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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
PUBLIC HEARINGS
CALLED ON ZONING
Two Amendments to Code Will Be
Discussed at Session on
Wednesday.

The zoning Commission will hold a
public hearing Wednesday on two pro-
posed amendments to the code and "a
proposed changes in coming.
Inc frst amendment would permit
the erection of apartments 90 feet high
in residential c areas where the linz
itation is now so feet. in case the
street is ITO feet wide or more. Pro-
vision is made that the allowable lot
occupancy shall be reduced 4 per cent
for each feet in excess of 60-foot
height.
The other amendment is designed
to permit temporary parking of auto
mobiles on vacant property in first
commercial areas, provided that no
gasoline be sold or repairing or servicing
OF cars be done. Consent of rs per cent
OF property owners within 200 feet of
such parking areas would be necessary.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Dawson went over the "a districts
yesterday wherein coming changes are
proposed SO as to acquaint the COM
mission with his first-hand knowledge
OF the various cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
MELLON PLACING STONE
AT WALTER REED TODAY

The corner stone of the Memorial
Chapel of Walter Reed Hospital is
being placed in position by Secretary
OF treasury Mellon at an impressive
ceremony there this afternoon at 4 80
O'Clock. Many prominent persons are
participating in the exercises.
The purpose of the Memorial Chapel
Is to be explained by Maj. Gen. Mer-
rift w. Ireland, surgeon general of the
Army, and the memorial will officially
be presented by Mrs. Henry r. Rea.
chairman of the Gray Ladies of the
American Red Cross. 1t Is to be ac-
cepted by Assistant Secretary of War
+. Trubee Dawson.
The exercises will be presided over
by Bishop James E. Freeman, while
Brig. Gen. Carl r. DarnalI, commander
of the Army medical center, will be
executive officer. Invocation is to be
delivered by Col Julian E. Yates. chief
OF chaplains of the Army. and the
benediction by Rev. Francis j. Hurney
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
NOTED AW!ATORS.
VISITING IN CAPITAL
Col. Fitzmaurice and John H.
Mears, Record Seekers,
Confer With Officials.

Col. James C. Fitzmaurice, transat-
lantic flyer, and John Henry MearS, who
now is planning an airplane trip around
the world in an effort to beat the record
time for the circuit made by the Graf
Zeppelin last year, were visitors in the
Capital today.
Mears is making arrangements for
Federal cooperation in connection with
his proposed flight, which is to begin
about June 10. He was to be received.
with Col. FitZmaurice, by President
Hoover and also was in conference this
morning with Maj. Gen. James E.
Fechet, chief of the Army Air Corps,
and officials of the Federal Radio Com
mission.
Make Hop From New York.
Mears and Fitzmaurice flew here
from New York, arriving at Boiling
Field just before dusk yesterday in the
Lockheed cabin monoplane City of New
York, in which MearS is planning his
trip next month. The plane was plotted
by Fred Melchoir, Swedish pilot, who
will be at the controls during the globe
girdling flight.
Fitzmaurice. formerly a colonel in the
Irish army air force, gained fame
through his flight across the Atlantic
from Ireland to the wilds of Labrador
In company with Herman Koehl and
the late Baron Gunther Won Huenefeld.
While in this city Fitzmaurice was the
guest of Daniel j. O'Brien, managing
director of the Mayhower Hotel. The
two were schoolmates in Dublin. Mears
and Fitzmaurice return to New York
this afternoon.
Mears at Aeronautics Office.
Mears visited national headquarters
OF the National Aeronautics Association
here this morning and requested that
an off1c1al record be made at Roosevelt
Field, N. Y, of his departure time by
an accredited timer for the association
and the Federation Aeronautioue IN
ternationale. Mears told officials of the
association that he expects to fly at an
altitude of 10000 feet or more during
most Of the trip to take advantage of
favorable winds and that he is using a
Supercharged engine for high altitude
work. The first leg of the trip will be
TO Newfoundland and the Atlantic
ocean crossing will be made by the
northern route, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28

ington was the first President of the
United States he appointed Randolph
the first United States marshal for the
State OF Virginia, a position of trust
and honor he held for years thereafter.
His spacious and ever-popular home in
Richmond, which he called "Moldavia, !"
was one of the social centers of the
capital of Virginia and was famed far
and wide for its hospitality.
Was known as Queen"
Mary Randolph was so we'll known
throughout Virginia as a woman of
brilliant wit. charming manner, gracious
bearing and as a remarkable hostess
and housewife that she was for many
years called "the Queen" In later
years Moldavia came into the possession
OF John Allan, whose adopted son, Ed
gar Allan Poe, lived there for a time
with his foster-parents.
1t Is believed by many persons that
Mary Randolph was the godmother of
Mary Ann Randolph Gusts, the only
surviving child of George Washington
Parke Gusts and his wife, Mary Lee
Fitzhugh, and who became Mrs. Robert
y. Lee on June 80, 1881, at Arlington
House. But that fact has never been
automatically established.
The inscription on the new tablet fol-
lows:
Mary Randolph, wife of David
Meade Randolph and first. person
known to be buried in Arlington, was
the eldest child of Thomas Mann and
Ann Cary Randolph of Tuckahoe. Her
maternal grandfather was Archibald
Cary of Ampthill; her paternal grand
father was William Randolph of Tuck
ahoe; She was direct descendant of
Pocahontas; a cousin of Thomas JEFF
ferson. of Mary Lee Fitzhugh Gusts,
wife of George Washington Parke Gus
tbs, the builder of Arlington House, and
VI Robert E. Lee. Her brother, Thomas
Mann Randolph, Governor of Virginia
!8l9-l82l, married Martha jefferson,
daughter of Thomas jefferson. Her
eldest son was William Beverley Ran
dolph, through whom alone her line
has descended. Her youngest son, Bur-
we'll Starke Randolph, when a midship-
man in thee U. S. Navy, fell from a
mast and was crippled. Her devoted
care of that injured son is said to have
hastened her death and would seem to
explain her epitaph."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28

Scouts Of Troop No. %, District Coun-
ell, will deposit Memorial day wreath
and flag upon the grave of Revolu-
tionary Army officer which they them
selves discovered and marked a year
ago while hiking along the wooded
banks of the Potomac near Washington
The boys were making their way
along the trail and scanning their sur
roundings for something of interest
when one Of them noticed a slab OF
stone, most of which was hidden by
underground.
Scouts were aba through time-worn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
ESTATE IS APPRAISED
AS WORTH s2,00o,0oo
Application Filed to Probate Will
of Late Isabel d.
Stedman.

Isabel D. Stedman, who died May Is,
left an estate valued in excess of 81, OOO,-
600, according to the petition of her
executor, B. P. Lamberton, for the pro-
bate of her will and codicil. He is also
nephew of the deceased and is left
100000. He informs the court that
ne knows of cousin of the deceased,
Mrs. Anna S. Stephens of Los Angeles,
and through Attorney Clyde d. Garrett
requests permission of the court to ad-
vertise for other relatives.
The estate is composed of premises
1903 New Hampshire avenue, assessed
at $23,086, and personal property esti-
mated at about 100000, comprising
stocks, bonds, furniture and the like.
The provisions of the will were pub
lished recently in The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
D. c. TRAFFIC LAW
REVISION PROPOSED
BY M'LEOD TODAY
House Action Suggested on
Advice of Public Utilities
Head.
ASKS BODY TO PREPARE
CODE DURING SUMMER
Would Include District Heads, Po-
lice Superintendent and Other
Officials in Survey.

Entire revision of the traffic law for
the District of Columbia was proposed
today by Acting Chairman Mcleod of
the House District committee on rec
concentration of Gen. Mason NJ. Pat
rick, chairman of the Public Utilities
Commission.
Mr.. Mcleod suggested the appoint
ment of a board of public officials on
which would be represented those
agencies particularly interested in the
traffic situation, which would sit dur
ing the Summer and be prepared to
recommend new traffic code to the
House District committee when Con-
gress meets in December.
He proposed that on this board
should be represented the Board OF
District Commissioners, the superin-
tendent of police, the chief of the Fire
Department, the director of traffic, the
chief of the, Bureau of Efficiency, the
Public Utilities Commission and that
there should also be a representative
of the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions.
Gen. Patrick Cites Changes.
He made this suggestion, he said, be-
cause Gen. Patrick had called to his
attention great changes in traffic con-
ditions since the existing act was
passed.
The proposal of general traffic law
revision was made when the commit
tee had up for consideration the bill
TO compel taxicab drivers to carry in
surance, and grew out of an earlier
hearing in which Gen. Patrick had
been instructed to draft a bill which
would give the Public Utilities Com
mission sufficient power to prevent
taxicab monopolies at Union Station
IN streets adjacent to hotels, to prevent
fsxicabs drifting in the streets to pick
up passengers and blockading the
streets in front of theaters, and 10 give
the Public Utilities Commission au-
thority to establish taxicab and bus
stands.
Patman Asks Postponement.
Further consideration of this measure
was postponed for further hearings on
the suggestion of Representative Pat
man OF Texas who has been taking a
particular interest in this measure.
The District committee favorably re-
ported the bill authorizing the Commits
sioners to settle a suit against surety
for coal company which had failed to
live up to its contract during the coal
famine in war days. The suit is to be
settled for $1,000. although the amount
involved is more than $4,000 but it
was argued that it would cost the Dis
tr1ct more to prosecute the suit in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
S0MERvELL TO AID
IN FLOOD CONTROL
District Engineer for War De-
partment Will Take New
Orleans Post.

War Department orders today reveal
that Maj. Brehon Somervell, District
engineer for the War Department for
the Washington area, will be detached
from his present post about September
l, and go to New Orleans, La, for duty
in the river engineering district, as as
sistant and understudy to Maj. William
II. Holcombe, the district engineer there.
New Orleans is divided into two dis
trictS, the river, to which Mai Somer-
veil will be assigned, and the gulf
In his new duty he will have an i'm
portant part in Mississippi River flood
control work and he is slated to become
the next district engineer at that point
when Maj. Holcombe Is detached.
Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., now under
instruction at the command and gen.
eral staff school at Fort Leavenworth,
Kans., will take over Maj. Somervells
duties here, soon. Maj. Arthur is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington next
month and study his new job under
Maj. Somervell until the present Dis
trict engineer leaves for the South.
The New Orleans river district, off,
cially termed No. 2. has charge of i'm
provements and flood control of the
Mississippi River and its tributaries be-
low Warrenton, La.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
Powder Puff Thief
Feebly Attempts
To Enter Cash Box
Soon Wearies of Effort
and Gathers Up Rouge
and Lipsticks.

The powder burglar who dropped
in on the Vanity Beauty Shop, at 1348
Connecticut avenue. last night, was
rather lackadaiscal about it all.
He was obliged to hoist himself
through the transom, but once inside
grew apathetic and soon wearied OF
prying at the cash register.
Then he dallied about the cosmetics
case, choosing some carmen lipsticks
and several boxes of rouge.
Then he strolled off. The burglary
was discovered this morning.
No finger prints could be found. OSo
policeman said he doubted If the bur-
glar had come out without his gloves
on such a chilly night.
From the scratches on the cash reg
lister he must have tried to jimmy 1t
with a finger-nail file and couple OF
hairpins.
The proprietor said he had not
learned lust how much of his stock
was missing. and could offer no clue
TO the intruder's identity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
RETIRED OFFICER BURIED
IN ARLINGTON CEMETERY
Lieut.. Col. Julius H. Patzki Died
in Ninety-second Year at
Home, in Canada.

Funeral services were held at the
Arlington National Cemetery this morn
Ing at IL o'clock for Lieut.. Col. Julius
II. Patzki, U. S. A., retired, who died
Monday at his home, in Oakville, On
tarlo, Canada, in his ninety-second year.
he was born in Prussia, February S.
1888, and served in the Union Army
curing the Civil War. as surgeon in
the 18th New York Heavy Artillery.
In November. 1867, he was commits
stoned as a first lieutenant in the
Medical Corps of the Regular Army
and reached the grade of major in Feb
ruary, 1889. On account of disability re-
Sultlng from his war service, he was
placed on the retired list in January,
1892, and in April, 1904, was promoted
10 the grade OF lieutenant colonel un-
Ger the provisions of an act of Congress
giving advanced rank to retired oficels
who served in the Civil War.
His next of kin is a step-daughter.
Miss Annette L. Gibson. who lived with
him in Canada and accompanied the
funeral party to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
GIANT METAL AIRSHIP
is PROPOSED FOR ARMY
Craft to Cost $4,5OO,O0o Would
Carry 100 Tons at High Speed,
House Men Told.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Plans for 100-ton, 100-mile- hour
metal-clad airship to cost $4,000, 900
We're laid before the House military
affairs committee yesterday by Carl B.
tTltsche, vice president of the Detroit
Aircraft Corporation.
Appearing in support of the Kahn bill
to authorize construction of such a shin
for Army transport purposes, he said
engineers believe it would be practical.
Such a craft, he added, would be able
to carry military load of 10000 pounds
from Washington to Panama In 40
hours without stop.
The proposed ship would be slightly
larger than the Graf Zeppelin and Is
miles an hour faster, he added.
Fritsche placed the cost of two such
airplanes at 100000 and said the
first could be completed in 80 months
and the second in AZ months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
BRIDE FAyoRs CHANGE.
Says Commission Should Make Traffic
Law Study.

Urging the need of a general re-
vision Of the District traffic laws to
achieve co-ordinated action without
conflict, Corporation Counsel w. w,
Bride has proposed to the Commission
ers the appointment of a special COM
mittee to conduct public hearings and
to investigate traffic conditions here
and in other cities.
The special committee, which should
report in November on recommended
tons for definite legislation, Mr.. Bride
said. should be composed of a repre-
sentative of the Board of Commission
ers. the major and superintendent of
police, the traffic director, a repre-
sentative Of the Public Utilities Com
mission and of the Bureau of Eff
cheney.
Bride Responds to Request.
Mr.. Brides proposal was sent to the
commissioners in response to a re-
quest by Commissioner Herbert Crosby
Tor an Interpretation of the various
provisions Of existing traffic laws, espe-
ctally in view of divided authority. and
the existing conflict over the question
o. responsibility in controlling traffic.
This committee" the corporation
counsel wrote, should hold hearings
where various persons interested might
have the opportunity to express then
views; should investigate conditions in
other cities and at the conclusion OF
Its study should make a full and com.
plete report upon the situation, with q
proposal for definite legislation.
Says Time May Be Saved.
ct believe that this will save time
for instead of having the present Law
interpreted and its rights, duties anc
responsibilities fixed, with the conse.
quent long legal delays that will be nee
essary, modern, complete and definite
law can be enacted, without the anti.
quated, overlapping and indefinite pro.
visions OF the preSent-day law.
I am confident that il such new
legislation is presented to Congress
backed by the support Of the Board OF
Commissioners the Public Utilitie.
Commission. and the Bureau of Eff.
cheney, Congress will be very willing tc
promptly enact it into law"
The Commissioners made public
Brides suggestion yesterday. with ar
accompanying memorandum explain
ing that they had not had time tc
study it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
HOOVER TO ATTEND
BUCHANAN SERVICES
Statue of Former President to Be
Unveiled in Meridian Park June
IL or 1S-Figure Gift of Niece.

President Hoover has accepted an in
vitation to attend the ceremonies Incl.
dent to the unwilling Of marble statue
OF President James Buchanan in Me
ridian Park, which will be held either
on June II or 10.
The invitation was extended toda,
In formal manner by a delegation OF
prominent citizens of Lancaster, Pa.
the home of President Buchanan. C. C
Calhoun OF this city introduced the Wis
itors to the President. The late Mrs
Harriet Lane Johnston, niece of Presi.
dent Buchanan and mistress of the
White House during his administration
left trust fund for 100000 for the
erection of a monument to her uncle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
FORMER BRICK CAPITOL
Is SCENE OF PAGEANT
Patriotic Group Stages Ceremony
in Senate Room of Building,
Soon to Be Raced.

The Senate room of the old brick
Capitol at 81 First street northeast last
night was the scene of the pageant.
Turn Back the Pages of History to the
Year 1914" arranged and presented
under the direction of Miss Anna c.
Stannard
A patriotic, non-partisan group par
ticipated in the ceremonies, following
which pilgrimage to the various rooms
of the old Capitol was made. Mr.. and
Mrs. John p. Aylor, present occupants
of the building. which it Is planned to
raze to make way for the new Supreme
Court Building, headed the reception
line.
Capt. David c. Grayson, who was held
prisoner in the old brick building during
the Civil War. was among recent visitors
at the former Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
NAVAL AIR DISPLAY
AGAIN SCHEDULED
A.eronautic Events, interrupt
ed by Storm Are Set for
Saturday.

Unless bad weather again intervenes
Capital will be given another oppor-
tunity to see, in connection with the
Curtis Marine Trophy races, to be flown
at the Anacostia Naval Air Station, the
biggest program of aernonautical events
ever held in this part of the country.
Except for the review of 100 combat
planes from the battle fleet, all the
events scheduled for last Saturday, but
which were postponed because of IS
mile gale which swept the city, will be
flown this week. The races will begin
at 3 pm, being preceded and followed
by special features, which will begin at
lao pm.
Special Features Scheduled.
Included among the special features
will be a visit by the Navy dirigible
Los Angeles, which will drop a glider
flown by Lieut.. Ralph S. Barnaby, u. S.
NJ and will pick up in flight a Navy
observation plane flown by Lieut.
Comdr. Charles A. Nicholson, u. S. N;
a combat demonstration by VB-1B
Light Bombardment Squadron, known as
the Red Rippers"; demonstration of
formation acrobatics by Marine Corps
section of three fighting planes, led by
Lieut.. Christian F. shit, hero of the
Nicaraguan campaign; solo acrobatics
by Lieut.. NJ. B. Gardner, operations
officer at the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton, and parachute jumping.
Tickets Of May "a Accepted.
Tickets and automobile passes issued
for May "a will be good for May 81, the
Navy Department announced today. A
limited number of automobile stickers
and tickets to replace misplaced or de-
stroyed stickers or tickets are available
in the Bureau of Aeronautics. Appli-
cation for these should be made to
Lieut. S. c. Ring, room 3246, Navy De-
partment. Lieut. Ring may be reached
by telephone through National 1920,
lNro,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
G. p. o. AND NAVY YARD
TO GET 3-DAY HOLIDAY
Two More Establishments Join
Other Government Units in TAX
ing Next Saturday OFF.

Joining the rank of Government es-
adjustments to receive an all-day holi-
day Saturday, giving employees a three
1t was announced today that the District
Building, the Government Printing Of
flee and the Navy Yard personnels
would likewise be granted Saturday off.
Like the Federal Government, the Dis
trict also will have pay day tomorrow.
Saturday half holidays for employees
of the District Government during the
Summer also were declared today by
order of the Board of Commissioners
beginning June IA. Each Saturday
thereafter and ending September 81. in
elusive, the officers will close at 1890
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
PULLMAN MEN HONORED

Retiring officers of the Pullman SUI
perviSors Club were honored last night
at banquet in the Mayflower Hotel,
attended by some 100 department heads
of the Pullman system in and about
Washington. The officers were w. S..
Jones. president; Burkhart Scheyette
and w. M. Ransom, vice presidents; L.
w. Yocum, secretary, and F. B. Stout,
treasurer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
CONSIDER ACCIDENT BILL

The Senate District committee is in
session this afternoon TO consider the
Capper- Mcleod bill dealing with finsn.
cial responsibility of motorists. The
bill, which passed the House Monday
provides that motorists convicted al
serious traffic offenses would not have
their right to drive restored until they
demonstrated ability to meet future
damage claims. The bill Is sponsored
by the American Automobile Associa-
ton and other organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
ASKS DIVORCE WHEN WIFE'S
DANCE LESSONS AWAKEN CHILD
Charles c. Schmidt Files Suit Against Wife, Now in
Virginia, Asking for Boy.

Schmidt says that he agreed to pay
$40 month for the care of their child,
but his wife did not use the money for
the boy and neglected him entirely.
spending most of her time with GER
tain mail friend. Mr.. Schmidt also
asked the court to cancel a separation
agreement and asks that his wife be
restrained from prosecuting suit filed
against him In the Municipal Court for
$3.50.
Attorney Godfrey L. Munter appears
for Schmidt. vino asks limited divorce
S,-,i L. ~ g.. O. h; ch:,d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28

Alleging that his 7-year-old boy fell
asleep in school on account of being
kept awake by his mother while she
was learning tap dancing, Charles
Christian Schmidt, an employe of the
Southern Railway, filed suit today. i'll
the Supreme Court of the District
against his wife. Lydia Mae Schmidt,
said to be now a resident Of Arlington
County.
Mr.. Schmidt claims that his wife de-
serted him In 1928 and is now trying
to establish a residence in Arlington
County for the purpose of suing him
for divorce,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
ADVERTISERS TO ELECT

New officers of the Advertising Club
Of Washington, will be nominated next
Tuesday at the regular luncheon meet
ing in the National Press Club for cleo
ton on Tuesday, June 10, it was an
nounced today by Charles j. Columbus.
secretary. The officers are elected for
three-Year terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28
Hurt When Thrown From Horse.

Miss Peggy Schueppe, II years old. of
1920 Clydesdale place, escaped with
minor injuries yesterday when a horse
threw her while riding beneath the p
Street Bridge Miss Schueppe was
treated at the Emergency Hospital for
slight sbrasicns Of the neck and kEee
ard thsn dismissed.