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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
EXPECTED
TO REST JULY 4
Philadelphia Invitation Only
One President Might
Accept.

President Hoover has number of in
vitations to speak at Independence day
celebrations in various parts of the
country, the District of Columbia being
included, but it is thought doubtful If
he will accept any.
Present indications are that he and
Mrs. Hoover will go for an outing in
some isolated part of the country nearby
and seek rest and enjoyment rather
than indulge in Fourth of July oratory.
The President, however, has not made
up his mind. 1t was said in his behalf
today that if he does accept any one
of the Fourth of July invitations it will
be the one from Philadelphia, which
calls for an address before a huge
gathering in front of independence Hall
in that city. The President believes
that with the Independence Hall as a
background and the general nature of
the Philadelphia celebration splendid
opportunity is afforded for message
to the world, but he has not as yet
reached any conclusion.
Colladay Extends Invitation.
The invitation to speak in Washing
ton was extended informally today by
Edward F. Colladay, Republican nation
al committeeman from this city, who
is chairman of the Independence day
celebration committee for Washington,
and Edgar G. Snyder, United States
marshal, who called at the White House
and extended the invitation through
Secretary Akerson. The latter was adj
vised that the local committee is ar
ranging an appropriate observance OF
Independence day and that they woulc
be happy to have the President make
an address during the exercises, to be
held at the Sylvan Theater.
Mr.. AkerSon advised these callers
that the President had indicated that
he would not accept any invitations for
that day, but that If he did, it would be
the one from Philadelphia.
May Go Fishing.
Among some of the other invitations
was one from Senator Wagner of New
York, to address the celebration to be
held in front of the New York City
Hall in honor of the 10000 or more
men and women, who have become
naturalized citizens of this country dur
ing the past year, and the one from the
Southern Editors Association, to adj
dress their convention in Asheville,
N. C.
1t is not improbable that If the Presi-
dent finally decides to not speak any,
where on independence day and to take
advantage of the opportunity for rest
and diversion, he will go to one of his
two nearby fishing preserves and mix
angling with resting in the open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
CHINESE WOMEN TO TALK
ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS
Miss Mary Jen and Mrs. Ying Su
Kiang Speakers at Woman's
Party Meeting.

Miss Mary Jen of China, founder and
president of the Girls Technical Acad-
envy, in Canton, will discuss the eco
nomic advancement of Chinese women
at a meeting of the National Woman's
Party tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 at
the headquarters of the organization, on
Capitol Hill.
Mrs. Wing Su Kiang, also Of China,
will tell of her observations on women's
participation in the economic life OF
China.
Mrs. Paul Iinebarger. wife of former
judge in China, will be another speaker
of the afternoon.
Miss Emma Void of Oregon, treas
urer of the National Woman's Party,
will preside at the meeting. Hostesses
will be Mrs. Emile Berliner of Washing
ton, D. c., chairman of the District
branch of the Woman's Party; Miss
Aline Solomons, Miss Laura Berrien and
Mrs. Wymond Bradbury, also of Wash
ington, D. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
CAPT. MAJOR is SENT
TO POST AT HAMPTON
Navy Air Information Section
Director Is Assigned to
Tactical School.

Capt. Harold C. Major of the Marine
Corps, who has aided materially in
placing naval aviation on the news
map, In his capacity as head of the
information section, yesterday was
directed in Navy Department orders
to report for duty at Hampton, Va.
Capt. Major will leave Washington
on June % to go on duty to the Air
Corps Tactical School, Langley Field.
Capt. Walter H. Sitz, now on duty at
the Marine Barracks, Quantico, is
scheduled to relieve Capt Major as far
as the technical information phase of
work is concerned, but 1t is planned to
assign an officer for duty in the news
section. The department not yet has
picked a man for this job
During his three-year tour Of duty as
dispenser of information of naval
aeronautics Capt. Major has had a
hand in some of the biggest naval news
stories concerning flying that have
broken" in the past few years.
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EDUCATION BOARD
STANDS ON FIGURES
FOR 1881 bulge
Will Not Submit Priority List
to Commissioners, CaruSi
Declares.
CONTENDS D. C. HEADS
MUST MAKE CHANGES
Action of School Leaders in Regard
to Appropriations Is Believed
to Be Final.

The Board of Education will not
transmit a priority list of items to the
District Commissioners in their current
discussions of the 1881 school estimates,
it was indicated today by DR.. Charles
F. Carusi, president of the board.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent
of schools, may on his own responsibility
indicate which, in his opinion, are the
more important items on the school
budget, but such list as he may pre-
pare, DR.. Carusi said, would not repre-
sent in any way the opinion of the
Board of Education.
DR.. Carusi was asked this morning if
the board would prepare a priority list
If the Commissioners requested one.
He explained that since the board had
prepared the 1881 estimates with eyery
regard to economy, the items included
in the budget-specifically those for
buildings and grounds in
themselves priority list culled from a
much larger array Of needed school
system items.
Boards Stand Reiterated.
He reiterated the school boards stand
that when the 1881 estimates were sub
mitted to the Commissioners the board
had taken its final action" in regard
to the 1881 appropriations. Any altera-
ton of the estimate as submitted by
the Board of Education by the Com
missioners before those estimates are
transmitted in turn by the District
heads to the Bureau of the Budget, Dr.
Carusi pointed out, must of necessity be
the action of the Commissioners,
The Board of Education, during re-
cent agitation for more generous ap-
preparations for the school system, con-
tended that the schools should receive
one-third of the total District revenues.
In this conviction it was supported by
a large majority of the civic and citi-
zen organizations throughout the Dis
trict. They, in response to formal query
broadcast by the board, declared their
approval of the one-third ratio for the
schools. The board has likewise held
that when its estimates are prepared
they are listed according to the most
urgent needs and with view to econ
omy, and that, further. the Commits
sioners had no right to slash the boards
estimates, but, on the other hand
should transmit them to the Budget
Bureau with such recommendations as
they may see fit to make concerning the
school needs in relation to those OF
other District departments.
Donovan Claims Right to Change.
On the other hand, Maj. Daniel j.
Donovan, budget officer of the District,
pointed out recently that the Commits
sioners not only had a right to revise
the estimates of all District depart
ments, but are required to do so by a
section of the budget and accounting
act.
The Commissioners had set in
elaboration on the school estimates
since Monday, during which time Dr.
Ballou has been in attendance with
them to furnish information concerning
school needs and school administrations
which they may need.
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JUDGE MOSS DIES;
SICK TWO WEEKS
Served as Assistant Treasury
Secretary and as Ken
lucky Representative.

Judge Mckenzie Moss of the United
States Court of Claims, former Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury and Rep
reSentative from Kentucky in the
Fifty-seventh Congress, died in Emer-
gency Hospital last night. He had been
III about two weeks.
Judge Moss served as Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury from March 3. 1928
until July ID, 1925, when he resigned u
assume his duties as associate judge Of
the Court of Claims.
Born in Christian County, KY, Janu-
airy 3, 1868, he attended public and pri-
vate schools and subsequently was en-
ployed in the Railway Mail Service
from 1888 to 1891. He studied law al
Kent Law School in Chicago and was
admitted to the bar in 1893.
Judge Moss practiced law at Bowl
ing Green, Warren County, KY, and In
adjoining counties. He successfully
contested as a Republican the election
OF John s. Rhea to the Fifty-seventh
Congress, and served from March, 1902
to March 3, 1908. He was an unsuc-
cessful candidate for reelection to the
Fifty-eighth Congress and resumed the
practice of law at Bowling Green.
Judge Moss was elected judge of the
eighth judicial district in Kentucky
in 1909, and was reelected in 1915,
serving until 1921, when he resigned
He was appointed assistant general
counsel for the alien property Gus
todian July IS, 1921, and served until
January l. 1922, when he was made
general counsel.
He resigned from the latter position
February 6, 1922, to become deputy
commissioner of internal revenue, in
charge of estate and capital tax, in
which capacity he served until his res
ignation March 2, 1923. The following
day he began as Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury.
Judge Moss leaves a son, McElroy
Moss, with whom he resided at 24l0
Newark street, and two daughters, Mrs.
Eugene Semonun and Mrs. Arthur
Howe, both of Philadelphia
Funeral arrangements are being COM
r!eted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
STORM OF PROTEST
OVER DEATH TRAP
FOLLOWS FATALITY
Citizens Demand Traffic Re-
lief as Girl Is Killed by
Automobile.
MAI. FRANKS ABS0LVED
OF BLAME IN MISHAP
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict of
Accident as Reduced Speed
Limit Is Asked.

A verdict of accidental death was
found by a coroner's jury this afternoon
in the case of 8-year-old Ann Woolard,
ASIA Connecticut avenue, who was IA
tally injured early last night, while
crossing Connecticut avenue near the
intersection of Albemarle street, and
whose death was followed by a storm
of criticism of traffic conditions in that
vicinity by residents.
Witnesses testified that the driver of
the automobile which injured the girl,
Maj. Wyatt G. Franks, U. S. A., was
driving at a moderate rate of speed
when the child darted suddenly into
the path of his car at point more
than $50 feet from the crosswalk. OFF,
Ger Homer Tut of the fourteenth pre-
cinct told the jury that ne had tested
the cars brakes after the accident and
found them in good condition.
Eye witnesses testified an automo-
bile was making left turn into Con-
necticut avenue between Maj. Franks
machine and the girl, obscuring the
Army officers vision, with the result
that he apparently was almost upon
the child before he saw her.
death Trap" Is Charged.
Several prominent residents Of the
community, among them A. ]. Mont
gomery, editor of the American Mo-
torist, and Lloyd w. Patch, a patent at
torney describe the half-mile of Con-
necticut avenue on either side of Abe
marie street as a death trap for pedes-
TRANS, four of whom are said to have
been killed in recent years.
The District Commissioners and Traf-
fic Director Harland have been petit
toned to reduce the 30-mile speed limit
in this vicinity and post traffic Off
Ger at the intersection until a traffic
light can be installed, Mr.. Patch said
today.
The Forest Hill Citizens Association
was represented as favoring these rec
concentrations. At the point in ques-
ton, Connecticut avenue slopes south
ward, offering an inducement for mo-
florists to speed up and making it diff
cult for them to halt abruptly, MIR.
Patch pointed out.
Threaten Congressional Action.
Citizens announced that if no i'm
mediate action is taken by District au-
thorities. the case will be presented to
Congress.
Both Mr.. Patch and Mr.. Montgomery
said that traffic relief measures at this
intersection had been repeatedly sought
without result
The little girl was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.. Woolard of the
Ponce de Leon Apartments. The par
ents were informed she was crossing
at the intersection when the accident
befell her. The child was dragged for
some 80 feet beneath the automobile,
bystanderS said.
She was removed to Emergency Hos
pital and treated for a fractured skull
and internal injuries but died shortly
before midnight, after doctors had
waged valiant fight for her life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
OPEN CRUISER BIDS
AT NAVY SATURDAY
Work on Guns and Mounts
Reported Advancing
Steadily.

While officials at the Washington
Navy Yard today reported steady prog
ress in the construction of guns and
mounts for the eight new cruisers now
being built, interest was directed to the
opening of bids Saturday for the five
cruisers that are to be built as the first
lot in the recently authorized 15-cruiser
program.
The new fiscal year, beginning July
l. will not mean any appreciate adj
dition to the Washington Navy Yard
force, officials said but check-up of
figures revealed that the force has in
creased about IS per cent in the last
three years. until today it approximates
1900 employees.
There are steady additions to the
force as time goes on, officials said,
depending upon the course of work in
the shops, as the Washingtonians turn
out the big guns and mounts that will
grace the new cruisers. Shipments OF
the guns and mounts are made as
rapidly as they are completed, depend
ent upon the demands of the ship
builders.
Ready on Time.
AS a general policy the guns are
shipped and mounted by the time a
new cruiser is sent down the ways, at
her launching.
Guns and mounts for the Salt Lake
City and the Pensacola are now in
place, officials explained, and guns are
now being made ready for the Chester,
which is to be launched by the New
York Shipbuilding Co. at its Camden,
N. j., works on July g.. Miss Jane
Turner Blain, niece of Mayor S. E..
Turner of Chester, Pa, will act as
sponsor at the launching.
Another indication of progress in the
construction of the eight-cruiser pro-
gram is evident at the Navy Depart
ment, with the announcement that
Capt. Alfred c. Howe, who has been
on duty at the receiving ship at New
York, has been detailed to duty in con-
nection with the fitting out of the
Pensacola, the first in the eight-cruiser
program to be launched. Capt. Howe
is to be in command of the vessel
when it is commissioned, late this year
or early next.
List of Cruisers.
The cruisers in the eight-cruiser pro-
gram, which are in varying stages of
completion in shipyards on the East
and West coasts are: Pensacola, Salt
Lake City, Northampton, Chester,
Louisville, Chicago, Houston and Au-
gusta.
OF the five cruisers to be started as
the first in the 15-cruiser program,
three are to be constructed in Navy
shipyards and two are to be constructed
by private shipbuilders. The bids for
the five are to be opened Saturday, this
date having been set forward to enable
navy yards to prepare further estimates
on the amounts for which they will be
able to do the jobs
The navy yards considered available
to do the work on the three cruisers
about to be built are: Boston, New
York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Va; Mare
Island, Calf, and Puget Sound, Brem-
erton, Wash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
BUSINESS MEN TO HOLD
ANNUAL OUTING JOINTLY

The Columbia Heights Business Mems
Association, in a meeting last night at
1919 Park road, voted to hold its an
nual outing in conjunction with the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems Asso-
citation at Marshall Hall July "a.
The association adopted an entirely
new constitution and voted to accept
the Invitation of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Forum for an exchange of
delegates at meetings of both organi-
cations.
The meeting was addressed by w. w.
Couliette and W. l.. Ford of the CO.
lumbia Heights Citizens Forum, Presi-
dent Christopher Lemkuhl and Secre-
tary E. w. Cooper of the Petworth Citi-
zens' Association, Milton Vollmer and
Walter d. Beller of the Georgia Avenue
Business Mems Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
Prayerful Attitude
Not Reverence, Police
Take Kneeling Couple

=. The kneeling, prayerful attitudes
of a gathering in the vestry room
of the Church of God and Saints
of Christ, in the 600 block of N
street, early this morning did not
impress Policeman Van d.
Huges and w. F. Bowers Of the
second precinct, on their nightly
rounds, and they left the vestry
room with two of the kneelers
who were forced to put up $25
collateral at the second precinct.
The policemen, who arrested
John johnson and Ruth Ransom,
both colored, allege it was num-
bers game and not reverence,
which caused the kneelers to as
sumo that position.
To the kneelers' explanations
that they were praying for luck,
the policemen replied they would
need it when they try to get their
collateral back in Police Court
tomorrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
VISITING HOSPITAL MEN
MAKE TOUR OF CAPITAL
Surgeons and Executives En- Route
to Convention at Atlantic City
Tomorrow

Sixty surgeons and hospital execu-
tiveS representing IS nations, here on
sightseeing tour of the Capital, prior
to attending the International Hospital
Congress in Atlantic City tomorrow,
were received by Judge John Barton
Payne, chairman, and the staff of the
American Red Gross at national head
quarters yesterday. The party, which
is making its headquarters at the May
flower Hotel, Is being conducted by
DR.. w. H. Conley of New York. men,
Der of the American Hospital Associa-
ton board.
The party win go to Baltimore today
to visit Johns Hopkins Hospital, after
which they will make a stop at Phila-
delphia before going to Atlantic City.
Included in the party are numbc
of celebrated surgeons, hospital admi'
istrators, hospital architects and d
tinguished writer's on medical subjec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
Accident Suit Compromised.

STAUNTON, Va, June II Especially.
Upon agreement among counsel for
$4,000 plus costs to be awarded the
plaintiff, the case of r. E. Friend, in
FAINT, by Katie It. Friend, his mother,
against Ethel and Sallie Ruffner of
Lexington, was withdrawn from the
docket in Augusta Circuit Court. Plain
tiff sued for $4,000 for injuries re-
ceived when a motorcycle ridden by
Friend and a youth named Carter,
collided with an automobile on the
sharp curve at Brands HILL august.
1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
Rrandywine Women Elect.

BRANDYWINE,. Md, June IL (Spe-
ciaD Mrs w. T. Mcpherson has been
elected president of the Woman's Club
of Brandywine, with Mrs. Harry. Lusby,
vice president; Mrs. Dyson, director,
Mrs F.. DeS Canter, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Bowers, corresponding Sec
rotary, and Mrs. j. H. Blandford,
treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
Lynchburg College Graduates SO.

LYNCHBURG, Va, June IL (Spe-
ciaD .-Lynchburg College today deliv-
cred diplomats to a class of So graduates.
this being the largest class the college
has ever had. The address to the class
was by DR.. E. E. Snoddy of Pennsylvania
University. Miss Virginia Shackelford,
a graduate of Glass High School, Lynch
burg, was valedictorian and John M.
Turner, jr., a graduate of John Mare
shell High Di"hmond, was salutatorian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
TAFT, FULLY RECOVERED,
TO LEAVE FOR CANADA
Chief Justice Looks for Restful Va
cation, but Plans to Review
Several Cases.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
Fully recovered from the ailment
which sent him to hospital, Chief Jus
tlce Taft reserved railroad accommoda-
lions to leave late today for his Summer
nome at Murray Bay, Canada. All of
his household, except Mrs. Taft, who
remained in Washington to accompany
the Chief Justice, already Is installed
In the Summertime home.
Feellng much benefited by the Hos
pltal treatment, the Chief Justice is
looking forward to restful vacation,
during which, however, he will not be
free OF the cares of his high Office. He
will undertake, before his return to
Washington, q review of a number of
cases now before the court, and will
give attention to other court business
while enjoying the friendships he has
built up at Murray Bay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
SEEK HOSPITAL LAND.

Appropriation of 100000 to acquire
approximately % acres of land south
of Walter Reed General Hospital, be-
tween Sixteenth street and Georgia ave-
nue., for the use of Walter Reed Hos
in the House today by Representative
McSwain of South Carolina, a member
OF the House r,iiitarv e1airs co''l~nitten
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12

Although he has never had a paint
ing lesson. Hubert Rollett. a Grimsby,
England. grocer. has had six paintings
accepted by the Royal Academy in the
last six years, and so great is the de-
mand for his landscapes that he has
forsaken the grocery for art
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
PLAN COLORED PAGEANT.
Masonic Order Decides on July 4,
1880 for Big Gathering.

1880 for Big Gathering.
Decision to hold a world colored Ma
sonic pageant In Washington July 4,
1880, was reached at a meeting of the
executive committee of the Universal
Supreme Grand Lodge of the United
Scottish Rite Masons, Inc, held at 607
Louisiana avenue yesterday.
The pageant will be the first ever
held by colored Masons, as well as the
largest gathering of colored Masons ever
held In this country. The executive
committee of Universal Supreme Grand
Lodge includes Rev. r. B. Robinson,
supreme grand master; Prof. j. w
Coles, supreme grand secretary, and
William Taylor, supreme grand treas
ureE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
BLACK RESTING BETTER.
Senator's Wife Says Patient Ap-
pears to Be Improved.

Senator Black of Alabama. who re-
2ntly underwent an operation at Wal
sr Reed Hospital, today was reported
be resting better"
Mrs. Black, who is constantly In at
tendance, said that the patients tenn
perature was normal and that he ap-
peared to be improved.
Although the operation, which re-
vealed well developed goiter, was more
serious than at first anticipated the
Senator's condition. hospital officials
said, was entirely satisfactory. One to
two months viii be required for his full
recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-12
Good Going to Academy.

Secretary Good of the War Depart
ment will go to West Point, N. Y,
tomorrow to address the graduates of
the Military Academy class of 1929
and present them with their commits
sons - second Iieutorante in the Army.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

Mrs. Howard J. Bruemmer and son Jay of West Main street. left yesterday for Atlantic City, New Jersev