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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
CHARACTER ASKED
IN SCHOOL ADDRESS,
Or. WooIever Gives Com
mencement Address at z
American U.

The Importance of Christian Char
acter" was stressed by DR.. Harry Z.
Woolever, editor of the Methodist Press
in his commencement address TO the
graduates of American University yes
terday afternoon at the campus audi
torium.
Strong bodies, alert minds and a
Christian character were declared by
the speaker to be needed "to stand the
stress and whirl of this age"
Among the big problems WHEN face
the rising generation, Dr. Woolever said,
were international trade relations, as
expressed in the pending tariff bill, and
international peace problems. as pre-
sented in the pending naval treaty.
The treaty was characterized as Q big
step forward"
Prohibition was described by the
commencement speaker as "one of the
great moral advances that the genera
ton just before yours has brought
about" If 1t had not been for pro-
hibition, DIR. Woolever said, the trustees
of American University and other
schools would not be faced with ex-
pansion programs to take care of the
increasing tide of youth flowing into
the institutions of higher learning
There are 100000 more students In
college now than before prohibition,
DR.. Woolever declared. He is mem
Der of the board of trustees of American
University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
BRO. JAMES SLVCER
KILLED BY TRUCK
Jesuit Struck by DriVerIesS
Auto on Georgetown
Hin.

A runaway electric motor delivery
vehicle owned by the Dorsch Baking
Co. and in charge of William D
Wharton, 1885 P street. knocked down
and fatally injured Brother James
Slicer, rs years old, In charge of the
students chapel at Georgetown Uni
versity for &c years, at Thirty-first
and M streets yesterday afternoon. He
died at Georgetown University Hos
pital at TAO o'clock last night.
Wharton parked the delivery truck
on Thirty-first street about 200 feet
from M street, made a delivery, and
was closing the rear door when the
sudden releasing of the brakes started
the vehicle down the incline in the
direction of M street. striking the
driver, but not seriously injuring him
Continuing on the down grade, the
truck crashed into a sign and ther
struck and knocked down Brother
Sheer, who was standing at Thirty
first and M streets. while out on hi
usual afternoon stroll.
Wharton was released in custody OF
his attorney by order of Coroner J.
Ramsey hewitt TO appear at an inquest
at the morgue at o'clock this after
noon
Brother Slicer, q native of Canada
entered the Jesuit novitiate at Fred
erick, Md, in 1892, and after two year.
training was sent to ST. Francis Xavier
Church In New York, where he had
charge of the door for 10 years until
transferred to Georgetown College In
1904. Since then he had been in charge
Of Dahlgren Chapel.
Referring to HIM today, Dean r. Rush
Rankin, S. j., said: Brother Slicer hao
lived q quiet life of service to other
people for 26 years at Georgetown, anc
was loved by all the boys and the
Slicer had a wonderful memory fol
names and faces and seldom failed Il
remember returning graduates of &c
years or more ago.
Funeral services will be held tomor.
row morning in the little chapel where
he spent the last years of his life
The office of the dead will be reciteC
DR.. W. Coleman Nevis, S. j., presi-
dent of Georgetown will oficiate al
mass. Burial viii follow in the Jesuit
Cemetery on the Hilltop.
Percy Bailey, Sc years old. of Bill
Cathedral avenue, was treated at Cas-
| ualty Hospital yesterday afternoon for q
| cut over his left eye. having received
the injury when an automobile II
which he was passenger collided al
| Sixth and d streets northeast with g
car driven by David Mccoy, IS years
old, of st. Augustine, Fla, visiting ir
Southeast Washington. Two stitches
were required to close the wound.
Mrs. Martha E. Lucas, SO years old
| North Braddock, Va, is reported by the
| police to have walked against the side
| of an. eastbound street car at Pennsyl-
| vania avenue and Twelfth street yes
| terday afternoon, and to have received
| injuries to her face and body. She waS
| given first aid at Emergency Hospital
Frederick Forbes, IS years old, a
Georgetown University student, was ar
rested yesterday on a "hit-and-run'
| charge following q collision at Sixteenth
and L streets in which Murray Collier
19, of 8l4 Connecticut avenue was in
jured. Forbes was released this morn
ing on $500 bond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
|NON-COMS' AWARD
WON BY HOFF MAN
Cadet Companies Competing
in Drill for Medal This
Afternoon.

The annual distinguished non-com-
missioned officers drill early this after
noon launched the final period of the
company competitive drills among the
Washington High School cadet corps
units which were begun early yesterday
morning.
Cadet Sergt. Sidney C. Hoffman Of
Company c. Sd Regiment, Eastern
High Schoool, early this afternoon
won the distinguished non-commis-
stoned offlcerS award in competitive
manual of arms drill in which the five
best on-commissioned officers in the
corps competed.
The five cadet officers were lined up
in front Of the grandStand and, follow
ing a brief warming up" drill they ex-
ecuted the orders given them by Capt.
Alexander r. Boiling, U. S. A. One by
one, as errors occurred in their maneu-
yers, the boys were eliminated. sergt.
Stephen HolderneSs of Western High
School was the arst to drop out. Sergt.
Frank Hand of Central High School
fell out next Sergt. Jacob Silverman of
Business High School followed, while
Sergt. Frank Gibson Of Mckinley was
ordered out of rank last, to give the de-
ciSion to Sergeant Hoffman.
The captain of the winning COM
pany viii receive the famous diamond
studded Allison Naylor medal from DR..
Luther II. Reichelderfer. himself colonel
Of the Washington High School cadets
in his youth.
Today's drills were begun at $3.50
O'Clock, when Company C of Central
High School marched on the field at
Griffith Stadium under command of
Cadet Capt Henry w. Gibbs. The
lieutenants Of this first company were
First Lieut.. Lawrence v. Julihn and
Second Lieut.. Maurice H. Lanman
Before the drills were recessed for
luncheon at 1918 O'Clock five other
Central High School companies made
their bid for the battered silk flag of
victory.
company from each of the five high
schools is scheduled to drill this after
noon before the final review and flag
award. This follows the annual Gus
tom, which gives the audience of par
ents and friends of the cadets an OBJ
portunity to witness the cadet repre-
sentatfves Of every ,chool in action.
The first of these companies to take
the field Is Company H of Western
High School, under Capt. Elbridge
Church. First Lieut.. Gilbert Rodier and
Second Lieut. Bliss Evans. Company E
of Mckinley is to be the second com
pany of the afternoons program. Its
officers are Capt. j. Kennedy Irelan
First Lieut.. Joseph T. Cook and Second
Lieut.. Maurice A. Tschantre. The re-
naming three companies are Com
pany, B. Eastern High School, Capt,
John H. Hazard. First Lieut.. John H.
Matthews and Second Lieut.. William
A. Smith; Company e, Business High
School. Capt. John B. Layton, First
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
MARINE ORDERED
TO STAY OUT OF D. C
Is Convicted Of Drunkenness After
Telling Police of
Robbery"

Convicted OF being drunk in the
sixth precinct station, Pvt. Julian C..
Beckworth of the Marine Corps, was
released in Police Court without sem
tence yesterday on the condition that
he return Immediately to Quantico and
stay away fFcH, Washington"
Beckworth strolled into the police
station Saturday night and filed COM
plairt of having been robbed. He de-
clarGl that "a bunch of toughs" had
giveh him several drinks Of liquor and,
willis he was under the influence of
the beverage; Arobbed him of consider
able sum Of money, part of his clothes,
and watch.
Instead of bringing about the appre-
hension Of his robbers. Beckworth was
himself brought to justice" for his
condition. Police received the COM
plant and Immediately placed the
complainant in a cell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03

Lieut.. Fred C. Finley and Second Lieut.
Vincent Sullivan, and Company r, Gen.
trail High School, Capt Stanley RalIu-
sin. First Lieut.. Lamont Saxton and
Second Lieut.. william Ross.
Other companies to drill today were ::
Company b, Capt. Harry L. Watson,
First Lieut.. Calvin H. Warning and
Second Lieut.. William r. White; Com
pany e, Capt Arthur J.. Tufts. First
Lieut.. Roberta. Jackson. Second Lieut..
Charles. H. Cunningham; Company @,
Capt. Thomas M RaySor. First Lieut..
Sidney Mensh and Second Lieut.. Jacob
Friedman; Company A, Capt. Howard
c. Turner, First Lieut.. Eugene @. Crit
tenden and Second Lieut. John r. l..
Beane, and Company D, Capt. Archie
B. Kennedy, First Lieut.. Richard Her
man and Second Lieut.. Cleve NorcroSs,
all of Central High School.
During the final phase of the two
day drill the naSSed high school cadet
band will play martial airs. The bands
are under the general direction of Lud-
wig Mandy. Besides the winning COM
pany and the distinguished non-con-
missioned ofieer the Central High
School band under Cadet Capt. George
W. BogikeS, victors in the recent band
competition, will be presented with ligh.
blue ribbons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
AVIATION PROGRESS
TRACED IN DISPLAY
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Pictures
Feature Exhibit at Woodward
G Lothrop's.

The Photographic record of the Byrd
Antarctic expedition and other events
in aviation history which have affected
world progress features an interesting
aviation display this week on the nth
door of Woodward & Lothrop.
Scores of photographs, drawings,
paintings, airplane models, glider and
q rotating globe showing historic flights
since the time of the first flight OF the
Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N. c.,
are contained in the exhibition.
The pioneers in aviation from Leo
nardo da Vinci to Capt. Roald Amlnd-
sen are represented by ~ red chalk
sketches by D. o. Shoemaker. There
are IS large photographs of notable
flights from the 1910 flight of Charles
K Hamilton from New York to Phila-
delphia and return up to the Antarctic
flights of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
and his party. Portraits of the entire
personnel of the Byrd expedition are
shown in one group, followed by many
pictures of thrilling moments i'll the
months spent at Little America.
The progress of aviation Is traced VI
q series of 40 paintings, etchings and
photographs depicting events from the
fall of Icarus to the modern air trans
port and airmail systems.
Nine of the worlds finest aeria
photographs, made by Capt. Alfred @
Buckham Of England, recognized as an
artist with the aerial camera, form 4
separate section Of the exhibition. Fiji
teen large oil paintings by Anton Wild
1icka and F. K. Thornburgh memorable
as many flights of world interest.
There are a number of airplanC
models, including the historic model OF
Col. Charles A. Lindberghs Spirit Of
ST InlliS made bV Paul Edward Gar.
Der Of the Smithsonian Institution as Z
part of the Lindbergh celebration here
on his return to the United States from
Paris; a model of Capt. Eddie Ricken.
hackers Spad, in which he became
Americas leading ace, and models o.
several types Of modern planes. There
also is dirigible model.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03

In some Of the modern theaters the
stage electrician now sits beside the mu-
steal director where he can wttRess the
. &Ghting effects, e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
PLANES WILL FLY
TOGOTHAM HOURLY
New Service at Railway
Rates win Be lnaugurated
August IS.

Hourly passenger airplane service at
| railroad rates between Washington Air
port and New York, with a stop at
Philadelphia, is to be inaugurated Aug
ust Is by q Philadelphia company
formed for the purpose, which includes
among its personnel Miss Amelia Ear
hart and Paul F. Dog" Collins, vet
eran airmal pilot and former general
superintendent of Transeontinental Air
Transport.
The line is to operate 10 planes in
each direction daily from am. to 5
pm. and will handle passengers and
express. The planes are to be an espe-
cially designed type of tri-motored
monoplane, each carrying 10 passen-
gers.
The most complete types of weather
information service, with teletype ap-
paratuS connecting the fields and two
way radio for constant plane-to-gTound
communication will be installed. The
local radio station now is under way
at washington Airport and lighting
equipment for night operations is to be
installed at the local field before OPP
erations begin.
Organized in Delaware.
The new company is known as the
New York Philadelphia - Washington
Airway Corporation. 1t has been or
gained in Delaware with a capitalize
ton OF $1000,000.
The chairman of the board of di-
rectors IS G. T. Ludington, former vice
president and chairman of the tech
nical committee of National Air Trans
port, pioneer airmail line; chairman of
the board of Central Airport, Camden,
N. j., the main Philadelphia terminal
field; chairman of the board of Ludtng-
ton Philadelphia Flying Service and
director in North American Aviation
the Aviation Corporation and other
aviation enterprises.
Nicholas Ludington, president of the
new company, also is president of Gen.
trail Airport and q director of Roosevelt
Field, N. Y, Ludington Philadelphia
Flying Service and other aviation COM
panieS.
4,0OO Flying Miles, Daily.
The board of directors includes r.
Sanford SaltuS, jr., vice president of
Central Airport and Ludington Phila-
delphia Plying Service; Walter L. Nor
gan, president of Morgan & Co., Phila-
delphia, president of the Industrial
Power & Securities Co. and treasurer
of Central Airport and the Ludington
Flying Service, and Charles c. Savage,
jr., director In Central Airport and
counsel for the Ludington aviation
projects.
The administration of the line is to
be IN the hands Of its vice presidents,
Paul F, Collins and Eugene Vidal, for
mer Army pilot and traffic Official of
Transcontinental Air Transport. Mr..
Collins viii be in charge of operations
and Mr.. Vidal of traffic Miss EarhArt
will be vice president in charge Of pub
lie relations.
The daily service between this city
and New York will involve a total of
1000 flying miles daily. The flying
time per trip is to be l hour and IS
minutes, with bus service between the
fields and cities. Newark Airport Is
to be the New York terminal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
TRACTOR BETRAYS THEM

NEW YORK, June (P)-Balked by
the yielding SAND of a sand bar in
Great South Bay, Long Island, used as
place to land liquor, rum runners
bought tractor.
But it made so much noise that resi-
dents of Blue Point, Summer resort
on the bay. protested. Coast Guards
men seized the tractor last night and
$50 cases of choice liquor, A schooner.
anchored In deep water AZ the end Of
the bar, left huEriedly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
APPROVAL OF WHEAT
Is EXPECTED SOON

The Senate is expected to take ia
yorable action within day or two
on the nomination of Justice Alfred
A. Wheat of the District Supreme
Court to be chief justice of the court
as successor to former Chief Justice
Walter l. Mccoy. The nomination was
favorably reported yesterday from the
judiciary committee.
The. committee also made favor able
reports on the Capper bills for the APP
pointment of two additional justices
in the District Supreme Court and
for two more judges IN the District
Court of Appears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
LETTERS ARE ENTERED
IN BOOTH WILL FIGHT
Missives Are Submitted to Show
Actress Was Influenced by
Sole Beneficiary.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3-Twelve
ardently phrased letters were in evil
dence today in the contest over the
win of Anna Christine Norman Booth,
actress, to support the contention OF
her husband and mother that she was
unduly influenced when she willed John
Hayden, ST., $4,000 and cut them on
without a cent.
The letters were unsigned, but coun-
sci for the contestants declared they
were in Hayden's handwriting. Miss
Booth leaped to her death last March
from a midtown hotel window. The
letters were found when her safe de-
post box was opened after her death.
During 1929 nearly 1900, 900 radio re-
ceiving sets were sold in this country
for an approximate total of $75O 600, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
KINGS COLLEGE TUTOR,
Is SLAIN BY STUDENT
British Detective Sergeant Also Is
Wounded Before Killer Turns
Gun on Himself.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, England. June 3.-In
a sensational shooting tragedy in his
toric Cambridge University this after
noon D. NJ Potts, a first-year student
at Kings College, shot and killed his
tutor, A. r. r. Wollaston, noted ex-
plorer.
Potts also was charged with having
shot and wounded Detective Sergt. VIII
son of the Cambridge police force be-
fore turning his revolver on himself.
Potts died several hours later in a
hospital here.
University officials declared the stu
dent had been well treated by the tutor
and other executives of the institution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03

Thirty-eight suggestions in all were
listed as follows:
1. Purchase of the Redwood Noun
tain forest of Sequoia Gigantea. near
Sequoia National Park, California, to be
named for Mr.. Mather.
2. An entrance gateway at Tiogs
Pass.
3. A chapel and community house in
Yosemite Valley.
4. A community house in Yosemite
Valley.
S. A Stephen T. Mather fund, oil
foundation, the income from which Is
to be used for what seems necessary In
some national park.
6. A memorial bridge across some
stream in national park.
z. A fine pipe organ, to be endowed
| for maintenance and services of an or
| ganist, the organ to be properly housed
| and In the Yosemite Valley.
8. A wilderness area Of some sort
rather than an artificial structure or Q
finished park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03

i7S9S7SIS5 m SHfSS2'TYS7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-03
Reports German Payment.

BERLIN, June (P).-The Frank
furter zeitung says that Germany has
paid into the Bank for international
Settlements a deposit of 100, 100000
marks which she is obliged to do under
the terms of The Hague agreement.
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
MRS. ALICE NICHOLS

Funeral services will be held
Monday morning at 10 o'clock at
the John r. Wright funeral par.
lors for Mrs. Alice Nichols, 86, Of
$50 @ st. N. W., who died yester-
day morning after a long illness.
Interment win be in Arlington
National Cemetery.
She came to this country from
England at the end Of the civil
war. She had, since 1884, main
tanned an active interest in
charitable work of all kinds here.
Mrs Nichols was a member Of
the Hamline Methodist Church.
Surviving her are a son, Harry
H. Nichols and two daugh -trs,
Mrs. Alice M. Speakes and Mrs.
Maude N. jackson. both Of this
city. There are also eight grand
children and four great grand
children.
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
b. " r n
NOT ICES

Donald and Elizabeth Potter, girl
twins
William D. and Mae U. Sullivan, boy.
Henry D. and Bertha NJ. Larey, girl.
Frank G. and Jessie Thomas, girl.
Robert C. and Freda C. Whitley.
girl
Allison N. and Katherine Miller. girl.
oliver W. and Grace Heinecke. girl.
Walter D. and Mabel Brown, girl
Henry G. and Margaret Fraser, girl
Walter r. and Mary z. Mccarthy.
girl.
Don and Loretta Reed, girl.
Jeffrey C. and Elizabeth S. Metzei
Peyton B. and Euginia c. Fletcher.
boy.
William and Anna Halocker. boy.
John A. and Amy ]. Henry twin
boys.
Richard and Ruth Marby. boy.
Thaddeus S. and Beatrice D. Lark.
girl.
Clarence and Beatrice Smith, girl.
Reginold and Carrie Galloway, girl
James and Lillian Keys, girl. ..-
James H. and Katrina ". Ward, girl
Hugh D. and Catherine Kirsey, boy.
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
Monument Visitors y
To Climb 100 Feet

A change in handling visitors
at the washington Monument Is
contemplated by Col. q. S. Grant,
director Of Public Buildings and :
Parks. -
A new system, inaugurated
Easter Sunday and Monday, and
found to relieve congestion at the
top level, as we'll as increaSe 3
traffic capacity Is per cent, pro-
videS that the elevator carry :
passengers to the 450-foot land
ing, from which they proceed on
foot the remaining 100 feet.
A special count at the Lincoln
Memorial showed there were 4,2fS-
visitors on Easter Sunday be-
tween the hours of 4::30 and 9:30.7
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
FLORISTS
YOUTH To HOP
sste4S
FOR COAST
OV"~ ~@4

WESTFIELD, N. j., April 26s
U.Nsl.-Frank H. Goldboroughk
10, is scheduled to hop off from
here Monday morning for Los An
geles in an attempt to set q new
junior transcontinental airplanG
record. ~
Goldsborough is the son 20
Bryce Goldsborough, who d.
appeared with Miss Frances Cry.
son in the transatlantic attempt
of the Dawn" 5s.ss--
The he youth will attempt 70
make the flight in three daHs.
He will not fly at night or dur
ing unfavorable weather. AT the
start he will carry fuel sufficienr
for seven hours Of flying. s69
His First Stop
After leaving Westfield, he viii
stop first at Wheeling, w. Vs.
for refueling. After passing over
Columbus, Ohio, he will stop
again for sas at Indianapolis ana
plans to reach st. Louis before I
night.
The second day he plans to pas
over Springfield, Mo-. and stop &C
Tulsa, Okla, for fuel. Proceeding
from there he will fly to Fort
Worth, Tex. Then flying by way
Of Midland, Tex. he will 60 20
Ell Paso, where he will pass the-
second night. :.:4
Private License
The last day he plans to take
off for Tucson. Ariz., take on fuel.
and then fly direct to his goal
at the Metropolitan airport. at
Los Angeles. All Of the plans are
subject to change on account Of
weather conditions. The return
trip has not yet been checked.
Goldsborough lives in Jackson
Heights, Queens. He is q gradu-
ate of Flushing High School. He.
holds a private pilots license, ana
has 81 hours Of flying time to his
credit.
The Washington times., 1930-04-26

c. NJ. Peterson, %. and Ruth B.
Kiess, 21 The Rev. A. F. Poore.
White. 81. The Rev. H. w. Tolson.
Ulysses c. Smith. 80. and Mary Link.
81. The Rev. w. B. Hill.
Howard ". Reisinger, 25, and Evelyn
NJ. Gregory. 10. The Rev. H. NJ.
Hennig.
Ernest NJ. Colvin. tr.. ~, and Mildred
H. Creel. %. The Rev. J. c. COpen-
haver.
John T. Ford, 81. and Cora v.
Corner, 21. The Rev. ]. L. McLain.
Raymond E. Clayton. 90. and Mary
A. Cheadle, 20. The Rev. ]. E. Briggs.
w. NJ Neaf. 81. and Virginia Bricker,
10. The Rev. A. F. Poore.
Carl NJ weissmuller, 26, and Ella NJ
Schanrauk, 23. The Rev. George Eveler,
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
DEATHS

Thomas Hickey. 10 years, Home for
Aged and 1nfirm.
Lena w. Hazard, 70 years. S24S n
st. N, w.
Emma L. Stiles. 70 years $500 Con
necticut Ave. N. w.
Mollie Radcliffe, 81 years. 1929 C St
8. z.
BENJAMIN F. Lowe. 81 years 221O
Pennsylvania Ave. n. w.
Esther e. O'Connell, ~ years, $50
Connecticut Ave. N. w.
Martha F. Jones, Al years. 5000 Con.
necticut Ave. N. w.
Kemp Washington, rs years, 1917 First
st. S. e.
Thomas e. Brown, So years, Free
mans Hospital.
Fred Cooper, ss years. $500 Eye 81
n. w!
Columbia Carroll 20. Gallinger
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
Potomac Yard Rum
FOOts 2O.37O Quarts

A check-up late yesterday Of the
liquor seized by Federal prohibi'
ton agents in Potomac Yards,
Thursday, revealed 2o,370 quarts,
valued at 100000.
The transfer of the two car
loads will be completed today, Spe-
cial Agent Warren A. HeddenS,
who made the seizure, reported
last night.
The Washington times., 1930-04-26
Mayor Walker in Bed
Suffers RrenkdOLLla

NEW YORK, April 20 QN.Sa.
Mayor James j. Walker was con-
fined to his bed today. suffering q
nervous breakdown. His doctor
ordered him to forego reviewing
the annual police parade today. :.
Dr.. William Schroeder, jr., the
mayot's physician, said that over
work had caused Walkers illness. !
He will not be able to return to to-
his desk for at least a week. -