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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
elders SUCCEED
IN CAPITAL DEBUT
% Flights Are Made by
Members of Club in
Craft They Built.

Airplane gliding has made its debut
In the National Capital. Twenty-three
successful flights have been made by
members of the Washington Glider Club
In q glider designed and built by club
members. A second glider, of more ad-
vanced type, is now nearing compile
ton, said Ernest w. SPHINX, club pres1-
dent, today.
The flights were made privately on
the estate of Louis H. Crook, near the
Congressional Country Club, on Sunday,
and further flights are to be made there
next Sunday.
Among those who made flights In the
clubs glider were Lieut.. Ralph S. Bar
naby, Navy glider pilot, and Mrs. Bar
naby. The % flights were made by
Is different persons.
All Of the flights were made over
short distances, the glider rising only a
few feet above the ground. This is the
ordinary procedure in primary glider
training. The secondary glider now un-
der construction is of more advanced
type and will permit longer flights, Mr.
Smith said.
The shock-cord method of launching
was used, long rubber rope giving the
the air. The center of the rope is
caught in hook on the nose of the
glider and half a dozen men draw out
the ends of the rope, while others hold
the glider until the rope is stretched and
under great tension. The glider is re-
leased and catapulted into the air much
as stone Is shot from "bean-shooter."
The Washington Glider Club was or
ganized last Fau. 1t numbers among
its members several aeronautical engi-
neerS, including Jack T. Gray and Gay
lord N. Newton Of the engineering sec
ton Of the aeronautics branch, Depart
ment of Commerce. Paul e. CARRIER,
secretary of the club, Is curator of aero
nautics at the Smithsonian Institution
and is recognized as a national au-
thority on the construction of model
gliders. Several members have made
glider flights previously and several,
among them Mr.. Sphinx, were wartime
airplane pilots.
In addition to gliding activities, the
club Is planning series of lectures in
the near future on various subjects re-
lated to the sport Of gliding. The course
will be open to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
DELEGATION IN CITY
ON SPECIAL MISSION
Forty Leading Business Men of
Tacoma, Wash, Here on Good
Will Tour.

Forty of the leading business men
Of Tacoma, Wash, are making a visit
in the National Capital, partly in the
interests of factories and trade bodies
of heir city and partly on q good will
tour of 19 cities of the country.
Tomorrow the men from the West
Coast city will be received at the White
House by President Hoover and Thurs
day night they will hold banquet at
the Willard Hotel, in this way bringing
together the interests of the East and
West.
Among those in Washington at the
present time are Fred G. Brewer, presi-
dent of the Tacoma Chamber of Com
merce; A. F. Albertson, Roy N. Allen,
Gen. James M. Ashton, John S. Baker,
George Barlow, B. E. Buckmaster, G. F.
Davidson, John Dover, j. Albert Ewes,
A. c. G. Gamer, Edwin Gregory, Fred
Griffon, Maj. E. G. Griggs, Forbes P.
Haskell, Calvin Heilig, Scott Hender-
son, Charles H. Hyde Frank E. Jeffries,
j. T. S. Lyle, L. B. Macdonald, w. H.
Miller, Alvin F. Mueller, j. L. Norton,
Samuel A. Perkins, G.. H. Raleigh, DR..
e. A. Rich, George Scofield, Ralph Shat
fer, Oscar Smith, Phillip j. Sullivan, T.
A. Stephenson, H. K. Todd, William
Virges, Leo v. Weston, Charles B. Welsh,
publisher and general editor of the
Tacoma News Tribune, and DR.. E. G.
Wheeler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
H. B. MENUS NAMED
TO OPTIMIST HONOR
Local Board of Governors Chair
man Is Given Dis
trict Post.

j. w. Burch, secretary and treasurer
Of the Sixteenth District, Optimist In
ternational, of which the Washington
club Is member, today announced that
Herbert B. Nevius, chairman of the
board Of governors of the local club, has
been named governor of the district.
Other officers chosen by the district
are: Douglas Morrison, Baltimore, lieu
tenant governor; Adrian Warning, Wash
ington, lieutenant governor; j. w.
Burch, Washington, secretary treasurer;
Hugh Phillips, Washington, and j.
Swing Willis, Baltimore, directors; Fen
ton Leith, Washington, nominator; j.
Swing Willis, Baltimore, alternate nomi-
nator.
Wash B. Williams president of the
Washington Optimist Club, today an
nounced the chairmen of committees
for 1880, as follows: Membership, j. w
Nesbitt; attendance, Adrian Warning:
program, P. G. Bowie; prizes, Harold
zirkin; entertainment, I. Harry An
gelico; transportation, Henry willard;
sergeant-at-armS, Ray Catlin; audit,
Don K. Hutchinson; golf, Hugh Phil
lips; bowling, Ray Catlin; house, George
Pitt; civic club relations, Herbert B.
Nevius; boys work, T. e. Gilbert; pub
lefty Earl Nash; glad hand, Hugh
Phillips, and initiation, Paul Grove.
The weekly luncheon meeting of the
club tomorrow afternoon at the Hamil-
ton Hotel will be a reception in honor
of Governor Eavius, who last year served
~ president OF the Washington Club
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
GIANT WHO STRUCK
WOMAN is JAILED
Man Loses Argument Small Victim
Gilt First" in Row
Over Dime.

A colored man, well over six feet in
height, lost his claim that Mrs Nettie
Pecker, small Greek grocery store own
er, "hit him first" in an argument
over bum dime" and was subsequently
sentenced to serve $50 days In jail to-
day by Police Judge Ralph Given.
Mrs. Pecker testified that Thomas
Dean, the defendant, bought a plug"
of chewing tobacco from her store in
northeast Washington Saturday night.
He tossed me dime, your honor,
which hit the counter and sounded like
a piece of lead" Mrs Pecker said, then
he had the nerve to go out and sit
on the curb and bite of big wad
of tobacco. bit the dime and my
teeth went through. went to him
and demanded good dime. He hit me
and remembered no more"
Mrs. Pecker appeared with one black
eye, two teeth missing, and q cut, which
required eight stitches to close, on her
arm, all Of which she attributed to
Dean.
"She said gave her bum dime.
Twas tn same dime some one gave
me. Anyway she hit me first your
honor" said Dean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
DONOVAN FAVORS
NEW MOORE BILL
Auditor Wants Commission
to Decide U. S. Contribu-
ton to District.

After reviewing the sums of the pro-
posed budget for 1891, and the total
sums of the prospective revenue, Mai.
Daniel ]. Donovan, favored the enact
ment of the Moore bill providing for
the establishment Of commission to
determine the amount the Federal Gov
eminent should contribute to District
expenses, at a meeting of the Mid
City Citizens Association in the Thorn
son School last night.
He urged, however, that reservation
be made in the proposed bill to require
the Commission to decide on the sum
each two years instead Of naming the
sum to be contributed each year over
a four-year period.
Indicating that either the Federal
contribution will have to be increased or
the tax rate raised, Mai Donovan said:
Matter Of Time.
1.-THE question is Just how long it is
going to be before the Federal Govern
ment increases its contribution to the
District
ct don't see how it is possible to keep
from increasing tax rates" The present
annual contribution by the Federal Gov
eminent is hardly more than enough to
take care of current annual improve
ments, he said.
Prior to Maj Donovan's address the
association adopted a resolution favor
ing the enactment Of the Moore bill for
the establishment of the commission to
determine the amount of the Federal
Governments contribution to the Dis
trict.
Praise Police Work.
The association also adopted resolu-
ton favoring the Capper bill providing
for the expenditure Of $15,000,000 for
the Municipal Center, with the reserva-
ton that all the District surplus, plus
additional funds to be derived from the
sale of the District Building, be utilized
in the project, with funds then exceed
ing the surplus to be provided as now
proposed in the bill.
The Police Department and the homi-
eide squad were praised in q resolution
for experimenting the accused murderers
Of Prohibition Agent Lamar w. York.
DR.. w. @. Fowler, health oh1cer, was
commended in resolution for his ef-
forts to enforce the anti-smoke law In
the District. A. j. Driscoll, president of
the association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
POLICE ON TRAIL
OF JIMMY THIEVES
$4,000 in Dental Gold Reported
Stolen From Offices in
Washington.

Search for band Of Jimmy thieves"
has been instituted by headquarters
detectives following the theft of $4,000
worth of dental gold, which yesterday
afternoon was reported stolen from IA
downtown offices.
The burglars forced access to offices in
the Columbia Medical Building, 1885 I
street: the Kresge Building at Eleventh
and G streets, and an apartment house
at 1929 Vermont avenue and made OF
with the loot.
Dentists whose Offices In the Column
bia Medical Building were entered are
DrS. Lester M. Lucas, William M. Sweet,
Carl L. Mess, Charles d. Cole, Steven
c. Hopkins, Charles W. Rodlum, Tracy
M. Payfair, Arthur L. Harvin and Otto
Wendt.
At the Kresge Building Drs Frank @.
Brightwell and Percy M. Merton report
ed thefts while the apartments of Drs.
j. H. REILLY, c. w. Camalier and G. A.
Baker at 1929 Vermont avenue were
looted.
Detective Sergts. James z. Kane and
Curtis Trammell, who investigated the
robberies, declared that the "jobs" were
the work Of professional Jimmy
thieves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
CHILD
CARE GROUP URGED
Plans to Form Conference
Are Discussed at Session
of Social Agencies.

Plans to form a permanent child care
conference, composed of executives and
board members of private child caring
organizations and institutions for de-
pendent children, were discussed at a
meeting held In the Young Women's
Christian Association yesterday under
the auspices of the Council Of Social
Agencies.
Rev. John M. Cooper, who recently
directed Nationwide study of Cath
Ole institutions for the commonwealth
fund, declared 1t was far better to keep
children in their own homes instead of
sending them to institutions or foster
homes. He cited numerous methods he
said had proved practical in preventing
the breaking up Of homes.
Social investigations have resulted
in materially decreasing the population
Of children's institutions in Richmond,
Miss Mary A. Howell, secretary of the
Richmond Children's Aid Society, re-
ported She said many children had
been kept In their own homes through
operation Of the case work plan.
Miss Katherine Lenroot, chairman Of
the meeting, said she hoped definite
case work demonstration might be made
by the council of social agencies within
a few months for institutions desiring
such service. The group approved q
plan to continue child care conferences
each month,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
= ARMY OFFICER EXPIRES

Lieut.. Col. Frederick B. Downing,
Corps of Engineers, instructor of the
Massachusetts, National Guard, at Cam
bridge, Mass, died at his station Sun
ment advices. He was born at Sharps,
Va, April %, 1888, and was graduated
from the Virginia Military Institute in
1902 and from the West Point Military
Academy in 1906. His entire service was
in the Corps of Engineers and reached
the grade of lieutenant colonel in the
Regular Army in November, 1929.
During the World War he served in
France as q colonel In the National
Army. His widow, Mrs. Ruff G. Down
ing, is in Cambridge arranging for the
funeral services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
CAR KNOCKS YOUTH
TO DEATH IN CANAL
Two Women Held as Rent
Car Is Returned to
Local Agency.

Having obtained admissions that they
were the occupants Of an automobile
which struck and hurled a colored youth
to his death in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal last night. police today were
holding Miss Martha Louise Russell, "a,
of 204 D street northeast, and Mrs.
Lillian e. Walsh, 20, Of 1928 Fifteenth
street, for a coroner'S inquest tomor-
row morning.
Mrs. Walsh told investigators that she
rented the automobile at an agency at
924 Fourth street shortly before z
o'clock last night. Miss Russell was
with her at the time, Mrs. Walsh ex-
planned, and the two women had started
toward Georgetown when Miss Russell
asked permission to take the wheel.
Police were informed that Mrs. Walsh
stopped the car and Miss Russell got
into the drivers seat, proceeding out M
street into Canal road.
The machine was moving west on
Canal road just short of the Foxau road
intersection when 1t Is alleged to have
struck bicycle operated by Fillmore
Ray, 81, colored, Of 1913 Twenty ninth
street, and to have catapulted the
youth over the stone wall buttress into
the water Of the canal.
Feared Arrest.
Miss Russell became confused, Mrs
Walsh said, and drove on despite Mrs.
Walsh's protests, saying that she did
not have q drivers permit and was
afraid she would be arrested.
Several persons nearby heard the
noise of the impact and rushed to the
spot.
Motor Cycle Policeman Frank SEQ
vile Of the Traffic Bureau and Dempsey
Schwartz, 10, of Twenty-f1fth street
near street, dived several times on
reaching the scene in an effort to re-
cover the body before arrival of the
FIRE rescue squad and volunteers.
The, body was recovered by w. T.
Reynolds and w. A. Findley of the
nearby Reynolds boat house after they
had dragged the canal for more than
As minutes. Ray was pronounced dead
by an ambulance doctor from Emer-
gency Hospital. Drowning, possible
fracture of the skull and internal in
jurieS were given as causes.
Furnished by passersby with the
number of the automobile, police ar
rested the two women about an hour
later when they returned the rented
automobile to the Fourth street garage.
At First Denies Accident.
At first, police say, Miss Russell in
sisted that she did not recall hitting
anything while driving in the vicinity
of the accident, but later admitted that
fear Of arrest prompted her to drive on.
Miss Russell said she was from West
Virginia and held permit in that State
to operate automobiles but did not have
1t with her.
Investigators say the automobile was
on the south side of Canal road when
1t struck the bicycle, and that the
bumpers Scraped the wall for more than
100 feet from the point Of impact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
APPROVAL is GIVEN
PAROLE BOARD PLAN
Bill Affecting District Wins Favor
of Commerce Chamber
Committee.

A bill for the creation Of a District
parole board was approved by the ex-
ecutive committee Of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
The bill was prepared by special
subcommittee, Thomas P. Littlepage,
chairman, after months of study of
conditions here and in other cities. 1t
provides for a parole board of three
civilian residents of the District, which
would have power to parole any prisoner
a sentence in excess of six months.
In approving the bill, the executive
committee directed that efforts be made
to secure its introduction in Congress
in the immediate future and Mr.. Little
page declared he intended to seek an
Interview to this end with Senator
Capper, chairman of the Senate Dis
trict committee this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
DR.. BENJAMIN TO ADDRESS
SONS OF THE REVOLUTION
Will Discuss "Part Maryland Had
in the Struggle for American
Independence"

DR.. Marcus Benjamin will deliver an
address on 1.-THE Part of Maryland in
the Struggle for American Independ-
ence" at a meeting of the Sons of the
Revolution in the District of Columbia
in the Willard Hotel tomorrow night at
$50 o'clock. A feature of the meeting
will be the presentation of a new flag
to the society by John H. Storer. A
program of music will be by George H.
O'Connor.
Dr. Thomas E. Green, president of
the society has invited as a special guest
Capt. John H. Cowles, sovereign grand
commander of the Scottish Rite Mason
in view of the prominent part taken
by Masons in the founding of the
American Nation. A reception COM
mittee has been named for the oc-
casion composed of Clarence A. Aspin-
wall, Capt. Robert r. Bennett, John B
Gordon, Lawrence Hoes and DR.. s
Brown Muncaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
POLICY TO BE ADOPTED
ON POTOMAC PERMITS
Government to Act on Plans to
Build Commercial Structures
in and Near City.

A permanent policy to be followed by
the Government in dealing with appli-
cations for permits to build structures
for commercial purposes on the banks
of the Potomac River in the vicinity
of Washington will be adopted soon, Of
flcials indicated today.
Preparations have been made for
hearing May on a request of the Sun
Oil Co. of Philadelphia for authority
to construct q wharf near the Key
Bridge. Maj. Gen. Lyle Brown, chief
of Army engineers, will preside. A Sec
ond oil firm is said to be seeking a SIM
liar privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29

tee, announcing the probable start of
the city-wide general survey on Sep
TENDER !.
Robert j. Cottrell, executive secretary
Of the board, reporting for G. Phillips
Hill, absent chairman of the industrial
interests committee, announced that
efforts are being made to secure "a
more reasonable smoke nuisance law"
Mr.. Cottrell also reported efforts will
be made to secure a flve-year pro-
gram calling for the construction of a
these new structures, he said, prob
ably viii be the Klingle Valley Bridge.
George Pitt. president, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
JEWISH GROUP TO CALL
ON HOOVER TOMORROW
National and Local Organization
Leaders to Discuss New York
Memorial to Warburg.

A delegation of national and local
philanthropic organization officials Ii to
call on President Hoover at the White
House tomorrow morning at IL O'Clock
10 discuss plans for a testimonial to
Felix M. Warburg at Town Hall, in New
York City.
The party includes James N. Rosen-
berg, chairman of the New York jew
!sh Allied Campaign; Harry L. Glucks-
man, director of the National Jewish
Welfare Board; Isaac Cans, for years
prominently identified with civic activi-
ties here and Maurice Bisgyer, director
Of the Washington Jewish Community
Center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
FIRE HITS LIBRARY
Timely Arrival Of Woman in
Charge Averts Bad Blaze.

The timely arrival Of Miss Eva N.
branch library, at her post of duty last
night probably averted q serious IRE.
With the assistance of Rogers Clark,
II years old, who used fire extin-
guisher, the flames were quickly put
out.
Miss Gilbert. on opening the door Of
her office, found the room filled with
smoke. Clark, who was passing by at
the time, noticed the smoke and ran
into the building. Fire apparatus ar
rived too late to be Of assistance. The
blaze was said to have originated from
spontaneous combustion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
Army Plane Film Planned.

Three Army pilots from Boiling Field
will fly P-1 pursuit planes to Fort
Humphreys, Va, where the Army Sig
nal Corps this afternoon will make a
training film for use in the future in
struction Of Army officers. The pilots
are LieutS. Leland 8. Str&Aathan, II. K.
Willis and o. w. Cousl0nd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY
DESCRIBED BY ENGINEER
Charles M. Ripley Declares 3,oOO,-
10000 Slaves Would Be Required
to Replace Present Power.

The wonders of electricity and power
development were described by Charles
M. Ripley, electrical engineer and au-
thor, at a luncheon Of the Advertising
Club of Washington in the National
Press Club auditorium this afternoon.
"Three billion slaves, or almost twice
the population of the world, would be
required to handle the days work in
America should mechanical power
suddenly be taken away" Mr.. Ripley
declared in emphasizing mechanical and
electrical power is depended upon in
modern day life.
Mr. Ripley praised electricity for its
share in raising the standard of living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
$126, 0O2, 397 Spent on Roads.

RICHMOND, Va, April 30 Especially
Virginia has added 1852 miles of
roads to the State highway system since
1918, speeding $126.002. 1897 for con-
struction and maintenance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
Named to Reserve Corps.

John B. Downs, 14O9 Twenty-first
street. this city, has been commissioned
by the War Department first lieuten-
ant and specialist In the Reserve Corps
Of the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-29
POLICE CAPTAIN ILL

Martin Reilly Being Treated at
Georgetown Hospital.
Capt. Martin Reilly has been granted
sick leave from his command at the
sixth police precinct station and is con-
fined to the Georgetown Hospital. He
is being treated by DR.. Charles Dugan.
Lieut.. j. A. Sullivan has been placed in
charge Of the precinct until Capt. Reilly
returns.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-19
Founding of
Sorority to
Be Observed
APRIL 10, 1880

Miss Amy Onkin, grand preddent
Of Pi Beta Phi sorority, win speak
at the luncheon to be held IL die
Riley room Of the Claypool Satdr-
day, April IS. when the sixty-third
anniversary of the founding OF the
sorority will be celebrated.
Mrs. Robert S. Wild will be toast-
master. AS chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge, she is being as
sisted by Mrs. w. K. Gearen. Mrs
Frank D. Hatfield, Mrs. Norman
Green, Miss Marjorie Okes, Miss
Margaret Kellenback and Miss Mary
Lois Hamnitt.
More than three hundred mem
bers and alunnae Of the sorority
from all over the state are expected
to attend. There will be a dance
at the Columbia Club in the eve
ming.
The mother chapter. at Mon
mouth college. Monmouth. ILL.,,
which was abolished a number OF
years ago. because of a faculty rul-
ing concerning sororities and fra
ternities, has been rechartered.
Three new chapters have been es-
tablished during the last year.
There are seventy-eight chapters
in the United States and Canada.
Among the prominent alunATlae are
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Car
RE Chapman Gait.