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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
SOUCEK POSTPONES
RECORD TRY PLANS
Navy officer Will Attempt to Set
Altitude Mark for Seaplanes
in Converted Ship.

Plans of Lieut.. Apollo Soucek, U. S.
N, to attempt to break the seaplane al
titude record In the Navy plane Apache,
in which he recently set a new world
altitude record for land planes. have
been postponed until next week, it was
announced today by Lieut.. Soucek.
Due to the work involved in getting
the planes at the Anacostia Naval Air
Station ready for the Curtiss Marine
Trophy race Saturday. mechanics have
had little time to get the Apache ready
for Lieut.. Soucek's altitude hop and the
record holder has been forced to defer
his take-off. which was originally
planned for this week
The Apache is almost ready for the
flight, however. 1t has been converted
from a land plane into a seaplane by
the removal of the wheel landing gear
and the substitution of a single pom
toon
Several minor changes in the ma
chimes design and a thorough testing
out are necessary before Lieut.. Soucek
will attempt to break the record.
Lieut.. Soucek today said he planned
to take the Apache up Monday for a
thorough test fight and to make his
altitude hop as soon thereafter as pos
Sible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
$50 ARE EXPECTED
TO ATTEND BAKE
Trade Board Members to Go
to Sherwood Forest in
Auto Caravan.

Approximately $50 business men of
Washington, comprising part of the
membership of the Board of Trade, have
signified their intention of attending the
annual shad bake of the board to be
held tomorrow at Sherwood Forest, Md.
Among the prominent guests who
have accepted invitations are Repre-
sentative Frederick N. Zihlman, chair
man of the House District committee
Commissioners Proctor L. Dougherty
and Sidney F. Taliaferro; the two AS
sistant Engineer Commissioners. Mai
Donald A. Dawson and Maj L. E. At
kins; Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, District
engineer and co-ordinator; Representa-
tives Edward M. Beers, Albert r. Hall
and Frank l.. bowman; Maj Henry G.
Pratt, superintendent of police, and
Chief Engineer George E. Watson, head
of the Fire Department.
A number of buses will leave the
Pennsylvania avenue side of the District
Building at 9 O'Clock in the morning, and
those travelling to the Maryland resort
in private cars will form in the same
place and proceed to the scene of the
shad bake in caravan form. The pro-
cession will be led by E. j. Murphy,
president of the board. and Elmer T.
Burdette, chairman of the committee
in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
"S0UTHPAW" TELEPHONE
INSTALLED FOR ENGINEER

The first European type telephone in
Strument, with the receiver and mouth
piece all in one, has made its way into
the District Building. 1t is installed on
the desk of Assistant Engineer Commits
SiCner Tonald a. Dawson.
Maj. Dawson. who is left handed has
been trying for some months to get one
SO that he would be able TO hold the
instrument in his right hand while TAX
ing notes with his left The ordinary
telephone instrument is not constructed
for Southpaws.
At first Maj. Dawson was baked in
his efforts because the city fathers
would not approve the extra 5O-cent
monthly charge for this type of phone,
but later the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. installed it for him with
out extra charge. The secret of it is
that the phone is officially designated
as an experimental one. If the expert
ment" proves successful, then the new
municipal center will be equipped with
European phones throughout. But all
this is years in the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
LEROY PLACE RESIDENTS
PROTEST SCHOOL PERMIT
Mrs. H. 3. Learned Makes Applica-
ton for Site Adjoining Poto-
mac School.

Residents of Leroy place objected
strenuously at a public hearing before
the District Commissioners today to
issuance of an occupancy permit to
allow use of 2137 Leroy place as
school. Application for the permit was
made by Mrs. H. B. Learned, who con-
ducts the Potomac School, private
institution. on 2144 California street,
adjoining the address on Leroy place.
Mr. Learned, a member of the Board
of Education, and husband of the APP
plicant, was present and made short
address, but remained neutral
The property owners said their prop
erty would be damaged if the extension
were granted, as the 40 extra first and
second grade children to be accommo-
dated in the school would create great
deal of noise, particularly when play
ing after school hours.
Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty.
chairman of the board. remarked that
his mother law lived opposite pub
lie school accommodating 400 children
and had no objections to the noise.
Among those appearing to protest
against granting of the occupancy per-
NIT were: James Kerr, 2l36 Leroy place;
Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, 2120 Leroy place:
Mrs. Reginald Clark, Col. w. H. Car
Their. 2130 Leroy place: Harry K. Boss,
1417 K street, and G. B. Craighill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
LOOT WORTH $1,000
TAKEN In a. THEFTS
$500 Diamond Ring Is Reported
Missing-Another, Worth
$3.50, Is Taken.

Miscellaneous loot valued at $1,000
was obtained in four burglaries and
thefts reported to police yesterday and
last night.
Detectives secured the description OF
a $500 diamond ring reported stolen or
mislad at $50 Emerson street by Mrs.
lydia K. SamelSon of apartment 2l3.
who sid she last saw the ring yesterday
morning
Mrs. Dean Caldwell. 1920 CORTLAND
place, appealed TO police last night to
make an effort TO recover white-gold
ring set with sapphires and diamonds,
The ring, valued at $3.50. was stolen
from Mrs. CaldWell'S home Wednesday
night.
Swift Eagle, 1923 @ street, told police
he saw several men leaving his home
last night. He made an examination of
the premises and discovered he had
been robbed OF $50 and an automobile
wheel.
A duplicate key operator was in evil
dence yesterday in the home of John
.Tohuscn II, 1919 Ninth street The in
'"uder stole wearing apparel and a
bracelet valued at $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
CRUSADERS OF HONOR
ORGANIZE TOMORROW
Protection Of Animals and Respect
for Property Objects of
New Society.

Formal organization of the Crusaders
of Honor, society of young people for
the prevention of cruelty to animals and
the protection of property. will be ef-
fected at a meeting to be held at the
Asbury Methodist Church, Sixteenth
and Lamont streets, at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
The first half hour will be spent in
an informal talk by Miss Lenore Marie
de Grange, founder Of the society, in
which she will set cut the need for
kinder treatment of dumb animals and
a greater respect for property. The re-
mainder of the meeting will be devoted
to organization of the society.
The members will be divided into
ranks. that of page, squire and knight,
according to their length OF service and
the scope of their work. The program
of the society will be intrusted to adult
leaders in different sections OF the city.
Invitations have been extended to all
civic and humane societies of the city
to be present and lend their support to
the movement Among those invited
are: Mrs Giles Scott Rafter. president
of the Parent-Teacher Association; Mrs.
Truman Palmer. president OF the AMI
NAL Rescue League: Mrs. Herbert FL
more. president of the Humane Society.
and John Small of the Junior Civic
Group. Representatives from Friend
shin House. the Jewish Community
Center and the Boy and Girl Scouts are
also expected to be present. All other
or organizations interested
in the movement are invited.
The committee in charge Of the
movement will be headed by Miss de
Grange. who for three years was dra-
matte director in the public schools, and
will consist of Miss May Libby, Miss
Leona Feathers. Mrs. Theodore Tiler,
Mrs. Virginia Bassingham. Mrs. Ida
Louise Townsend and Mrs. John P.
Neigh of Neighborhood House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
SCHOOL ATHLETES
ASK FOR POSTUM
Note Requesting President to
Give Animal to Them Is
Left After Call.

Fearful lest their mascot, which all
last Winter brought good luck to their
teams, may have strayed into the hands
of their competitors, if not into the
White House, five Hyattsville High
School athletic leaders this morning
called at the Executive Mansion, and
failing to identify the opoSsum there,
left a note requesting President Hoover
to allow them to have the White House
opossum that their good fortune may
continue.
The youngsters who called at the
White House this morning were Will
liam Robinson, Eddie Donaldson, Agnes
Gingell and Leila Smith, all outstand-
ing athletes of the school, and Robert
Venemann. manager of the soccer team.
Their efforts to identify the White
House opossum as their recently lost
mascot failed because the animal re-
fused to emerge from his dark kennel.
The text of the letter left by the
students and signed by the athletic
association. follows:
We call to your attention the story
appearing in The Evening Star yester-
day about Billy Op0ssum, our lost,
strayed or stolen mascot While with
us. Billy aided materially in plotting our
base ball and basket ball teams to the
Prince Georges County championship
Tomorrow. our school is competing in
the annual field meet for the county
championship and next week our base
ball team will enter the State cham
pionship.
I'm the absence of our little friend
Billy and to counteract any influence
for bad in the event he may have
found his way into the enemy camp
we are wondering if you will be kind
enough to allow US to have the White
House opoSSum."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
SUBMETER|NG PLEA
DISMISSAL STUDIED
Judge Bailey Takes Under
Amusement Motions to
Drop Four Suits.

Following arguments of counsel, jus
tice Jennings Bailey of the District Su-
preme Court today took under advise
ment motions of the Public Utilities
Commission and the Potomac Electric
Power Co.. to dismiss four suits for in
junction brought against them by own
erS and operators OF apartments and
Office buildings to prevent carrying out
Of the commissions order forbidding the
power companies from furnishing cleo
trio energy to be submetercd to tenants.
The suits were filed by trustees of the
Adams Building, 1333-35 ? street; the
Washington Convention Hall Co., Fifth
and K streets: James Karrack, owner of
the Monmouth Hotel, 1919 G street, and
the Crandall Realty Co.. which owns
the Arcade Market and Amusement
Hall, at Fourteenth street and Park
road.
Claim Loss Is Threatened.
Counsel for the owners contended
that submetering of electric current has
been practiced since 1915 and asserted
that the central meters and submeters
placed in their buildings would now be
rendered useless They asserted the
commission is without power to inter-
fere with the disposition of electric
current after it has been purchased by
the owners of buildings and claimed
their clients will suffer injury to the
extent of several thousand dollars I'M
less the court intervenes.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Rob
ert E. Lynch. for the public utilities
and Attorneys Sam r. Bowen and
John s. Barbour, for the power COM
pany in asking dismissal OF the suits,
asserted that submetering of electric
energy is against public policy and the
utilities act and they declared that
tenants should not be required to OBJ
tain current from landlords when util-
ity service is available, or be denied the
protection of regulations by the Gov
errment as to rates and service.
Cite Absence Of Franchise.
They declared the bills OF complaint
failed to show that any OF the plain
tiffS has a franchise to remeter and
sell electric energy in the District, or
that anv of them is Disseminated
against by the order Of the commits
sion, or that they will suffer any in
Jury by reason of the power companies
continuing to sell them electric energy
in the face of the order of the COM
mission
Ralph B. Fleharty, peoples counsel,
took part in the argument.
The plaintiffs we're represented by
Attorneys Mason. Spaulding & McAtee,
C. Chester Caywood. Clephane, I,atimer
& Hall and Stands 81 Bull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
CHILDREN INJURED
IN TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
One Suffers Broken Arm,
Other Leg Fracture-Wom-
an Hurt in Collision.

A horse drawn vehicle, long discount
ed as an element of danger in the press
of motor traffic, was blamed for in
juries yesterday to a 4-year-old pedes-
TRAN, although automobiles accounted
for three other casualties during the
late afternoon and night.
The victim of the unusual accident
was Robert Reynolds. colored. who was
knocked down by a horse and his arm
broken yesterday afternoon while cross
ing the street in front of his home,
4733 Mease street northeast. The child
was treated at Casualty Hospital.
Police did not learn who was driving
the horse.
Woman Hurt in Collision.
A collision of automobiles early last
night at Maryland avenue and Four
and-a-half street southwest sent Elma
Becker, so. a passenger, to a nearby
doctors office, where she was given
first aid for bruises and shock. She
was riding in a car driven by Ernest
while the other machine was operated
by William e. Woodfield of the Nation
al Training School for Boys.
SiX-year-old Charles w. Brogden,
1906 Brandywine street, suffered a
fracture of the leg when bowled over
on Wisconsin avenue near Grant road
yesterday afteroon by a taxi driven by
Pyland K. Fortune. 2433 Eighteenth
street. Fortune took the injured boy
to Emergency Hospital.
Calvin Windsor, "a years old, Seat
Pleasant. Md, sustained a fracture of
his right arm and injury to his wrist
Yesterday afternoon when his automo-
bile and the car of Joseph M Jack
son. co,cred, of the $500 block of
street were in collision at Florida
and Montello avenues northeast. He
was given surgical aid at Casualty Hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Jurors CONTINUE
LOAN SHARK PROBE
Witnesses Explain Methods
Being Used in Financing
Car Purchases.

The District grand jury today. under
the guidance of Assistant United States
Attorney Irwin Goldstein, continued its
r~obc into the loan shark" situation in
Washington.
A number of witnesses were called
before the grand jurors and explained
the methods in vogue by persons and
corporations engaged in financing the
purchase of automobiles on time.
Not only persons who are said to have
suffered from excessive interest levies,
but officials of some of the companies
were called as witnesses.
When he has finished presenting the
testimony concerning finance corpora
tons, Goldstein expects to take up the
matter of small loans" and to investi-
gate the methods used by persons and
corporations engaged in this business.
The United States attorneys Office
does not eypect indictments by the
grand jury, but expects to have a COM
plete survey of the situation made in
the hope that a recommendation will
be forthcoming for additional legisla-
ton, by means of which the eXacting
of excessive interest will be made a
Federal offense
Only by such legislation can the
United States attorney obtain indict-
mentS for conspiracy when two or more
persons are engaged in such practices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Gas and Telephone Firms
Have More Than $5OO,0OO
Taken From Lists.
COURT RULES CONDUITS
AND POLES NOT TAXABLE
Will Have to Go to Congress for
Refund of Back Levies Paid
Under Protest.

The District Commissioners today
amounting to more than 100000
against the Washington and Georgetown
Gas Light Cos. and the Chesapeake e.
Potomac Telephone Co. The action was
taken following a decision by the Court
of Appeals in case brought by the
Potomac Electric Power Co., holding
that poles, wires, conduits and mains
used for service are not taxable
property.
Assessments List.
The amounts of assessments of which
each of the companies have been re-
lieved are as follows: Georgetown Gas
Light Co., for gas mains and lamp
posts. S73,700.36; Washington Gas Light
Co, $478,574.55; Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., for conduitS and over
head wives. S25,163.58.
The telephone company Will probably
have to go to Congress to collect re-
funds of more than 100000 for taxes
paid, which the Court Of Appeals de-
cision has held illegal, according to
employees of the Public Utilities Com
The telephone company had
DSeIl paying IdACo P1OSSoo SehSNA
year until the case brought by the
power company was settled.
Records Corrected.
The assessments against the power
company have already been struck from
the books by order of the court, and
the order of the Commissioners today
applies the same rule to all the utilities
taxed
The telephone company, it was stated.
can obtain g. refund from the District
of taxes paid during the last three
years, but the statute of limitations pre-
vents refunds for taxes paid prior to
that time except by specific direction
of an act of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
STUDY OF HOMELESS
is COUNCILS PLAN

A study OF transient and homeless
persons coming to Washington will be
made by the child welfare committee
of the Council of Social Agencies in CO.
operation with the Travellers Aid So
ciety. the executive board of the coun-
Gil decided yesterday.
Miss Katherine Lenroot, assistant
chief of the United States Children's
Bureau, was named chairman Of the
committee. appointment of Miss Louise
MCGUIRE of the Catholic School of So
cial Service, as chairman of the family
welfare committee also was announced
The study is expected to result in e
plan by which the Council of Social
Agencies and Travellers Aid Society
may care for homeless persons in the
city. The councils committee voted to
recommend to the budget committee of
the Community Chest an appropriation
to provide two additional workers for
the survey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
RAID ON STORE RESULTS
IN PROPRIETOR'S ARREST
Quantity of Alleged Liquor Is
Seized in Grocery by Sergt. Let
terman and Squad.

Scores Of persons said to have been
making their way into grocery store
at 1901 Benning road northeast in an
apparent state OF sobriety and emerging
otherwise yesterday led Sergt. o. j.
Letterman and his liquor squad to force
their way through huge wooden door
declared to have been reinforced by a
heavy iron bar, and seize large guam
tity of alleged whisky. David Eichner
said by police to be the proprietor, was
arrested on charges of illegal possession
OF intoxicating liquors
Sergt. Letterman, with Detective r. j.
Cox and Policemen G. c. McCarron
and James A. Mostyn, members of his
squad, were cruising in a police car in
the vicinity when the condition was
brought to t eir attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Bids Asked for Pylon Models.

Bids for construction Of a small
plaster model of the four pylons on
Columbia Island, in conjunction with
the Arlington Memorial Bridge devel-
opment, are being called for by Lieut..
Col. U. S. Grant. Sd, director of the
once of Public Buildings and Public
Parks. The bids will be opened next
Wednesday.
The model when finished, will show
the ornamentation on the pylons, with
rosettsR on the stone structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
MISS BIGEL0W ELECTED
BAR ASSOCIATION HEAD
Assistant Counsel to Federal Farm
Loan Board Is Honored by
Woman Lawyers.

Miss May T. Bigelow has been
elected president of the Women's Bar
Association for the ensuing year. She
was associated with the law office of
Wilton J. Lambert. but recently &C
cepted an appointment as assistant
counsel to the Federal Farm Loan
Board.
Other officers elected include Miss
Annabel Matthews, vice president; Miss
Nita S. Human, corresponding secre-
tary; Miss Vera Brungart, recording
secretary Miss Catherine Myers, treas
urer. The directors chosen include
Mrs. Theodore Cogswell, Miss Emma
Void and Miss Beatrice Clephane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24

struction of the Bonnet Care spill
way"
This report. it was stated. had pre-
viously been adopted by the executive
committee of the council. and a copy
of it mailed to President Hoover several
days ago. but it had not been given
cut for publication until adopted by the
administrative board today.
Besides Mr. Williams, the chairman
of the councils committee on flood con-
troll. the report adopted is signed by
Baxter L. Brown of st. Louis. John r.
Freeman of Providence r L.. and Ar
thur E. Morgan, president of Antioch
College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
HAZARD REMOVAL
BALKED BY M'CARL
Plans of Department of Agri-
culture to Remodel Build
ing Blocked.

Plans of the Department of Agricul-
ture to eliminate a fire hazard by re-
modelling and constructing additions to
one of the department buildings at 300
Linworth place southwest have been
blocked by Controller General McCarl,
who held in a decision made public
TODAY. that the department had no
funds which, under the law, could be
used for this purpose.
In his request, the Secretary Of Agri-
culture asked McCarl if certain appro-
pria tons for the department could be
used. and pointed out that there was
Serious fire hazard" which the de-
partment was anxious to eliminate.
Segregation Is Wanted.
1t was explained at the department
that McCarl'S decision would mean
indefinite postponement of plans until
legislation can be had from Congress.
There is urgent need for alterations
of the building" the Secretary of Agri-
culture wrote TO McCarl. lin order to
make possible the complete segregation
of the large quantity of cotton, hay and
wool which must be kept on hand, and
also to furnish additional storage space.
At the present time. these infiammable
materials are stored throughout the
building, which is occupied by officers,
and constitute serious fire hazard.
In the case Of loss by fire Of any of
this material, great expense and in
convenience would be incurred. In
some cases it would not be possible to
replace samples without identical ma
terial.'
Expulsion Proposed.
The alterations proposed by the Sec
rotary included removal of the present
galvanized iron shed which is attached
to the building and reconstruction OF 1t
on the south side of the building. This
shed was characterized as mot fire
proof and consequently unsatisfactory"
In addition. it was proposed to build a
two-story brick extension in the east
side Of the building to furnish addi-
tional warehouse space and is Office
rooms.
The construction was estimated to
cost $4,000, and the Secretary thought
that the additional work of investiga-
ton which Congress had authorized the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics to
perform should have justified the use
of funds, appropriated by Congress for
additional work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Painter Is Injured in Fall.

Oscar Riggs, "a. of 6l6 Third street.
a sign painter fell to the pavement
while painting on a building at Eleventh
and G streets yesterday afternoon, re-
ceiving possible internal injuries. He
was given first aid at Emergency Hos
pital by DR.. G. B. White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
Worker Is Hurt in Plunge.

While at work on the new Internal
Revenue Building at Twelfth and B
streets yesterday, Edward w. Dealcy.
81, of 4l9 G street, fell and received
a painful injury to his right side. He
was able to go home after receiving
first aid at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-24
NEWSPAPERS HELD AID
TO BETTER BUSINESS
Publishers Who Refuse Advertis-
ing From Questionable Concerns
Commended by Louis Rothchild.

The most effective weapon of the
Better Business Bureau IN fighting UNI
ethical practices is the cooperation OF
the newspapers of Washington, which
refuse to advertise the products OF con-
Germs employing such methods, Louis
Rothschnd, director of the bureau, as
serted last night in a radio address
broadcast from station WRC.
He emphasized the civic responsibility
Of newspapers and then told Of several
instances where their refusal to print
advertisements had forced merchants TO
abandon questionable sales methods.