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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

many gentlemen whom am facing, and
perhaps much longer time, of the con-
Struction Of this means of crossing the
river. And we are asked to support the
amendment without knowing who is to
bear the expense of building free
bridge"
Representative Cooper, Republican, OF
Wisconsin, who has served in the House
longer than any of his colleagues, COM
ing here first in 1893, joined with Rep
reSentatives Schafer and Cochran, DEM
ocrat, of Missouri, in opposing the toll
bridge. He emphasized the importance
of the proposed development in giving
the National Capital a proper setting
and making the palisade drives attrac-
tive to tourists. He said:
zone of the most instructive, beauti-
full drives in the world, when these con-
| templated improvements have all been
perfected, will be the drive from the
Capitol, through the Mall, past the
great Monument to Washington, past
! the Memorial to Lincoln, up the river
! to the Falls, across that bridge and
down on the other side, past Arlington
| to Mount Vernon. More than any other
road in all the world, it will teach pa
| triotism and thrill the hearts of lovers
of liberty. Thousands Of AUTOMOBILES
will go over that bridge on Sundays
AAuAA0ANAO "AAA ~ wv ~ SA@ N'O~S 1890
day"
Chairman Dempsey of the rivers and
harbors committee stressed, during his
| lengthy debate with the friends of
power development, led by Representa-
| tive McDuffe, Democrat, of Alabama
the importance of the Cramton bill, say
ing:
ALLOW me to say what I have said
repeatedly, that this bill is very i'm
portant bill and long step in advance
| for this National Capital and also fol
the Nation. I am very earnestly, very
| honestly, very enthusiastically for this
bill, and I trust and believe we have
reached a substantial agreement, and
hope that we will not get into any
| technical details which will in any way
or to any extent jeopardize the success
of the bill"
| Representative Treadway, Republican
of Massachusetts,, who, when the bill fol
restoration of Wakefield, the birthplace
of Washington. WIS under consideration
in the House, protested that the Fed
eral Government should control all such
shrines including Mount Vernon. and
make 1t impossible for any admission
charge to be exacted, renewed this pro-
test yesterday. He asked:
Does not the gentleman think thai
the same thing would apply to the en-
trance to Mount Vernon? Should not
the public be allowed to enter the
grounds OF Mount Vernon without
charger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
ROBSON HEADS
POLICE PROBE BODY
Committee Left Without
Chairman When Sackett
Was Made Ambassador.

With the appointment today of SEN
ator RobSion, Republican, of Kentucky,
as chairman, the subcommittee han
ding the investigation of the Police
Department, district attorneys Office
and other local agencies, is in posi-
ton to function once more.
The subcommittee was left without a
chairman several weeks ago when Sen
ator Sackett, Republican, of Kentucky
left the Senate to become American
Ambassador to Germany.
Chairman Capper of the Senate COM
mittee also announced today the filling
of all other subcommittee vacancies, In
Guiding the selection of Senator Kean,
Republican, of New Jersey, to become
head of the group in charge of traffic
problems. This post formerly was held
by Senator Hastings, Republican, of
Delaware, who was transferred from the
District committee to the interstate
commerce committee. The police and
FIRE subcommittee toook recess shortly
before Christmas in its work on the
investigation started by Senator Blease,
Democrat, of South Carolina, into sew
eral specific matters connected with the
Police Department and district attor-
ney's Office. Before the Christmas holi-
days were over Senator Sackett was APP
pointed Ambassador, and since that
time the subcommittee has been await
ing the selection of a new chairman.
Senator Robson, q member of the
House for number of years, was ap-
pointed Senator to succeed Sackett and
was also assigned to the District COM
mittee.
Senator Baird, Republican, Of New
Jersey, another new member Of the
local committee, was placed on the fol-
lowing subcommittee: Banks and in
surance, streets and avenues, and traflc.
Senator Robson also was placed on
these subcommittee Judiciary, educa-
ton and labor, and public health.
Senator Gould, Republican, of Maine
was assigned to the streets and avenues
subcommittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31

The majority this year is eager for
work, and hundreCj left beds yester-
day at 5 am. to SEX employment at
the District Building or at business
establishments and homes throughout
the city.
A day at shoveling snow usually
the shoveler, q fair stake"
The higher type of transient this
year Is a matter of comment among
Salvation Army workers.
Although none of the places was as
full last night as on the night Of the
snowstOrm, more than 400 men were
quartered at the Gospel Mission, 214
John Marshall place; some $50 others
at the Central Union Mission, 622
Louisiana avenue, and at least another
hundred with the Salvation Army and
the Districts municipal lodging house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
BURROUGHS ORDER
DEF|ED BY PARENTS
35 Vote to Refuse to Comply
With School Transfer
Decree.

Voting in defiance to the Board oil
Education's ruling that students of the
seventh and eighth grades of the John
Burroughs School should be transferred
to the new Langdon School, 35 parents
members Of the Burroughs Citizens
Association which met in protest last
night, declared they would refuse to
comply with the order. Five others
voted to obey the ruling.
Despite the decision to refrain from
making the vote official, the possibility
Of strike loomed today, although the
parents have agreed any less violent
action will be adopted If the adoption OF
new agreement can benefit the pupils
Termed the most rapidly growing
section OF the northeast, the Burroughs
community at Fifteenth street and
Rhode Island avenue northeast, is said
to be lacking In educational facilities
The order of the Board of Education, ii
was said last night, would not aid the
section, as the removal of the seventh
and eighth grades would only delay the
congestion temporarily.
The Langdon neighborhood, it was
said, has fewer residents, but is better
equipped with schools as it has the
16-claSs Langdon School and the 8-claSs
Woodbridge institution.
Local Politics Blamed.
Local politics were blamed at the
meeting for the conditions existing.
The decision to refrain from making
the Burroughs vote official came par
tally because of the lack of any plan
which would substitute for the boards
order. William E. Rabenhorst, presi-
dent, when asked to advise parents OF
remedies for the situation answered
that he would not assume the response
bility Of advising the adoption Of any
rule
Compromise action by the Board Of
Education is awaited as a method
OF solution. Should the board desire
to call special meeting tomorrow to
debate the question members of the
Burroughs Association will readily at
tend, Rabenhorst declared. Saturday is
the closing day of the semester and
some action is necessary to prevent the
opening CT the new term with pupils
undecided as to what school they shall
attend, it was said.
Claims Benefit in Future.
Selden M. Ely, superintendent of The
fifth division, which includes the two
schools, was present and requested that
the order be obeyed, although there
would be some inconvenience. The
benefit would come in the future, Ely
said.
The request was not needed, as Bur-
roughs members contended that If they
sent their children to the Langdon
School, increasing its enrolment, the
Woodbridge School would remain con-
gested, which would necessitate the
construction of additional housing
facilities. Burroughs School, on the
other hand, it was said, would be tenn
porarily relieved and any prospect of
construction of new school would be
slight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
SF1OVELS STAKE 300 WANDERERS
WHO TURN SNOW INTO PROFIT
Charity Institutions Note Exodus When Opportunity for
Work Knocks to Men.

Several hundred transient men with
snow shovels yesterday "staked" them
selves to trip South.
When the intense cold weather settled
over Washington they were noticeably
absent from their usual lodging places.
At the Salvation Army's Hall, at the
Central and Gospel Missions and at the
Districts lodging house some 800 men
were missing. although the temperature
in the streets was approaching zero.
The men had found employment. Few
showed dispositions to linger In the
city after scoops had been turned In
and wages collected.
Unusually large numbers of the un-
employed are moving through Washing
ton this Winter once they make
stake" Nhey move on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
WANT OFFICES HELD
BY RESIDENTS ONLY
Conduit Road Citizens Instruct
Committee to Give Views
to Congress.

Following lengthy discussion on the
residential qualifications for appointees
to District government posts, the Con-
duit Road Citizens Association last
night instructed its executive committee
to make known to Congress that the
association favors the appointment of
District residents only to local offices.
The executive committee also was in
structed to make known the desire of
the association for the enactment of
legislation to do away with the placing
OF the greater part of the burden for
street repairs and highway development
upon the abutting property owners.
An address was delivered at the meet
ing by Mrs. Elwood Street, wife Of the
director Of the Washington Community
Chest. Clyde S. Bailey, president Of the
association, presided. The meeting was
held n the Community Church, Cathe-
dral and Connecticut avenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
ROBBERS TAKE PROPERTY
HERE VAL UED AT $685. 80
Articles Range From Vacuum
Cleaner to Jewelry in Series
of Thefts.

Ranging in kind from vacuum clean
ers and jewelry to tobaccos and a pistol,
articles of a total value of $685., 80 were
stolen last night, police were informed
Those robbed and their losses in
Guided Sam Futrosky, 403 H street,
jewelry, $475; James P. Cassidy, $50
Twenty-fifth street, a vacuum cleaner
and tools, $3.50: John w. Wood, to-
baccos, 5000; Alice T. Lanham, TIC
Seventh street northeast, money and
watch, $50, and John L. Butler, 617
Oneida place, revolver, valued at $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
ABBOT VOCATIONAL
GIVES 7 DIPLOMAS
James G. Yaden Delivers Address
at Mid Year Exercises
Held at School.

Diplomas. awarded after two years
preparation in the skilled trades, were
received by seven graduates of the ABB
bot Vocational School yesterday at mid
year graduation exercises at the school.
James G.. Yaden. chairman of the
school committee Of the Federation of
Citizens Associations, delivered the
graduating address. A. j. Driscoll, presi-
ton, presided.
Graduates and their respective trades
are: Robert Burgess. woodshop; Newton
Bowman, auto mechanics; Winston Ire
land, plumbing; Julius Kirson and Ed
ward Raab, printing; Leonard King and
Solomon Feldman, painting. Each Of
the graduates gave brief talk on some
phase Of his education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
GETS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Mrs. Helen Fisher, Wife of Elk
Dry Agent, Awarded Decree.

Mrs. Helen NJ. Fisher, 9O2 East Capt.
toll street, wife of Otis E. Fisher,
former prohibition agent who came into
prominence as the result of the shoot
ing of Senator Green in a chase of rum
runners several years ago, was awarded
a final decree of absolute divorce by
Justice Bailey today. She sued Fisher
on statutory grounds.
Mrs. Fisher declared Fisher deserted
her on May -, 1929. They were mar
ried June 20, 1928, in this city and have
no children. No claim for alimony was
made by the wife, who was represented
by Attorney Raymond Neudecker,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
STRESSES Two-YEAR CLAUSE.
VandenbTg Says Merger Plan Must
Have Fare Guarantee.

n1Vc raro Guarantee.
The guarantee against any increase
IN car fare for two years must be kept
In the pending street railway mercer
legislation, in the opinion of Senator
Vandenberg Of Michigan, member Of
the District committee.
Senator Vandenberg declared yester-
day afternoon that, while he could not
speak for the committee, he was pre-
pared to express his personal view that
the merger cannot be approved without
this provision.
II the requirement for q two-year
continuation Of existing fares is an in
surmountable obstacle from the view
point OF the companies, then we might
as well suspend all merger negotiations
and not waste further time"
Senator Vandenberg said he could
not believe this provision would be an
insurmountable difIiculty, because. after
more than year Of studying the ulIes-
ton, he Is convinced that the econo-
mics expected from merger and the
savings to the companies from being
relieved Of paving charges would prove
Of such advantage to the companies
that they could forego the possibility
OF change In rates within two years.
The committee is expected to meet
next week to consider the merger reso-
luton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
COURT TO RECEIVE
STREET CAR FARE
BRIEFS WEDNESDAY
Date Set by Justice Wheat
After Hearing Oral
Arguments.
BOWEN ASKS INJUNCTION
BE MADE UNCONDITIONAL
Vandenburg Says Merger Plan
Must Keep Two Year Guaran.
tee Against Increase.

Justice Alfred Wheat of District SUI
preme Court has set next Wednesday
as the day for receiving written briefs
from the parties in the street car fare
case after hearing oral arguments in
Equity Court yesterday. The arguments
were directed to securing a temporary
injunction compelling the Public Utili-
ties Commission to order an increase In
carfare In the District to 10 cents cash,
four tokens for 80 cents. The present
rate Is cents cash, six tokens for 40
cents.
Speaking for the Capital Traction
Co., q. Thomas Dunlop said this in
crease would make this company's re-
turn on its valuation 4.S3 per cent in
stead OF the present return of 347 per
cent. He described both rates as con-
flscatory OF the petitioners property
and therefore unconstitutional, and
quoted the recent decision of the
United States Supreme Court in the
Baltlmore street railway dispute. In
mat case the court held a return of
6A per cent confiScatory and said that
return OF 712 or per cent might be
necessary before conf1scation Of the
companys property was avoided.
Bowen Presents Arguments.
Similar arguments were made in be-
nall OF the Washington Railway Ss
Electric Co. by S. r. Bowen, its vice
president and general counsel. Mr..
Bowen also asked that the injunction
be made unconditional. The effect of
this would be that If, on the hearing of
motion for final Injunction. Il
should be decided that the fare sched-
ule ordered In the temporary Injunction
mad been too high the riders who had
paid the higher rate would not recap
ture the difference,
Speaking for the Public Utilities
Commission, Assistant CORPORATION
Counsel Vernon l.. West contended that
the evidence submitted by the carriers
before the Public Utilities Commission
was so unsatisfactory that it was i'm
possible to tell from it what the trIIe
value OF the companies property is.
He said that the evidence was silent as
70 depreciation and revealed incorrect
methods Of bookkeeping by the WASH
ington Railway g. Electric Co. If these
were corrected they would add 5000 .OOO
year to the company's income, he
H. =. Young, who represented the
Iowa Thomas Circle Citizens Associa-
tlon IN the case before the Public Utili-
ties Commission, attempted to arp1Ie
the proposition that the court should
order q scent fare, since the charter
provisions Of the companies calling for
this fare had never been repealed.
since Mr.. Young had not given notice
OF MS intention to the other side. he
was instructed to calendar his motion
for hearing In the proper way. This
motion will be argued later.
@wmurrwr ~-~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
OLDEST RETIRED ARMY
OFFICER BURIED TODAY
Gen. Gordon Served During Civil
and Indian Wars and Was
Widely Known.

Funeral services for Brig. Gen. David
Stuart Gordon, 81 years old, oldest re-
tired officer of the United States Army,
who died Tuesday, were conducted at
Gawler's chapel, 1854 Pennsylvania
avenue, today at 10 o'clock Rev. DR..
George Fiske Dudley. rector of st.
Stephens Episcopal Church. officiated.
Interment was in Arlington Cemetery.
Gen. Gordon was a veteran of the
Civil and Indian Wars and was widely
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
GIRL RESERVES TO MEET.
400 Delegates From Eastern Re-
gion to Convene in Capital.

More than 200 delegates from the va
rious States comprising the Eastern re-
gion OF the Girl Reserves will meet here
today with 20 delegates from the Dis
trict Of Columbia for the annual Mid
winter conference of the organization.
The opening session will take place at
Z pm. In Barker Hall, Y. w. @. A..
Seventeenth and X streets. The con-
ference win continue until Sunday att
ernoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Crew of Five browns.

GULFPORT, Miss, January 81 Dr.
Five colored seamen. the captain and
crew Of the oyster lugger Navagoe
drowned early Wednesday in the rs
mile gale that swept across Mississippi
Sound. said a report yesterday from
Charles Carlson, ighthousekeeper, west
Of Cat Island. The boat went to pieces
10 miles OF shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
Australia Votes Work for Idle.

SYDNEY, Australia, January 81 (P1.-
Appropriation of $4,000 900 to provide
work for unemployed was voted by the
federal government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-31
WOMAN AND SON FOUND
DEAD OF GAS IN HOME
Investigating officials Believe
Deaths From Heater Fumes
Accidental.

Carrie Miller, colored, 40 years old,
and her son, Evald Grover, is years old,
were found dead in their home, SO Mas
sachusetts avenue, early today. Fumes,
police say, were escaping from q gas
heater in the room they were occupying.
Investigating officials expressed belief
that the deaths were accidental.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-17
7AE Man STEM
Intimate Glimpses of the Valleys Alley

Along Elizabeth

Along Elizabeth
George "Dord" Goodrich. walk
ing along under his own power.
having discarded his crutches....
getting along fine ...Theos N.
AIleyn. -. riding up the main stem
80. Looking In show windows.
Margaret Anderson, looking lone
some..... drinking cokes. Sam
Hughston.. talking insurance..
pointing to a picture Of the rock
Of Gibraltar. wv. T. BiggS. who
Is good at bridge work. going TO
work. Sam Bennett. lin q new
car. catching the air. Emmett
Sewall. 80. bordering the question.
ito sing or MOTTO sing.
Days News
II J. NJ. "Chief" George cops the
golf tournament in Tampico this
week, 1t will mean possibly the best
free advertising this section has
received in many moons.
His name, and the name OF
Brownsville, in the lower Rio Gran
de Valley, will be in every newspa-
per published in Mexico. 1t will
20 over the wires Of the Associated
Press all over the United States.
And northerners who think Val
lev citizens shoot nothing but ban
dts and cattle thieves. will learn
that golf is also shot here. and
shot well We do not mean well
shot.
DR.. B. o. Works, the country
clubs president. seems to think tina.
our George will carry home the
bacon. II he shoots his best game,
doubtless he viii.
It is hoped Harlingen will reach
$1,000 n their census figures. To
date, their total Is around 5000, or
less. But there are two weeks left
in which to tally that number.
A similar warning Is being issued
to other Valley towns. from Mis-
sion south. If they wish TO attain
the best returns possible in the
final counts, they will have to get
70 work, and aid the census En-
umerators. A little help now viii
do a world Of good.
Sing The Eyes Of Texas are
upon You" and then substitute the
word America for Texas, and you
will be predicting what viii hap
pen when the Creager-C Golfers suit
opens here early in May.
The eyes Of the nation will be
focused on Brownsville. And wheth-
| er or not Mr.. Creager convinces the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-17
Texas Journalists
Will Visit Valley
Especial to The Herald.

N-EN
HARLINGEN, April 1.-THE VAL
ley was assured Wednesday by the
South Texas Chamber OF Commerce
that q number Of delegates 10 the
Texas Press Association convention
at Corpus Christi on June u will
pay 1t q visit.
The organization, which Is COM
posed of editors Of papers. both
large and small. from all sections Of
the state, is considered perhaps the
most influential newspaper ergan-
ization in the state. 1t is by far the
largest.
While plans now Ire incomplete,
secretaries Of the Valley chambers
OF Commerce have been advised OF
the coming OF the editors, and It is
expected they will cooperate in
working out elaborate plans for
heir entertainment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-17

into Mexican money. Jesse Den
nett. having o good time in hts
new building. ...s selling cars. Joe
Calderoni. 49,. dispensing drugs.
Judge Jas. A. Graham. going
home from work. Lee 3. James
....in Q a 10 times bigger than
he s....percolating along-Burt
Hinkley, Jr.. talking about GID
ers saying he'd like to get back
into the air..
We remember back in high school
and college days during class cleo
tons 10 many names We're nornin-
ated that when the voting was
called, some OF the candidates would
receive but one vote, and some
times none. Even the person NOM
mating a friend would desert him
at the last minute.
II the race for governor in Texas
continues to attract many more
names, the same situation will exist,
There will be so many names in
the pot that some will have 70 be
ignored.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-04-17
VALLEY LABOR
FEAR GAINED
Planters Assured Box Bill
Not Likely to Pass
Congress

N6pCCaG4 10 lie H6Id1dJ
HARLINGEN. April 1~7.-Planters
Of the Valley were assured Wednes-
day by Z. II. Whitehead. director Of
publicity for the South Texas Cham
Der OF Commerce. that a careful
check on the situation in Washing
ton has convinced officials Of his
organization that there Is no hkeli-
hood Of the passage Of the Box bill
or any other legislation at this ses-
sion Of Congress TO further restrict
Mexican immigration.
This belief. he explained. has been
arrived at on the basis OF reports
from several persons who are IN
position to keep well posted on how
Washington feels about the problem.
Mr.. Whitehead's statements were
strengthened Wednesday by advises
from veteran correspondents IN
Washington that what he said was
correct. that President Hoover is
understood to be anxious that no
thing be done by Congress which
might undo the benefits Of his good
win tour through South and Central
America, and that the Senate is
probably lined up in such q way
as to prevent passage Of immigra-
ton restrictive legislation at this
session.
The Rio Grande Valley. Inc. along
with the South Texas Chamber Of
Commerce has played an active and
important part in the fight to stop
enactment OF a bill before Congress
adjourns, which would reduce Mex
ican immigration and. thereby, the
supply Of labor for harvesting the
Valleys crops. A meeting Of this
organization viii be held April "a
at San Benito. at which the labor
problem will be given q thorough
airing.
Mr.. Whitehead declared that one
Of the more important aims Of the
South Texas organization at the
present time Is TO aid other states
IN the preparation and passage Of
legislation. similar TO the johnson
bill. which viii prevent the I'm
portation OF seasonal Mexican labor
by northern interests and thereby
take away from adherents OF fur
Their restrictive measures one Of
their chief arguments.