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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
DONALDSON'S CASE
YET is UNSETTLED
Disbarment Rehearing Again Is
Taken Under Amusement
in District Court.

The question of the disbarment of r.
Golden Donaldson, former bank preSi-
dent, for many years member of the
District Bar, again was taken under
advisement today by Chief Justice
Wheat and Justices Siddons, Hitz,
Bailey and Gordon at the conclusion
of the argument of j. Wilmer Latimer
on behalf of the Grievance Committee
which had formulated charges against
Mr. Donaldson
The same five justices heard testi-
mony last June when the case was sub
mitted without argument. They were
unable to reach decision and ordered
a re-hearing which was confined to
arguments.
Last Saturday the argument was
opened by G. Bowdoin Craighill for
the committee and Attorney William
E. Leahy defended the action of DON
aldSon.
The principal charge of the COM
mittee is that while attorney for the
F. H. Smith Co. Donaldson exacted
fees totaling 100000 from the Boyle
Robertson Construction Co. for obtain
ing contracts for the company to erect
buildings on which the Smith Co. had
made loans and was in position to con-
troll the building contracts. Donaldson
admitted getting the money, but claimed
that he was not acting as a lawyer,
but as business man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
VISITOR LOSES $500
MATCHING DOLLARS
Wins With Pennies, but Loses
When Limit RaiSed-Wom-
an PicketpoCket Reported.

Confidence men, hold-up men and
sneak thieves had an active week end
in Washington, police reports today re-
vealed.
Edward c. Letourneau of New Or
leans, told police two confidence men
had won" 5000 from him through
employment of the time-honored penny
matching racket. Picked up at Union
Station, Letourneau said he was led to
an alley near the Government Printing
Office. He explained he had been a
heavy winner when the stakes were a
penny, but failed to fare. so well when
the ante was raised to a dollar.
Two Armed Bandits Active.
An unidentified man robbed William
Alexander, II, of Gloucester, Va, of
SGT at the point of a pistol early today
on M street near New Hampshire ave-
nue.. Alexander was unable to describe
the hold-up man.
Garrett Frye of Potomac, Va, a
taxicab driver, reported a colored man
had brandished revolver in an effort
to induce him to stop his cab near First
and Canal streets early yesterday. He
said he refused to halt the car.
Reports Woman PickpOcket.
William E. Duncan, Vienna, Va, de-
clared a young woman pickpocket had
relieved him of a billfold containing
$50 last night in local theater.
Other robbery victims included
Henry Burke, 9 N street southeast;
William Quincy, 1902 r street. Neil r.
King, 1926 L street; Francis Rector
SIP Second street; Alexander Huro-
wich, .507 d street southeast; Mrs.
Clara ToWnsley, 1912 H street; Frank
Freeman, 1876 Willard street; Artie
Thornton, % Second street northeast;
Michael Palumbo, GIT Eleventh street;
Joseph NJ. Donohue, 1917 Thirty-third
street; Sol Edlavitch, 2016 Fourteenth
street; James Brown. 81 o street
northeast; Charles Labb, 2406 Eight
zenith street, and Mrs. ]. Borden Har-
riman, Ridge and Reservoir roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
KIWANIANS HOLD YULE
PARTY FOR CHILDREN
Underprivileged Boys and Girls
Are Given Presents After
Entertainment.

More than $50 children, accompanied
by parents and members of their fam
lilies. were entertained and presented
with gift packages at the annual Christ
mas party for underpr1vileged children
given by the Washington KiwaniS Club
in the auditorium of the Gordon Junior
High School yesterday. Approximately
$50 adult persons were in attendance.
Following an address of welcome by
James B. EdmundS, president of the
club, a program of entertainment ar
ranged by the clubs Program Com
mittee, of which Ernest Splitter is chair
man, was presented. c. c. Capped is
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee.
A number of crippled children were
brought to the party by members OF
the club in private automobiles. Charles
w Pimper, chairman of the Orthopedic
and Welfare Committee of the Kiwanis
Club, who was active in planning the
annual affair. was in charge OF arrange
ments for the crippleS.
The entertainment program included
numbers by a group of Mayf1ower Ho-
tel Orchestra musicians. under the di-
rection of Sidney Seidenman, men,
Der of the club: vocal selections by
Fred East and William F. Raymond,
accompanied at the piano by Robert
S Thomas; solo number by FRANCIS
Sonny" Thomas, song and dance num-
bers by Misses Marion Walberg and
Margaret Edmondston, under the direc-
ton of Mrs Sherwood Edmondston; a
Punch and Judy" show by Leonard
Reh and the showing of comic moving
pictures by Fred A. Schultz.
Following the entertainment, gift
packages from a giant Christmas tree
and boxes of candy were presented to
the children William r. Schumacher
was Santa Claus for the occasion. Re-
freshments were served later in the
basement of the school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
PLAN FOR STRIKING
CHRISTMAS FETE
Community Tree to Be Light
ed by President Hoover
Now Being Decorated.

Decorators began work this morning
on the national community Christmas
tree in Sherman Square, just south OF
the Treasury Department, which will
be lighted by President Hoover at $50
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The pro-
gram will be marked by the singing
of Christmas carols.
The committee in charge, headed by
Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, will extend invi-
tations to numerous visitors IN the city.
Some $4,000 personal greeting cards
will be distributed among strangers,
through the American Automobile As
ISOLATION. Government bureaus, public
libraries, hotels and other agencies.
Boy Scouts will serve as guard of
honor for President Hoover during the
exercises. Two Scouts, Laing Sibbet
Troop AZ, and John Stevenson, Troop
rs, will be the official buglers.
Christmas greetings from the people
of Washington to President and Mrs
Hoover will be presented by Henry H
Bowles, an eagle Scout of Troop IT.
and Jane Oswald, Troop %, Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts of Troop IL are aiding in
trimming the spruce tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
PUPILS TO MARK
SITE FOR SCHOOL
Exercises Planned Tomorrow in
Preparation for New Building
on Wesley Heights.

Wesley Heights school children who
have been attending class in five one
room portables will break the ground at
2:45 o'clock tomorrow afternoon for
the new Horace Mann School, to be
erected in their community for the dis
placement of the present flimsy struc-
lures.
Although the exercises marking the
beginning OF construction on the eight
room school house have been planned
to be entirely for the children, DR..
Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of
schools and a resident of Wesley
Heights, has been invited to make a
brief address. Col. Charles r. Stark,
jr., is chairman of the committee in
charge of the ceremonies.
Other features on the program will
include responses to DR.. Ballous adj
dress by three picked boy pupils of the
whole student body. Robert L. Hay
cock, assistant superintendent in
charge Of white elementary schools,
and Henry w. Draper, supervising
principal of the first division, will be
guests at the celebration.
The Horace Mann School is to be an
extensible eight-room building of the
approved architectural type of all recent
school houses on a design from Albert l..
Harris, municipal architect. Although
the unit which will be constructed first
will contain eight rooms, the building is
designed so that it. may be developed
into 24-room school as need develops
The first unit is scheduled for COM
pletion in time for use next Fall.
Wesley Heights children have been
attending portable schools since their
community was inaugurated. It was
one OF the five portables there which
lost part of its roof in wind storm
two years ago. Dr. Ballou's own chill
dren go to school in these frail buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
REMOVAL OF TERMINAL
is SOUGHT BY BUS LINE
Washington-Luray Firm Official
Says Present Quarters Must
Be Vacated Soon.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day received an application from the
Washington-Luray Bus Lines, Inc,
through z. B. Neifort, president. to re-
move the company's Washington
terminal from its present location, at
Little Ninth and B streets, to Twelfth
and d streets.
Mr.. Neifort said that he had been
informed his present terminus, which is
the old Bijou Theater, win be torn down
shortly after January /, 1881, as part
of the Federal plans for building in the
Mall-Pennsylvania avenue triangle.
Apparently the move to Twelfth and
the Avenue will be only temporary, since
that terminus. too. must be rszed as
part of the Federal building plans. The
commission has recently been consider
ing the question of where to locate a
terminal for the several bus lines and
street car lines now unloading at the
Twelfth and D street terminal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
COMMERCE FORCE
DELAYED IN MOVING
INTO NEW BUILDING
Occupancy of Center Section
to Await End of Noisy Work
on Two Wings.
ACCESS OF WORKERS
NOT TO BE BLOCKED
Quiet of Present Location of De-
partment Promises Eff
cheney Value.

Although construction work on the
great Department of Commerce Build
ing is far ahead of schedule, it has
been decided to postpone until later in
the year 1881 the moving of the de-
partmental offices from their present
locations into the new structure.
Serious consideration had been given
to moving into the center section OF the
new building either this month or early
in January of the new year. The CEN
ter section has been pushed forward
and is TO be the first one completed.
1t was first thought that perhaps Sec
rotary of Commerce Lamont and his
personal staff, together with many
other parts of the department. could be
moved from their present building, at
Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, the last of this year.
Center Section Plans.
The center section was to have been
completed, blocked of from the north
and south thirds of the building and
occupied while workmen finished the
ends.
Upon further consideration, however,
it has been decided that it would be
wiser both from an engineering view
point and from the viewpoint of the
department itself and the departments
employees to defer the move until the
north and south wings also are more
nearly completed.
Should the offices in the center sec
ton be occupied at the present time, it
was pointed out, this would block ac-
cess of the workmen in the north and
south wings from going back and forth
through the center, as they frequently
have occasion to do in the completion
of new building.
Greater Efficiency Seen.
1t was also considered that the bust
ness of the Department of Commerce
itself could be conducted more efficiently
in the quiet of its present location,
rather than in the new location, where
there would be the noise and diStrac-
ton of new construction going on both
to the south and to the north.
Under the contract the builders have
until May, 1882, to complete the build
ing. Construction, however, is far
ahead of this schedule, and it was pre-
dicted today that the whole building
will be entirely complete several months
ahead of time, or probably about next
November.
When the Department of Commerce
will move in is a question yet to be
solved, but the proposed move over the
end of this year has definitely been
postponed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
STUDENTS SUBMIT
DESIGN FOR PARK
Ten University Instructors
Criticize Independence
Square Eayouts.

The Transforming of Lincoln Park
into Independence Square is one of the
major features of a rejuvenated East
Capitol street that is engaging the at
tention of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and ether in
terested groups.
Plans submitted by so students in a
contest sponsored by the Beaux-Arts
Institute Of Design of New York City,
now are under consideration by the
commission.
Ten Universities Compete.
The Lincoln Park study represents
not only the works of the students, but
the criticisms of instructors in each of
10 competing universities, Horace w.
Peaslee, vice president OF the American
Institute of Architects and chairman of
its committee on development of the Ma
tfonal Capital, said today. He pointed
out the confusion that exists between
Lincoln Park and the park that sur
rounds the Lincoln Memorial and for
this reason, 1t is proposed to alter the
name OF the area between Eleventh and
Thirteenth streets northeast and south
east.
Plans submitted contemplate the cree
ton of IS buildings, one for each of the
Is original States, around the new In
dependence Square.
The BeauX-Arts Institute of Design
explained that Independence Square
should interpret the inspiration and
strength of the historic nucleus of this
great country and express the princi-
pies of independence and interdepend-
ence which predicted its growth
Street Lines Preserved.
1.-THE limits established for the gen.
eral treatment of the square, including
its building, is from B street north to
B street south and from Tenth to Four
tenth streets" the institute asserted.
THE size and shape of this area and
the lines of the streets opening into it
are subject to modification, but the ra-
dial street lines are not to be disre-
garded. 1t is also desired to preserve
the curb elms on East Capitol street
and the approach vista of the Capitol
and to avoid in the development of this
scheme any competition with the Cap
itol ITSELF"
A number of thoroughfares, includ-
ing Massachusetts,, North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Kentucky avenues, meet in
Lincoln Park.
Mr.. Peaslee and his associates of Al
lied Architects of Washington, Inc, be-
lieve that the designs submitted in the
Beaux-ArtS Institute of Design COM
petition illustrate the widespread inter-
est in the problems for development of
the National Capital. This interest is
further indeXed, they say by the as
signment of problems of Washington
City planning as graduation theses of
students of architectural schools.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
Burns Received by Father in
Vain Attempt to Rescue
TWo-Year-0Id.
TWO OTHERS ARE TAKEN
TO SAFETY BY MOTHER
Child Believed to Have Struck
Match in Home to Obtain
Better View.

In his eagerness to see a Christmas
tree which had been forbidden him
until Christmas morning, 2-year-old
William H. De Spears rose early yeSter-
day in his home, at 1884 Four-and-a-
half street southwest, and is believed to
have set a fire which claimed his own
life and for time threatened to trap
his parents, brother and sister.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
De Spears, were awakened about 8
o'clock by the sound of cracking flames.
The father ran to the basement room
and was driven back by a wall of fire,
receiving burns himself which neceSSi-
tated hospital treatment.
The child evidently struck a match
to get better view of the tree. An
examination showed a divan in the room
probably caught first. William, 1t was
thought, was too absorbed with the
began to spread.
Mother Saves Two Children.
While De Spears sought vainly to
reach the side of his child, Mrs. De
Spears hurried out the first-floor en-
trance with Williams brother, John,
jr.. aged 4, and sister Patricia, 3 months
old.
Meanwhile, fire apparatus had been
summoned, and Williams charred body
was recovered from a spot near where
the Christmas tree had been standing.
The flames, which did some $500 dam
age, destroyed the interior of the base
ment room and did some damage to the
upper floor.
The body was removed to the Morgue
and there DR.. j. Ramsay hewitt, Dis
trict coroner, issued a certificate of
accidental death.
Father Is in Hospital.
The father was admitted to Naval
Hospital. He received burns about the
face and hands.
Funeral services for william will be
held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the funeral home of Thomas
Sergeon, at 1011 Seventh street, and
interment will be in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
De Spears is a member of the 260th
Coast Artillery Anti-aircraft unit. Dur
ing the World War he was decorated
for valor by the British government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
WOODS AGAIN WARNS
TRANSIENT JOBLESS
Best Results Likely if They Re-
main in Home Communities,
He Repeats.
BY the Associated Press.

Unemployed men were warned again
today by Col. Arthur Woods, chairman
of the Presidents Emergency Commit
tee for Employment, to remain in their
home communities.
In statement, he said Arizona, CAL
ifornia and Florida in particular are
swamped by an influx of joblesS men
and families. State and municipal Of
ficialS throughout the country have ad-
vised they have all they possibly can
do to care for the unemployed living
in their home communities and cannot
take care of transient unemployed.
John w. Flynn, chairman of the
Arizona State Committee on Unemploy-
ment, has telegraphed Col. Woods as
follows:
Believe the State can handle its
own unemployed and destitute through
its own organizations but is hopeless
in so far as the transient is concerned.
Suffering among transients is serious
and deplorable. Request that you use
national publicity warning against tran
SCENTS coming to Arizona, stating the
fact that employment cannot be had"
Similar information, it was announc-
ed, has been received from California
and Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
COLUMBIA ISLAND
ROAD COMPLETED
Arlington Memorial and
Channel Bridges Are Linked
by Highway.

For the first time the main Arlington
Memorial Bridge spanning the Potomac
River and the short bridge that crosses
Boundary Channel to carry the project
to the Virginia shore have now been
linked up by a passable road across
Columbia Island. officials of the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge Commission,
of which President Hoover is chairman,
explained today that the public will not
be permitted to use this road while it
is service thoroughfare to aid in con-
struction work. 1t is now expected the
bridge will be opened for public use
about next August or September.
Tons Of Earth Used.
Construction of this new road
has been accomplished by throwing
tons of earth, transported by trucks,
onto Columbia Island The earth was
secured from the Virginia slopes lead
ing up to Arlington National Cemetery,
where grading is going forward in con-
struction of the memorial approach.
Maj. D. H. Gillette, assistant execu-
tive officer of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge Commission, explained today
that the fill road across Columbia Is
land, linking up the two bridges, will
be allowed to settle for some time, and
a temporary pavement will then prob
ably be placed over that road. The ex-
cavated earth placed on the island to
make the new road is about 80 feet
high and raises the level of the island
at that point to that of the bridge
floor.
Paving Types Are Studied.
officials of the commission are now
studying best types of paving for the
bridge proper-cobbleston asphalt or
whatnot. 1t is expected that horses
will be brought across the bridge to and
from Fort Myer, Va, and as the bridge
is considered a valuable link in national
defense, the commission is taking this
feature into consideration in picking
its type of pavement.
Bids for paving the bridge are likely
to be let in the Spring, and then in the
late Summer the work will be finished,
so that Washingtonians and other mo-
florists can use the span for the first
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
SECRETARY HURLEY
GUEST OF VETERANS
Is Invited to Attend Christmas
Party Tomorrow Night at Mt.
Alto Hospital.

Secretary Hurley, ranking service
officers and civic leaders have been in
vited to a Christmas party in Mount
Alto Hospital tomorrow night at 7:30
at which Equality Walter Reed Post
and Auxiliary No. 284, Veterans of For
eign Wars, will be host to $50 disabled
veterans who are patients at the hos
pital.
A program will be presented by a
section of the Marine Band Judge
Robert E. Mattingly will act as Santa
Claus and distribute to the men Christ
mas stockings full of useful gifts.
The party is being arranged by Mrs.
Laura v. Dunn, assisted by Mrs. Rose
Golden, John I. Spreckelmyer, Mrs.
Miss Lillian Damn, Earle Gregory and
Miss Agnes Brophy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22
DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM A. DUPUY
FALLS DEAD OF HEART STROKE
Miss JaCqueIine Prominent in
Social Set of the
Capital.
Rescue Squad Works in Vain
Half Hour to Restore
Breath.

Miss Jacqueline DuPuy, 19-year-old
daughter of William Anterior DuPuy,
author and journalist, and Mrs. Ada
DuPuy, fell dead shortly after break
fasting with her parents this morn
ing at their home, 1869 Mintwood
place.
The Fire Department Rescue Squad,
answering an emergency call from the
DuPuy apartment, worked vainly over
the girl with an inhalator for nearly
half an hour.
Miss DuPuy, who was prominent in
local society and familiar figure at
functions of the League of American
Pen Women, had been suffering from
heart trouble for some time She was
pronounced dead by DR.. Edith Cole,
who had ben treating the girl during
her illness.
Miss DuPuy began gaSping for breath
about 10 o'clock this morning. Her
parents rushed to her aid, but the
daughter died before medical attention
could be given her.
The body was removed to the Hines
funeral home. No funeral arrange
ments nave been made
Miss DuPuy graduated last year from
the Gunston Hall School for Girls She
had taken an active part in social af-
fairs of the Capitals younger set. Dur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-22

Sketch showing the engineering diff
ficuIties encountered in the subSOil sur
rounding the Washington Monument in
any plan to place extensive sunken
gardens in that area. The special
engineering advisory board that is
assisting the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission believes that
the equilibrium of the Washington Mon
ument might be seriously disturbed if
any extensive excavation goes forward
there. AS the Monument does not rest
upon bed rock, but upon a great crust
of sand and gravel, the engineering
aspects Of the 1901 sunken gardens
plan are complicated by the extensive
stretch of slippery blue clay that is en-
cOuntered below the foundations of the
historic shaft. Further, this clay bed
is not of uniform thickness-further
cOmplicating the problem. Some modi-
ficatiOn of the 1901 sunken gardens
plan is likely to be the final outcome
of the commissions pIans-an arrange
ment that will not endanger the stabiI-
ity of the Washington Monument,
which has withstOOd half . century Of
wind and storm.