the bill when 1t was brought back from
the conference.
Representative Simmons and House
Leader Tilson both pledged that any
reasonable debate would be allowed.
Representative Griffin then served
notice that he will demand time to de-
bate on the fiscal relations question and
the teachers normal school amendment.
Representative Simmons said that he
could not anticipate the action of the
conferees and that the bill might be
very materially changed in conference.
Meeting Tomorrow.
The Senate District committee. will
meet tomorrow morning to consider
the municipal center bill. which. passed
the House yesterday, and any other
pending measures ON which action at
this session is deemed desirable.
1t is expected the committee also will
act on the Vandenburg resolution pro-
viding for select committee of seven
Senators to make survey of the air.
port requirements of the National Capt.
tai from the standpoint both of the
municipality and the various govern
mental agencies.
The Senate committee has already
held hearing on the bill authorizing
purchase of the land for the municipal
center in which to develop new build
ings for the District government and
it is probable the committee will act
tomorrow on the bill which passed the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
Taunting Officer
Costly, Colored
Man Tells Judge

Haunting a police officer with
the declaration you must think
you are one of Tom Blanton's
cops" resulted disastrously for
Washington Gaines, colored, he
informed Judge Gus A. Schuldt
in Police Court today.
Arraigned on charge of in
toxication, Gaines testified that
he had been taken into custody
by Officer P. G. Reading of No.
precinct yesterday and that
Reading began to use strong
arm" tactics in escorting him to
the box"
Huh, you must think you are
one of Tom Blanton's COPS" he
said he told Reading.
Then silence reigned as a large
night 3tick welded by the officer
came into contact with his cram
ium, Gaines said today.
His trial was continued Until
tomorrow in order that he might
obtain witnesses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
IMMUNITY UPHELD
/ IN S5()D,0DO ACTION
AGAINST COUzENS
Court Holds Senator's State
ments Free From Civil
Liability.
RULES WORDS WERE NOT
SPOKEN "UNOFFICIALLY"
Montgomery County, Md, Tax
Consultant Notes Appeal
to Appellate Court.

Congressional immunity from civil
liability for statements made in the
course of speech in either house OF
Congress has been upheld by Justice
Wendell Phillips Stafford Of the District
of Columbia Supreme Court in an opin-
ion dismissing suit for $500, 900 dam
ages brought against James CouzenS,
Senator from Michigan, by Howe P.
Cochran, resident of Montgomery
County, Md, and a tax conSultant.
Cochran claimed that statements derog-
atory to him were made by Senator
Couzens unoff1cially and not pertinent
to anything under consideration by the
Senate. The tax conSultant noted an
appeal to the Court of Appeals.
Justice Stafford points out that the
Constitution declares itself the supreme
law of the land. which Is binding on all
judges, even of State courts, and as
Serts that "for any speech or debate in
either house they Senators and Repre-
sentatives) shall not be questioned in
any other place" The justice declares
that speech 1ncludes every word of a
speech and the suit attempts to ques-
ton a Senator for words uttered in a
speech In the Senate. The words could
AlOV NC SROACn dS q,
he declares, because they were spoken
by Senator in the Senate in speech
TO the Senate at a regular meeting.
"Unofficially" Not Mentioned.
"The Constitution" says Justice Stat
ford, says nothing about 'unohlcially.
To say that Senator in speech at
a regular session Is not speaking off,
cially Is to say that a court, or a jury
under the instructions of the court, is
to determine when the words are spoken
officially and when they are not. If it
is for the court to determine whether
they are spoken officially it has no facts
upon which to determine the question"
Referring to the matter of pertinency,
the court says, the question arises
whether the Constitution leaves it to
some one other than the Senate to de-
termine in some other place whether
the words were pertinent. If so. then
it meant that the Senator might be
questioned, the court holds, in another
place as to whether the words were
pertinent but no such exception is to
be found in the words of the Constitu
ton.
Public Interest Noted.
The court points out that the pro-
vision for immunity was made in the
public interest and not in the interest
of the Senators. 1T was made" says
Justice Stafford, Gin order that the
Senators might be fearless in all they
said in a speech on the floor. How
could they be fearless If a court or jury
has right to decide that they had no
right to say what they did because it
was not pertinent? The court has no
right to require the defendant to plead
to such, declaration. TO do so would
be to allow him to be questioned re-
garding a matter as to which the Con-
stitution has said he shall not be ~ques-
house where the words were spoken"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
HIGHWAY PROJECT
URGED BY CITIZENS
Piney Branch Association Asks
Land Condemnation for Extension
of 18th Street Northward.

Condemnation of land necessary to
provide an entrance from Seventeenth
street to the north into Piney Branch
Valley is requested by the Commission
ers i'll resolutions adopted by the Piney
Branch Citizens Association, at a meet
ing in the Hamline M. e. Church, Six
tenth and Allison streets, last night.
1t was said that development of the
project was given consideration by the
board of Commissioners while Commits
sioner Bell was on the board, but has
been dormant for several years, being
held up, it was said, through refusal of
an out-of-town owner to sell small
tract of land.
Action was taken urging the Commits
sioners to survey the community and
make efforts to procure land and es-
tablish Fairgrounds somewhere near
Sixteenth street. There have been nu-
merous accidents where children
playing in the streets have been in
volved, 1t was shown, and as the near
est present play space is more than a
mile away. immediate action is urged.
Approval was given to the bill passed
by the House to provide free text books
to senior and Junior high schools.
Edgar B. Henderson, president of the
association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
MERGER PROSPECT
SEEMS BRIGHTER
Senate Steering Committee
Puts Project on Recon-
mended Program.

The outlook for consideration of the
street railway merger plan by the Sem
ate at this session appeared to be more
favorable today following announce
ment by Chairman Capper of the Dis
trict committee that the Senate steer
ing committee has promised to place
the merger on the program Of measures
recommended to be taken up.
= Senator Capper was told by Senator
Sackett, chairman of the steering COM
m1ttee, that the merger resolution
would be listed for consideration after
congressional reapportionment.
While this assurance puts the merger
resolution in a better position than it
now occupies on the ordinary calendar
of bills reported, it does not mean that
there is certainty that it will be taken
up. The reapportionment bill has not
yet been considered by the Senate. and
there are several other bills already on
the steering committee program as well
as reapportionment.
In connection with the consideration
of the merger there Is also the posi-
oility that controversy may develop
on the floor when it is taken up over
the amendment sponsored by Senator
Blaine, Republican, of Wisconsin seek
ing to establish the prudent investment
theory of valuation. Senator Capper
believes a majority of the Senate would
favor the merger if it comes to a vote.
The Public Utilities Commission yes
terday informed the Senate District
committee that it saw no objection to
the merger of the local street railway
companies as provided for in the COM
mittee report on the Wilson merger
plan. A typographical error in the re-
port was corrected.
The commissions report was not put
in writing, but Earl v. Fisher, executive
secretary to the commission, informed
the Senate committee of it's action by
telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
PLAY TOURNAMENT
WILL OPEN TONIGHT

The third annual one-act play tour
nament spondered by the Community
Drama Guild opens tonight at 8 O'Clock
at Columbia Heights Community Center
with plays by the Woman's Club drama
unit, the O'Connor Dramadio Players
and "The Masks" Harold Snyder will
direct stage lighting, assisted by VIII
son.
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest, executive
secretary of the guild and in charge Of
the tournament, announced today that
Russell Burchard has been added to the
committee to Judge preliminary tryouts
this week and next, five of which will
be held at Columbia Heights Center and
two at East Washington Center.
Reserved seats for the finals go on sale
February 20 at the A. A. A. headquar-
tiers and the r. Arthur Smith Bureau,
lao Al sstgeek :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
SIMMONS TO ADDRESS
POTOMAC GRANGE NO. |
District School Matters Will Be
Subject for Meeting Tomorrow
Night at All Souls Church.

Representative Simmons. chairman OF
the subcommittee on District appropria-
tons, will address Potomac Grange No.
on District school matters at meet
ing in All Souls Church tomorrow
night.
The membership of the Grange num-
bers many parents of children in local
schools, and Clyde Marquis, master of
the Grange, has named a committee
on schools. The meeting tomorrow
night is the first of several which the
Changers propose to hold In an effort
to familiarize themselves with the
school problems.
Potomac Grange is the only urban
Grange out Of some 5000 in the coun-
try. Its members are officials of the
Department of Agriculture, representa-
tiyes of national farm organizations,
the farm press and others interested in
agriculture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
WORK WILL BE DISCUSSED
Annual Midwinter Meeting Is
Scheduled for February 26 at
National Press Club.

Many phases of the work of a bet
ter business bureau will be discussed at
the annual Midwinter meeting of the
washington Better Business Bureau, to
be held February 26 at the National
Press Club, it was announced today
by joshua Evans, jr., chairman of the
board of directors, who will preside.
Members of the bureau and friends
are invited. 1t is expected more than
100 will attend.
Among the speakers at the meeting
will be Harry w. Riehl, manager of
the st. Louis Better Business Bureau
One of the detectives of the annual
meeting Is to acquaint local business
interests with the purposes and services
of the Better Business Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
Convicted of Second Degree Murder

Edward Newman, colored, was con-
victed today by a jury in criminal di-
vision / before Chief Justice Mccoy of
murder in the second degree in con-
nection with the death of Leroy Taylor,
also colored, August 26 last. The
tragedy occurred in Bells court when
Newman shot Taylor following an ar
gument Assistant United States At
torney William H. Collins conducted the
prosecution. The prisoner was re-
| manded for sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12
Malice Toward None" Plea Fails
To Win Prisoner Charity of Court

that Lincoln in his two terms as Presi-
dent had strictly observed the Consti-
tuition. He declared that an error in
spelling had caused the defendant to
be charged with first offense, sale and
possession. The same man, according to
Camalier, had been previously convicted
when using the name of Yuber.
Judge Schuldt declared that he
thought Lincoln would have dealt dras-
tically with the defendant under similar
circumstances. He imposed q maximum
fine for first offense of 1870 days for the
sale. and $500 or 100 days for possession
Of liquor.