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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
PRECINCTS GIVEN
COLLATERAL LIST
New System for Traffic vio-
Iations Will Go Into Ef.
feet May |.

Orders to carry out the new system
of depositing collateral at police pre-
cincts for traf1lc offenses, to be eff
fective May /, were sent out to all po-
lice precincts today.
Under the new system driver &C
cused of a minor traffic violation may
elect to deposit collateral at the pre-
cinct, according to a schedule adopted
by the Commissioners, and state his in
tention of not going to court. in such
cases the officers will also be excused
from going to court to testify. Names
of those who deposit collateral will be
entered on q collateral sheet, made out
in quadruplicate, and the offender given
a receipt.
Precinct commanders are instructed
that the amounts of collateral for the
various offenses set out in the Commits
Sioners' order should be increased in
case of persistent violators or In ag-
gravated or fragrant instances of vio-
lations.,
In cases where driver Is arrested
for more than one offense, one or more
of which is not listed in the Commits
sioners' order, all collateral will be list
ed on the regular collateral form, and
the officer will have to go TO court as
usual.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
SOUGHT
FOR GEORGETOWN
Street and Highway Improve
ment Program Recon-
mended by Citizens.

A comprehensive program Of street
and highway improvement for George
town and its immediate environs was
recommended last night by the Pro-
gressive Citizens Association of George
town, meeting in Western High School.
The projects Endorsed included WIDEN
ing Wisconsin avenue within George
town, opening Prospect avenue to con-
meet with Rock Creek-Potomac park
way, providing Potomac driveway
from Key Bridge to Great Falls, re-
moval Of the old Aqueduct Bridge with
the exception Of the first span, which
should be used in constructing q
municipal pier; paving Reservoir street
sin avenue and provision for a side
street between Thirty-Second and
Thirty-fifth streets.
Miss Eta Taggart was elected as a
delegate to the Federation of Citizens
Associations to fill the vacancy created
by the resignation of Mrs. John Butler,
due to i'll health.
the Department Of Agriculture, ad-
dressed the meeting on the Artistic
Use of Trees and Shrubs" He was in
troduced by Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee, who advocated plan for plant
ing State memorial trees along the
proposed Mount Vernon boulevard.
Miss Taggart, chairman Of the COM
mittee to mark historic sites in George
town, reported that the birthplace of
w. w. Corcoran, as well as several
other places of historic interest, had
been located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
Verne E. Treat Forced to
Land in Mud in Light
-. OF flares.
Plane Wrecked, but Cargo Is
Saved and Sent on Way
South.

Unable to get back to Boiling Field
when three cylinders of his motor blew
out and the engine began to go to pieces
over the Potomac River last night
Verne E. Treat, Pitcairn airmail pilot,
made a forced landing by the light of
parachute flares in mud fiat near the
District Home for the Aged and In
firm, Blue Plains, in the southern tip
of the District of Columbia.
just as he was coming down in the
darkness for a three-point landing in
directly ahead. In an effort to prevent
q headlong crash into the fence, Treat
pulled up the nose of his plane sharply,
intending to strike the ground tail first
and so avoid turning over upon hitting
the fence.
His maneuver was successful and he
escaped without scratch and without
damage to his load of approximately
300 pounds of mail. The plane, how
ever, was almost completely destroyed.
Striking tail first, the fuselage broke in
two just behind the pilots compartment,
the rear half crumpling into a shape
less mass.
Slide on Soft Ground.
The front half Of the plane contain
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the soft ground and crashed nose first
through the iron fence, losing landing
gear and wings in the process. When
the wreakage settled. Treat calmly I'M
buckled his safety belt and climbed out.
Treats landing caused intense. ex-
element in Alexandria, Va, where the
clatter of his broken motor could be
heard and the lights of his emergency
flares were plainly visible. Reports were
circulated that the plane had fallen in
flames and another rumor that two men
had jumped and landed with their
parachutes In the Potomac led to the
organization of several searching par
ties, which set out in boats to look for
the flyers.
Treat notified Ferd Eble, Pitcairn
operations manager at Bolloing Field, of
his forced landing and mail truck was
sent from the Washington City post
office to bring the mail back to Boiling
Field. The mail was loaded aboard the
truck. which then became mired and
had to be dug out.
Mail Is Sent Forward.
The mail finally was returned to Boil
ing Field shortly before o'clock this
morning and was loaded aboard a re-
serve mail plane and flown South by
Richard II. Merrill
Treat left New York at 9:40 o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
WITNESSES CALLED
|NNEWSPAPER SALE
Trade Commission Hearing
Into Boston Transaction
u. Due April 80.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Trade Commission made
public today the names of four wit
nesses subpoenaed to testify at a hear
ing April 80 in connection with the
purchase Of two Boston papers The
Hearald and the Traveller by the Inter-
national Paper Co.
The witnesses subpoenaed are:
Robert Lincoln O'Brien, former
president of the Boston Publishing Co.,
which publishes the two newspapers,
and former editor Of the Boston
Herald.
w. N. Hurlburt, vice president of the
International Paper g. Power Co. of
Boston.
John r. Macomber, director of the
International Paper and Power Co.
James Garfield, secretary of the
Boston Publishing Co.
The proposed investigation into the
purchase OF the two newspapers by the
paper company was instituted after
Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska.
had requested such an inquiry.
Senator Norris recently sent a letter
to the commission asking for the in
veStigation and after considering his
request the commission today decided
to hold the inquiry.
Chairman McCulIoch Of the COM
mission said the commission also had
received a letter from Senator Norris
asking for an investigation into the al
legged purchase Of the control OF several
newspapers in Alabama by public
power utility interests.
The chairman added the commission
had taken the Nebraska Senator's re-
quest in regard to the Alabama situa-
ton under consideration, but declined
to say whether an inquiry would be
instituted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
Capital Commission Gives
Study to Suggestions
for Development.
NO ABSOLUTE RULE
OF DESIGN PROVIDED
Recommendations to Serve as
Guide to Private Builders
Are Presented.

With the proper architectural devel-
opment Of areas adjacent to the pro-
posed municipal center, constituting
one of the major problems dealing with
the further development of Washington,
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission today gave first con-
sheraton to various suggestions for
the treatment Of the north side of
Pennsylvania avenue.
A set of plans designed to serve as
guides to private builders in this To-
cality was presented to the comission
by Alfred Granger of the Chicago
Chapter of the American Institute OF
Architects. Various other chapters of
the institute are cooperating with the
Federal authorities in developing Sec
tions of the city in connection with the
public buildings program on both sides
OF Pennsylvania avenue.
No Fixed Rule.
Maj. Carey H. Brown, the Planning
Commissions engineer, explained that
the plans with respect to the north side
OF the Avenue do not provide for any
fixed or absolute rule of architectural
design, but are rather intended as a
set OF suggestions for the height of
buildings which the commission would
like to see erected within the neighbor-
hood Of the municipal center. which is
10 be one OF the beauty spots of Wash
ington.
Lacking any absolute control over
the character of buildings which NAV
or may not conform with the general
architectural desires of the Federal au-
thorities, pressure Is being brought to
bear for the early enactment of the
Shipstead bill under which the Com
mission of Fine Arts would be given
this regulatory power. Enactment OF
this legislation is regarded by officials
as a sure way to bring order out of the
chaos which otherwise might follow II
builders are permitted to go about their
plans in haphazard fashion.
Plans Shown Tonight.
Mr. Changers plans will be shown at
a meeting for the exhibition of the pub
lie building program and the develop
ing of the central area of Washington
to be given tonight by Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon. Other plans of de-
velopment in cooperation with the
American Institute of Architects deal
with the approaches to Highway and
Key BRIGGS and the development of a
municipal airport for Washington.
At its session this afternoon DR.. M.
w. johnson, president Of Howard
University, was to appear before the
Park and Planning Commission to
explain the proposed development of
the university grounds and building.
A formidable and extensive program is
under way and since the university
grounds are adjacent to Mcmillan Park
the commission was expected to have
suggestions to make in view of street
extensions that soon are to be carried
out.
DR.. George r. Bowerman, public
librarian, will appear before the COM
mission tomorrow to explain his pro-
gram for library extension in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
GIRL SCOUTS HOUSE q,
BEING OPENED TODAY
Better Homes Week Observed.
Prominent Local Women Wit
ness Demonstrations.

ACoo 0CAAOASLAu(AOASs
Better Homes week is being observed
in Washington with the opening today
of activities of the Girl Scouts Little
House, Eighteenth and New York ave-
nue.. Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, sister
Of Vice President Curtis, will be guest
at the Little House this afternoon when
many other prominent women of WASH
ington will gather to witness the DEM
constructions which the girls will give of
home-making activities and Scout work.
The program being conducted at the
Little House under direction of Mrs.
Stanley Collamore Sears, chairman of
the National Girl Scouts Little House
committee, assisted by Mrs. George
Akerson, Is one of $3.50 similar pro-
grams being conducted in as many COM
munities throughout the country during
this week. These programs include lee
lures, demonstrations, debates, con-
tests and in hundreds of communities
the showing of completely furnished
and equipped homes for the family of
modest income.
This program is carried on on Ma
ticn-wide basis under sthe direction of
Better Homes in America, the national
organization which Mr.. Hoover has
headed since 1922. Mr.. Hoover con-
tinues to serve in an honorary capaci-
ty with the organization, while DR.. Ray
Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, is
now its president.
Headquarters activities are carried on
and the campaign directed nationally
by DR.. James Ford, as executive direc-
tor. Better Homes In America main
tains headquarters at 1858 Pennsylvania
avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
UNVE|L MEMORIAL
TO LA TOILETTE
Relatives, Friends and For
mer Colleagues Are Pres
ent at Ceremonies.

A statue CT the late Senator Robert
M. La Toilette, whose death four years
ago ended a long and vigorous career
in American politics, was unveiled in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol this after
noon in the presence of large gather
ing Of relatives, friends and former COL
leagues.
A 4-year-old grandson, Robert La
Toilette Sucher, and Marion Montana
Wheeler, young daughter of Senator
Wheeler of Montana, pulled the ropes
which drew aside an American flag, re-
vealing the strong features of the for
mer Progressive leader.
The grandson, who took part in the
unvell1ng, is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph G. Sucher. Mrs. Sucher is a
daughter Of the late Senator La Toilette.
The statue, done in marble by 10
Davidson, is a seated pose, but shows
the veteran legislator alert and poised to
rise for debate.
The exercises began at o'clock, the
Senate having recessed a few minutes
earlier to enable its members to be pres
ent. Following an opening address by
DR.. A. Eustace Hayden, the statue was
presented for the State of Wisconsin by
Senator Blaine. The unwilling was fol-
lowed by an address by one of the late
Senator's sons, Philip F. La Toilette.
The senatorial seat so long occupied by
the elder La Toilette has been occupied
since his death by his other son, the
present Senator Robert M. La Toilette.
Among those who delivered eulogies
at the unwilling ceremonies were
Charles H. Crownhart, Gilbert E. Roe,
Victor A. CHAMBER, Mabel Corey Costi-
gan, Claude G. Bowers and Edward
Heating.
The elder La Toilette was born In
Wisconsin in 1855 and died in Wash
ington in 1925. His career in national
politics began with his election to the
House in the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and
Fifty-flrst Congresses. His next service
was as Governor of Wisconsin for a
number of years, but he returned to
Washington as a Senator in 1906 and
served continuously until his DEATH The
climax of his career come in 1924, when
he was thirdparty candidate for Presi-
dent against John w. Davis, Democrat,
and Calvin Coolidge, Republican, the
latter being elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
MYSTERIOUS SKY FRONTIER
PROVES PUZZLE TO SCIENCE
Natural Phenomena, Unknown Elsewhere.
in Region so to 100 Miles From T
Earth, Are Studied.

correspondence between severe mag
netic storms and the behavior of comets
which might be caused by such out
bursts Of ultra violet.
o. H. Gish presented the theory
that the electrical and magnetic pfe-
nomena of the upper atmosphere are
primarily due to conditions arising from
the earth instead of from the sun. The
atmosphere at 100 to ITO kilometers
above the earth. he said, is a good
electrical conductor. Electric currents,
he held, are generated in this region
OF the atmosphere due to winds arising
from tidal and other forces. He pre-
sented mathematical charts showing
how such winds would produce approx
mately the observed results.
This idea of winds is all nonsense. !"
said DIR. Hulburt. He admitted the fig
ures were all right if there was any
reason to believe that there were winds.
DR.. F. E. Fowle Of the Smithsonian
Institution told of two layers of ozone.
one below the other, which have been
observed. One. he said. propably was
due to the ultraviolet light from the
sun, while the other fitted better into a
theory OF bombardment of the outer
atmosphere by corpuscles shot into
space by the sun from sunspot regions.
Tells of Undersea Measurement.
Precise measurements of gravity now
can be used to determine locations of
OIL and ore under the surface of the
earth. DR.. William Bowie of the Coast
ana Geodetic Survey said in another
section. Such precise measurements. he
pointed out, are essential to determine
the shape and size of the earth, the
distribution of density in the outer
crust and structural features a few
miles below the surface which may be
or economic importance. During the
last year, he said, the Coast and Geo.
detlc Survey has determined the precise
value OF gravity on three uninhabited
Islands In the Hawaiian group, and even
more valuable data have been furnished
by the measurements of the Dutch
scientist. Prof. F.. A. v. MeinesZ, work
ing with the submarine SAG, of 49
points in the Atlantic Ocean. the Carib-
bean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
The method of undersea measure
ment OF gravity by swinging pendulums
was described by DR.. F. E. Wright of
the Carnegie Institution, which COL
laborated in the expedition.
~. Recent Improvements in devices for
measuring the depth of the sea by echo
sounding were described before the
oceanography section by w. E. Parker.
Whereas the early machines used for
this purpose required great skill in op-
Grafton. the new devices are such that
the depth can be read off a dial as
easily as the time, the returning sound
waves operating a neon tube.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

Far beyond the sky frontier of the
boldest aviator lies region Of profound
mystery.
What Is there was debated this morn
ing by the American Geophysical Union
at Its annual meeting and three theo-
ries advanced for some of the strange
things that are known to happen there.
1t Is part of the planet Earth, but
the conditions are such that natural
phenomena take place which are I'M
known elsewhere. Science has no means
of penetrating this region with auto
matte recording instruments and even
il man possessed the mechanical means
to get there he could not live.
AS Prof. w. J. Humphreys OF the
Weather Bureau expressed 1t. any ex-
PLANTATION is safe, since no one knows
anything about 1t. This region lies
from so to 100 miles above the surface
of the earth. 1t is swept by magnetic
storms, whose effect is felt on the earth
below, particularly in radio transmission
and in such phenomena as hte Northern
lights, which used to be explained sat-
isfactorily In every high school geog-
raphy, but about which science now is
very doubtful.
Satisfactory Theory Is Sought.
With the increasing Importance OF
radio it has become important to get
some satisfactory theory. The atmos-
phere there is very thin, compared with
that at the earth's surface or even that
met in the highest flights man ever has
made, but it still is dense, compared
with that of the outer fringes OF TINS
planet. Into this atmosphere at pro-
digious speed comes the light of the sun,
hits the atoms of the atmosphere, and
the atoms fight back. They have to
protect the earth for plant and animal
life, and they are the first line OF de-
tense.
The magnetic storms and northern
lights, according to many of the scien-
lists, are the results of this eternal
battle. Normally it goes on without at
tracing much attention. The ultra
violet rays of sunlight hit the atoms of
oxygen and produce protective blanket
of ozone, which will not let them
through. Hence only a very small
amount of this penetrating ultraviolet
light ever gets down to earth.
N H. Heck of. the Carnegie 1nstitu-
ton presented theory that the aurora
is due to corpuscleS shot out from the
sun, which hit the atoms, knock cleo
irons out Of them, and give rise to the
peculiar electrical phenomena.
Varying Theories Offered.
e. o. Hulburt of the naval labora-
tory advanced the theory that the sun
sometimes shoots out flares OF ultra
violet lights, which produce aproxi-
mately the same results. He showed a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
$783,681 ESTATES LEFT
BY WIMSATT COUPLE
Petitions for Probate Are Filed for
Deceased Lumber Merchant
and Wife.

william A. Wimsatt. lumber mer-
chant, 215 B street southwest, who died
February Z, left an estate valued in ex-
cess of S5OO,O and his wife, Florence
j. Wimsatt, who died April II, owned
property worth $283.68l, according to
petitions for the probate of their wills
filed through Attorney George E. Sull-
van. The petition in the husbands es-
tate is filed by William Kurtz Wimsatt
and Herman M. Grimes, the executors,
and in the wife's estate by Frank A.
Johnson, executor.
The husbands estate comprised real
ty assessed at $4,000; stocks, $3.50 600;
real estate notes, $4,000: bonds, $751;
600, in addition to cash and household
effects. The property of the wife is de-
scribed as real estate assessed at $15,43
and personal property of $26S,250.
The heirs include William Kurtz
Wimsatt, Genevieve B. Wimsatt, E.
Margery Fox, Florence j. Lohr. Dorothy
M. Wimsatt, Robert c. Wimsatt and the
three children OF deceased son, VIII
liam Church Wimsatt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25

last night on the regular run to At
lanta and landed at Boiling Field at
1902 o'clock this morning. He I'M
loaded the Washington mail and took
on mail posted here for delivery in the
South and took off again at 1907. He
was over the Potomac River east of AL
exandria when three cylinders of his
radial motor let go and the thrashing
piston rods began to tear the engine to
pieces.
The pilot shut off the ignition and,
deciding he could not reach the Mount
Vernon Always field south of Alex
andria, decided to turn back to the
Maryland shore of the river, which
afforded more open landing places than
the Virginia side.
Flares Are Released.
Nearing the shore in a long glide. he
let go his two parachute flares and
turned on the big landing light with
which the mail planes are equipped.
The combined lights revealed the flats
as the only available landing place, but
failed to show the fence until too late
for him to avoid it. Had it not been
for this fence Treat is convinced he
could have set down the plane without
much damage.
Treat has been a pilot on the
Pitcairn line through this city from New
York to Atlanta since it was inaugural
ed on May l of last year. He was a
military pilot during the World War
and has been flying since the armistice.
He has made an exceptionally good
regarded as one of the most difficult in
the country because of the prevailing
fogs.
About a month ago Treat was forced
down in thick fog when his motor
failed near Glenburnie, Md. Finding a
small hole in the fog. he came down to
a perfect landing in a meadow, the dry
grass catching fire from his parachute
flares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
us. WORKERS HIT
RETIREMENT BILL
Lack of Hope for Action Held
Detrimental to Wishes
"a of Employees. IA IA .

The rank and file of Government EN-
ployes are not satisfied with the retire.
ment bill introduced in the Senate by
Senator Dale and in the House by
Chairman Lehlbach of the civil service
committee, and feel that 1t was not
helpful to their cause to have this bill
introduced at a time when there Is no
hope for legislative action upon it.
Chairman Lehlbach, in consenting to
reintroduce this measure at the request
of representatives of the employees, made
1t very plain that no action could pos
sibly be taken upon it at this session
Of Congress because there is no civil
service committee appointed to consider
1t, and the program of the House lead
erS calls for the exclusion of all such
general legislation outside of farm re-
lief and tariff revision.
It is pointed out by the employees that
this bill represents a scaling down of
their demands to an irreducible min
imum in the hope Of getting even a
small measure of partial relief in the
closing days of the last Congress. No
information Is available regarding the
attitude of the present administration
with regard to liberalization of the re-
tirement law, and yet this bill represents
measure that was drafted in the hope
of satisfying the previous administra-
ton which had been outspokenly an
tagonistic to hberalized legislation on
retirement.
With this bill now introduced as rep
resenting what the employees hope to
get In the way of retirement relief, it was
pointed out, 1t may be used against
them as representing all that they feel
they are entitled to, and thus close the
doors against them in q friendly adj
ministration for more liberal provisions
for which they has commended up to
the closing hours OF the last Congress.
An effort will be made to have a
more liberal retirement bill presented
for consideration in the December Ses-
sion, which is the first regular session
Of the present Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-25
FATHER DISCOVERS SON
UNCONSCIOUS FROM GAS

Awakened by the odor of gas early
this morning, Frank Stewart Of 1905
Eighteenth street, went to the kitchen
of his apartment, where he found his
son, Walter, Is, on the floor uncon-
scious. The fire department rescue
squad was summoned and revived him
and he was taken to Emergency Hos
pital in the ambulance. His condition
Is undetermined.
Stewart told police that his son
came home about ! o'clock this morn
ing and went to the kitchen for q
lunch. He was not discovered until
about 4:3O o'clock Gas was flowing
from . Jet Of the stQyes on. which was
3 pot Of coffees