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Evening star., 1929-06-10
SCHOOL ESTIMATES
TAKEN UP WITH SIX
! OFFICIALS PRESENT
Supt. BaIIou Heads Those
Before Commissioners to
Discuss Needs.
BOARD DECLINES
PHONED INVITATION
Experience of Last Year Recalled
When $1,OoO,ooo Cut Re-
quest Was Refused,

When the District Commissioners be-
gan consideration of the school esti-
mates today six school officials, headed
by DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintendent,
presented themselves in place OF mem
bers Of the Board of Education who last
week declined the invitation to discuss
the estimates.
The school officials present outnum-
bered their hosts, as the three Commits
sioners had with them only Daniel E.
Garges. secretary, and Daniel j. Dono-
van. auditor. Besides DR.. Ballou school
officials present were Assistant Supts.
Haycock, Kramer, Willmarth and Will
kinson and Business Manager Crane.
It was said today the invitation sent
to both members was telephoned by one
of the attaches of the District auditor S
office. notifying them that school esti,
mates were to be discussed today and
suggesting that school authorities"
should attend the sessions to aid the
Commissioners in their consideration.
The invitation was not extended d.
rectly to members of the board, 1t was
said, although in past years board
members have made practice of at
tending these meetings. The president
of the board and the chairman of the
finance committee are usually the ones
TO attend.
Board Action Last Year.
The decision OF the School Board,
however, is traced back to its action
last year, when the 1880 estimates were
under consideration. At that time DR..
Charles F. Carusi, president OF the
board, sat with the Commissioners in
their discussions of the estimates up to
the time they were forwarded to the
Budget Bureau for consideration. When
he later returned the estimates to the
Commissioners with a figure, known as
the upset figure" which could not be
exceeded as a total for all District gov
ernment expenditures, the Commission
ers decided that in order to conform
with the ruling of the Budget Bureau
81 5000 should be taken off the
school estimates. They sent the esti-
mates over to the Board of Education
and asked that this be done. The board
declined to do this and sent the figures
back to the District Building untouched
Pruning Then Done.
The Commissioners then did the
pruning without further reference to
the board.
Since that time the Board of Educa-
ton has consistently maintained that
the Commissioners had no authority to
alter its estimates other than to make
recommendations as to the priority OF
school needs in relation to other Dis
trict departments.
The school estimates for the 1881 fis-
cal year amount to $13,724 500, as pre-
pared by the Board of Education. These
are the figures under consideration at
the sessions which began today.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
SPEEDY APPROVAL
| OF AIRPORT FUND
BY HOUSE IS SEEN
Committee Expected to Re-
port Favorab'y on Reso.
luton Tomorrow.
s5OO,O00 TO BE TAKEN
FROM FEDERAL ACCOUNT
Future Appropriations to Be Made
Like All Others for District
Under Proviso in Move.

The Underhill resolution, calling for
an appropriation of $500000 from the
Federal Treasury for starting the Ma
tional Capital airport, as approved by
President Hoover and the Budget Bu-
reau, is expected to be favorably acted
upon by the appropriations committee
tomorrow. and on the following day
by the House
This money will be from Federal
funds, with proviso in the bill that
future appropriations for the develop
ment of model airport to be used by
Federal departments as we'll as the
District municipality, will be made in
the District appropriations bill, the
same as all other appropriations for the
activities of the municipal government
While the appropriations committee
of the House has not been organized,
urgent appropriation estimates are be-
ing passed upon by the members who
would constitute the subcommittee Of
deficiencies If the committee was off,
cially organized.
This program was announced today
by Chairman Wood of the appropria-
tions committee, after a conference
with House Leader Tilson.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Shuttle Mail Plane
Here in 65-Minute
Trip From New York

Flying at an average speed of
nearly 200 miles per hour, Air
Mail Pilot Thomas Gurley flew
the shuttle" service from New
York to Boiling Field this morn
ing in a record total flying time
of IS minutes, 1t was announced
by Pitcairn Aviation Field Man.
ager Gordon M. Willis.
Gurley left Hadley Field,
Newark. N. j.. the New York
terminal, at 6:05 o'clock this
morning with a load of mail
which he picked up from the
Transcontinental Mail Line from
San Francisco. Racing along
with heavy tail wind, he landed
at Philadelphia at 6:19, dis
charged mail, and took to the air
again at 6:25.
? The stop at Logan Field, Balti-
more, was made at 7:04 and 4
minutes later Gufley left for this
city. landing at Boiling Field at
7:20 O'Clock, after total elapsed
time of only rs minutes, including
the two stops.
The Washington-New York
shuttle service was inaugurated
May to provide direct mail
plane connection between the
National Capital and planes on
the transcontinental line.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
R.T. STRICKLAND DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Was Practicing Attorney and Long
Active in Society of Sons of
the Revolution.

Reeves Trenchard Strickland. for
many years a practicing attorney of
this city, and long active in the Sons
Of the Revolution in the District OF
Columbia, died in Garfield Hospital
early today after short illness.
Mr.. Strickland was chancellor of the
Sons of the Revolution here at the time
of his death, and had been a member
of its board Of managers He also was
q member Of jackson Lodge of Masons
Of Alexandra, Va.
A graduate of Georgetown University
Law School, Mr.. Strickland was at one
time an assistant to former Attorney
General Wickersham, during the lat
ter's term of office. Resigning from that
position he continued the practice of
law here. He Also had practiced for
brief period in New York
Mr.. Strickland is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Minnie Riley Strickland
Funeral services will be conducted in
the chapel of Joseph Gawler's Sons =,
1850 Pennsylvania avenue, Wednesday
morning at IL o'clock. Members of the
Sons of the Revolution in the District
of Columbia have been requested to at
tend the services.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
SHOW
MAY Be HELD IN 1882
Society Considers Proposal
for Exhibition as Part of
Washington Celebration.

Washington may have the opportunity
to see an outstanding outdoor show of
sculpture in 1892. as one of the features
of the George Washington Bicentennial
celebration.
The National Sculpture Society, which
has its headquarters in New York City
and embraces in its membership out
standing sculptorS, now has this pro-
posal under serious consideration, it
was learned today. Adolph A. Weinman
of New York, the new member of the
Fine Arts Commission, is president of
the National Sculpture Society and is
taking a leading part in deliberations
on this subject.
Society Pushes Plan.
While no definite plans have as yet
been made, the society is pushing
forward the proposal to bring the ex-
hibition of sculpture to Washington
three years hence.
There no doubt will be shown some
Of the work now at the California Palace
of the Legion of Honor at San Fran
cisco, as we'll as additional new work,
Mr.. Weinman notified The Star today,
in commenting on the proposal.
The exhibition of American sculpture
at San Francisco now is in progress,
having started in April. The exhibition
will continue until November.
French Is interested.
Daniel Chester French, sculptor of
the statue of Abraham Lincoln In the
Lincoln Memorial and member OF
the Fine Arts Commission from 1910 to
1915, Is honorary president of the Ma
tional Sculpture Society. and has ex-
pressed interest In the proposal to
bring the great outdoor show Of sculp-
ture to Washington.
H. p. Caemerer, secretary and execu-
tive officer of the Fine Arts Commission,
has expressed a desire to see the ex-
hibition brought to Washington, II
feasible, as one of the major items OF
interest. from an artistic standpoint, In
the George Washington celebration.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
HEIGHT NO PERIL
TO STEEL WORKER
John Wooten Likes lob on
Building Beams After
II Years.

This business Of working for living
on a structural steel job, perched on
a narrow footing high above the street,
with steel beams weighing tons sway
ing back and forth overhead, is no
more dangerous than clerking in
store to John Wooten. 302 Hobart
place who has been around iron jobs
for II years. At least, If there is any
material difference it is not apparent
to Wooten. He points out that store
clerks are sometimes held up by gun
men. whereas steel workers seldom ex-
perience unpleaSantneSs of this sort.
Wooten is in charge of riveting work
on the new Internal Revenue Building
now under construction.
Il suppose lots of people wonder how
steel workers keep from falling OF the
beams" he said. but after a mans
been in this racket for while he never
thinks of falling 1 guess maybe If we
thought much about it We would fall.
Job to Get Used To.
"After all jobs job, and when
you get used to one its pretty much
the same as any other mans is to him.
Every once in while, of course. a
man falls, but such accidents are
almost invariably result Of careless
ness by somebody. Steel workers get
footed after few years in the
work and a l4-inch beam looks as
wide as a city street to them.
steel work, though, is no job for a
man who goes in for comfort, or VINO
wants to settle down and raise family.
There is never enough work in any
one CITY to keep us busy long. and so
we have to 90 where the jobs are. Al
any rate. we get to see lot OF the
country.
Another feature which doesn't make
for easy living is the fact that steel
lob. once started, has to keep gong
ahead. That means that we work day
in and day out, and 1t doesn't matter
whether It's cold or warm, bright or
stormy. I've seen many day wnen
the cold was enough to chill any mans
blood, and the wind seemed strong
enough to blow me to eternity.
Likes Work Lot.
"I guess there are hardships in any
line a man might follow, though, and
I've come to like this work lot. was
lust kid, a rivet tosser, when started,
and since that time I've done about
everything there is to do on steel Job.
There's something fascinating about
working On a skeleton building, 10, ~,
Is stories high, and watching the people
moving along the streets. They look
like little children sometimes. Then,
too, there's a lot Of fun to be had out
of speculating on the things that Will
be done in the building you're working
on. The livesjof good many people de-
pend on whether we do our work right
or not.
Maybe you're right in saying that
not many men would like this work.
but / do. If you should ever want to
see me again come around to the biggest
construction job in town, and II I'm still
able to handle rivet gun you'll f1nd me
up there some place"
Evening star., 1929-06-10
FIRE DEPARTMENT PLANS
HUGE ANNUAL PARADE
8, 900 Invitations Will Be Sent by
Bargagni to Chiefs in Five
States.

Preparations for the Fire Departs
ment's annual Labor day parade are
under way. with Sergt. A. J. BargagniI
marshal OF the parade, preparing to
send 5000 invitations to chiefs Of all
Fire Departments in Maryland, Vir-
ginia, Delaware. Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. The last three States have
never before been invited to participate
in the parade.
Bargagni will attend the convention
of Maryland chiefs at Lonaconing, Md,
wednesday and extend personal invita-
tions to all the attending chiefs. He
expects the parade this year to be the
largest in history. The parade has the
backing of the Board of Trade and the
invitations are issued jointly by that
body and the Fire Department.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
25-Cent Piece Satisfies Drunken Bandit
As Driver of Bus Saves Company Cash

eastern terminus OF the bus line to drive
to the western terminus, in South
Washington. he explained, when the
colored man, the odor of liquor on his
breath and his gait trifle unsteady.
appeared and made the demand for
cash.
Instead Of surrendering the funds Of
the company In his possession, Dye rea-
soned with the armed man and finally
satisfied him with the quarter. Dye
furnished police a description OF the
bandit.
Evening star., 1929-06-10

1t did not require much cash to sat-
isfy the demands of a colored bandit
who boarded bus of the Capital Trac-
ton Co. at Eleventh and M streets
southeast about IL 80 o'clock last night.
displayed q pistol and demanded of
Norman Dye. driver. living at 1115
Oates street northeast. the money he
had on hand.
'I gave him q ascent piece" Dye
later told Aplice of the fifth precinct,
"and he wit away"
Dye was about ready to leave the
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Man Being Hurried to Hospital Is Hurt
More Seriousl ly as Truck Hits Pole

capped unhurt Funk, helper on the
truck, twisted his ankle few blocks
from where the truck smashed up, as he
was carrying bundle of magazines
from a house.
Hodge got Funk into the truck and
was speeding to the hospital, when an
other car darted in front Of him at
New Jersey avenue and K street.
Swerving to avoid collision with
the other car, Hodge drove his truck up
on the sidewalk and into the pole.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
TAX EXPERT TO SPEAK.
Thomas w. Page to Address Cham
Der of Commerce Meeting.

The June meeting of members of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce, to
be held tomorrow night at the May
flower Hotel, will be addressed by
Thomas Walker Page. former president
of the National Tax Association and
now associated with the Institute Of
Economics, who is recognized as an
outstanding tax expert.
The speaker will have as his SUBJ
ject: Financing the District" The
address will be preceded by a report of
the recent action taken by the COM
mittee on municipal finance, taxation
and assessment and chairmen of other
committees of the chamber on the bud
getary estimates of the department
heads of the District government. The
chamber will be asked to ratify the
recommendations made by this body.
A number of other committee re-
ports will be made.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
LAMPLIGHTER is "LIT."

Grandon Galloway. colored lamp
lighter, reached North Capitol and H
streets early this morning after extin-
gushing all of the lights in his section.
Police say, however. that Galloway
himself was "lit," and placed charge
Of intoxication against him.
A sentence of SO days was imposed by
Police Court judge Gus A Schuldt TO-
day, and a probation period for SINH
lar offenSe was revoked.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
ESCAPES JAIL TERM.
Seaman Convicted Of Intoxication
to Go on Voyage Instead.

John Rickers, a sailor on the freight
er William Penn, owned by the United
States Shipping Board. tSday sails on a
voyage of six months for Hongkong
instead of serving Jail sentence for in
toXication.
Rickers appeared before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt in Police Court today and was
convicted on the charge on testimony OF
police. He then informed the court OF
the proposed voyage.
rs this boat wet or dry?" asked the
court. The Judge was told 1t was dry"
Since so many of our ships are be-
coming wet" said Judge Schuldt, Il
wondered If this one was, too"
RickerS was released on personal
bond and said he would sail from Balti-
more this afternoon.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
ITALIAN WOMAN LEADER BRINGS
GREETINGS TO SISTERS IN u. S.
Or. Maria CastelIani Tells of
Protective Laws That
Aid Mothers.
VIII Speak at Annual Con-
vention of American
Federation. =.

Greetings from important officials and
women prominent in the business and
professional life of her Nation have been
brought to the women of the United
States by DR.. Maria Castellani of Rome,
who arrived in Washington yesterday.
DR.. Castellani. who Is national presi-
dent of the Italian Federation of. Busi-
ness and Professional Women's Clubs
and is an expert in social insurance and
the editor of LIE Assicurazioni Social,
official organ of Italy's National Insti-
tuition for Social Insurance, was invited
by the National Federation of American
Business and Professional Women to
speak on the international night pro-
gram at the annual convention of the
federation to be held at Mackinac Is
land. Mich, In July.
will Tour West and South.
Before that time, DR.. Castellani will
tour sections of the South, West and
Middle West delivering a series of
addresses to business and professional
clubs and other women's groups.
BY profession, DIR. Castellani Is an
doctors degree in mathematics and was
educated not only at Italian universities
and at Bryn Man. College, but at
Girton College, Cambridge, England,
where she had an international student
ship.
One of her greatest interests is
maternity insurance for all classes of
Italian working women. All Italian
women in industry or in clerical occu-
pationS. whether married or unmarried,
now are required by the italian state
TO carry maternity insurance from the
age of Is to SO.
Receive Compensation.
"By this legislation" DIR. Castellani
explained. "all women who are sup
porting themselves or contributing to
the support of families receive a COM
pensation during the time when they
are unable to work during the period
of motherhood. A recent law has
made II impoSSihle for emploYerS To
Evening star., 1929-06-10
CAPT. ORAN REPORTS.
Assistant Engineer COMMISSIONS, e,
Takes Over Duties.

Capt. Hugh P. Oran, who was ap-
pointed Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner to take the place of Capt. Her.
bert C. Whitehurst, resigned, reported
liam B. Ladue at the District Build
ing today. Capt. Oran will have a desk
in Capt. Whitehurst's office
until a room can be made ready for
him in the District Electrical Depart
ment
He will have executive charge of the
Highway, Water, Sewer and Trees and
Parkings Departments and also the Of
flee of the co-ordinator and chief engi-
neer of the District. The later office
is now held by Capt. Whitehurst. who
took 1t after he resigned as Assistant
Engineer Commissioner.
Evening star., 1929-06-10

Hurrying to Casualty Hospital for
treatment for a twisted ankle, Frank
Funk. %, Of 1l9 Pennsylvania avenue,
received few more injuries on his
way there, when the Salvation Army
truck in which he was riding to the
hospital crashed into an electric light
pole at New Jersey avenue and K street
today. When Funk finally reached the
hospital he had concussioh of the brain
and further injuries to his left leg.
George Hodge. driver Of the truck, es-
Evening star., 1929-06-10
LANDED
AFTER 3DAY TRIP
All Accounted For as Steamer
Docks at GAS This Morn
ing at Seventh Street.

The twentieth annual booster out
ing OF the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association came to an. end at
GAS o'clock this morning when the
steamer Southland. chartered for the
three-day cruise, came alongside the
wharf at Seventh street on scheduled
time.
All members of the party were pres
ent or accounted for when the gang
plank was run out on the wharf, al
though the steamer ran into some rough
weather last night shortly after pass
ing Old Point Comfort, en- route from
Norfolk to Washington.
Capt. w. A. Geoghegan, In command
Of the steamer, previously had sent
word down the line that a bit of roll
ing was to be expected as the steamer
got to a point opposite the capes and
most Of the party accepted expert ad-
dinner with alacrity before Old Point
was passed.
Threat Of Seasickness.
AS the ship breasted the light of
Thimble Shoals, where a strong breeze
from the capes was kicking up white
caps over the bay, the reason for the
warning to the landlubbers was appar-
ent, for the ship for a time was roll
ing in an arc Of nearly 10 degrees.
Some discomfort was felt. but no one
was reported actually seasick.
The evenings entertainment pro-
gram had been postponed until this
stretch of water was passed. and by
the time the ship had entered the sec
ond bit OF rough water of Point Look
out members Of the party were en-
crossed in the program and thought
little of the rolling Of the vessel.
Short addresses were given by VIII
liam Russell, general chairman OF the
outing; Gen. Anton Stephan, president
Of the merchants body; Mark Lans-
burgh, entertainment committee chair
man, and Representative Zihlman OF
Maryland, the honor guest, gave ver-
sion of Barbara Frietchie. Alvin New
myer told number of humorous stories.
following which five reels Of motion pic
lures were shown.
Rain Cancels Side Trips.
A downpour yesterday brought can
collation. of contemplated side trips from
Norfolk to Ocean View and Virginia
Beach for bathing. but the party made
itself comfortable aboard. Several golf
enthusiasts however braved the show
ers while at Old Point Comfort yester-
day morning and sailed forth to the
Hampton Golf Club to display their skill.
MARK LanSDuTSIl anu SdIl M. WelSlc
were paired against DR.. o. u. Singer
and C. N. Bean and were reported to
have had the latter 10 up on the four
teenth hole when the game was called.
BY agreement, the golf balls we're placed
on comparatively solid ground when
they landed in numerous pools of water
standing on the course.
Previously there had been indoor putt
ing demonstrations aboard ship, where
mental hazards we're increased by the
deceiving slant of the floor. Mr.. Lans-
burgh acted as an impromptu teacher
for golf-minded members OF the party
Evening star., 1929-06-10
German Flyer Reaches U. s.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 OP.-
With his 2o-passenger plane, in which
he is flying through various countries
of the world, Baron Frederick Won
Koenig Warthausen, German aviator,
arrived here Saturday on the liner Siberia
Maet from the Orient. The baron was
accompanied by his flying cat" pre-
sented to him in Siam.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
TO NEW POSTS,
Consuls in Foreign Service Trans
ferred-Two Resignations Noted.

Recent changes IN @flse United States
foreign service include the transfer
OF Consul Paul Bowerman from
Ottawa to Zagreb, in the kingdom OF
the Serbs. Croats and Solvenes: Con-
sui William w. Corcoran, from Bou-
logne sur -Mer to Warsaw, Poland; Vice
Consul Paul c. Daniels. from Valparaiso
to Cali, Colombia; Consul Leslie L..
Davis. from Zagreb to Patras, Greece:
Consul Thomas d. Davis, from Patras
to Boulogne: Secretary Leon H. Ellis,
from San Jose to Peking; Secretary
Carl A. Fisher, from Belgrade to
Athens; Secretary Herbert S. Goold,
from Athens to San Jose. Costa Rica.
and Vice Consul Edward B. Rand, from
Cali, to Valparaiso, Chile.
The resignation of Fred N. Mitchell,
New Mexico. as vice consul at Windsor,
Ontario, and that of Frederick s..
Weaver, Washington, as vice consul at
Vancouver have been accepted.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Four Persons Killed in Blast.

COPENHAGEN, June 10 G).-Four
persons were killed and seven injured
at Gislaved, Maessjoe, Sweden. when
customer in an ironmonger's store
dropped a parcel containing quantity
of nitrolite. The walls collapsed and
the building burst into flames. Two
buildings adjoining were DESTROYED.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
CHEVY CHASE SCHOOL
TO BESTOW DIPLOMAS
Bishop Rhinelander Will Address
Graduation Glass at Commence
ment Exercises This Afternoon.

ment Exercises This Afternoon.
The Chevy Chase School will hold its
annual commencement exercises this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Bishop Philip
Mercer Rhinelander of the National Ca
thedral will deliver the principal ao-
dress at the exercises.
The following students will receive
their junior college diplomas:
Jane 3eryl Bailey. Luray, Va; Mar
tina Bryant Galloway, Kansas City. MO.
Mary Eliza Dale, Lexington, KY; Dor
othy Virginia Dinkel, Buffalo, N. y;
Siri Mattison HokanSon, Milwaukee,
Wis; Marcia Virginia Kreul. Davenport,
Iowa; Florence Elizabeth Rockwell, De-
troit: Virginia Rountree, st. Louis, and
Frances Irwin Simons, Cleveland.
The following will be awarded their
secondary diplomas:
Marriet Caroline Farraf, Pittsburgh;
Helen Estelle Fenning, Middletown, N.
Y: Sarah-Jane May. st. Louis; Henri
eta King Page, Boyce, Va; Margaret
Lucille Rockwell, Detroit, and May
Kathryn Schlich, Jersey City, N. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-26
SCHOOLS CLOSE MARCH a..

Prince Georges Holiday Called for
Inaugural Attendance.
By a stan Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. February
26.-Granting the request of the Prince
Georges County Teachers Association.