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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
PIERCE PROMOTED
IN FIRE DEPARTMENT
Popular Chief Clerk Made Bat
talon Chief Engineer, With
Pay Raise.

Edward Richardson Pierce, chief
clerk Of the Fire Department, was made
q battalion chief engineer today by
order of the District Commissioners
This change in rank carries with It an
increase In salary from $500 to $500,
although Pierce's dutiess remain the
same.
The action was recommended by
Chief Engineer George S. Watson of the
Fire Department. Pierce's duties as
executive officer of the department fire.
quently call on him to give orders to
the ranking officers of the department.
Chief Watson recommended that he be
given. title and ranking equivalent to
those he is called Upon to command.
Pierce has been with the department
since 1912. He was made chief clerk
in 1922. He is extremely popular in the
department. He lives at 3400 South
Dakota avenue northeast with his wife
and 7-year-old son, E. r. Pierce, jr.
Besides being chief clerk, Pierce Is the
representative on the
Civil Service Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
AERIAL BEACONS
TO BE STANDARD
Under New Regulations Lights
Must Show Pilot Way TO
Landing Field.

In an effort to protect night flying
pilots against the dangers OF confusing
aerial beacon lights, the Department Of
Commerce, Aeronautics Branch, an
nounced today that it has revised the
regulations to compel operators of all
aeronautical lights to change their lights
10 conform to a uniform standard.
Under the new regulations each light
must give an unmistakable indication to
the pilot as to whether it marks an air
port or landing field, a route leading TO
an airport or landing field, or point
from which bearings may be taken lead
ing to an airport or landing field. own
ers of certified private beacon lights are
given until January / to comply with
the new rules. Drastic penalties are
provided for those convicted OF display
ing false lights" :.
Effective on August 1. however. it
was announced today, aeronauticai
lights marking points from which 9
pilot may take his bearings at night
leading to an airport, or landing Held,
are to be equal in effectiveness to the
standard Department of Commerce "a
inch revolving beacon. SUCH ngnts also
must conform to regulations governing
the Identification of lights by charac-
teristic blinker code signals and must
include a directional protector pointing
in the direction Of the landing Held.
Also effective on August i, alrway
beacons marking q route leading to an
airport or landing field are required &c
conform to color standards for lights
used on the national airway system
aviation green lights indicating tht
presence of landing facilities and rec
auxiiiary lights indicating the absence
of such facilities. -,
Under the new regulations any light
maintained for advertising purposes
which does not meet the requirement.
for aeronautical lights and which Il
likely to be confusing to an aviator
must be extinguished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
Property 8 Miles From BIa-
densburg to Be Accepted for
Child TubercuIar Victims.
$75,0O0 APPROPRIATED
FOR INSTITUTIONS LAND
Eventually $625, 900 to Be Spent
in Building Health Center
for District.

A site on the Defense highway, eight
miles out of BladenSburg, has been
selected for the Children's Tuberculo-
SIS San1tariun. The committee in
charge OF the selection visited the site
yesterday and decided to report favor
ably on 1t to the District Commission
ers. The current appropriation bill car
ries $4,000 for purchase of the site
and drawing of plans for the build
1ngS Of the institution. Eventually
$625,O00 will be spent in building 1t I'M
The site consists of $50 acres Of
rolling land, adjoining the Agricultural
Departments experimental station. It
may be reached by the washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Rail-
road line to Annapolis. The property
adJolns the Randle Station on this line.
The site is about Is miles from WASH
ington.
There is an old residence on the tract.
but this will probably be torn down.
Part Of the land is in cultivation ia
garden truck. The rest of 1t is well
wooded. Water is obtained from arte-
sian wells.
The institution will house both white
and colored children, who will be
taught their regular school work, as wei
as receiving medical care for their ALL
ment. The work of the present Tu-
berculoSis Hospital win be continued
as at present
The committee which made the Sc
lection consisted of Assistant Engineer
Commissioner Donald A. Dawson, d.
rector of public welfare; George s. VII
son, Municipal Architect Albert L. Har-
ris, Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, vice presi-
dent Of the washington tuberculosis
Association: Supt. of Schools Frank w.
Ballou and DIR. Joseph A. Murphy,
school medical inspector. DR.. Murphy
was acting for Health Ohicer william
G. Fowler, who is In Johns Hopkins
University. Hospital. Baltimore, recover
ing from an operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
ONE-MAN TR0LLEYS
MAY BE INSTALLED
Alexandra Company Writes Utili-
ties Group for Permit
to Change.

One-man street car service win prob
ably be started on the street railway line
connecting Washington with Alexandria
August Is.
The Public Utilities Commission today
received letter from the Mount Vernon,
Alexandria g. Washington Railway CO.
asking its permission to put the one
man service into effect that date. It Is
understood that a similar petition Is
pending before he Virginia Corporation
Commission at Richmond. The COM
pany does not plan to buy any new cars,
but simply to change its present cars,
of which it has 800, to the one-man
type. According to the letter, which
was written by Supt. j. H. Fill, the
equipment win be of the 100 per cent
safety type.
The Public utilities Commission has
control Of the line only from the
Highway Bridge to its terminal at
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. It was said at the commission
offices today that there was no jurisdic-
ton to disapprove the application. The
only action that can be taken Is to as
sure the safety Of the type of equipment
installed.
The line Is now owned by r. I. May
Of Alexandra. He bought It from q
group Of bondholders who had been
previously operating It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
WILLIAM GREEN TO SPEAK
AT CATHEDRAL SERVICES
Unions President to Deliver Ad-
dress on Labor Sunday, DIR.
Peter Announces.

william Green, president Of she
American Federation of Labor. win de-
liver an address at Washington Cathe-
dral on Mount st. Alban on Labor sun
day, August 81, 1t was announced today
by Rev. @. Freeland Peter, d. D., chan
cellor and canon Of the Cathedral, in
the absence of Bishop James Z. Free
man, Bishop Of Washington.
Mr.. Green accepted the invitation OF
Bishop Freeman, who Is now on his way
home from England, where he attended
the Lambeth Conference Of Anglican
Bishops. Mr.. Green is q member of the
National Committee for Washington
Cathedral, Of which Gen. John j. Per-
shing Is chairman.
Labor Sunday will be observed by all
the churches in the United States. The
Cathedral announced that facilities for
accommodating q large open-air con-
gregation are available at Mount st.
Alban, either ut the Peace Cross or in
the natural amphitheater on the south
ern slope Of the Cathedral hillside.
Further details Of the arrangement and
the order Of service are to be announced
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
CANCELLED BANK CHECKS
CLAIMED BY GLASSMAN
Question of Right Raised by Plea
in Bar Action in Connection
With Prohibition Case.

The question of the property right In
Cancelled bank checks, held by bank
for transfer to a depositor at the end
of the current month, is raised In
plea in bar filed today by Attorney
Alvin l.. Newmyer in defense OF con-
spiracy indictment against Herbert
Glassman and IL other Defendants.
charged with violation OF the National
prohibition act.
The Government had subpoenaed the
bank to bring before the grand jury
number of checks given by Glassman
which had been Cancelled but not de-
livered to him, and this evidence was
presented to the grand jury as PROOF
of the alleged conspiracy.
Newmyer claims that the cheeks AFTER
payment by the bank are still the prop
erty of the depositor and are being
held merely for convenience in banking
for monthly statements when they are
returned to the depositor. II the prop
erty of the depositor, they may not law
fully be shown to the grand jury, ne
contends, under the provision OF the
Constitution which prevents the re-
curing of an accused to testify against
himself. Justice Jesse G. Adkins VIII
be called on to make the decision, as he
recently heard a plea in abatement In
| the same case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
YOUNGQUIST LEAVES

Assistant Attorney General Young
uuist is flying from the National Cap
ital to Boston today as a passenger IN
a Navy OIL amphibian plane piloted by
Chief Aviation Pilot B. I. Gum. They
took off from the Anacostia Naval Air
Station at $50 am.
Two Army A-3 attack planes, piloted
nv Iieuts. Leland s. Stranathan and
David w. Goodrich OF Boiling Field
took OF at Z am. for Swanton, VT, to
participate In an airport dedication
there. They are to return tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
TRIES TO HANG SELF
Policeman Cuts Down Prisoner At
tempting Suicide.

Timely Intervention Of q police Of
ficer at No. 2 precinct station house
last night frustrated an attempt Of q
prisoner lodged in a cell on an intoxi-
cation charge to end his life by hang
ing.
The arrested man, Ashby B. Atkins,
"a years old, who gave his address as
932 X street, was discovered by Police
man N. E. Woodland. on duty at the
station. According to the policeman,
Atkins had improvised moose by tear
ing his shirt In strips and was semi
conscious when cut down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
JANlToR, AT HOME, HEARS
HE'S IN CELL AT NO. Is
Friend, Who Used His Drivers
Permit, Is Sentenced to
1875 Days.

Imagine the surprise OF Samuel lew
.oiored ianitor, 2SO1 Adams MIL road,
v,hen police telephoned him last night
that he was at that time locked up AZ
the thirteenth precinct Tor dri wing
coiiiding and no lights on his machine;
Does samuel Dew live there?" asked
a stern voice Of the law. We'll, tell
hts friends that he's over at No. 13."
"rhat's not me. I'm over here. This
Is me" suffered the janitor, pinching
himself. IN, - ~,
wagon over for you," announced the
officer. - -, 49,,
,oiiee believed his story that he was
new and that the man locked UP was q
friend who had taken a ride in his
machine with his permit. But, never
theless, Dew was charged with loaning
He was cleared of the charge by
fudge Gus A. Schuldt at Police Court
today. but the unfortunate friend, Rob-
ert Contes, colored, was sent to jail
for 1875 days and ordered to pay $10C
fine or remain IN jail for another
month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
FIVE BOYS TAKEN
IN PARK CLEANUP
Complaints Result in Police
Action Against RoWdyism
IN Public Spaces.

First Steps toward breaking mp gang
rowdyisna, which has seriously inter-
fered with the proper use Of the city's
parks during the recent hot spell, were
taken last night, when park policemen
arrested five colored boys in Meridian
Hill Park and had them hailed into Po-
lice Court today on charges of obstruct-
ing sidewalks. :.
Faced with numerous complaints from
citizens throughout the city who have
taken to the parks to escape the cityS
intense heat, Capt. Ray G. Montgom-
cry, superintendent of the park police,
yesterday instructed his men to round
UP all gangs Of small boys or youths IN
the parks when they are found inter-
parks by other visitors.
Fights, bad language and general
rowdyism In the parks have increased
to such an extent that the situation has
become major problem for the park
policemen, Capt. Montgomery said to-
day.
practice of small boys and youths of
obstructing the sidewalks, fighting,
parks, where decent, law-abiding peo-
pie 60 In the afternoons and evenings
to spend quiet and restful hours"
Capt Montgomery said.
The boys, the park police superin-
tendent pointed out, are of the sort
who scatter whenever policeman
comes into view and have been diff
cult to catch in the past.
Last night Sergt. H. p. Miskell and
Pvt. A. d. Cook of the park police, on
instructions from their commanding
officer, lay in hiding to observe the
rowdyiSm OF youths in Meridian Hill Park,
whence q large number of complaints
have been received. A gang was formed,
the policemen charge, and the boys
ranged all over the park, much to the
discomfort of other persons out to en-
JOY the facilities of the park. They
were rounded up by the two policemen
and taken to jail.
In Police Court this morning Judge
Isaac r. Hit found four of the boys
guilty of obstructing the sidewalks and
after lecturing them, threatening to put
them In jail the next time they were
brought before him, fined them SIS
apiece. They were: Elmer Cooke, IL:
w. q. Creole, 10; Robert Camp, 18, and
Francis Reynolds, IL. The fifth, Arthur
r. Berry, 10, forfeited IS collateral at
the eighth precinct last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
DATA TO BE ASKED
ON PLANT PATENTS
Commission to Seek Necessary In
formation From Agriculture
Department.

Commissioner Of Patents Thomas Z.
Robertson probably Will request the
President to issue an executive order in
structing the Department Of Agriculture
to furnish the technical information
necessary for the issuance Of plant pa
tents, he said today.
Such q procedure is provided for by
the Purnell act, making plants patent
able. The Patent once will reserve the
final decision after q supposedly new
variety has passed through the hands
Of the Agriculture Department scien-
lists, but will generally be guided by
their reports, except IN cases with two
or more applications for patents on the
same plant and other special cases.
The first application for q plant pa
tent now is in the hands of Commits
sioner Robertson. Many others are ex-
pected in few weeks. No plans have
been made as yet for the creation IN the
Patent Once Of . special division OF
plant specialists. There already is q
division In charge of plant huSbandry
charged with the examination Of proc
esses for trimming, grating, budding,
tree surgery, SubSoil irrigation, hotbed
culture and the like. The examiners in
this division have Q general knowledge
Of horticultural problems.
The Patent Once now Is swamped
with work, despite the business de-
preston, the recent Increase in the
fee, the addition on July / Of ITO
new technical examiners and the crea-
ton Of q new chemical division. Amer
lean inventive genius seems to have
surmounted all obstacles.
This Is shown, Commissioner Rob-
ertson pointed out. by the fact that
within the past 10 years there have
been 425, 1874 applications made for pat
ents, more than during the entire CEN
fury from 1889 to 1889, when many of
the devices which now are the foremost
factors Of American industry were pat
ented.
During the year ending June 30 APP
plications were made for 81 400 me-
chanical patents and about $4,000 Of
these were issued. Despite the fact
that the fee has more than doubled,
this year promises to run Q close race.
Last week there were It'll appltca-
tons, compared with 1853 for the cor
responding week last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
NEW GAS SCHEDULE
BY WASHINGTON CO.
|. TO Be FILED SEPT. |
President Wood Informs UtiIi-
ties Commission of Plans
in Letter Yesterday.
AMOUNT OF REDUCTION
is NOT MADE KNOWN
Rates Being Calculated on VERY
Constructive" Basis, Com
munication Says.

The Washington Gas Light Co.'S new
rate schedule, calling for general re-
auctions In the price of gas, will be
field by September /, the Public Util-
tiles Commission was informed in q
letter from the president Of the COM
pany, g. A. G. Wood, yesterday.
During the past session Of Congress
the company filed with the commission
schedule of reduced rates conditioned
on the passage of q bill pending In
Congress to merge 1t with its sub
sidiary, the Georgetown Gas Light Co.
This schedule was designed to reduce
the income of the company $400. 900
per annum, assuming that the sales OF
gas remained the same. It's result,
however, would have been to increase
the bills of consumers using less than
the average gas consumption, while re-
ducing the bills Of those only who used
more than the average consumption.
Congress did not act on the bill.
No mention was made In Mr.. WOOD q
letter of the amount of reduction cal
culated for the rates which the COM
pany will submit. He said they are
being calculated now on very con-
structive" basis. The text of his letter,
in full, follows:
I'm connection with schedule OF
rates which was filed with you on June
IL and which schedule of rates was
directly related to Senate bill 4066, we
desire to state that by reason of the
failure to pass that bill at the last
session Of Congress, the schedule OF
rates so filed Is void, and, ut this time,
we want to inform you that 1t is our
plan to have in your hands not later
than September q new schedule OF
rates which, at the outset, will make
for q substantial reduction In the gross
and net income of this company.
I'VE are presently making studies to
enable us to make this new rate sched-
ule very constructive and our studies
will be completed in time to give the
schedule of rates TO you on or before
September l."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
ARRESTED AT PRISON
TO FACE CHARGE HERE
E. A. Posselt Alleged 70 Have
Stolen Property From Home
of Washington Friend.

AS he was about to leave the State
Penitentiary at Trenton, N. j., yester-
day, where he had served q sentence
for theft, Edward A. PosSelt, as years
old, former resident of Philadelphia,
Pa, was arrested by Detective Howard
E. Ogle of Washington and brought
here to answer charge of having rob-
bed the home Of Ernest L. Crandan,
6611 Harlan place, in January, 1929.
Mr.. Crandall, connected with the
Photographic laboratory of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, befriended young
Posselt. took him into his home and
gave him complete outfit of clothing.
One day, during the absence of the
family, it is charged, the bcfriended
young man departed with camera.
camera lens, automatic pistol and other
property. He was next heard from In
New Jersey, where q detainer was
lodged against him and his rearTest
yesterday resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
FATHER TAKES LIFE
AS FAMILY. SLEEPS
Isaac Rather Shoots Self.
Word Kept From Wife
in Hospital.

Arising from q fitful sleep early this
morning, Isaac Rather, 38-yeRr-oid
storekeeper Of 500 Twentieth street,
walked from the bed room In which his
daughter and two nieces were sleeping
and went to hall room, where he end
ed his life with a bullet through the
mouth.
Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt issued q
certificate Of suicide and ordered the
body removed to the District MorRue
after completing his investigation Of the
case.
Motive for Act Unknown.
Relatives were unable to ascribe any
motive for Ratner's act unless some
unheard-of business difficulties had
prompted it, Police were told that the
storekeeper went to bed in an apparent
ly cheerful mood after closing his es-
Enlistment at 10 o'clock last night.
The man had not given any indica-
ton Of being troubled over anything
recently, with the exception of the ILL
ness Of his wife, Mrs. Jennie Rather, 81
years old, who was taken TO Garfield
Hospital yesterday.
A niece, Miss Leah Hofberg. 10. of
728 Park road, was left to take care of
Ratners 5-year-old daughter, Shirley,
with sister, Sarah Hofberg, Is, for
company. One Of Ratneris nephews. Isa-
dore Marquis, II years old, of New
York City, was also stopping ut the
Twentieth street residence on q vacation
trip.
little Girl aziss.. Father.
The oldest of the Hofberg girh SUlf
police that she was aroused about 8
O'Clock this morning by Shirley's cries
Tor her father. Going to the store be-
meath the Rather home, she found that
ner uncle had not opened the eStab-
lishment.
Searching the house, she came upon
Ratner's lifeless body, lying on an i'm
proviSed pallet in tiny hall rooma q
revolver gripped loosely In the left hand.
Miss Hofberg explained to Detective
Sergt. j. j. TolSon and Lieut.. A, G. Belt
OF the third precinct that her uncle had
arisen several times during the night.
she last heard him leave the he'd room
about o'clock, but she fell back to
sleep and was not awakened again until
she heard the daughters cries.
Shot Not Heard.
The shot was not heard by any Of
the children.
After finding the body the Hofberg
girl ran Immediately to the store OF
Paul CAST, diagonally across the street,
and asked that he call police.
6OUSNWFC oCA6b. 4OloOu WdS SGuL 10
the scene from police headquarters,
while squad of third precinct police,
in command Of Lieut.. Belt and Acting
Sergt. H. s. Montgomery, also re-
sponded. A physician from the Emer-
gency Hospital staff pronounced the
man dead.
Word of Ratner's death was ordered
withheld from the wife for fear that
the shock might prove harmful to her
condition.
Rather was born in Russia on July
2, 1892, and came to America 10 years
ago. He lived in New York City for
eight years and then moved to Wash.
ington.
Rather moved with his parents when
a child to Argentina, where his father
came here about eight wears ago and
at that time was well to do
Ratner Is survived only by his widow
and 6-year-old daughter, Shirley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
JANITOR F0ILS ATTEMPT
TO ROB CHEWING HOME
Intruder, Frying at Lock on
Apartment Door, Flees Before
Police Arrive.

An attempt yesterday afternoon TO
burglarize the apartment Of william J..
Chewing, son-in-law of Senator James
Couzens of Michigan, at 2540 Massa-
chusetts avenue, was frustrated by the
janitor, Andrew Burris. Burris sur
prised tall, neatly-dressed man in the
second floor corridor of the apartment
building prying at the lock on Chewn-
ing's quarters with a screw driver.
The intruder ned before police could
be summoned. Burris, however, was
able to furnish the officers with q de-
tailed description Of tho man and
lockout was broadcast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
Higher Bridge Curbs Urged.

The Public Utilities Commission yes
terday recommended to the District
Commissioners that higher curbs be
placed on the @ street bridge over
Rock Greek. in Georgetown, as safety
measure. The commission has had re-
ports recently that machines near the
sidewalk often mount the present low
curbs, creating hazard which might
be obviated by higher eurks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
BALTIMORE PUMP DOWN.
Residents Warned TO Conserve Waite
During Drought. Pending Repairs.

BALTIMORE, Md, July as (R.-In
the midst of a drought said to be the
greatest the city and much of the State
has experienced In 80 years, the main
pump Of one city water station was out
Of commission today. Residents Of the
section affected were warned to con-
serve water until repairs are made,
probably late today.
The temporary emergency occurred
as I'VE names were added to those
whose deaths have been attributed by
health authorities to the present heat
wave. The total number of deaths from
heat IN the last week were listed as IL.
Temperatures here and over the State
have been above 30 degrees every day
since the relief afforded Tuesday by the
fall from record-breaking figures above
100 degrees. The Weather Bureau held
out no hopes for early rains.