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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
WOMAN AUTOIST HURT
IN FIRST SOLO DRIVE
Mrs. Leona Waters Suffers Injuries
When Machine Plunges Into
Jaffe's Store Window.

Mrs. Leona Waters first automobile
drive without an instructor ended in
Casualty Hospital last night when her
machine plunged into the display win
dow OF Harry Jaffes store at 1901 Morse
street northeast.
Mrs. Waters, who is 90 years old, was
given treatment at the hospital for
decorations Of the face and knees and
then taken to her home in the 1900
block OF l. street northeast. The acci-
cent occurred, ninth precinct police
reported. when Mrs. Waters was max
ing left-hand turn and was forced
TO swerve her car sharply to avoid
striking another automobile.
Clinton Clemens, IA years old, of 1881
street, was hit by an automobile.
driven by Robert H. Armstrong of 2235
Perry street northeast. while walking
across the intersection of Vermont
avenue and N streets, suffering lacera-
lions OF the face and several looseneci
teeth: He was treated at Emergency
Hospital.
A Washington Railway g. Electric
Co. street car struck Columbus Bal.
bridge, Sc, colored, of 463 street. last
night at Fourteenth and H streets and
inflicted minor injuries. Balbridge was
taken to Emergency Hospital and given
treatment for Commissions of the knees.
Maurice NJ. Meade, az, colored, of IT'S
Eleventh street, suffered a possible
fracture of the right foot last night
when hit-and-run taxicab felled him
on Fourteenth street near Z. He was
given treatment at Emergency Hospital
and then dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
6 ORATORY CONTEST
V|CTORS SELECTED
P. NJ. Hannah Is Winner at
st. Johns, Ronald Hub
bard at Woodward.

Winners of elimination tests in six
schools of the private and parochial
district were announced today by Ma
tional Oratorical Contest Headquarters.
Included among the schools was st.
Johns College High School, whose rep
resentative last year, James L. Butsch,
was awarded first place in The Star
area finals
This year Philip M. Hannah, II years
old, who was runner-up to ButSch, was
adjudged the best orator in the school,
after a competition in which IL stu
dents took part. For two months the
orators had been preparing and re-
hearsing their speeches under tutelage
OF faculty members.
Speaking on THE Constitution; an
Aid to World Peace" Hannah appealed
to the world at large for q return to the
observance of the sound principles en-
bodied in the Constitution Edward
Barnes, who spoke on THE Constitution
and the Individual" was second choice
George Miller'S speech, George WASH
ington and the Constitution" was
judged deserving Of third place.
Wide Interest at st. Johns.
st. Johns School is one of the largest
AAoSAbubAOAAo IA t1AC private dI1u paIO-
chial district, and for several years
has been among the leaders in interest
manifested in the contest and quality
OF oratory produced. Both this year
and last the entire student body wrote
crationS on constitutional subjects.
Hannah, who lives at 1901 Seven
tenth street, is q junior and has been
president of his class each of his three
years at the school, He is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick F. Hannah.
Ronald Hubbard, 10 years old, at one
America, was the winner of the con-
test at the Woodward School for Boys,
which Is part Of the Young Mems
Christian Association educational sys-
tenn.
Speaking on 'The Constitution:
Guarantee of the Liberty of the In
dividual," he was chosen from the five
boys who took part in the school finals,
AS a reward he was presented with
silver loving cup by school officials. He
Is the son of Lieut.. Harry Ross Hubbard,
U. s. NJ, and Mrs. Hubbard.
Other Winners Announced.
Other winners include Helen M.
Cogan, 19 years old, of the Immaculate
Conception Academy; Mary Smith, 10
years old. of st. Patrick'S Academy;
Eleanor M. Rattigan, II years old, of
the Sacred Heart High School, and
Marie E. McGray, Is years old, Of st.
Cecilia's Academy.
They spoke respectively on 1.-THE Con-
stitution and the Importance of Pre-
serving IT, "Unity-the Keystone of
the Constitution" 1.-THE Constitution; q
Guarantee of Liberty for the Individ-
ual," and THE Citizen; His Privileges
and Duties Under the Constitution"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25

En- route to Washington from New
York to receive a decoration from
Georgetown University, Arturo Tos-
canini, conductor of the Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra. will be the re-
cipient of birthday honors at a party
aboard the private car of Clarence H.
Mackay. president Of the Postel Tele-
graph and Gable Co., who also Is chair
man of the board of trustees OF the
New York Philharmonic-S symphony
Society.
The Philharmonic Society had ar
ranged to celebrate Toscaninis sixty
third birthday in New York tonight, but
Cancelled the engagement when the
musician received an invitation to at
tend the founders day celebration at
Georgetown, where he and M. Paul
Claudel, the French Ambassador to the
United States, will receive the FIRST
honors Of newly founded academies OF
music and letters. Mr.. Mackay, who
also Is coming here for the saYercises,
arranged for birthday party on his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
WIFE OF RUMANIAN
ARTIST IS ARRESTED
Rover Advised of Action in New
York in Connection With
Paintings.

United States Attorney Rover has
been notified of the arrest in New York
Of Mrs. Winifred Negulesco, wife of Jean
Negulesco, Rumanian artist, who charges
that she obtained $50 900 worth OF
paintings and other property which had
been in storage In his name. Assistant
United States Attorney BurkinshaW
swore out q warrant charging felonp
against the wife, and she Is liberty UNI
der bond of $500 pending hearing be-
fore United States commissioner fol-
removal to this District.
Burkinshaw will send all the data In
the case to United States Attorney Tut
tie IN New York to lay before the COM
missioner.
Two suits are pending in the District
Supreme Court concerning the paint
lngs. In q suit for maintenance brought
by the wife the artist filed a petition
for rule on her to show cause why
she should not return the paintings. He
also sued the Security Storage Co. TO
recover 54,660.50 damages for permit
ting the removal Of the paintings by
Mrs. Negulesco.
Attorneys Ford q Grove appear for
the husband, while the wife Is repre-
sented by Attorney Milton w. King.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
BURGLARY SUSPECT
HELD IN $4,000 BAIL
100 Charges to Be Filed Against
Man Trapped in Girls
Apartment.

With the police announcement that
at least 100 cases will be filed against
him before his arraignment in District
Supreme Court, George E. Hicks, SO,
$40 c street. who burglarized more than
a hundred homes in Northwest Wash
ington. was held for grand jury under
$4,000 bond on one charge of house.
breaking, at Police Court today.
Hicks, whom police endeavored to
trap for week before they finally sue
ceeded, finally was caught when he
responded to fake call of tenth pre-
cinct officers and went to a girls apart
ment to keep a supposed date.
Police say that Hicks has confessed
to almost hundred burglaries and,
according to Detective Smoot, approxi-
mately $1,000 in property, mostly lin
gerie and jewelry, have been recov-
cred. Authorities believe they have
got back about all they will be able
to, as about $1,000 in money was re.
ported stolen which Hicks is alleged
to have spent.
The compliments in the case made
out at Police Court today were Bertha
Snyder, Lillian Lowery and Minnie
Kirby, all of 1921 Kenyon street, from
whom about $3.50 in jewelry Is ALLEGED
TO have been taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
BAR GROUP URGES
u HALF HOLIDAY
Association to Attempt to
Obtain Order Governing
Hours on Saturday.

Believing they have found sufficient
legislative authority for Saturday half
holidays the year around, the Federal
Bar Association will make efforts to
obtain an executive order placing this
law into effect in the Government es-
adjustments.
This was decided last night at q
meeting of the association at the In
A. Warren, vice president of the as
ISOLATION, described the law, which he
said had been upheld twice by the
Court of Appeals here, sustaining the
right of Federal employees to half q
holiday Saturday. It is a law concern
ing the legality of commercial paper
Mr.. Warren explained, and pointed out
that the holidays were named. The
law further says, Warren explained.
that on Saturday, four hours shall
constitute days work.
To carry the matter further, Edwin
A. Neiss, chairman of the legislative
committe of the association, was APP
pointed by William r. Valance, presi-
dent of the association, to look care
fully into the law and to endeavor to
obtain an executive order from Presi-
dent Hoover, which would give all Gov
eminent workers the half holiday It
was pointed out that all the principal
governments of the world work only
half day on Saturday.
Following a discussion by w. A.
Roberts, chairman of the committee on
legal ethics, the association adopted a
resolution to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY
of barring unqualified practitioners
from appearing before Federal depart
ments and establishments as attorneys.
Mr.. Mess, discussing the Dale retire
ment bill, predicted that the clause pro-
viding for forfeiture of fund contribu-
tons in the event of resignation would
be stricken from the bill in conference.
Work of the Patent Office was ex-
planned by T. A. Hostetler, solicitor for
that Office, in an entertaining address
full of interesting anecdotes and funny
stories.
A committee to make arrangements
for greeting a delegation from the
British Bar Association here next
August was named, to include: Mr.
Valance, chairman; Maj. William Wolf
Smith, general counsel, United States
Veterans Bureau, and Maj. Rowland g.
Dyer Of the general counSels ONCE, In
ternal Revenue Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
Bill Must Go to Conference
for Adjustment of Sew
eraI Amendments.
PROVIDES $115,00O,0O
FOR CAPITAL PROGRAM
Treasury Will Proceed With Con-
struction as Soon as Legis.
lation Is Enacted.

The Keyes-Elliott public buildings
bill, adding Sis, OOo,0 900 to the program
for the National Capital and the same
amount for new post ofices throughout
the country, passed the Senate this aft
ernoon and was sent to conference. The
measure had passed the House several
months ago, but must go to conference
for adjustment of several amendments
added by the Senate committee. An
early agreement Is expected, however.
With the enactment of this legisla-
ton It Is the intention of the Treasury
Department to Proceed without delay
with the erection of two more buildings
In Washington and the remodeling of
the State, War and Navy Building this
year.
The new buildings scheduled for early
beginning are the Public Health Service
on the north side of B street, between
Twenty-third and Twenty-sixth streets,
and for the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, at Twelfth and B streets.
Authofizes Land Purchase.
An important feature of the measure,
from a local standpoint, is that 1t au-
thorizes the purchase of another large
area of ground for future public build
ings on the south side of the Mall, cor
responding somewhat to the triangle
now being acquired between Pennsyl-
vania avenue and the Mall.
To accomplish this the bill states that
the Government may acquire additional
land in the area bounded by Pennsyl-
vania avenue and New York avenue on
the north, Virginia avenue and Mary
land avenue projected in straight line
to the Tidal Basin on the south, and
Delaware avenue southwest on the east
The Senate committee amended the bill
to exclude from the area several parcels
of ground south of the Mall, which it
was felt the Government would not
need for some time to come.
OO,O0O,O 900 for Construction.
OF the 100000 authorized in this
bill, $4,000, 900 would be for the addi-
tional land and the 100000, 900 would
be for construction work. When this
becomes law 1t will make total author
lied for land and buildings in the Dis
trict of $50 .000, 900.
The additional $4,000. 900 which the
bill carries for post Offices in the States
brings the total now authorized for
work outside Of Washington up to
1858, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
G. M. YEATMAN HEADS
HARDWARE GROUP
Local Merchants Organize to Com
bat Competition From Out
side Sources.

Announcing plans to combat com
petition from outside sources, the
organization Of q Retail Hardware
Merchants Association OF this city was
effected, with the adoption Of a consti-
tuition and bylaws and election OF
officers. in the Hine Junior High School
last night.
George M. Yeatman was elected
president. Other, officers of the asso-
citation are: Alex j. Berlin, first vice
president; George M. Stevens, second
vice president; John Sawyer, third vice
president; w. w. Adamson, secretary.
and j. F. Cain, treasurer. An execu-
tive committee composed of Edward
Cooper, Paul H. Levy and Leon E. We'd
ing, and a finance committee, consist
ing of Paul F. Moore, William Loveless
and E. Blumberg, were also elected.
The association" q statement said
sis organized for the cooperation and
mutual benefits of the retail hardware
merchants of this city and nearby SUBJ
urbs. Future plans call for a concen-
trated attack on competition from
chain drug, grocery and l0-cent stores
who, it is charged, are invading the field
of the hardware merchant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
CAMMERER TO LECTURE
UPON SHENANDOAH PARK

Arno Cammerer, under the auspices
of the Potomac Appalachian Trail
Club, will deliver an Illustrated lecture
at the Mount Pleasant Branch Of the
public Library, Sixteenth and Lamont
streets, this evening at o'clock on
"The Great Smokes and the Shenan-
doah National Park" In addition to
Mr.. Cammerer's lecture, moving pic
lures of construction work on the APP
nalachian Hiking Trail and O special
exhibition Of trail club Photographs OF
mountaineers and Shenandoah National
park scenes will be shown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
Debate on Right of Retired
Officer to Hold Civilian
Job Delayed.
CIVIC LEADERS REQUEST
PROTESTS BE WEIGHED
Mitchell Supports Nominees Eligi-
bility-Hoover Sends Senator'S
File Of Local Endorsements.

The public hearing to be held by the
Senate District committee on the NOM
nation of Mai. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby
to be District Commissioner was post
poned today from 1890 o'clock Friday
morning to the same time Tuesday
morning. In announcing the change Of
date, Chairman Capper said he had
could not be present Friday
In fixing the date, Chairman Capper
said he had received a letter from a
group Of civic leaders asking to be
heard. Those who signed the letter
were:
e. j. Murphy, president of the Board
Of Trade; Charles w. Darr, president Of
the Chamber of Commerce; Mark
Lansburgh, president of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association; John
B. ColpoyS, president of the Central
Labor Union; H. Mason WEIGH of the
Georgia Avenue Business Mems Asso-
citation, and B. A. Levitan of the CO.
lumbia Heights Business Mems ASso-
citation.
The committee previously had re.
ceived letter from former Commits
Sioner Henry l.. West, contending that
the appointment of a retired Army of
f1cer is in violation of the organic law.
The committee also had before it q
leuSIAy opinion prepared IN the AT
torney Generals Office, vigorously up
holding the eligibility of Gen. Crosby.
The opinion seeks to show that a re-
tired officer is in civil life within the
meaning of the local statute. Along
with this legal opinion, there came to
the committee from the White House
file of letters from civic organizations
and individuals who have Endorsed the
selection of Gen. Crosby.
The committee also will have before
1t the nomination of DR.. Luther H.
Reichelderfer for the other vacancy
about to occur on the Board Of Com
missioners, but thus far no protests
have been received In his case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
Teletype System
Is Inaugurated by
Police Department
Mai. Pratt Reveals Plans
Are Being Considered
Use Radio in Work.

The Police Departments new system
of communications teletype inStalla-
ton which sends printed messages back
and forth from the precinct stations to
headquarters, was inaugurated IN a
brief ceremony at headquarters today
when Police Commissioner Proctor l..
Dougherty sent the first message.
Commissioner Dougherty, who makes
no claims at being an expert stenog-
rapher, picked out the two lines Of his
message with his right forefnger In
about flve minutes.
THE teletype system of transmitting
police information" the message said,
sis an aid afforded by science which ]
am happy to inaugurate at this time IN
the Police Department. Proctor l..
Dougherty."
A group of police and telephone COM
pany oficials we're present during the
Inauguration. The installation consists
of one controlled switchboard unit
equipped for 20 telephone typewriterS
located at headquarters, the fourteenth
precinct, the harbor precinct and at
the traffic, detectives, and Women's Blu
reaus. The installation Is leased from
the telephone company on the author
ity of the present District appropria-
ton act.
Coincident with the beginning today
of the new teletype system, Maj. Pratt
revealed that plans, are being considered
for the use of radio in police work.
Mai. Pratt's first move was to ask
the Federal Radio Commission for in
formation concerning the ALLEGATION OF
wave channels for broadcasting sta
lions used exclusively for police com
munications. Estimates also will be
sought on the cost Of the erection OF
a hrnAdcaStinQ station
Radio is used by police departments
in q number of cities. The use OF radio
by the washington Police Department
would give 1t the most modern type
of communication system. The tele-
type could be used for flashing reports
simultaneously to all precincts and bu-
reaus, and radio to communicate with
the men on the beats, particularly the
motor patrols in outlying sections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
TOSCANINI, ON WAY TO CAPITAL,
GETS BIRTHDAY PARTY ON TRAIN
Philharmonic Conductor Be HOnored With Decoration
From Georgetown u. Tonight.

car. Several other guests are &C.
companying them.
Their train will arrive at Union Sta
ton at 7:05 O'Clock and the party will
return to New York early tomorrow
morning after the exercises. Diplomats
from 80 foreign countries. including ~
Ambassadors and Ministers, will Join
with Georgetown in honoring its
founders and the two distinguished
guests Of the university.
Mr.. Toscanini was born March IS,
1867, at Parma, italy, and Ambassador
De MARITIME and many members Of the
italian embassy stan viii be among
the guests to greet their talented coun-
tryman For many years Toscanini
held the baton of the renowned La
Scala Orchestra of Milan.
The academic exercises win start at
$3.50 O'Clock in CASTOR Hall.
George McNeir Of New York, regent
of the university, win read its charter
and President w. Coleman Nevis, @. j.,
the proclamation Of Founders day, the
first Georgetown has observed within
the knowledge Of alumni in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
NEW BODY TO PLAN
SCHOOLS BUSINESS
Education Board Head Acts
to Meet Demand of
House Group.

Appointment of a special COMMITTEES
on business management of the public
schools was announced today by DR..
Charles F. Carusi. president Of the
Board of Education.
The committee, composed chiefly OF
the boards committee on buildings,
grounds and equipment, is composed OF
the following: DR.. H. Barrett Learned,
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle and Rev. F.
I. A. Bennett Of the buildings, grounds
and equipment group and Henry Gil
ligan and Mrs. William C.. Mcneil.
This committee will undertake to ap-
portion the business management of the
school system between Jere j. Crane.
first assistant superintendent in charge
Of business affairs, and Mai. r. o. VII
marth, assistant superintendent In
charge of business affairs, in accord
ance with the desire Of the subcom-
mittee of the House committee on APP
Preparations. 1t was this subcommittee
headed by Representative Robert G.
Simmons of Nebraska, which so bitterly
aSSailed the school authorities during
the hearings last month on the 1891
District appropriation bill for not CIV
ing Crane complete charge of school
business as soon as he was appointed
laSI sprung.
Until the last meeting of the board,
last Wednesday, Crane was known as
"flrSt assistant superintendent in charge
OF buildings, grounds and equipment"
1t was explained by the school officials
that Crane had general supervision
over business, including acquisitions for
supplies. In its criticism, which
amounted to denunciation of the school
people, the subcommittee Of the House
contended that because every requisi-
ton for the past year bore the sigma
ture of Mai. Wilmarth as previously
had been the practice, Maj Wilmarth,
and not Crane, was the business man
ager.
The committee named today by DR..
Carusi will meet with DR.. Frank w.
Ballou, superintendent of schools, to
map out the business procedure of the
schools for the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
TWO MEN ARE HELD UP
IN VICINITY OF CAPITOL
Three Colored Bandits Get $50
From One and Take Card
Case From Other.

Choosing the Capitol Grounds and the
streets nearby for their banditry, three
colored men last night and early this
morning held up and robbed two men
of $32.
The trio appeared first in the Capitol
Grounds at about $50 o'clock, where
one of their number pointed pistol at
Andrew Graydish of Cleveland, Ohio, a
guest at the Dodge Hotel. Graydish
told police the bandits tore a pocket
from his trousers, relieved him OF a
cardcase and left without taking his
money.
At about 4:30 o'clock this morning
they reappeared, this time on c street
between Second and Third streets
southwest, and forced Thomas Throw,
303 Second street southwest, to hand
over $32. Throw told police he could
identify the trio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-25
SEAPLANES ARE DENIED
HAMS POINT LICENSE
Renewal of Concession Refused, but
Speed Boats Will Continue
to Serve the Public.

Seaplanes vii be absent from Hams
Point in East Potomac Park this sea-
son, but speed boats will continue to
offer rides to the public
Public Parks has ruled that the con-
cession for the seaplanes will not be
renewed, but that advertisements for
concessions for the speed boat opera
ton will be issued within a day or
two. Bids are to be opened on April
Is and the contracts contemplate let
ting the speed boat concession for the
balance of the calendar year. Tho bids
will be passed on and the successful
bidder awarded contract by Lieut.
Col U. s. Grant, Sd, director Of pub
lie buildings and public parks.