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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
BRIDGE REPAIRING
PROGRAM STARTS
Spring Improvement Plans
Are Pushed, With New
Work to Be Done.

The bridge department of the Dis
trict- today began its annual Spring
bridge reIair and improvement pro-
gram.
The refiooring Of the Park Road
Bridge over Piney Branch was started,
as well as an extensive bridge paint
ing campaign. Plans also are in prepa-
ration for a new concrete floor on the
Anacostia Bridge. to cost $4,000.
Curbs on the Park Road Bridge are
to be raised to keep automobiles frI ..
leaving the roadway and crashing into
the rail. A new asphalt surface will
be laid on Eliminated planks.
The bridge department also revealed
that 4 new delay will prevent the COM
pletion of the work on the Chain Bridge
flooring for at least three weeks.
Lumber for the remaining span and
half of the bridge which has not
been refloored and covered with traffic
treads. has not been delivered, and
should it reach Washington within the
next week, the work will not be re-
sumed until the Park Road Bridge
floor is finished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
STUDENTS Believed
ON WAY TO WAR ZONE
Trio Missing From Military Acad-
envy Possibly OFF to Mexico to
Join in Fighting.

Paul Henderson, jr., Is years old, and
two companions have disappeared from
Mercersburg Military Academy, Mer-
cersburg, Pa, and Col. Paul Henderson,
vice president of the Transcontinental
Air Express, believes his son and the
others may possibly be on their way to
Mexico to join the fighting.
The trio was last seen on Sunday.
Col Henderson said here today that his
only clue was q report current on the
campus that the three students had
talked of joining q Mexican fighting
unit.
Paul Henderson, jr.. is a novice pilot
with considerable flying experience to
his credit, but his father said today It
would be insufficient to warrant his
joining an aviation squadron.
The other two boys. Lucien Miller OF
Greensboro, Pa, and Franklin Ely. both
l8 years old, of Lancaster, Pa, are SAID
to have had no flying experience.
Eby is the owner of the roadster
which disappeared with them, a new
machine of an expansive make, which,
Col. Henderson indicated, might be con-
verted into cash for travelling expenses.
Between them the boys had about 500
in cash. their friends at school said.
Police of Washington and along the
supposed route have been asked to be
on the alert for the adventuresome
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
CYRIL OF BULGARIA
GUEST Of LEGATION
Prince, on Two-Day Visit
Here, Is Entertained
by Staff.

Prince Cyril of Bulgaria, brother of
King Boris and heir apparent to the
Bulgarian throne, arrived in Washing
ton yesterday. He is leaving tomorrow
for New York, whence he will sail for
Bulgaria May l. He. is staying at the
Hotel Mayf1ower during the brief visit.
Today he lunched at the Bulgarian le-
CATION as a guest of Minister Simeon
Radef and the legation STAFF.
The prince is completing siX-month
tour of the United States, most of his
time having been spent in Detroit in
speeding the manufacture of American
automobiles. He is extremely interested
in motoring and aviation and hopes to
stir up interest in the latter subject on
his return to his country.
The prince speaks English, which he
learned in his travels in this country.
He didn't know a word of the language
when he landed here.
Last night the prince was guest of
honor at dinner given by Mrs. Hamil-
ton Fish. wife of the Representative
from New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
KELLOGG CLEARED
|NPAYNE DEATHBY
DIRECTED VERDICT
Justice Siddons Orders Not
Guilty Decision in Answer
to Defense Move.
TRIAL HAD STARTED
ONLY THIS MORNING
Doctor Testifes That Victim Was
Suffering From Myocarditis
When Fight Happened.

Wilbur Fiske Kellogg, 35-year-old pat
ent attorney, was eXonerated in the
District Supreme Court today of all re-
Sponsibility in the death of Charles F.
Payne, who died after a fist fight in
the Kellogg apartment, in the 1000 block
of Euclid street, May IT, 1923.
Justice Siddons directed the Jury to
bring in a verdict of not guilty after
DR.. Joseph B. Rogers, deputy coroner.
testified that Payne at the time of his
death was suffering from myocarditis
and that 1t could not be determined
definitely whether his death was caused
by the application Of external force.
Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly, chief of the
homicide squad. testified that after the
fight, Kellogg declared that he had APP
preached Payne on several occasions
before the fight and warned him tc
cease showing attentions to his wife.
KellOggs Had Been Estranged.
The Kelloggs had been estranged for
some time. Mrs. Kellogg was at the
trial and left the courtroom with her
husband and Guy E. Burlingame, for
mer police captain, who had been sum-
moned as witness by the defense.
The trial started only this morning.
The verdict came as the result of a
counsel, Lucien Van Doren, after the
Government had rested its case
Mrs. Jane Lawrence, who lived in
Payne's apartment house, followed DR..
Rogers to the stand and testified that
after the fight in the Kellogg apart
ment had taken place she approached
the defendant and told him that he had
struck "sick man." She said, however,
that she did not witness the struggle.
DR.. Wolfe Also Called.
The next witness, DR.. James T. Wolfe,
physician in the neighborhood, testi-
fed that he was called in at the Kellogg
apartment after the fight and pro-
nounced Payne dead. Beyond perfume
tory testimony. DR.. Wolfe could not re-
late any circumstances leading up to
or subsequent to the struggle
Lieut.. Kelly testified that after the
fight Kellogg voluntarily called at police
headquarters and made a written state
ment regarding the circumstances.
Lieut. Kelly said that kellogg said he
had called Payne home breaker" and
warned him repeatedly to break off rela-
tionS with his wife.
Justice SiddonS, in making the sum-
nation, prior to issuing the directed
verdict, scored the prosecution in not
presenting evidence sufficient to proceed
with the trial and present the case to
jury.
The jurist said that IL he were a
member of a jury and hearing a case
such as the Kellogg case, he would be
very reluctant to consider the evidence
as presented in this case sufficient to
convict beyond all reasonable doubt a
defendant charged with manslaughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
STREET CONTRACT
|DCHANGE SLATED
Practice of Fixing Prices in
Advance on Small Details
to Be Abandoned.

A new system of bidding for contracts
for street pavement and repair work
will be introduced by the District High
way Department in advertising for con-
tracts for the Spring program of high
way construction. Bidders will be re-
quired to bid en- every detail OF the
work, and the practice of the depart
ment Of fixing prices in advance on cer-
tain small details going with most high
way projects viii. be abandoned.
In conjunction with this new de-
parture, Capt. Herbert c. WhitehurSt,
co-ordinator and chief engineer of the
District, has drawn up model Specifica-
tons for all types Of highway work
and is having them printed in q u.s.
page booklet, small enough to be slipped
into the pocket Of an Inspector on the
job. In the past specifications have
been made up for each job as it came
along. Many of these became stand
ard, but no effort to collect them all
has been made before. In the past If
All inspector was working in the field
on a sidewalk job and was transferred
to some other section to supervise a
grading job, he would usually have to
make trip back to the District Build
ing for specifications for the new job.
Specifications for all jobs are now
printed in the booklet, numbered and
lettered. and are to be referred to in
contracts by the numbers. The speci-
fications follow closely those of the
United States Bureau of Public Roads,
modified to meet city conditions, as the
Public Roads Bureaus work is princi-
pally on State highways. The book
is as yet only in proof, but Is expected
to be available shortly.
The details on which the District
formerly fixed prices in advance OF
letting contracts are such matters as
readjusting manholes, carriage for road
material broken up. and other details
closely associated with the job Of lay
ing new pavements, but not actually
included in 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
GIRL RIFLErEXPERT SHOT
IN LEG ACCIDENTALLY
Gun Being Cleaned by One of Team
mates Fires, Infiicting Slight
Wound.

Miss Eleanore Milburn, 1s-year-old
Central High School senior, and one of
the best shots on the rifle team, was
recovering at Garfield Hospital TODAY
from a gunshot wound in the left leo:
inflicted by accident late yesterday aft"
ernoon during target practice in the
school armory.
Miss Milburn was standing by while
teammates cleaned their guns. ali of
small caliber, when the accident oc-
CURED. School authorities had not
learned today which girl held the load
ed piece, since there were several in
the group.
At Garfield Hospital, where Miss MIL
burn was treated by DR.. Marion Bank
head, her injury was found to be slight.
The girl has been a member of the
rifle team for two years, and has par
ticipated in Nationwide marksmanship
contests.
Miss Milburn is expected to be taken
to her hone, 102 Connecticut avenue
Kensington, Nd, in the near future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
WHITE HOUSE AIDES
GET NEW QUARTERS
Offices Being Prepared in
West End Basement for
Correspondence Units.

Conversion of the basement of the
Executive Office at the extreme end of
the west wing of the White House into
an Office room was commenced today.
N. P. SEVERN & Co.. of Chicago, whose
bid of $15,225 for this work was the
lowest of seven. is doing the work, and
according to the contract, the job must
be finished within 40 days.
When the basement has been re-
modelled the correspondence force and
the telephone and telegraph force will
be transferred there and the main
portion of the space now occupied by
the correspondence force will be altered
so as to afford a suitable office room
for Walter H. Newton, one of Mr..
Hoover's secretaries.
Other Changes Proposed.
The alterations will also include
transferring the pressroom from the
right of the main entrance to the op-
posite side, thereby furnishing addi-
tional space. The inside room at the
end of the main lobby, which was used
as a cabinet room during the Roosevelt
administration and the first year of the
Taft administration, is to be done away
with by throwing 1t into the general
lobby.
In the plans for these alterations the
only provision made for adding any
improvements to the Presidents private
office is the installation of a venti-
lating system.
Presidents Working Schedule.
Mr.. Hoover Is now following a def
mite working schedule and is at his
desk either in the executive ofice OF
his living room on the second floor OF
the White House virtually every night
This industry on his part necessitates
stenographers working after the regu-
lar hours.
To meet this situation the CORE
spondence force has been divided into
shifts, which requires only two hours
work at a time on the part of any
individual stenographer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
LINK" CLINGS FAST
OVER INDIANS HEAD
"spell' Cast by Medicine Man of
Chippewas Reinforced by
Judge Hit in Court.

The "jinx" placed upon John w.
Hayes, a Chippewa Indian, by the tribal
medicine man when he left North Da-
kota several years ago, followed him
into Police Court today.
According to police, Hayes has been
residing in the 1900 block of Ninth
street, but has been without lawful
means of support of late. He was ar
rested and charged with vagrancy.
Arraigned in Police Court, the Indian
declared that when he was planning
to leave the country of his fathers his
tribesmen objected. When "Chief" John
voiced his intention of heading for new
hunting grounds, the tribal medicine
man cast "jinx'' upon him. he said.
Judge Isaac r. Hit assumed the role
of assistant medicine man and imposed
sentence of 5000 or so days for va
grancy. Unable to post the fine, the
Indian stepped back to the dock. pass
ing Officer w. D. Haislip who pressed
the charge.
"I'll get you, yet" Hayes is said to
have threatened.
Overhaering the remark, Judge Hit
ordered the Chief to spend an addi-
tional "a hours In jail for contempt
of court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
ARMY SERVICE CHANGES.

Col. william M. Connell. Cavalry,
has been relieved from duty at Fort
Bliss, Tex. and ordered to New York
City for duty with Organized Reserves;
Col. William Taylor, Judge Advocate
Generals Department, from Baltimore
to Manila. Philippean Islands; Mai
John F. Daye. Quartermaster Corps,
from the War Department to the Phil
pipines; Mai. Harry d. Chamberlin,
Capts. william D. Bradford Russell @.
winchester and First Lieuts. Earl F.
Thomson and Edwin X. Argo. from Fort
Riley, Kans., to the West Point Military
academy; Capt George E. FingarSon,
Infantry, from Fort Benning Ca, to the
University of Wisconsin at Madison;
Lieut.. Col. Henry Hossfield, Infantry,
from the Army War College, this city,
t0 Manila, Philippean Islands; Nal.
Charles S. Buck, Infantry, from Fort
d. A. Russell, Wyo., to Hartford for
duty with the Connecticut National
Guard, and First Lieut.. Albert N. Tan
ner, jr., Corps of Engineers. from the
Virginia Agricultural College at Blacks
burg, to the West Point Military
Academy. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09


ply to a QUESTIONABLE prepared by Prof.
Henry Grattan Doyle, dean OF men
at George Washington University.
The purpose of the survey. said Dean
DOYLE, was "a desire to contribute
something toward the correction Of
what I believe to be an erroneous pub
lie opinion concerning the college man
and woman today"
Among the replies received were those
from officials of Yale, Princeton, CO.
lumbia, Tufts, Union, Pennsylvania.
Dartmouth, williams, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Michigan, Leland Stanford, Notre
Dame, Rutgers. VaSsar, Goucher, Drex-
ell Institute and Carnegie Institute.
The survey shows, Prof. Doyle says,
that. in the opinion of college officials.
the student of today has higher ideals
and purposes, does more serious and
better scholastic work, and lives by a
higher standard of moral conduct than
the student of any preceding genera
ton in the history of the country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
PRATT REVISES PLANS
FOR SUMMONS TO FIRES
Commissioners and Police Not to
Be Called Out Unneces-
sarily.

The District Commissioners and DO
lice officials will not be called out to
major fires or disasters unnecessarily
under new plan developed today by
Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent
of police.
The complete plan will be outlined
in a general order to be issued Thurs
day by Supt. Pratt. Briefly, it pro-
vides that one police inspector shall
respond to all alarms of fire above the
second and shall use his discretion as
to whether other police officials or the
Commissioners should be summoned.
Police captains now respond on the
second alarm to all fires in their re-
spective territory. The third alarm
calls out the inspectors, the fourth the
assistant superintendent and the fifth
the major and superintendent of po-
lice, as well as the Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
WATER CATE BIDS
FOR SPAN SOUGHT
Major Step in Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge Project Is
Being Launched.

5 Another major step in the expansion
OF the Washington end of the Airing
ton Memorial Bridge development Is
about to be launched by the ONCE of
Public Buildings and Public Parks,
under the supervision of its director,
Liut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd.
Bids now are being sought for the
foundation Of the water gate that will
form one of the features in the shadow
of the Lincoln Memorial and for the
foundation for the parkway approach
from B street to the Lincoln Memorial
plaza. Bids for this contract will be
opened a week from tomorrow at the
Navy Department Building.
The water gate, which will be be-
tween the parkway approach to the
Lincoln Memorial and the Washington
terminus of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge, will consist of a flight of
granite steps leading from the plaza
to the Potomac River. Here it Is con-
templated that small craft will have
an opportunity to embark and discharge
passengers.
Enterprises to Be Built.
There will be underpasses under both
the approach and the bridge itself to
avoid congestion on the bridge and to
permit future traffic from the Rock
Greek and Potomac parkways and from
B street TO continue into Potomac Park.
without interference with the bridge
traffic.
The parkway approach, which will
be from B street, will rise to the level
of the bridge plaza. Officials Of the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks anticipate that construction of
the foundations of the water gate and
the parkway approach will take about
six months.
The officials declined to set any tenta-
tive figure for the cost of this work.
preferring to allow prospective con-
tractors to work out their own esti-
mates.
Maj. Mehaffey to Supervise Bids.
Col. Grant hopes to be able to adj
vertise for the purchase of granite for
the water gate in about a month, and
to let the superstrucutre contract some
time during this year.
Maj. J. c.. Mehaffey, in charge of the
construction division of the Office of
Public Buildings and Public Parks, will
have immediate supervision over the
opening of the bids for the water gate
and the parkway approach founda-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
FlREMEN TAME STUBBORN
NAVY WAREHOUSE BLAZE
Fire Believed to Have Started From
Leak in Sulphuric Acid
Container.

A stubborn blaze early this morning
in two-story brick warehouse at the
navy yard, thought to have originated
through chemical combustion, was sub
dued by Engine Company No. Is. work
Ing in conjunction with navy yard fire
fighters, after it had damaged the build
ing to the extent Of several hundred
dollars.
phuric acid, and 1t is thought that one
Of the containers had sprung q leak
which started the IRE.
Fireman G. G. Metzner, 1907 Emer-
son street, was cut slightly by barb
wire while clearing away the fence
around the Government reservation
near Eleventh and M streets southeast.
Capt. II. A. Chapman was in charge
of the District force. The blaze was ex-
tinguished in about 40 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
PAUL WlLSTACH, AUTHOR,
TO ADDRESS D. A. R. GROUP
Will Lecture Saturday Night on
Mount Vernon and Other Historic
Points on Potomac.

A lecture on Mount Vernon and other
historic points on the Potomac will be
given by Paul Wilstach. noted author
and traveller, at meeting Of the dele
gates and members of the Thirty
eighth Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
held in Memorial Continental Hall
Saturday night at o'clock.
The lecture includes, besides Mount
Vernon and the neighborhood, famous
places on the Potomac connected with
the life of George washington and his
contemporaries. Slides made for Mr..
Wilstach through the cooperation of
the National Geographic Society. will
be exhibited.
Mrs. Alfred J. Brosseau, president
general OF the d. A. r., her national
board Of management and many State
regents viii be present at the lecture,
which is open to all members Of the
society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
LECTURER TO DISPLAY
SAHARA DESERT VIEWS
Miss D. Quincy Smith, Authorized
Explorer, to Address American
Horticultural Society.

At special meeting of the American
horticultural Society to be held tonight
in the Interior Building Miss d. Quincy
Smith, who travelled by special au-
thority of the italian government
through remote sections Of Africa, will
present the first authorized views taken
within the Touareg centers of the Gen.
trail Sahara Desert.
observed on her trip with Miss Floyd
Preston of New York City. The two
women were the first Americans and
the fourth and fifth white women to
receive official authorization to enter
the oasis of Gadames, the most north
ern of the Touareg centers.
The lecture will be Illustrated with
motion pictures and lantern slides.
The public is invited to attend the
meeting, which begins at 8 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09

honesty III eXaI1-
nations and other
ethical problems.
The deans were
unanimous in their
opinion that the
collegiate" as a
rule did not excel
in SC h GLARS h p,
sports or other
school activities. He
is a freak, made up
to attract public
attention because
he cannot get into
the limelight by his
real worth. Some
thought there was
a decided corela-
ton between the
collegiate" typ e
L-t~alrtva~ ard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
COL. GEORGE H. CHASE
DIES OF HEART ATTACK
Former Army Officer and Steel
Company Executive Is Taken
by Death.

Col George Rowland Chase died of a
heart attack at his home, 1882 Rhode
Island avenue, early today. He was 81
years old.
Col. Chase was graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania, class of
1885, and was for many years asso-
ciated with the Midvale Steel Co. of
Philadelphia in scientific and execu-
tive capacity. He was a resident of
Europe for about five years before
settling in Washington.
During the war Col. Chase served in
the Army and held the rank of colonel
in the United States Reserve Corps at
the time of his death. He is survived
by a widow and son, G.. Rowland Chase,
Sd, with whom he resided in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
Navy Officers Reassigned.

Today's Naval orders revealed that
Lieut.. Cecil F. Harper will be detached
from the u. S. s. Texas about June /
and will come on duty at the Naval
Air Station at Anacostia. d. G.
Capt. Edgar L. Woods, OF the Medical
CORPS win be detached as aide on the
staff of the commander of the Scouting
fleet. about April Is and come on duty
in the Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery.
Navy Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
Filipinos on Way to Capital.

VICTORIA, B. c., April GA
Philippine delegation en- route to Wash
ington, to confer with President Hoover
and Secretary of War Good, arrived
here yesterday on the liner President
Mckinley.
Manuel Roxas, speaker of the Philip
nine House of Representatives, made 1t
clear there would be no statements
given out until after the conference at
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09

ike q gentleman.
The collegiate"
type of the stage
and comic papers
the fellow with
the coonskin coat,
tumbledown sox.
gaudily decorated
f1ivver, bad man
ners, given to hard
drin king and
" necking =" - ac-
counts for less than
2 per cent of the
students.
Such is the opin-
ion of the presi-
dents and deans OF
men of 800 Ameri-
can colleges and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09

and the problems Oh orlnAnls "A'u
"necking."
Ohicials of co-educational colleges
were unanimous that the presence OF
woman students on the campus caused
the men to dress heater and behave bet
ter. In many cases, 1t is pointed out IN
the replies. the curious twentieth CEN
fury phenomenon who dresses weroiy
and drives around in decorated f1ivver
never has seen the inside of a college.
He merely wants people to think he
is a student, and studies the comic mag
azines for makeup which has little
real basis In any college.
High school boys, especially the
dumber ones who probably never can
get into real college, also like to dress
IN in this fashion and sport flask on
their hips under the impression that
such is the way to be collegiate"
The real college men and women, the
replies stated, entertain profound con-
tempt for the spurious type who so blat-
antly misrepreSent them to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-09
Chosen to Command New Cruiser.

Capt. Thomas r. Kurtz is the first
officer named to command one of the
fleet of 10,O00-ton cruisers now being
built. He was assigned yesterday to
the Salt Lake City, which will be COM
missioned some time in the Fall, prob
ably in October.
Capt. Kurtz now is assistant chief Of
the Bureau Of Navigation.