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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
LABOR SITUATION
IN D. c. REVIEWED
Employment Held SatiSfac-
tory, in Keeping With Condi'
tons Throughout Country.

Satisfactory employment conditions
prevailed in Washington last month,
the Industrial Employment Information
Bulletin issued today by the United
States Employment Service asserted,
and was in keeping with the situation
over the country.
1.-THE slight surplus of skilled and
unskilled labor reported was due in
large measure to the prevalence of I'M
favorable weather that curtailed many
outdoor activities" the report said
with reference to local employment.
1.-THE miscellaneous manufacturing eS-
adjustments operated on normal
schedules, with their usual forces en-
gagged in most instances. Municipal
activities were confined mainly to water,
sewer and street maintenance work.
Record i'm Private Building.
Private building under way included
several large apartment houses at an
aggregate cost q over $4,000, 900, and
other projects. A contract was award
ed for the erection of Federal inter-
nal revenue building to cost SIS, 799, 900.
The supply of building tradesnen is
sufficient to meet all requirements"
turning to the situation in Virginia
the report said that there, too, the en-
ployment situation last month was re-
garded as satisfactory and that normal
operating schedules and forces were
maintained in the major industries in
most instances"
Maryland Situation Outlined.
In Maryland, the report found that
"the industrial employment situation in
nearly all localities was described as
practically normal for this season of the
year." Except for the plants season.
ally closed, the report said, working
schedules and forces engaged were well
maintained in the majority of the indus
trial plants"
Over the Nation, the report pointed
out, there was a slackening to permit
Of the annual inventories but that CON
ditions IN the textile industry were not
altogether satisfactory" -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
DY0TT GIVES VIEWS
OF BRAZIL JUNGLES
Motion Pictures Reveal Difficulties
Encountered in Search for Miss
ing Fawcett Party.

Though Comdr. George NJ Dyott did
not rescue Col. Fawcett and his fellow
explorers in Brazil, he found what
seemed conclusive evidence of the Faw-
cett party's fate, and in his search
he amassed a notable series of motion
picture reels of jungleland which he
showed last evening before members of
the National Geographic Society at the
Washington Auditorium.
BY strange series of circumstances
Comdr. Dyott encountered the chief,
who it ultimately developed, had helped
make way with Fawcett. And it was
discovered that this tribesman had sim
liar designs upon the Dyott expedition.
When the chieftain realized his plot
had been discovered he fed, and was
not seen again.
A trunk in his possession and trinketS
worn by his womenfolk pointed most
clearly to his knowledge of the fate of
the earlier explorers.
That was not the only adventure of
the Dyott party, however. Upon an
other occasion the members were sur
rounded by an overpowering number of
Indians, but by promising to give them
all presents the next morning, and
waiting until they had retired to the
woods to sleep, the explorers managed
to make their escape down river.
The pictures showed the slow progress
through the jungle region by bullocks
and later in canoes. Some of the cargo
canoes were made with bark Of trees,
cut in single piece, and then by heat,
bent into shape for the craft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
FIVE APARTMENT
THEFTS CLEARED
Police Hold Three Young Men
Alleged to Have Operated
in Auto.

Five thefts from Hobbies of fashion,
able apartment houses along upper
Connecticut avenue during the past
two days, in which loot valued at more
than $500 was taken. were solved early
today, police say, with the arrest of
three youths as they were in the act of
taking a valuable lamp from 4701 Con-
necticut avenue. Police charge they
drove from place to place in an ex-
pensive roadster. which they used for
carrying the articles taken to their
homes.
They are BurruS williams, 22-year-
old music teacher, of 444 Irving street;
j: E. Cromwell, 81 years old, of 1929
irving street. bookkeeper in his
fathers plating establishment, and Ed
ward DominicN> Waldron. 2I-year-old
clerk employed blythe Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co... who lives at
1905 Monroe street.
All the property is thought>to have
been recovered. 1t was found az. the
homes of Waldron and Bromwell and at
the studio where Williams is employed.
The young men have admitted the
thefts, police say.
Heavy Drinking Blamed.
They would never have stolen, both
Cromwell and Waldron told reporters
today. If they had not been drinking
heavily Williams declared he was not
drinking at the time Of any of the rob-
berries.
The trio were arrested by Policeman
Harry H. Blandy of the fourteenth pre-
cinct. Blandy said he was searching
for stolen automobile when he saw
their car draw up to the curb about
o'clock this morning at Davenport street
and Connecticut avenue. Bromwell and
Waldron got out and entered the apart
ment house at 4701 Connecticut ave-
nue., ne said while Williams remained
in the car. The policemsn's suspicious
were aroused by a floor lamp sticking
out from the rumble seat.
He inquired of Williams where his
companions had gone, and was told
they were visiting Mr.. Jones'" Just
then they came out of the apartment
house door, Cromwell with o lamp in
his hands.
Police Explain Thefts.
Blandy declared they first said they
had tried to return the lamp to Mr..
JONES'" and found he was not home.
but later admitted taking it from the
lobby. According to police the boys
metnOQ employed IN each case was
to stop their car in front of an apart
ment house. One would stay in the
machine. A second would board the
elevator and go to an upper floor, where
ne would engage the elevator operator,
the only employe on duty at that hour,
in conversation, while the third was
taking whatever caught his fancy from
the lobby of the building.
The articles stolen include mirrors.
lamps, lamp shades and various kinds
of expensive rugs. according to police,
the young men havS confessed the TAX
ing of articles from apartment build
ings at ASIA Connecticut avenue, 32l7
Connecticut avenue. 2915 Connecticut
avenue and the Tilden Gardens at 3O16
Tilden street, besides from 4701 Con-
necticut avenue, where they were
arrested.
Waldron and Cromwell said today
they took the stolen goods home and
told their parents they were presents
they had bought them
The automobile used by the trio is
said to belong to Williams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
LIQUOR DEFENDANT
GETS FINE OF S4lO
Told Court He Was Advised
to Plead Guilty and Save
Counsel Fee.

Frank Addison Kicks, whose story of
being advised by professional bonds
man to plead guilty in liquor case and
save counsel fee, led to the suspension of
the bondSman yesterday, was fined $500.
with the alternative of 100 days in Jail,
by Judge John P. Mcmahon, in Police
Court late yesterday after entering the
plea.
Kicks was up on two counts, trans
porting and possession, bat the penalty
was affixed only in the former.
H. Mendelson of the 3400 block OF
Eleventh street. the bondsman in cues
ton, denied the charge
Arrested Thursday by members of
Sergt. George Littles liquor squad as he
attempted to transport $40 quarts of
liquor into the city, Kicks was arraigned
yesterday.
Not represented by counsel, he pleaded
guilty and placed himself on the mercy
of the court.
Procedure Explained.
The unusual procedure was explained
to the court by Attorney Harry Whelan,
who stated that relatives of the defen-
dant had told him of the MISTER when
approaching him to secure his services,
asserting that the bondsman had said
counsel fees were prohibitive and by
pleading guilty Kicks might escape with
minimum fine.
Kicks was Immediately placed on the
witness stand. MendelSon, Kicks said,
had informed him that attorneys fees
would amount to $3.50. while his fine,
II pleading guilty would total not more
than $50: A guilty plea allows a bonds
man to be freed from the security he
has placed for person.
MendelS0n Denies Charges.
Summoned to the stand by the court.
Mendelson denied the charge and said
that he had discussed the matter with
Desk Sergt. George B. Wheelock of the
sixth precinct. Communicating with
the police station, Assistant United
States Attorney Camalier said he was
informed that the officer had been abb
sent from duty for 10 days on account
of illness.
Ordering affldavits to be filed by
Kicks and by MerdelSon, Judge Nc
Mahon then suspended the bondsman
from further services until the matter
could be investigated Other courts of
the District of Columbia were notified
OF the suspension
Kicks was unable to withdraw his
plea and was forced to allow the judg-
ment of the court to be the determining
factor in the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
u. S. EXPERTS SAIL TODAY y
TO PLAN PANAMA'S BUDGET
H. D. Brown, Chief of Bureau
of Efficiency, and Four
Aides Loaned.
Men Are Selected by National
City Bank at Govern
ment's Request.

Herbert D. Brown, chief of the
United States Bureau of Efficiency, and
four of his assistants sailed this morn
ing for Panama, where, at the invita-
ton of the Panama government, they
will make study of administrative
procedure in Panama and work out a
budget system for the government
The Panama government requested
the National City Bank of New York
to select experts to do this work for
it, and Mr.. Brown was chosen.
President Coolidge, Secretary of State
Kellogg and President-elect Hoover have
given their hearty approval to the work
which Mr. Brown and his assistants are
undertaking. While on this assign
ment Mr.. Brown and his assistants
will be on leave without pay from the
Federal Government and will act as
employees of the Panama government.
During Mr.. Browns absence from the
Bureau of Efficiency. William H. Nc
Reynolds will serve as acting chief and
T. F. Murphy as acting assistant chief.
Herbert II. Rapp, Paul L. Rapp, James
v. Bennett and A. L. Peterson will &C
company Mr. Brown.
George E. Roberts, vice president OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
DEBATE DECISION WON
BY AMERICAN U, GIRL s
Defeat Western Maryland College
Team-Hood Will Furnish
Opposition Tonight.

American University girls, having
won a debate last night from Western
Maryland College, will send another
girls team to Hood College, at Fred
erick, Md, tonight to complete their
part of a debate between these three
schools.
The decision of to o by the Judges
last night at Hurst Hall, on the local
campus, went to the American UNI
versity negative team, consisting of
Ethel Moulton, Ethelwyn Hine and
Jane Lytle. They defeated the visitors.
who were Mary Warfield, Virginia Hol-
land and Margaret Martignoni. The
question was Resolved that the
principle of complete freedom of speech
and press on political and economic
questions is sound
The judges last night were Miss Ruth
Kentyler of the Marjorie Webster
School of Expression; j. Austin Stone
and Melvin D. Hildreth, both LAWYERS
of this city. The presiding officer was
Miss Mary Louise Brown, dean of
women of American University.
The affirmative American University
team, which will debate the same
question tonight at Hood College, con-
sists of Charlotte Magee Nola Liv-
ingston and Kathryn Heath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
SOCIETY WILL HONOR
SENATOR AND MRS. GLENN
Secretary of Interior to Address
Illinois Group at Meeting
on February II.

A meeting in honor of Senator and
Mrs. Otis F. Glenn of Illinois will be
held by the Illinois State Society at the
Willard hotel, February 81, at $50
O'Clock, it was announced today by Sem
ator Deneen, president of the society.
Roy o. West Secretary of the In
terror, will address the meeting and a
program of music and entertainment
will be provided. Dancing and cards will
follow the program.
Chairman of the various committees
are: Mrs. Deneen and her daughter
Miss Bina Day Deneen, social; Mrs. Carl
r. Chindblom, entertainment; Mrs
Theodore @. Risley, cards; F. N. Strick-
lin, floor; Judge P. M. Linebarger, men,
bership, and Mrs. Algernon r. Bailey
publicity.
It was also announced that the
society will give a reception for Gov
and Mrs. Louis L. Emerson and other
Illinois State officials who are attend
ing the Inauguration, Sunday after
noon, March 8, from to 6 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
CONF EREES MEET
ON LUMP SUM ISSUE
Other Questions in District
Appropriation Bill Also
Being Considered.

Senate and House conferees on the
District appropriation bill are holding
their first meeting today to discuss the
items IN the measure on which the
two houses took different action, in
Guiding the question of what amount
the Federal Government should pay
toward the upkeep of the National
Capital.
The House followed the practice It
adopted several years ago of approx
ing a 100000 lump sum as the Fed
eral share, but the Senate raised this
to $10,000,000. The decision now rests
with the conferees, and the outcome
of their discussion on this point is be-
ing awaited with keen interest by the
people of the District.
There are a number of other cues
lions to be settled by the conferees, in
Guiding the future policy to be followed
in appointing normal school graduates
as teachers, the proposals to raise the
normal schools to teachers colleges. the
establishment of sanitarium for tuber-
cular children and a number of street
paving items.
1t is problematical whether the con-
ferees will complete their work TODAY.
and if they do not, conferences are
expected to continue next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
POLICE VIOLENCE
At CARPENTERS
HOME IS DENIED
Officer MCNeiII Follows Three
Other Policemen on Stand
at Hearing.
DETECTIVES QUESTIONED
ON ACCUSER'S STANDING
Two Headquarters Men Testify
Youth Has Record as Pocket
book Thief.

Defense testimony, in which the
charges were denied, was started today
before the Police Trial Board in the
case of three members of the force
S. F. Gravelly and Rupert McNeill of
the third precinct, and M. P. Creel of
the fourth, who are accused of man
Handling Joseph Carpenter, 81 years
old, and members of the family. when
they came to their home at 491 H street
southwest on the night of February
2 to arrest the youth on charge of
petty larceny. =
Policeman Mcneil took the stand in
his own defense, after Lieut.. Frank
Dent and Sergt. Emil Desch and Police
man John A. Hebrew of the fourth
precinct testified that they witnessed
no violence on the part of the arresting
officers.
Sergt. Desch Testifies.
Sergt Desch said he was standing
directly behind Policeman McNeill in
the vestibule of the house, and saw
MCNEIL produce a warrant which he
exhibited to the boys father. William
F. Carpenter, through the glass door,
for the arrest of his son. MCNEIL, Desch
said, told the elder Carpenter to produce
his son in order to avoid a disturbance.
The boys father, it was testified bv
DeSch, replied that he had received in
StructionS from his attorney to- admit
no one to the home. Lieut.. Dent testi-
fed to disorderly conduct by certain
members of the Carpenter family, who
came to the station house after Joseph,
his father and elder brother, Elmer, had
been arrested, the latter two as the re-
suit of the trouble at the house.
Officer Hebrew, who had been sta
toned in the rear of the house while
other officers entered by the front way,
said while he was at no time in the
house and, therefore, could not testify
AS to what took place inside, he did not
see any members of the Carpenter fam
lily struck by the arresting officers.
McNeilI Goes on Stand.
MCNEIL, testifying in his own behalf,
described how he, in company with
Officers Gravelly and Creel and three
other police officers from the fourth
precinct, went to the Carpenter home
that night and were refused admittance
to the house after he had shown a war
rant for the arrest of Joseph. McNeill
denied that he or other members the
arreSting party used violence in affect
ing the arrest of young Carpenter or
his father or brother and said that be
did not see any one struck at any time.
The first witnesses were Headquarters
Detectives Larry ODea and John Fow-
Ter. Both testified that young Carpenter
has a police record as a pocketbook
thief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
CRUISER MODEL GIFT.

A model of the cruiser Omaha will be
presented to the Abigail Hartman Rice
Chapter of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution by Senator Hale of
Maine at the chapters anniversary and
Navy night" banquet in the Roosevelt
Hotel Monday evening.
The chapter decided to combine its
fourteenth anniversary dinner with the
Navy banquet in celebration of the pas
sage of the cruiser bill. Senator Schall
of Minnesota will be the principal
speaker
Mrs. William y. Leetch. regent, will
receive the model which is being pre-
sented by the Navy Department at the
request of Senator Hale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
Honored bY CoWorkers.

Fellow employees of Richard C. D.
Hunt, field man in the District tax
assessors office, yesterday presented
him with fountain pen, pencil, watch
chain and penknife on his resignation,
after IS years service.
The presentation was made by Tax
Assessor William p. Richards Mr.. Hunt
resigned to enter the real estate bust
ness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
HIGH TRIBUTE PAID
TO WOMAN LEADERS
Miss Anthony and Miss Paul
Lauded for Service to
Feminine Sex.

Glowing tributes to the memories of
Miss Susan B. Anthony, pioneer Suf-
| fragist, and Mrs. Nanette B. Paul were
paid by speakers at a meeting to COM
memorate the two women leaders in the
First Congregational Church late yes
terday afternoon.
The occasion marked the 109th ami
verSary of Miss Anthonys birth. Mrs.
| Paul was widely known in this city,
work to perpetuate the memory of Miss
Anthony and the latter's activities to
obtain votes for women.
| Representative Edith N. Rogers of
Massachusetts, described Miss Anthony
as woman who overcame every ad-
verse condition. I am very anxious to
pay tribute to woman who did so
much for many all over the world she
| said.
Miss Anthony's Career Cited.
Clinton N. Howard. chairman of the
United States committee for law en-
! forcement, described Miss Anthonys
many sterling traits of character and
| declared that to be woman before
! women had right to vote was "a civic
misfortune" Telling briefly the part
Miss Anthony played in securing votes
for women, he said: "She rediscovered
truth. Equal rights began in the
Garden of Eden"
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran, who
worked with Miss Anthony in the cause
| Of suffrage, told how Miss Anthony
had early in life influenced her TO
work to put women on civil equality
with men. Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper
| praised Miss Anthony as "the greatest
woman that ever lived"
! Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, who opened
-lhe meeting with gayel formerly used
! by Miss Anthony, read letter from
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, honorary
dean of the Washington College of
Law, in which she praised the scholar
ship and work of Mrs. Paul, who was
a graduate of the college.
| DR.. Homer F. Curtis said that for
many years it had been the idea of
women that they should have equal
rights with men, "but until that idea
was vitalized by Miss Anthony it didn't
materialiZe."
Other Speakers Pay Tribute.
Other speakers were Edward B. Steele,
Lady Marie Louise Montague, president
of the International Humanitarian AS
ISOLATION, Mrs. Lyman B. Kebler, Mrs
Aaron D. Newman of the League OF
American Penwomen, and Mrs Mary
Church Terrell. The latter praised
Miss Anthony for the work she did
for the freedom of slaves.
Vocal selections were rendered at the
meeting by Miss Mary Apple, accom-
panied by Paul DeLong Gable, and BY
Mrs Margaret Ashbridge Rabbit, accom-
panied by Mrs. Muriel Evelyn Day. A
delegation of picked Boy Scouts pre-
sented colors. while the call to the
colors and taps was sounded by Richard
Babcock, champion Boy Scout bugler
Organ accompaniment for singing was
rendered by Mrs. Helen BRANDON New.
; man of Pittsburgh. Rev DR.. Jason
Noble Pierce, pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church, eelivered invoca.
!, ton. Mrs. Frances ett-Wright pre-.
sided.
; Senator Copeland of New York, listee
. as one of the speakers, sent a message
expressing regret that he was unable
to get away from business at the Senate
in time to attend the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
>STUDENT is INJURED.

While working behind the scenes
during play at Western High School
last night. Grant M. Hudson, jr., 3755
Mckinley street, 19-year-old student
and son of Representative Hudson of
Michigan, received a scalp wound when
struck by falling curtain weight. He
was removed to Georgetown Hospital,
where three stitches were taken in his
scalp. Then he returned to the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
SENATE APPROVES
AIRPORT STUDY
Vandenberg Resolution Pro-
vides Investigation by
Commission.

The Senate late yesterday adopted the
resolution of Senator Vandenberg, Re-
publican, of Michigan, providing for a
joint Senate and House commission to
study the airport requirements of the
National Capital and make recon-
mendations to Congress not later than
December Is. The resolution still re-
quires action by the House.
In reporting the resolution to the
Senate Senator Vandenberg declared:
II desire to say in this connection
that, in the judgment of the committee,
this is not an effort to delay the project
in any degree. but, on the contrary, in
our Judgment, it is the surest and
quickest method of getting adequate
relief"
The proposed commission would con-
Sist of five Senators and five members
of the House, with authority to inquire
into the airport and landing field needs
of the Federal Government here, as well
as from municipal standpoint. The
purpose is to study the relationship
which would exist between an airport
for the city of Washington and similar
facilities for the Army. Navy, Post
Office and Commerce departments.
The resolution directs the commission
to make recommendations as to suit
able ALLEGATION of costs" A week ago
Senator Bingham, Republican, of Con-
necticut, chairman of the subcommittee
in charge of District appropriations, eX-
pressed the belief that the Washington
airport would be used largely by persons
having business with the Federal Gov
eminent, and that in his opinion, the
Federal Government should bear the
expense of establishing it, or at least a
large share of the cost
Zihlman Proposal Identical.
Chairman zihlman of the House Dis
trlct committee today introduced in the
House a joint resolution identical with
the Vandenberg resolution, which pro-
vldes for the setting up of joint COM
mission to study the airport needs for
the National Capital.
This resolution directs that the joint
commission shall be composed of five
members of the Senate and five Repre-
sentatives elected to the next Congress.
This commission would study the air
port needs of the War, Navy, Post Office
and Commerce Departments, and of the
District of Columbia. The commission
would be directed 10 report with recon-
mendationS to Congress as soon as prac-
ticable, but in any event not later than
December Is, which would be imme-
diately after the first regular session of
the incoming Congress.
Senator Vandenberg was In confer
ence with House Leader TilSon today
urging that preferential consideration
be given to this legislation in the
House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-16
GROUP TO ENTERTAIN.
Catholic Daughters Announce T
gram for Tuesday Evening.

The monthly entertainment of Il
Catholic Daughters Of America will b!
held Tuesday night at O'Clock in thu
Community Center. COL E street. TIL
program, arranged by Sara Carroll, in
cludeS . talk on motion pictures b.
Anthony Matre, musical numbers and q
motion picture presented through the
courtesy of the National Diversified Cor
coration.
Mary c. Bolsnd. grand regent of tie
organization, will preside.