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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
PLAN WOULD BAR
PARK TRAFFIC JAM
Travel in Late Afternoon on
Weekdays and on Sunday
Morning Urged.

The suggestion was made today by
Capt. P. j. Carroll of the u. S. Park
Police that Washingtonians travel in
Potomac Park In the late afternoon on
week days and on Sunday morning,
to relieve the traffic congestion that is
anticipated on Sunday, when the double
cherry blossoms are expected to be in
full bloom. Capt. Carroll pointed out
that hundreds of sightseers from a
wide radius out of Washington come to
the National Capital. on Sundays to
view the cherry blossoms. This influx
of traffic added to the thousands of au-
tomobiles operated by Washingtonians
In Potomac Park on Sunday afternoons
causes the traffic jam, particularly when
the cherry trees are in bloom.
Explaining that 1t is necessary to
keep traffic to and from Virginia over
tenth street, particularly the street
cars must run on schedule, Capt. Car
roll said that this flow causes trafiic
coming from Hams Point to be halted
and backed up in the park, with re-
sultant congestion.
With the opening for trafic of the
Arlington Memorial Bridge within two
or three years, Capt. Carroll foresees
an appreciable change in the trafic
coming out of Potomac Park, as some
IS per cent of the trafiic to and from
Virginia, instead of going over the
Highway Bridge, as it does, will pro-
coed over Arlington Memorial Bridge.
Another factor in relieving the traffic
situation in Potomac Park is foreseer
when the projected bridge across Wash
ington Channel to Water street is
completed. This viii enable a good
share Of traffic coming out Of the park
to turn to the right and be distributed
by way of Water street into various
parts of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
ONE DIES, SIX HURT
IN AUTO M|SHAPS
g. Year-0ld Man SuccumbS
to Injuries When Hit
by Machine.

One man was fatally hurt, a woman
is in serious condition and fve other
pedestrians have minor hurts as the. re-
suit of trafic accidents early today and
yesterday.
Henry w. Moncure, SO years old, sus-
tanned fatal injuries last night when he
was knocked down by the automobile
Of George z. Hayes while walking across
Eleventh street at New York avenue
Moncure, who lived in the Woodward
Apartments at Tenth and M streets. was
removed to Emergency Hospital. where
he died at o'clock this morning.
Hayes, who lives at 1882 S street, will
be asked to appear at coroner's IN
quest tomorrow, police say.
Severe injuries were sustained by Miss
Eta Casebeer, - years old, Of 1924
Tenth street, when she was struck By
an automobile at Tenth and L streets
last night. She is receiving treatment
in Emergency Hospital for several frac-
tured ribs, fractured knee and a
sprained back. The driver of the ma
chine came to the hospital and left his
name as Angelo Vammino. 434 First
street southeast.
A 7l-year-old woman, Catherine D.
Steele. 206 A street southeast, suffered
g. broken ankle and possible internal
injuries when knocked down last night
by an automobile driven. according to
the police, by Herbert Wilbur of 43l5
New Hampshire avenue. She was taken
to Casualty Hospital by Wilbur
Other persons injured were Edward
J. Mclaughlin, So years old, 926 Twenty
third street; Luther Smith. colored. SO
years old. of rs Defrees street; Alice
Smith, colored, 80 years old, of As
Massachusetts avenue; Rita Carter,
colored, is years old. of 1910 Thirty
second street, and Mackey Babb, IS
years old, Of 5000 Tilden street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
FOUNTAIN POSSIBLE
IN SHERMAN CIRCLE
Grant Says Donor to Be Sought
for Electrically Illuminated
Memorial. h

An electrically illuminated fdLnta;n
Tor Sherman Circle, at Illinols and
Kansas avenues. is possibility, in
the opinion of Lieut.. Col. U. S. lGrant.
3d. director of the once Of IPublic
Buildings and Public Parks. If Id resi-
dents Of that area favor the ica1a and
II donor can be found to contribute
the fountain in the form of a me-
moral: Col. Grant said today his
once hopes to pave the walks this
Spring and, If there is an appfoprta.
ton available planting will be done.
the director pointed out that Sher-
man Circle seems to be a very good
location for an electrically Illuminated
fountain as a memorial. If some one
desires to contribute one to the CITY
and this meets the approval of the resi-
dents there"
Making it clear that he does not
desire to stand In the position of at
lacking the erection Of monuments in
the same time the Capital must pre-
serve balance and avoid an abundance
Of statues and monuments that would
tend to clutter up the city. Memorials
can take forms other than statues. he
explained. The cost Of an electrically
illuminated fountain, Col Grant said.
would be about $4,000, but that is
considered cheaper than many statues.
Plans Of his ONCE contemplate corr
struction of flower beds and other
planting in Sherman Circle, Col. Grant
said
Col. Grant pointed out that plans
for a pool at Chevy Chase Circle as q
memorial to Senator Newlands of Ma
vada, are under way. and this project
meets the approval of his ONCE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
TWO OLD CANNON
FOUND BY D|GGERS
Georgetown Relics Believed
From British Vessel of
Hundred Years Ago.

Fanciful tales of the days when Eng
lish men-of-war escorted their mer-
chantmen up the Potomac River to the
Port of Georgetown were being banded
back and forth among the old-timers
along the riverfront today as d result Of
the finding of two ancient cannon
buried 10 feet underground at the foot
of Thirty-fourth street.
The two 4-inch cannon, Of English
make. were uncovered Tuesday by work
men for the Cow Construction Co. while
digging a pier hole for the new plant
of the Lone Star Cement Co., now under
construction at Thirty and
Water streets.
The cannon were found end to end.
the mlzzle of one facing the bluf1s OF
Georgetown and that of the other look
ing out toward the channel. From the
position in which the guns were found,
observers expressed the belief they for
merly were on opposite sides of some
vessel which was sunk in the harbor.
It was pointed out that in colonial
DAYS the river extended considerably
farther up the bluffs toward M street
than at the present time.
Although seriously impaired by the
century under water, the exquisite
workmanship of the old guns is still
that they were made in England at
about the time of the Revolution.
The guns were found Immediately
under the site of the old Reynolds
boathouse. They bore no mark or in
Scription
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
GRAND Jury HANDS
. IN a INDICTMENTS
Charges Include EmbezzIe-
: ment, Larceny and Dry
Violations.

The grand jury today reported IA in
dictmsnts to Chief Justice Mccoy of
the District Supreme. Court.
Stephen Snyder, former route agent
for the Manhattan Laundry Corpora
ton. is charged with embezzlement and
removing mortgaged property from the
District. He is charged with having
withheld from his employer and ap-
propriating 20 his own use during the
month of February about s2l7, collected
from patrons on his route.
The other indictment against Snyder
is based on his alleged removal of q
motor cycle and Sidecar to Atlanta, Ga,
after purchasing 1t from local com.
pany He is said to have traded in
the motor cycle for an automobile.
An indictment for assault with intent
TO kill WAS returned against John Will
son. colored He fired a pistol at his
wife Sallie Wilson, from whom he was
estranged, when he went to her home
March Is last. His shot went wild.
Other indictments included James
Maxf1eld, HOUSEKEEPING; Harry A. West
and Robert Punches. grand larceny:
Frank Davis and George w. Davis,
lOJ"JIu1tIS.
jackson, Frank Johnson, John Steven
son and Robert z. Davis. charged with
ioy-riding: Spencer S. Jones, Clarence
Ash and Normand z. Goodwin. viola
ton OF the national prohibition sct;
larceny after trust, william r. Phelps.
The grand jury refused to indict
Louise Richardson, colored. in the theft
of a watch and chain, and Odell Wag-
ner. also colored, on HOUSEKEEPING and
larceny charges.
In the three liquor cases reported,
Jones, 20 years old. was arrested last
March while operating an automobile
said to contain 81 half-gallon Jars of
corn liquor. Ash is charged with sale
and possession. having been accused
by the vice squad in connection with
sale of whisky March 20 at premises
in the 100 block Of Willard street.
Goodwin was arrested after a chase on
Benning Road, March Is, when his au-
tomobile crashed into telephone pole
and was wrecked. Policeman C.. r.
Newton of the eleventh precinct found
36 half-gallon jars of alleged liquor in
the wreckage. Ash'is indicted for trans
portation and possession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
SENTENCE SUSPENDED
ON WOULD-SUIClDE
Dependent Father of Two Mother.
less Children Twice Tried to j
End Life.

Frustrated in an attempt to commit
suicide by leaping from a window Of
Emergency Hospital, where he was I'M
dergoing treatment for poisoning, Earl
r. Rogers, young father of two children,
was arraigned in Police Court today,
charged with violating the pharmacy
law.
According to police, Rogers became
respondent over the recent death of his
wife and procured the poison to COM
NIT suicide. After. swallowing the
potion he was discovered and rushed
to the hospital, where he made a second
attempt to end his life.
Arrested by Detective C. e. Mans
field of headquarters, the young man
was charged with violating the piaar-
macy law.
In Police Court today Rogers said
that he had two small children and
was having difficulty caring for them
since the death of his wife.
Judge Isaac r. Hit suspended exc
cution OF a 500 fine or 60-day sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
bROOKHART PLANS
TO PUSH BILLS FOR
FEDERAL WORKERS
Measures viii Be Reintro.
duced at Special Meeting,
Iowa Senator Says.
ACTION MAY BE DELAYED
UNTIL REGULAR SESSION
Salary Increases and Abolition Of
Personnel Classification Beard
Will Be Urged.

Several measures of interest to Gov
ernment employees will be reint-oduced
in the Senate soon afr the new Con.
gress convenes Monday. Senator Brook
hart. Republican, of Iowa announced
today, but it may not be possible to
obtain their passage until the regular
session in December. =
Senator Brookhart said the outlook
is that these bills probably cannot come
up at the. special session, but he will
have them introduced and keep them
in mind for consideration when the
program permits. While it will be Dos
slble for Senate committees to consider
penang Questions. the intention of
leaders has been to confine the bust
ness OF the session mainly to farm
relief and tariff. It also is planned to
nave House reapportionment taken up
in the Senate.
Asks for Appeals Board. Va.
The Civil Service bills. which Senator
3rookhart plans to reintroduce are:
TO correct the inequalities In the
WEIGH salary law by giving an addf-
tlonaI increase OF one salary Step-up
to employees in the lower grade. who
were moved up only one step originally.
The bill to create a Civil Service
board Of appeals to hear individual COM
plants OF Government employees on
questions of rating or separations from,
service. This bill also would do awav
With the Personnel Classification Board
and establish new system Of efficiency
rating.
The bill to provide that when reduce
tons in force are necessary persons
appointed from States whose quotas
have not been filled, shall not be drop
ped.
Although Senator Brookhart for sew
eral weeks has been collecting informs
ton with regard to the amount of the
increases given to higher paid employees
IN the professional and technical
branches under the WEIGH law. he said
today he had no desire to seek reduce
llon in pay. but rather to improve
those who received the lowest amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
TRACTION REPORT
REVEALS LOSSES
Early Renewal of Company's
Plea for Financial Relief
Indicated.

Further indications of early renewal
by the Capital Traction Co. of its plea
for financial relief were given today,
when the company filed its February
financial report with the Public Utilities
Commission showing a decided loss in
revenue and passengers In comparison
with the corresponding month of 1928.
u The company's income for the month,
the report showed. totaled $35, 76S.O4.
a reduction of $16.30430 under the net
income Of February last year. A COM
parison OF the revenue passengers for
the same months also shows loss of
405. 632.
The revenue passengers carried by the
lines Of The company in February, 1928.
totaled 4,S60,426. In the same month
Of this year the number dropped to
4,454,7e4.
January Income $4O,0s9.O5.
The company's net income for Janu-
airy was S40.079.05. and the more than
$4,000 decrease in February was due
partly, it was said, to the fact that
it was a shorter month. The revenue
passengers carried in January num-
bered 4.792,13s, or 1884 more than
in February.
The total operating revenues of the
company in February were $3.50, 1854.
The expenses amounted to $240, 075.54,
and the taxes $26,185.97. The income
from operations amounted to $64 .504 SO.
The incorporating income was $2i315,
making the gross income $64, 717.7S
The deductions made from the gross
income amounted to $25.949.74, which
left a net income of $35, 768.04.
Renort Follows Visit.
The monthly financial report followed
a visit to the commission yesterday by
E. H. Heberle, assistant to John H.
Hanna, president of the company, who
made check of the commissions valu.
alton of the carrier as Of December 81.
1928. Although Heberle did not explain
his mission commission attaches re-
garded it with utmost significance, and
the assumption was that he is prepar-
ing to bring up to date the elaborate
set of exhibits supporting the company's
original application for a higher fare
which was dismissed last Fall without
prejudice to renewal after March S.
The continued loss in revenue, it is
believed at the commission, may force
the company to file the higher fare pc
tition sooner than 1t had originally in
tended. The board of directors last
month authorized the executive board
to appeal to the commission for an in
crease in fare. but 1t was reported that
the petition not likely would be filed
until there was some intimation from
Congress whether the transit unif1ca-
ito nagreement had any chance of rati-
fication at the special session. The
agreement expires June / and the COM
pany, it was said. does not want to
make any move that would jeopardize
Its ratification.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
GIRL; RESERVES PLAY
TO BE STAGED TONIGHT
cinderella. Will Be Repeated at
Matinee and Evening. Per-
formances Tomorrow.

cinderella" the annual Spring
operetta Of the Girl Reserves Of the
Young Women's Christian Association,
will have its initial showing tonight and
be repeated tomorrow afternoon and
night in Barker Hall, Seventeenth and
K streets.
In the cast Of principals and chorus
viii be seen young singers and dancers
all the Girl Reserve Clubs
in the senior high schools in the city,
assisted by many groups representing
the junior high schools and grade school
Girl Reserves also.
The operetta, in three acts, viii be
staged and costumed.
Evening perfoi mances are at S:15
o'clock, with matinee tomorrow
~ $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
LAST OF LECTURE SERIES
IS SET FOR TUESDAY NIGHT
Carnegie Institution Program Will
Be Held at Administration
Building,

The last of the Spring series of lee
lures given by the Carnegie Institution
of Washington at its Administration
Building, Sixteenth and p streets, will
be heard Tuesday night at $3.50 o'clock.
It viii be delivered by Or. D. H. Ten
rent, professor Of biology at Bryn Mawr
College and research associate Of the
Carnegie Institution.
DR.. Tennent's lecture will deal with
some of the fundamental characters
tics of living organisms and with
studies on the organization of the egg.
with relation to growth and Develop
ment under experimental conditions
Admission is free, but 1t Is requested
that tickets be obtained from the ONCE
Of administration, Sixteenth and P
streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

most research physicists in America,
now stationed at the Bureau of Stand
ards, has kept an hour-to-hour record
of his every act for 80 days. From
this will be made up picture of the
actual physicist to take the place of
the vague picture in the popular imag-
ination.
A similar picture is being standard.
lied for persons in the diplomatic serv-
ice, with $50 men in the American for
eign service cooperating. Then the
student can be measured against this
standard picture and his likelihood of
making good estimated.
What is probably the most important
OF all fields which require looking under
a mans skin, DR.. ROBERTSON said, has
hardly been touched Several tests are
being developed, in cooperation with
the council, for measuring will, but this
quality is so elusive that a standard
measurement still may be far off.
We are moving away" he said,
from the standard of actual achieve
ment in measuring an individual to
the idea that it is not what a man
does, but what he would do, that
counts" Thus, he explained, requisite
determination on the part of the indi-
vidual to reach any objective may over
come all other factors in the final
analysis.
A cumulative record card for all
students was explained by Dr. Ben D.
Wood of Columbia University. This is
calculated to group all the factors which
may determine a students success in
college. Dean Robert Risnow of Iowa
State University spoke on cooperation
between faculty and student groups.
Human Element Is Stressed.
The human element in dealing with
college students was stressed by Dean
Emeritus Stanley Coulter of Purdue
University at the annual banquet at
the Cosmos Club last night. President
G. H. Marvin of George Washington
University was POSTMASTER.
One of the chief causes of friction
with students, he said, was lack of a
sense OF humor among deans. He said
that universities do not lay suficient
importance on youth thinking for him.
self. 4
What to do with the student who
passes bad checks came In for con-
siderable discussion Yesterday afternoon.
This, it was explained, causes some of
the hardest problems college deans have
to solve. Few are willing to leave. the
matter to the police.
Lehigh University has almost solved
the problem, its representative reported,
by warning the student the first time be
issues a bad check, putting him on
probation for the second offense and
dropping him from the university for
1.-THE: third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
RECEIVES AWARD.

Advertisements prepared by Malcolm
D.. Lamborne, member Of The Star
Advertising Bureau for IL years, and
director of advertising for Guide Bros.
CO.. won the first prize OF . gold medal
from the Society of American Florists
and Order of Horticulturists for the
best newspaper advertisements Of the
year at the tenth national flower and
garden show, held recently at Buffalo.
Wy. Florists from ali parts Of the
country were represented by entries at
the Buffalo displey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
School Contract Let.

A contract for the construction of an
eight-room addition to the Morgan
School. on California street between
was awarded by the District Commits
sioners to George z. Wyne, who SUBJ
mitted the low bid of $l74, 900. The
building viii include q combination
gymnasium and assembly hall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
DENTIST SUED BY WIFE.
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Benedict Allow
ed Only as a Week. She Alleges.

Complaining that. her husband allows
her only IS week for expenses out of
his income of $4,000 q year from his
dental profession, Mrs Elizabeth M.
Benedict Of 1925 Vermont avenue has
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
against Dr. Wilbur s. Benedict Of the
Farragut Apartments for separate main
tenance and support.
In addition to his income, the wife
AYERS. DIR. Benedict owns property val
ued at more than $125,000. They were
married July 81, 1921, and have one
child, whose custody the plaintiff seeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
BARTLETT MAY RETIRE
FROM OFFICE TOMORROW
First Assistant Postmaster General
Said to Be in Line for Pro-
motion by Hoover.

First Assistant Postmaster General
John II. Bartlett may retire from once
tomorrow. He is waiting for his sue
cessor to be announced. Mr.. Bartlett's
friends say he is to receive an appoint
ment from President Hoover that will
be in the nature Of promotion.
When he retires as Assistant POST
master General he expects to return to
New Hampshire until such time as he
may be invited to occupy another Fed
eral ONCE by the President.
There is considerable speculation as
to who may be selected to succeed Mr..
Bartlett. Among those most promi-
mently mentioned are John Philip, post
master at Dallas. Tex; Archie Coleman,
postmaster at Minneapolis, and e. l..
Woelper of Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
BYRD SENDS REGRETS.

al radiogram from Coindr. Richard
e. Byrd, expressing regret at the death
of Col. G. Lester Jones, chief of the
United States Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey, was received here today. The
message from Artarctica was sent to
Henry Ayers and Hugh Mitchell, who
formed part Of the commission which
authenticated Byrd's flight over the
Norths Pole in 1895
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
Spring Dance Is Planned.

The annual Spring dance of the
Stenographers, Typists. Bookkeepers and
Assistants Association will. be held In
Carpenters Hall, Tenth and K streets,
Thursday night. The dance this year
is for the purpose Of welcoming into the
organization IS new members.
In conjunction with the dance. .
card party will be held. Prizes win be
awarded for special dancing numbers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
BOY SEEKS DAMAGES.
Minor Sues for $25, 900 for Auto
Injuries.

Charles E. Mum, a minor, brought
suit in the District Supreme Court yes
terday for $4,000 damages against
Charles j. Robbins of 1905 Maryland
avenue northeast. The complaint was
filed through the boys father, Floyd A.
Num-, of 1904 Ninth street northeast.
While crossing F street near Twelfth
street northeast last June, the complaint
charges, Charles was struck by Robbins
automobile and seriously injured. At
torneys Claude A. Thompson and Julius
c. Martin appeared for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12
FIX AVIATRIX'S STATUS.
Federal and Aerial Bodies Decide
on Lady Mary Heath.

The National Aeronautic Association
has followed statement by Secretary
Davis of Labor on the status of Lady
Mary Heath's American citizenship
with announcement that any world rec
ords established by her during the next
five years must be recognized as British
achievements
The announcement was in response
to an inquiry by the English aviatrix
whether any records she established
might be set down to the credit of the
United States. She declared her inten-
tons to become an American citizen
January 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-12

Another line being worked out is to
picture the student in his relation to
his career. The council, Mr.. Robertson
said. lis trying to analyze the worlds
work" This consists in getting spe-
cinc description of what leaders in va
rious professions actually do during
.theirSNeElEtngEdAys. Z Qnes.O the fnre-i