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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
WATER HAMPERS ROAD
CONSTRUCTION IN PARK
Drainage Recommendations Made
by Highway Bureau to Be Put
into Effect at Rock Creek.

Road construction In Rock Greek Park
is hampered by force of water pressed
to the surface. So serious has this con-
dition become that the Office of Public
Buildings and Public Parks has obtained
the cooperation Of the Bureau of Pub
lie Roads of the Department of Agri-
culture, which has made study of the
problem. Suggestions for drainage
being made by the Bureau of Public
Roads are to be put into effect.
At present the foNse under the iirec-
ton of Frank T. Gartside, chief Of the
maintenance division of the once Of
Public Buildings and Public Parks is en-
gagged in reconstructing Bingham Drive,
which has been closed to trafic. This
will cost approximately $4,000, it is
expected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

Thin and wan after his long ordeal.
l2-year-old Robey Lee Whitfield. whose
career as a first baseman for the
Tigers" of sandlot fame was termi-
mated week ago by the surgeons knife,
raised his head from the pillows at
Emergency Hospital this morning, fixed
his eyes on a letter pinned to the wall
and smiled with delight.
ITS from Walter Johnson" Robey
told his visitor Walter Johnson?" he
repeated Gee, did you know 1 shook
hands with him once?"
Robey glanced at the good right hand
which had clasped that of his idol, then
his eyes returned to the letter.
He wants me to go to ball game
with him. Am going to accept?" The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
Boy, Denied Base Ball Hopes by Accident,
To Be Walter Johnson Guest for Game

youngster grinned, Am 4 :. oh. boy!'
and it won't be long either"
Dr. Leon Gordon Of the hospital staff,
who has become a close friend of
Robey. assured him today that he was
convalescing nicely. The doctor and his
small friend are planning to attend
the ball game together, as Walter john
sons guests.
The young ball player, admitted to
The hospital April Is with crushed
right leg, resulting from an automobile
accident, was the victim Of complica-
tons, and 10 days later the leg had to
be amputated. He lives at 744 Sixth
street.
Another invitation to a big league
game came to Robey and DR.. Gordon
yesterday from Fred Pelzman, repre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01
WILBUR is HONORED
AT LUNCHEON TODAY
Council of Institute of Pacific Re-
lations Discusses Plans for
Conference in Japan.


Secretary Of the Interior Wilbur.
former chairman of the American
Council Of the Institute of Pacific Re
1ations, was guest of honor at a
luncheon given for him by council
members in the Racquet Club today.
Jerome Green, New York banker, and
wallace H. Alexander of San Fran
cisco acted as hosts. \
Plans were discussed for the forth
coming international conference of the
institute at Kyoto, Japan. next Octo-
Der. Representatives of all the Pacific
countries will attend this conference.
Among those present at the luncheon
were Secretary, of the Navy Adams, E.
c. Carter, William Butterworth, Ever
EFT G. Griggs. Merle Thorpe. Philip ].
Fay, Chester Rowell,s Arthur Bent, E.
M. Herr, C. W. Lonsdaie, Harry A.
Wheeler, Ralph E. Towle and Wallace
NJ. Alexander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

senting the Walter johnson Booster
Club. The letter conferred membership
on the patient and also inclosed MEM
bership button and handkerchief on
which the schedule was printed. Robey
displayed them proudly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-01

On each column of the rebuilt IL
brary of Louvain, Belgium, is carved
the name of an American college or
group of schools which contributed
to the restoration of the beautiful
building
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
SEES MORE MONEY
NEEDED IN BUILDING
House Committee Chairman in Ad-
dress Reviews Federal Con-
struction Projects.

More money will have to be au-
thorized by Congress to carry forward
and complete the public buildings pro-
gram according to Chairman Elliott of
the House committee on public build
ings and grounds.
Speaking before the Society of Con-
Structors of Federal Buildings late yes
terday, Mr. Elliott reviewed briefly the
progress of public construction both In
washington and throughout the coun-
try. In discussing the Washington de-
velopment, Mr.. Elliott praised the pro-
gram for the Federal triangle, the
Union Station Plaza, the Mall and the
proposal for identifying the gorge of
the Potomac with roadways. 9e de-
clared that the program should be car
ried forward until Washington should
be known as 1.-THE most beautiful city in
the country"
Representative Thatcher of Ken
lucky, member of the appropriations
committee of the House, in addressing
the society, laid stress upon need for
artistic architectural development. He
also suggested that the Federal Gov
eminent should cooperate with cities
throughout the country in development
of their municipal centers.
A large number of technical papers
were presented by experts OF the So
ciety, who are all officials and technical
men Of the ONCE Of supervising archi-
tectS Of the Treasury Department. Of
ficerS were to be elected today and the
tenth annual conference will close to-
night with a dance at the Washington
Hotel
There was banquet last night at
the Raleigh Hotel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
HOUSE PROPOSES RAISE
IN EMPLOYEES SALARIES
Passes Appropriation Bill Which
Provides for Study Of Alleged
Inequalities in Pay Roll.

While Congress has been legislating
for adequate salaries Of Government
employees throughout the departmental
and field services, it has htuS far neg
Iected to keep its own clerical force at
the same salary level as other employees
Of the Government, and in passing the
legislative appropriation bill late yes
terday the House made step toward
correcting that neglect by including an
amendment providing for study OF the
salary situation at the Capitol.
This amendment authorizes the
Speaker and Vice President to appoint
q committee of three Senators and
three House members to make a study
Of the salary question for Congress en-
uloyes and to report back, with recon-
Ynendations. at the opening Of the first
session of the Seventy-flrst Congress.
This study will include q comparison
Of salaries paid to employees OF Con-
greSs with those paid for comparable
work by private business concerns. Oh
interest in this connection is the fact
that several of the specialists employed
At the Capitol have standing offers from
private concerns at much higher sal
aries than they now are receiving.
The legislative appropriation Dill
passed yesterday carries total OF
nearly $4,000 900, including $60O.O0o
for acquisition of site directly east
of the Library of Congress for expan-
sion of the Library, funds for reloca-
ton of the Botanic Garden and $20O,0OO
for equipping the new annex to the
Government Printing once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
BILL COMPLETED
FOR TAKING AUTOS
Senate Agrees to House
Amendments Upon Re-
quest of Capper.

Washington motorists will be required
to pay the personal tax on their auto
mobiles when they obtain their registra-
ton tags each year, under bill which
was completed at the Capitol yesterday
afternoon, and will 60 to the President
for signature within day or two. The
final legislative step was taken when
Chairman Capper asked the Senate to
agree to the House amendments to the
measure.
This bill also provides that, beginning
with July, 1890, tax returns on all per-
Sonal property other than automobiles
shall be filed in July. At the present
time these returns are filed in March,
and for this year they will be filed next
month. The personal tax on all prop
erty other than automobiles will be pay
able semi-annually in September and
March, at the same time realty taxes
are due.
Under present law, If person fails
to file personal tax return, the as
SCISSOR is required to make an assessment
from the best information he can OBJ
tain, adding 20 per cent penalty for
failure to file return. Another change
contained in the bill completed yeSter-
day would give the District Supreme
Court jurisdiction to compel the filing
Of sworn returns in cases where the as
SCISSOR does not have satisfactory in
formation on which to base an assess
ment.
The provision separating the personal
tax on automobiles from other personal
property and changing the automobile
assessment from fiscal to a calendar
year basis will insure collection of all
automobile personal taxes, because tags
will not be issued unless the personal
tax Is paid. Another bill before the
President for signature. relating to local
taxation, gives the Commissioners q
more effective method of collecting de-
linquent real estate taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
SLAYER Of WOMAN
GETS THIRTY YEARS
Plea Changed, CoIored Man
Is Sentenced for Murder
in Second Degree.

Lawrence A. Gray, colored, was SEN
fenced to spend 80 years in the peni-
tertiary for causing the death of
Margaret Brown, also colored. Gray
was indicted for first degree murder, but
was permitted to withdraw a plea of
not guilty and plead guilty to second de-
gree murder. Chief Justice Mccoy in
Criminal Division / today fixed the SEN
tence at 80 years. He shot and killed
the woman during an argument Sep
TENDER l6 in the TOO block of Kalo-
rama road.
Nine years was the penalty meted out
to James Jones, colored, who was con-
victed Of three cases of HOUSEKEEPING
and larceny. The court imposed SEN
tence OF three years in each case, but
directed that they run consecutively.
Jones broke into the homes of Harry
Louder, 1887 Ingraham street: Charles
H. Brown, 1928 Milford road, and James
7. Hamilton, 1887 Madison street, last
December.
Louis Bell, colored, was sent to the
penitentiary for seven years and six
months by Chief Justice Mccoy. He
stole an automobile from the Milestone
System, Inc. 2l3l Fourteenth street,
June II.
william Anderson, colored, will serve
five years in the penitentiary for the
larceny Of an automobile from William
Sterling, 632 S street, October Is.
Malcolm Stewart, young white man,
was sent to the penitentiary for three
years for joy-riding and bringing q
stolen car into Washington There were
three charges of joy-riding in addition
to the latter charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
GIBSON D. c. PROBE
NEAR COMPLETION
House Subcommittee to Dis.
cuss Future Policy at
Meeting Tomorrow.
The Gibson subcommittee has alb

The Gibson subcommittee has about
wound up its work of investigating
local conditions, particularly the Police
Department, for the present session.
Chairman Gibson is having a confer
ence this afternoon on some of the
loose ends of the investigation, and has
called an executive meeting of the sub
committee tomorrow morning to discuss
the unfinished business and to decide
on its future policy
Mr.. Gibson said today he thinks
Senator Caraways suggestion on turn
ing over information that he has
gathered to the Attorney General is
an excellent one because the Depart
ment of Justice has every means to
proceed in spirit of fairness to parties
concerned.
Mr.. Gibson thinks his subcommittee
should go only far enough with the in
vestigation to satisfy themselves what
recommendation should be made in
regard to the Police Department That,
he said, is in accord and agreement
with the spirit of the resolution, which
brought the subcommittee into exist
ence.
Mr.. Gibson is now drafting report
on the work of his subcommittee. which
will be presented to the full District
committee and the House before the
close of the present session.
Immediately after Congress adjourns
Mr. Gibson expects to take a months
rest on trip to Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
HARRY GREENE QUITS
D. C. BUDGET POST
Investigator of Finances to Take
Up Practice of Law
in Chicago.

Harry r. Greene, whose work as in
vestigator of District of Columbia
finances for the Bureau of the Budget
has given him a place of much i'm
portance in this city. has resigned, eff
fective today, to take up the practice of
law in Chicago.
Following the announcement made
by Director Lord of the Bureau of the
Budget at the last business meeting of a
Casualty club" 1t was announced that
Mr. Greene's position will not be filled
during the rest of this fiscal year. Mr..
Greene has been working with Frederick
j. Bailey, assistant to the director of the
bureau, in charge of District of Column
bia estimates.
Greene, who resides in the Victoria
Apartments, Is a native Washingtonian
and is graduate of Gonzaga. He has
been in the Government service since
1919, and came to the Bureau of the
Budget when it was first organized in
1921 from the Public Health Service.
Mr.. Greene graduated in law from
the Washington College of Law in 1923
and was admitted to the District bar in
october of that year. He was promoted
to be assistant counsel in the Bureau
of the Budget and later promoted to be
investigator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
POST OFFICE SAFE
BLOWN, $500 TAKEN
Burglars Attempt to Blast
Way Into Vault Holding
$4,000, but Fail.

Burglars smashed a window In the
Brentwood, Md. Post Office shortly
after o'clock this morning and blew
the safe, taking about $500 in cash
and stamps. After two futile attempts
to blow the vault inside the safe, where
$1,000 was kept, the burglars left.
Only $50 of the loot was in cash, the
rest being in stamps.
Post Office officials at Brentwood be-
lieve that the robbery was planned, be-
cause they say the night Waterman of
the building, Reuben Brown, chief of
police Of Brentwood, last night relin-
pushed his post.
The burglars attempted to jimmy one
of the outside windows and, failing
in that, smashed another window to
get into the building They then took
heavy bar from one of the doors and
jinmied open the cage, thereby gaining
entrance to the office where the safe
was kept.
The post Office is in the building occu-
pied also by the VaSco Products Co. and
Brown had been employed by that Arm
until last night as night Waterman.
Mrs. c.. M. Stuart is poStmistreSs at
Brentwood and her husband is assistant
postmaster. Upon arrival at the post
Office this morning and finding the safe
blown Mr.. Stuart notified county au-
thorities and Tom Garrison, a private
detective, who are investigating the case.
The robbery also was reported to postal
inspectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
2,5|lD,O)D DRY FUND
MAY END DEADLOCK
OVER DEFICIT BILL
Steps Are Taken to Arrange
Meeting Between House
and Senate ConfereeS.
AGREEMENT EXPECTED
AS COMPROMISE MOVE
Would Be Substitute for $24,-
100000 Harris Amendment I'm
der Plans of Leaders.

The estimate of $2,500,O00 additional
for prohibition enforcement, submitted
by the administration, is in a fair way
to break the deadlock which has existed
In the case of the FIRST deficiency appro-
priation bill.
Steps are being taken today to bring
about a meeting tomorrow Of Senate
and the House confereeS on the def
cheney bill. Leaders hope an agreement
may be reached with $2,50o,000 addi-
tional for prohibition enforcement as
compromise for the Harris amendment
which provides $24,000,000 beyond the
amount originally asked by the admins
tration for dry law enforcement.
Harris Sees Victory.
The Harris amendment, backed by the
Senate, was turned down by the House
sending the bill to conference with in
structionS that its confereeS oppose all
the Senate amendments.
Senator Harris of Georgia, author Of
the amendment attached to the def
cheney bill, said today that the fact the
administration forwarded to Congress
supplemental estimate for prohibition
enforcement was victory for those
who commended that larger appropria-
ton should be made. While he ex-
pressed S3IlSlacLlOn Thai TIE Supple-
mental estimate had been made, Sen
ator Harris said he believed the sum
should be increased above the $2,500,000
proposed.
The general opinion at the Capitol
today, however, was that the additional
appropriation for enforcement would
not exceed the estimate submitted by
the administration. 1t is expected that
the deficiency bill will now be per-
mitted to become law.
New Effort Probable.
Until the supplemental estimate was
received there existed a threat that the
Harris amendment would be attached
to a second deficiency bill even if the
first bill were permitted to die in Con-
gresS An effort may be made to obtain
Q direct vote of the House on a proposal
for a sum greater than $2,500,000 when
the second deficiency bill comes before
that body, it was said today. It is not
believed, however, that the House viii
20 beyond the amount set by the ad-
ministration for prohibition enforce
ment
The first deficiency appropriation bill
carries many items of Importance. Sen
ator Warren, chairman of the appro-
priatsons committee of the Senate, is
anxious that it be disposed of promptly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
OWNER OF AUTO IS SUED
FOR CHAUFFEUR'S CRASH
Minor Girl Asks $4,000 for In
juries Received When Hit
by Car.

An attempt to extend the family
automobile" doctrine to include cllauf-
feur in the employ of the family who
Is given use Of the car for his own pur-
poses has been made in the suit filed
by Viola Javins, minor, through her
mother, Mrs. Mary A. Javins, against
Grace Transue, Mayfiower Hotel, and
Herbert Sinclair, 1903 Seventeenth
street, chauffeur In her employ, to
recover $4,000 damages. Through At
torney Ralph A. Cusick, the plaintiff
says she was struck by an automobile
owned by Mrs. Transue and operated
by Sinclair April IS, 1927, on a road
near Ellicott City, Md, and was injured
seriously.
Justice Siddons some months ago
held that q father who intrusted the
use of a automobile to his son was
liable for injuries sustained by persons
with whom the car driven by the son
collided. Attorney Cusick now seeks to
hold the owner who is said to have all
lowed the chauffeur to run the car for
his own nv1npseNs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
POLICE TO OFFER
DENIAL TOMORROW
Defense Testimony for Ac-
cused Trio Will Occupy
Trial Board.

Hearings will be resumed at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning by the Police Trial
Board into charges against three po-
licemen growing out of the arrest Feb
ruary of Joseph Carpenter, 81, at his
home, 491 H street southwest.
The accused policemen, S. F. Gravelly
and Rupert McNeilI of the third pre-
cinct and NJ. P. Creel of the fourth pre-
cinct, are accused by Carpenter and
other members of his family with using
undue violence in making the arrest
and assaulting them.
Neighbors Confederate Testimony.
The youth, his father, William F
Carpenter; his mother and sister, Bea-
trice, Is, were corroborated in their tes-
timony by neighbors, who told the hoarC
at yesterdays hearing that they hearc
the commotion at the Carpenter home
the night of the arrest and saw Severa
policemen beating the boy, his father
and an elder brother, Elmer, Is, while
they were being taken to a nearby po-
lice box under arrest.
Mrs. Carpenter, who followed her
husband and youngest son to the stand
stirred the hearing when she pointed
an accusing finger at Officer GraveIy
after entering the trial room and said
in a loud voice: That's the man
that hit me. I'll never forget his face
in thousand years. He struck me
and knocked me over chair"
Joseph Carpenter was arrested In
connection with the disappearance early
this month of number OF pocket
books from employees OF the Hurley
Wright Building According to police,
the boy has a police record.
Offer Defense Tomorrow.
A different version of the story given
by the prosecution witnesses was told by
Mrs. Mamie Jones, another neighbor.
She said that she saw nothing unusual,
other than the Carpenter girl and her
older sister, standing in the street
screaming as policemen led her father
and two brothers to the police box. She
testified she witnessed the affair from
her bedroom window and did not see
any of the officers WELD blackjack or
use their fists on the prisoners, as &C
cuSed.
E. Russell Kelly and James A. O'Shea.
counsel for the accused policemen, tried
to elicit from each witness some state
ment that would indicate the policemen
went to the Carpenter home with a war
rant for Joseph's arrest and that they
informed Mr. Carpenter they had the
warrant. The Carpenters and other
witnesses denied previously that the OH
GERS had informed Mr.. Carpenter they
had the proper legal paper and that
they advised him to hand your son
over before we break the door down"
Defense witnesses will take the stand
at tomorrow's hearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
COURT SUSPENDS
MENDELSON, RUM
CASE BONDSMAN
Attorney Says Defendant
Was Advised to Plead Guilty
and Not Hire Lawyer.
CHARGE is DENIED
AND ALIBI OFFERED
Hearing of Frank Edison Kicks
Continued Pending Filing
of Affidavits.

Informed in open court by prom
inent attorney that II. Mendelson, pro-
feSSional bondsman of 1920 Eleventh
street, had advised Frank Edison Kicks,
defendant in a liquor case, to plead
guilty to the charges and not accept
the services of an attorney, Judge John
P. Mcmahon suspended him from CIV
ing bonds until further notice.
The court was told that Mendelson
informed the defendant, who was ar
rested yesterday by Sergt. George Little
and his liquor squad, that the cost of
an attorney was prohibitive and that if
he pleaded guilty to the charges he
would be fined not more than $50. The
ices for counsel would amount to $3.50,
he is said to have declared.
Relatives Of the defendant approached
Attorney Harry Whelan and told him
OF the advice that had been given by
the bondsmAn. When Kicks was
arraigned in Police Court on charges
OF transporting and possessing LIQUOR,
Whelan approached Assistant District
Attorney r. F. Camelier and informed
him Of the occurrence. He asked that
he be allowed to instruct the court in
the proceedings and Camelier readily
granted permission. Whelan told the
court of Mendelsons alleged actions and
Judge Mcmahon Immediately called the
bondsman to the stand.
Charges Are Denied.
Mendelson denied the charges and
declared that he had been at the sixth
precinct and had discussed the matter
with Officer Wheelock. Communicating
with the precinct, the District attorney
was informed that Wheelock had been
absent from duty on account of illness
for the past 10 days
Having listed his property at a GER
tain value, a bondsman can only fill
his quota, and until he is released
by court action is unable to give Sc
curity. Defendants pleading guilty
would Immediately release him from
security and thus enable him to use
his funds on more occasions.
Enters Guilty Plea.
Pleading guilty to such charges,
Kicks would have been at the mercy
of the court, who could have imposed
a fine of several hundred dollars and
in default Of payment the defendant
would have been forced to serve term
in prison
Judge Mcmahon continued Kicks case
and ordered that affidavits be filed by
the defendant Mendelson will be al
lowed to answer the charges by filing
affidavits. but until the matter can be
Investigated and satisfactorily adjusted
will be prevented from serving as bonds
man.
Assistant District Attorney Camelier,
who was prosecuting the case of Kicks,
notified other courts of the District of
Columbia that Mendelson had been dis
qualified until further notice was given,