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The Washington times., 1929-01-17
That $4,000, 900 Plan For
Public School Construction


Simmons to have Congress authorize $10O0000O for
new school buildings and grounds for the public school system
Of Washington.
That Mr. simmons sincere toward schools is not
doubted That he is powerful figure affairs Of the
District beyond question asmuch he is chairman Of
the District subcommittee Of the House Appropriations Com.
mittee
The Board Of Education has fathered another fveyear
building program the Schools but win naturally give
most thoughtful consideration the Simmons plan and will
accept that plan appears promise rapid and
satisfactory results than the five-year scheme.
Mr. Simmons has children Of his own In the public schools
Of Washington and he h. personally studied conditions He
realizes that congestion the schools and that
thousands Of school children being deprived their right
full cppOrtunites he knows beyond any question that
new school buildings needed and that many those now
in use are antQuaed and practically unfit for pupils and
teachers lacking proper sanitary and heating facilities
Il is indeed bad situation one that should be rsmsdied
with the utmost speed That being true the plan that holds
out the chances for prompt correction Of existing evils
should be accepted and put through Congress-
The Simmons plan is an authorization Of s1OOOooOo for
grounds and buildings and respected by future Congresses
would bring appropriations each year proportion 70
ing needs and the o. authorities Tor school con-
Mr. simmons could do something to remove the obstacles
the public school system One Of these the difficulty in
acquiring school sites and grounds due to the Of Congress
limiting the amounts be paid to not than 20 per
above assessed values Of properties
budget to suit its IDEAS matter how serious may be
local needs The very committee Of which Mr. Simmons is
valuable and prominent member readily accepts the dictates
of the Bureau when knows beyond question that the
Bureau should be overridden.
Another the conflict Of authority between the Board of
Education and the Commissioners to Just what proportion
Of the District budget should be allotted to public schools
as well the fact that purchase q school sites and
tcn Of school buildings entirely out Of the hands the
Board Of Education and school authorities.
The whole thing bad mess that leads nowhere but
to nefcency and harmful prccrasnation All the time
school children of Washington getting the worst Of the
miserable complication Of laws regulations red tape
TO all Of the other mpedmens is the fact that session
of Congress may undo the wise plans Of another.
Whatever Mr. Simmons anybody else can do to really
improve inolerable conditions Of congestion lack Of
modern accommodations viii be gratefully appreciated
All agencies should join in concentrating this problem
until WashngOns school system provided with school
space for every student.
amentab shameful fact that unless rapid progress
made in the few years in school construction
thousands Of children will be added the 5000 already
Igettins Only part time instruction
The Washington times., 1929-01-17
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Readers Of The Times

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8. Naples Garden of Gehsemane
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H. Athens ST. Marks Cathedral
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The Washington times., 1929-01-17
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

True friendships are very rarely
found in such as are occuuied in
the pursuit of honors or public
affairs.-C Cicero.
No man is in true health Who
cannot stand in the free AIR ~
heaven. with his feet on Gods
free turf. and thank his Creator
for the simple luxury Of physical
sAasesASe -Higginson.
The Washington times., 1929-01-17
MISS TROUT AFTER BREAKING RECORD
And Great California.

MISS BoBBIE TROUT, eighteenyear-old student the
1V4 University of Southern California sets endurance
flight record for women remaining in the air twelve hours
five minutes
They have many fine girls in California from Helen Wills
Of tennis courts the wonderful Trout girl in the cold
upper streams of the air.
The Washington times., 1929-01-17

No one ever became thoroughly
bad all at once. -Juevnal.
Histories are as perfect as the
historian is wise, and is gifted
with an eye and soul.
Carlyle.
A fool always finds one still
more foolish to admire him.
EBaileaQi
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
JULY 4 FETE To
BE ARRANGED

Washington Is expected to have
it's greatest Fourth of July celebra-
ton in history this year. attracting
at least 100000 to the Ellipse.
The committee In charge of the
celebration is planning to have it
citywide. In the morning the
Declaration of independence will be
read at all the Fairgrounds. Yacht
and motor boat races, with model
yacht contests, will mark the after
noon. A patriotic parade is being
considered preceding the official
ceremonies at night, which will close
with magnificent display OF fire.
works.
Active cooperation of the Boy
Scouts. Girl Scouts, Children of
the Revolution and practically ali
patriotic organizations is assured
with the Army. Navy. Marine Corps
and District National Guard pro.
viding the military side of the cele-
bration.
The committee as appointed hy
the District Commissioners will be
greatly augmented to include rep.
resentatiVes of every organization
in Washington. The executive com
mittee now consists of F.. F. Cola
day, chairman; Miss Sibyl Baker,
vice chairman: Charles w. Darr,
DR.. George c. Havenner. E. J.
Murphy. Maj, Gen. Anton Stephan.
Victor Deyber. and the chairmen
of subcommittees, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, Edgar c. Snyder. Gen.
Fl. o. Williams, Harland Wood,
Winfree Johnson, Captain Mont
gomery, and NJ A. leese. This
committee will meet next Friday
to discuss plans for the holiday
observance.
E. j. Murphy, president of the
Board of Trade, is chairman of the
subcommittee on finance, which is
making plans to enlist the financial
aid of every man. woman, and child
in the District. as we'll as the civic,
business, and patriot groups, large
and small. 1t is hoped that 81. 900
will he raised
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
P. J. N 'MULLAN
!. KILLS SELF

Investigation convinced police to-
day that Patrick J. MCMILLAN Killed
himself because Of a heart ailment.
Meanwhile, another man, said by
police to have attempted to take
his own life. was in serious con-
dition in Casualty Hospital. The
patient, Bernard PAMELA, 81, of the
200 block Arthur Pl. N. w, spent
q good night.
MCMILLAN, 81, credit manager of
a department store, was found pros
trate on the kitchen floor In his
home In the 5400 block Thirteenth
st. n. W. Several jetss on a gas
stove were turned on.
Firemen Of the rescue squad
worked NOR. than half an hour in
an unsuccessful effort to revive him.
Mrs. David Farran, at whose home
Mcmillan roomed. said the man
had been despondent because his
physician had told him he was suf-
fering from heart disease.
PAMELA vas revived after firemen
had endeavored to; an hour to bring
him around. He also had been
overcome by gas.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
FIGHT ON MILK
PRICE LOOMS

A special meeting of the Fedora
tion OF Citizens Associations has
been called for next Saturday IL
act upon the failure of Washing
tons milk dealers to lower the
prices of that commodity during the
summer months and also TO discuss
the Capital fractions request for
a ten-cent fare.
The special meeting was called
after conference between Dr.
George G. Havenner, president. and
members of the executive commit.
t. 1t was pointd out that tie
federation had adjourned until Sep.
tember and that the executive com.
mittee could act for the snttre
body during that time, but Dr.
Havenner thought it best that all
delegates to the federation have an
opportunity to vote on the two inl'
portant questions.
The Federation probably will vote
to take the milk price question to
the Federal Trade Commission and
at the same time reaffirm it's stand
against increased car fares. DIR.
IIavenner said.
DR.. Havenner said that it has
been customary for local dairy com,
panies to lower their prices by l
cent a quart during the summer
months because of the increased
production and the low cost of pas.
turing milch cows. The public wei.
fare committee of the Federation
has had the question under advise
ment for some time, ne said.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
PHONE USED IN
RUM CASE

Arrested after police Of the Tenth
precinct laid a trap, Samuel wat
chinsky, %, appeared in Police court
yesterday and was held under 81 500
bond on charges of transporting and
possessing liquor.
According to Detective w. 8.
Smoot. watchinsky appeared AT an
apartment on Lamont Street n rth-
west with two gallons Of alcohol,
which police had ordered by tele-
phone.
Smoot said watchinsky asked him,
Are you the people who ordered this
from Eagles?"
Police claim their investigation re.
vealed that the man who took the
order over the phone is brother of
N, k Eagles, who was electrocuted
last year for the murder OF Police.
man Leo w. K. Busch.
smoot and Detective r. L. Jones
said that $40 was the price asked for
the two gallons of alcohol.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
HELD IN RAID ON
APARTMENT

After raiding an alleged drinking
party in the New Amsterdam Apart.
ments, the 300 block of Fourteenth
st. n. w, police of the Tenth pre-
cinct seized 81 pints Of assorted
hard liquors and so bottles OF
home-brewed beer, they reported in
Police Court yesterday.
James Victor Beyer. alleged lessee
of the apartment. was charged with
possession of liquor and demanded a
jury trial.
Eight men and two girls were in
the apartment, police said.
The manager of the New Amster.
dam, a new apartment house, OBJ
iected to the appearance OF the
BLACK Maria" at the front door of
his establishment and requested
police to back it up to the rear
by way Of an alley, Detective W. S.
Smoot said.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Joker Is Blamed For
Apartment Fire
Alarm

A practical joker is believed to
have caused more than 100 occu.
pants of the Wisteria Apartment.
Eleventh Street and Massachu-
sets Avenue, to flee scantily
clad, to the street early today.
Shortly after a. m. the apart
ment fire alarm began to clang.
Residents Of the building hastened
to the street and fire apparatus
and police reserves were dis
patched to the scene.
Firemen searched in vain for
a fire, but found the glass in an
alarm box on the fifth floor OF
the building shattered. Police
were unable to discover who
turned in the alarm.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Benjamin Franklin u.
Graduates Class of 70

Graduating elias in accountancy
and business administration, num-
bering over 20. received degrees in
the ballroom of the MayfloWer last
night from the Benjamin Franklin
University. This was the largest
number OF degrees ever conferred in
the history of the school. ..
John r. Kennedy, president, pre-
sided at the exercises, and Thomas
w. Howard, of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, made the
principal address. Members of the
faculty were introduced by Glenn
Willett
f. C. Bosworth, dean of the fac
ulty, awarded degrees to the grad
yates. Prizes were distributed hy
Needham C. Turnage, United States
Commissioner in the District Of
Columbia
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
46 Get Diplomas at
St. Johns College

Forty.six members in the gradu-
ating class Of st. Johns College
received diplomas at commencement
exercises yesterday in Carroll Hall.
The Rev. Eugene J. Connolly, pas
tor of st. Peters Church. delivered
the address. lie F. Dante was
Valedictoriau
Special awards for excellence in
military activities ana scholarship
were presented to the following:
William r. Hannah. Lee F. Dante.
t+eorge O. Barnes, Joseph A. King,
Robert E. Bourke. Thomas F. Nc
Carthy, Raymond Osburn, Vincent
Jones, Edward Casson and Vincent
Toomey.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
ATTORNEY IS
GIVEN FINE

What is believed to be the frs
attempt of the District Suprem%
Court to punish a former membeI
OF the bar for continuing the prac
tice OF law after he had been dis
barred in seen in the case Ot .>",
man s ROWleS, who was adjUdget
in contempt OF court and sentenced
TO pay a fine of $l00 or serve 81
days in Jail on default.
Bowles was disbarrei July 2
1921. and is charged with havin4
written a letter on zugus, 13
1927. in which he threatened tc
bring suit for $4,000 damages. The
stationery on which the letter vas
written describes Bowles as being
an attorney.at-law.
The former attorney-at-law who is
expected to appeal the case con
tended that the order of dlsbarment
contained no injunction against his
conducting a. practice if he wanted
to do so. but he denied that he
had practiced as an attorney since
his disbarment. The stationery used
in the correspondence he declared
was some that he had printed
while he was engaged in active
practice and he used it in his
private correspondence.
The grievance committee Of the
bar association which prosecuted
the charges told the court that
the District Supreme Court was the
only court in the local jurisdiction
in which $4,000 lawsuits could be
filed and BowEes' action in writing
the letter amounted to contempt
because he was not a member Of
that bar.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Contributors to King
Death Fund Sought
Who put up 800 paid the killers of Lee King Chinese

This question will be delVed into
by a coroner's jury at an inquest
next Monday into the staying Of
the man with the big mouth"
Police claim they have infOrma.
ton which removes all doubt that
King was slain by james Lee and
Lee Geen, professional gunmen.
They were anxious today to learn
who contributed to the fund raised
to have King taken for a ride"
Though it is planned to question
numerous Chinese business men.
Inspector william S. Shelby. chief
of detectives. said today that the
witnesses probs bly, would keep the
secret.
Meanwhile. a nationwide search
for the murderers was in progress.
They were believed to have gone
to some other large Eastern city
to hide.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Commissioners Uphold
POliceTnan's Dismissal

The District Commissioners TODAY
approved the verdict of the Police
Trial Board in recommending the
dismissal from the force of Police
man Curtis Carter. recently found
guilty of transporting liquor.
Carter. who was attached to the
Fifth precinct station. was arrested
March IL last on Good Hope Road
3. E.. and according TO testimony
adduced was found to have l42
quarts of whisky in an automobile
he was driving.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Sixty Law Students
Are Awarded Degrees

Sixty Washington College of Law
students received degrees last night
at exercises held in Memorial Cont.
rental Hall. The principal address
was made by John J. Esch, former
Representative.
The Rev. II. bennington Hayes,
y. D.. pastor of st. Marks Luth-
eran Church. delivered the invnca:
ton. Dean Grace Hays Riley pre-.
sided and presented degrees.
Several prizes and scholarships
for exceptional records and work
were awarded by George Kearney
L. L. NJ. member of the college
faculty.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
M'CARL RULING
To COST D. c.
S210,0OO

Comptroller General J. r.
McCarl today snatched $2l0,,
600 from the Districts pocket
book and ordered it turned
over to the United States Gov
ernment.
The Secretary of tho Treasury,
in going over his accounts, found
that this sum which should have
been taken from the Districts ac-
count had been expended from the
general fund of the Treasury and
the District had not been charged
for it's share of the expenses of
the United States Employees Com
pensation Commission or for it's
share in the civil service retirement
disa bility fund.
Appeal To McCarI
McCarI was appealed to imme.
diately. Unless something were
done, the District would add a fat
goose egg to its already impressive
surplus In the Treasury.
he told the Secretary of the TreaS X.
ury TO take 100000 from the Dis
trict's account and set ii up on the
ledger Of the Treasury as a District
appropriation. Then have the dis.
bursting officer Of the District draw
check for the amount and turn
it over TO the Treasurer of the
United States for deposit into the
general fund of the Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts.
This, McCarl pointed out, would
cover the amount heretofore i'm
properly withdrawn from the fund
TO cover expenses Of the EmployA.
Compensation Commission.
1t seems that at the last session
Of Congress a deficiency appropris.
ton Of $4,000 was passed to care
for the expenses of the Commits
sion for the wear Of this $50. .O08
was supposed to be Withdrawn from
the funds of the District.
Then McCarl turned his attention
toward saving the $150,00O taken
from the General Fund Of the
Treasury. through mistake, to care
for the Districts share in the ex-
penSes OF the Retirement Disability
Fund.
Follows Same Course
He recommended that the same
course be followed In this case as
he outlined in his previous deci.
sion. The treasurer, accordingly
will ask the Districts disburslng
officer to write a check for $3.50. 900
and turn IL over to him. Then the
money will be withdrawn from the
Districts fund In the Treasury.
After getting the Districts con-
tribution the Treasury Department
can reduce the amount on its books
set aside for the retirement fund
from s3a,5O0 900 to SEQ, $50 900, Nc
Carl declared.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15

went. IIC I6dIHcu. Il6 ISluIH lit
Then the trouble started. FIRST
Inspector Brown taught the city
heads how to handle taxicabs and
taxicab drivers. according to the
best New York and Philadelphia
practice.
Expense Account Blocked
Before this could be digested,
Comptroller General J. r. McCarl
stepped in and started to give them
a correspondence course in the ex.
penditure of Government funds for
the detection and prevention Of
crime"
1t seems that while Inspector
Brown was about his taxicab studies
decided TO pay this out of the SUN
set aside for the detection and pre-
vention Of crime"
McCarl blocked this. He said
most emphatically that while
study of taxicabs and taxicab drivers
may be E some general benefit TO
the Police Department, 1t most Ger
tainly has no connection whatever
with the prevention and detection Of
crime in the District.
Can we charge the $44.o4 TO
business connected with the police
department." asked the city heads.
No, indeed" replied McCari.
Solution Is Found
Letter followed letter and explana
ton followed explanation until it
seemed that the correspondence
might cost more than Inspector
Browns study tour.
Finally McCarl relented and to-
day told the Commissioners that II
they submitted Browns voucher
under contingent and miscellaneous
expenses, D. C., 1920" subhead
Travelling expenses he would
allow ii to pass.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
AUTO H|TST
Man FLEES,
/. z HELD

Crashing into a tree while
speeding at more than IS miles
an hour in an effort to evade
arrest an alleged liquor run
ner today escaped unhurt.
Seventy-eight. quarts of alleged
corn liquor stored in the rear seat
of the large car survived the impact
although the machine was badly
smashed.
Thrse Men Jump
The accident occurred at Potomac
Avenue and G Street Southeast.
Three men jumped out of the
machine after it was wrecked. Two
escaped but Leroy Jordan. 30, of
the 100 block Holbrook Terrace
n. F., was captured.
Jordan was taken to the Eleventh
precinct station and charged with
transporting and possessing liqnor
and reckless driving. He refused
to reveal the identity of his com.
paniOns.
Driver Loses Control
Policemen s. II. Miles. G. L..
fdFle IN an dulOHlOpliC dHu n. f.
Burton on motorcycle started
chasing JOrdan'S car at Penn.
sylvania Avenue and Prout street
Southeast, when 1t careened by
them at a high speed.
The policemen were almost out
distanced as the race proceeded
west on Pennsylvania Avenue
However, the driver apparently
lost control of the rum laden ear
when he reached the intersection of
Potomac Avenue, G street and
Pennsylvania Avenue.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Doctor Who Attended
King Edward Visits D. C.

Sir st. Clair Thomson, Of Lon.
don, famous throat physician and
attendant of King Edward VII in
his last illness. arrived in Washing.
ton yesterday. He will spend the
weekend at the Mayfiower Hotel.
He will go to Montreal 10 address
Tire annual meeting Of the Canadian
Medical Association. Hn Is profes-
sor Of laryngology in kinE'e Col.
lege Hospital.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15

HOPE SEEN FOR
ACTION ON
AIRPORT

Chairman Will R. Wood, Of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, intends to call up the
Congressional employees pay
bill and the municipal airport
resolution under suspension of
the rules in the House on
Monday, according to present
plans, it was learned today.
This arrangement will prevent
amendments to either of the meas
ures, which will be particularly
useful in the case of the pay bill,
which otherwise possibly would
come in for attempted revision by
individual members whose employees
were dissatisfied with the increases
given in the bill.
The plan also will give friends
Of the airport resolution an oppor-
tunity to discuss its merits fully.
ana will shut off the possibility
of killing the measure by a single
objection. as was the case when
the resolution was called up last
week as unanimous consent
request.
The airport resolution would en-
able the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, acting under
the direction of the joint Congress
sional Commission on Airports. to
expend UP TO $500. 900 of an appro-.
priation from the Federal Treasury
in the purchase Of land or options
on sites for the proposed airport.
The pay bill is designed to bring
the employees OF Congress, who are
are in the classified service, more
nearly to the pay level of workers
in the Federal departments.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
POstOffice Clerks
Will Meet Tomorrow

Emory A. Bryant, assistant chief
clerk at large in charge of colored
employees Of the Post Office De-
partment. will he the principal
speaker at a meeting of the local
National Federation of Post Office
Clerks at the Phyllis Wheatley
w. C. A. tomorrow at A:3O p m.
A musical program has been ar.
ranged In which the following per.
sons will participate: Miss Selma
Taylor jeremiah Davis, Calvin
Chase, James Lomacks, Clarence
Parker, Miss Eunice Diggs and
Frank Williams.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
AuI0 HURTS FATAL

William L. Geese, 81, died last
night at Casualty Hospital from in
juries received last Saturday in an
automobile crash against a cutvert
three miles from his home, at La
Plata, Md. His skull, legs and bones
of his face were fractured,
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
'DePriest to Address
Atlantic CITY Meeting

Representative oscar DePriest
will be the speaker at a mass meet
City, N. J. He will discuss the
problems confronting the negro race
in America.
Montgomery Gregory, head of the
colored schools of Atlantic City and
formerly professor Of English at
Howard University, is a member OF
program and reception committee.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Speed Limit Reduced
On Connecticut Ave.

The hoard of District Comm'SSio"
ers approved the recommendation
for the reduction of speed limit on
Connecticut Avenue yesterday.
The speed limit is now % miles
an hour by their order This action
was taken when citizens, angered
over the killing of nm S-ye''' 81
child recently, demanded the reduc.
ton.
The new limit goes into effect as
soon as signs have neen hanged
and notice given in newspapers.
The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Bids Asked for Repairs
To Rejecting Pools

Bids for repairing the Lincoln
Memorial reflecting pools were
called for yesterday by Col. Y. S.
Grant. Sd. director Of Public Build
ings and Parks. The bids will he
opened June "a. Repairs will neces-
state dr. lining the pools.
Colonel Grant says work on the
small pool must be completed be
fore work on the large pool ie
started.