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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
PARK BODY TO FIX
|NC|NERATOR SITE
Municipal Center Street
Grades Will Be Referred
to Architect.

The question Of the location OF the
incinerator facilities for the District was
scheduled TO be taken up today by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission which entered upon the
second day of its March session.
The commission has taken under adj
yisement the question of the street
grades with reference to the new Dis
trict municipal center and this Will be
referred to the commissions STAN Tor
study in conjunction with A. L. Harris,
municipal architect, the District Com
misionerS and other interested officials
of the municipality. The Commission OF
Fine Arts at its meeting Thursday. gave
this question some attention and is
working on it in conjunction with the
District authorities and the Planning
Commission.
The report of the recreational COM
mittee, designed to coordinate the &C
tivities of various agencies relative to
Fairgrounds and other facilities in the
city, was laid before the commission
yesterday. The commission unanimous
" passed a resolution thanking the
committee for its work and directing
that the report he submitted to the Dis
trict Commissioners, the School Board
and the trustees of the Public Library.
The report, which was not made pub
lie, was prepared by Maj. L. E. Atkins,
Assistant Engineer Commissioner; DR..
George F. Bowerman, librarian; S. e.
Kramer, first assistant superintendent
of schools, and Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes,
superintendent OF Fairgrounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
VETERAN MUST QUIT
SERVICE THIS YEAR
Commissioners Decline to Ask Spe-
cial Consideration for DR.. VIII.
liam Tindall.

There is no legislation in prospect at
the Senate end of the Capitol. SO far
as could be learned today that would
cover the case of DR.. William Tindall
veteran District employee, who must be
placed on the retired list this Summer
under the existing Government retire
ment law.
The District Commissioners, in a
letter to the Senate District committee
praised DR.. TtndallS long and efficient
service, but said that after careful con-
sideration of the matter, they did not
1eet justified in requesting special con-
sheraton in his case.
The Commissioners told the commit
tee that If some general law were
passed authorizing heads of depart
ments in the Federal and District Gov
ernments to extend special considera-
ton to Superannuated employees, so as
to authorize their retention beyond
August, 1880, the Commissioners un-
doubtedly would look favorably upon
extending the service of DR.. Tindall.
Members of the Senate have learned
that there are number of veteran en-
ployeS scattered throughout the Fed
eral service who, because Of age, can
not be granted further two-year extern
sions after next August, but, so far as
is known, there is no definite proposal
pending that would give further con-
Sideration to such cases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
COL. RALPH S. PORTER
DIES AT WALTER REED
Former Member Of General Staff
Had Long and Distinguished
Army Career.

Ill more than two months Of heart
disease, Col. Ralph S. Porter, 81 years
old, former member of the War De-
partment general staff, died last night
in Walter Reed Hospital. Col. Porter
had a long and distinguished career IN
the Army, including service in France
during the World War.
Col. Porter made his home at 2O4
Cedar avenue, Takoma Park, Nd, ana
his headquarters were in Baltimore.
where he was attached to the 1O4th
Medical Regiment of the Maryland Ma
tional Guard.
Born in Iowa in 1875, Col. Porter was
a graduate of the Rush Medical College,
Northwestern University, the Leaven-
worth Army School and the Army War
College in Washington. He served on
the War Department general stan from
1924 until 1928.
On leaving college he Joined the
I'd Illinois voluntary Infantry in 1889.
He served with the 3lst Volunteers In
the Philippines and was appointed a
surgeon in the Regular Army In the
same wear. He was wounded In action
as a member of an expedition to the
Southern Philippines in 1900 and 1901.
Serving in France throughout the time
this country was in the World War, he
returned home as lieutenant colonel.
He was promoted to the rank OF colonel
Col. Porter is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Jane Kilgore Porter, and a son,
Francis Porter, of the Marine Corps.
Funeral arrangements remain to be
coYnnleted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
CITY HEADS ASK
PARK BILL CHANGE
Commissioners Feel They
Should Have Definite Control
Over Land Purchases.

The District Commissioners advised
the Senate District committee today
they are in favor of the Capper-C Cram
ton park development bill, but with
an amendment to give them a more
definite voice in the selection of lands
to be acquired for Fairgrounds or other
essentially municipal projects.
AS the bill passed the House, 1t pro-
vided that the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, before pur-
chasing Fairgrounds, would request
the Commissioners for report. In
their letter to Senator Capper today,
the Commissioners made this sug-
gestion:
1.-The Commissioners feel that they
should be given a more definite con-
troll over purchases of land for strictly
municipal purposes, and they, therefore,
recommend that the bill be amended by
inserting after Fairgrounds in the next
to the last line of the bill, the words
recreation center, community center
and similar municipal (purpoSes), and
by changing the period at the end OF
the bill to comma and adding the
words and no land shall be purchased
for such purposes without the approval
of the said Commissioners
The city heads pointed out that they
feel they should have this voice in Sc
lection Of the Fairgrounds because of
their responsibility in connection with
financing District projects generally and
in fixing the tax rates. OF the $16,-
OOO, 900 to be spent under the bill for
park extension within the District APP
proximately $4,000, 900 will be for play
grounds and recreation centerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.
DEFINED IN: TALKS
Representative Ketcham and
Dr.. Havenner Address
Glover Park Body.

The benefits of organized citi7enry
were outlined last night in speeches
by Representative John c. Ketcham of
Michigan and DIR. George G. Havenner,
president of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, at a meeting Of the Glover
Park Citizens Association in the In
dustrial Home School.
Representative Ketcham told how cit
liens associations bring about improve
mentS and solve neighborhood prob
lens. He pointed out examples of the
good work done by the organizations in
communities and section he had visited
and urged the continued cooperation
OF the citizens in this great movement.
Touching on the various forms of
government in existence in the District
from 1902 to 1874, DR.. Havenner cited
the adjustment of suffrage in the Ma
tional Capital and the origin of the
citizen movement, briefly depicting the
advancement made along this line
There are now 62 citizens associations
with an Advisory Council and feder-
alton. He also stressed the improve
ments brought about by these organi-
cations and pointed out the requisites
Of good citizen, namely, being well
informed and interested in neighbor-
hood problems.
Protests against the location of stores
or other business establishments in
Glover Park were made in resolutions
adopted by the civic body.
Gen. H. Oden Lake, president Of the
association, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
WIFE, ASKING DIVORCE
SAYS SHE'S STRANDED
Mrs. Jennie Eliasson of Brooklyn
Alleges Husband Draws Salary
of $500 a Month.

Asserting that she, her daughter and
a granddaughter are stranded here
without funds or carfare to return to
her minor children at Brooklyn, N. Y,
while her husband draws a salary of
$500 month as superintendent of con-
struction for an elevator company and
has been intimate with Washington
woman, Mrs. Jennie EliaSson of Brook
lyn yesterday filed suit in the District
Supreme Court for an absolute divorce
from Gustaf o. Eliasson, 1900 block Of
N street.
Through Attorney David Aiken Hart,
the wife says her husband announced
March / that he would no longer con-
tribute to the support of his family
and unless he is required Immediately
to furnish her money, she, her child
and grandchild will become objects of
charity.
They were married at Brooklyn April
Is, 1908, and have seven children.
EliasSon came to Washington IL years
ago to accept a position, and has Wis
tied his family only at intervals, the
wife says, but contributed to their sup
port until his recent statement. Non
support and inf1delity are alleged against
the husband and correspondent named
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
CROSSING PROTEST
WILL co TO SENATE
TydingS Support Encourages
Takoma Club to Fight
Railroad Peril.

Assured of the support Of Senator
Willard Tydings of Maryland, the North
Takoma Park Improvement Club de-
cided last night to carry to the Senate
its fight for retention in the 1881 Dis
trict appropriation bill of the item fol
eliminating the deadly Chestnut street
grade crossing.
The club adopted a resolution en-
bodying its position, copies Of which will
be sent to interested Senators and civic
groups.
The Takoma Park Chamber of Com
merce and other organizations in that
community are planning a series OF
meetings to protest the action of the
House subcommittee on appropriations
in removing from the appropriation bill
the item of $211 900 for eliminating the
grade crossing over the Baltimore d
Ohio railroad track.
At the meeting last night it was de-
cided not to take the matter up with
the House committee again, but to wait
until the bill has reached the Senate.
The only explanation for the sub
committees action in striking 1t out
was given by Chairman Simmons. who
said THE project is not necessary at
this time" The plan for removing the
grade crossing contemplated the con-
struction of an underpass at Fern
street.
The resolution adopted by the club
pointed out that the construction OF
this viaduct has been discussed and
urged for the past 10 years, and that
there is complete harmony as to the
precise location and main plans there
for.
Isle Morrison, president of the club,
presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
URGED FOR CAPITAL
Delegates to A. A. A. Voice
Sentiment as Four-Day
Conference Closes.

With Congress preparing to assist
civil aviation through mail contracts
with passenger lines, it is almost i'm
perative that the Nations Capital
should have adequate airport facilities
and particularly a municipal field, in
the opinion of numerous delegates to
the annual conference of the American
Automobile Association, which closed
a four-day session here today.
The A. A. A. now has air travel bu-
reaus in more than 200 AFFILIATED clubs
and many of the delegates have been
active in securing airports for their
home cities.
Although the eyes of the air-minded
have been on the Capital since the
Army first accepted the plane, more
than a quarter Of century ago" says
a statement in this connection issued by
the A. A. A. Air Travel Division. there
have been ATS municipal and 512 COM
mercial airports built throughout the
country, while the fate of a municipal
airport in the Capital is still unsettled u
The surprising thing, says the state
ment, is the fact that a large number
of conference delegates have assumed
that the Capital has municipal air.
port.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. vice pFesi-
dent of the Fokker Aircraft Corporation
addressing the conference yesterday
expressed regret that there is not a
municipal airport in the District OF
Columbia. He pointed out that weather
conditions make the Capital the ideal
spot for dirigible lines, which will cross
the Atlantic regularly within the next
five years, to land in the United States
While the conference came to a
formal close today at noon, many OF
the 600 delegates will remain in the
Capital over the week end.
A banquet with elaborate entertain
ment features was held last night. Al
Stern was the master of ceremonies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
CHURCH DRIVE SHOWS 16O.581
PROTESTANTS IN IL DISTRICTS
Final Reports on Religious Census of
Washington Made at Dinner Meet
ing Last Night.

The church census of the population
of Washington, conducted under the
direction of Rev. A. Earl Kernahan, ma
tional church organizer, was officially
concluded last night at the Calvary
Baptist Church, when reports OF IL
convassed districts were reviewed at a
dinner gathering of clergy and la1ty.
The report revealed that 50,039 Prot
estants, or more than third of those
listed, with or without definite religious
preference, are unafhliated with local
churches.
During the week more than 1000 vol
unteer census workers, representing the
1875 cooperating Protestant churches,
submitted family survey cards TO the
following church groups: Protestant,
SO O62: Catholic. 13,200; jewish, 2,673,
and foreign-speaking, Ill. Allowing an
average of four persons to family, the
survey theoretically interviewed IN the
neighborhood of 275.000 people.
I6O,5S1 Protestants.
According to Protestant cards sub
mitted to survey headquarters last
night, the canvassed Protestant popu-
lation is 16O.581, with 50,238 of this
total enrolled in Sunday schools and
1IO,343 not in Sunday schools. or
the adults included in Protestant pop
ulation 36,673 expressed defnlte
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
WEEKLY DRAG HUNT
TO HAVE BIG FIELD
Event This Afternoon Will Be Run
Over Course on Cy Cum
mings' Estate.

One of the largest fields of the season
was expected to turn out this afternoon
for the weekly drag hunt of the Riding
and Hunt Club, to be run over the
course on the estate of Cy Cummings,
in Chevy Chase, Md.
Mrs. F. M Andrews. daughter of Gen.
Henry T. Allen. and Miss Winifred West
are acting as whips, Thomas Cook as
huntsman and Maj. w. M. Grimes as
master of hounds.
Among those expected to participate
are Maj. and Mrs. George Patton, Mrs
Preece, Miss Louise and Percy Myers,
Mrs. Arthur Snyder, Miss Sophie
Snyder, H. T. Cole, Miss Elizabeth
Jackson, Miss Elizabeth Martin, Melvin
c. HaZen, Miss Winifred West, Chester
A. Gwinn: John Finerty, Mrs. F. NJ.
Andrews, Maj. w. M. Grimes, A. H.
Ryan. jr., and Delano Robbins.
Following the hunt breakfast is
planned at Congressional Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
FIVE BIDS PRESENTED
ON MEMORIAL WORK
1884 Lowest Offer for Construc.
ton of Titanic Foundations
at River.

Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director
of public buildings and public parks
had before him today for consideration
the proposals Of five contractors who
are seeking the job of constructing the
foundations for the Titanic memorial
to be erected at the foot of New Hamp-
shire avenue on the banks of the Poto-
mac River.
The five contractors, with the price
they set for the work are John H
Olcott of Alexandria, Va. $2,626; Prin-
gle Construction Co., Washington
$2,334; Fred Drew Co., Washington
$2,590; G. H. Tompkins Co.. Washing
ton, $2,740, and NJ. Cain Co., Wash
ington, $500.
The contractors submitted additional
bids for work contemplating the use OF
rail steel to reinforce the concrete
foundation. It is expected that the low
bidder, the Pringle Construction Co.
will get the authorization to proceed
with the work in few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
MRS. MARY E. BRENNAN
DIES AT AGE OF 81 YEARS
Sister of Lieut.. Edward Kelly Had
Undergone 90 Blood
Transfusions.

Mrs. Mary e. Brennan, "a years old,
wife of John Brennan, who was at
tached to the sixth police precinct for
20 years, and sister of Lieut.. Edward
Kelly, chief of the homicide squad, died
early today in Providence Hospital.
Death was due to pernicious anemia
for which she had undergone 20 blood
tranSfusions in the past eight years.
Mrs. Brennan was the daughter of
the late Lieut.. John F. Kelly, who
was commanding officer of the sixth
precinct for 20 years and also served
as chief of detectives.
Besides her husband and brother,
Mrs. Brennan is survived by two sons,
John F. Brennan, an attorney at the
Veterans Bureau, and Joseph B. Bren-
nan, connected with the Southern Rail-
way here, and Eve sisters, Mrs. Annie
S. Myers, Mrs Susan G. Barrett, Mrs.
Katherine Reed, Miss Alice @. Kelly
and Miss Elizabeth A. Kelly, all of this
city.
Funeral services will be conducted in
the Holy Name Catholic Church Mon
day morning at o'clock Interment
will be IN Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Brennan had long been an active
member of Liberty Council of the
Catholic Women's Benevolent ASsocia-
ton.
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church preference, 1884 expressed no
church preference and 1888 are af-
f1liated with other than local churches.
These figures total a Protestant evan
gelistic responsibility of 5000.
Survey cards reporting Catholic,
Jewish and foreign speaking non-at-
tendance will be forwarded to church
authorities of these respective groups.
Pursuant to the proposed campaign
to enlist non-afiliated Professionals in
local churches, which will be inaugu-
rated next week, the meeting was con-
cluded with the distribution of survey
cards to pastors of the IL surveyed
districts.
Workers Meet Tomorrow.
Under the direction of DR.. Kernahan,
organizer OF the local survey, Who will
soon establish residence in Washing
ton, the initial instruction meeting for
campaign workers will be held tomor-
row afternoon in Constitution Hall.
Rev. G. o. Morong and Rev. l.. E.
Ripley, survey field directors, made the
official report Of tabulation and CLASH
f1cations. Rev. j. r. Duffield, chairman
of survey organization, read an item
lied report on each surveyed district.
DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, chairman of
the survey committee, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

get along very well as individuals. and
may cause the destruction of the
state" from which they have broken
loose. He also pointed out recent re-
markable experiments in keeping ag-
gregations of cells alive outside the
whole or Wnlch they formed al part.
Thus the heart Of a frog. in the proper
solution, has been kept alive for Ave
or six months after being taken from
the animal: A human arm also has
been kept alive for months after ampu-
tatlon: Ordinarily in complex organ
isms the cells are SO specialized that
they cannot live outside the whole. and
In the higher animals If single group
OF specialists" fail to function the
death Of all usually follows. But the
sponge Is almost at the foot of the
ladcsr OF animal evolution, where the
specialization process has not proceeded
very lar, so that A an emergency each
cell may be sufficient unto Itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

Policeman A. H. Poole's running in
vestigation would have been rather
sketchy but for a bump near Ninth and
Longfellow streets.
The policeman was at No. Is precinct
yesterday when the telephone rang.
"A fellow just tried to steal my mo-
tor cycle" cried Kenneth Moore, II, of
512 Longfellow street, land I'm holding
him until you get herel"
The policeman hoped into an auto
mobile and stepped on it. Meanwhile
Moore was having some difhculty with
his captive.
He held on, though, until the police
car hove in sight. At the same moment
the other youth wrenched free, dashed
for the motor cycle in question and
started 1t.
Young Moore, shouting to the police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
SIBERIA ADDRESS GIVEN
BY CLIFTON WHARTON
Boston University Graduate and
Consul to African Republic Speaks
to High School Group.

Speaking on Liberia at a special as
sembly held in the auditorium of the
Armstrong High School yesterday, Cliff
ton Wharton, consul to Liberia, sta
toned at Monrovia, addressed the stu
dents and teachers of that school,
Mr.. Wharton is native of Boston
and a graduate of the Boys English
High School of that city and of Boston
University, from which he received. the
degrees of A. B. magma cum laude,
diplomatic service in 1924 and was pro-
NOTED from secretary to consul in Feb
ruary, 1880.
In Mr.. Wharton's address he gave the
students an exposition of the govern
ment, life, language and customs OF
Liberia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
POLICEMAN SAVES STOLEN CYCLE,
BUT ONLY WITH AID OF BUMP
Officer Was Losing Distance in Running Investigation
When Spill Ends Chase-Thef Escapes.

man to hurry, followed and leaped into
the saddle behind the fugitive mo-
ment after the motor cycle got under
way.
"Whose motor cycle is thatP" shouted
the officer.
"It's mine," both boys called back,
kicking wildly as the machine got up to
so miles an hour.
It looked to the policeman, who was
losing distance, as If the case were going
to pass out of his Jurisdiction.
The aforementioned bump, however,
simplified matters by tipping both boys
into the street.
When the policeman arrived only
Moore was there, and the motor cycle.
Policeman Poole IL still looking for
the other youths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
CLUBBED BY BANDITS,
MAN SERIOUSLY HURT
Hold-up Pair Knock Victim Uncon-
scious and Rob Him of Cash
and Check.

Stopped and asked for match by
two colored men at Sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue early today, How
ard o. Robinson, 80, of 80 Allegheny
avenue, Takoma Park, was struck over
the head with a club as he complied
with the request.
The blow knocked Robinson uncon-
scious. When he regained conscious
ness the hold-up men had disappeared
and his pockets had been rifled of $18.80
in cash and check for $1.70. Police
failed to find any trace of his assailants
Removed to Emergency Hospital, ply
Sicians said Robinson suffered a possible
fracture of the skull. They expected
he would recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
COURT CALLSDOCTOR TO EXPLAIN
ILLNESS OF TRAFFIC DEFENDANT
Judge Mcmahon Satisfies Himself and Holds Over Case
Until Next Week.

out a permit. He demanded jury trial
and the hearing was set for yesterday.
When court attache ordered witnesses
to come forward yesterday a bonds
man presented the certificate to the
judge.
tors to be brought to court, When they
arrived Judge Mcmahon questioned
them at length about the completeness
Of the examination. Finally the iurist
was satisfied and ordered the case neld
over uptQ next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
BANKER KILLS BANDIT.

CHICAGO. March % R.-Three
wears ago E. j. Eckman, assistant
cashier of the First National Bank of
Riverside, concealed in his cage a
hieh-powered rifle. Yesterday he used
it. shot one bank robber, captured an
other, and recovered $4,000 in cash
that had been taken from him.
Walter Young, who said he was from
Kansas City, was wounded, perhaps
fatally. Ben Howard, his companion,
was captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

When a certificate from Drs: A. M:
MacNamee and e. l.. Morgan, both OF
1900 block I street, stating that q
defendant was Ill and unable to ap-
pear in Police Court yesterday was pre-
sented to Judge John p. Mcmahon. the
magistrate refused to accept 1t and or
dered the physicians to the witness
stand, where they were both questioned
at length.
Some time ago Bryant Mcmahon
was arrested charged with driving while
drunk and operating his machine with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22
WAR ON RATS AND CATS.

LIBSoN, March % (R-This city,
somewhat noted for its battalions CT
stray cats, now is suffering from a
pestilence of rats.
Since the cats are increasing and do
not justify their existence by keeping
the rat total low enough, the city gov
eminent yesterday ordered general
Spring cleaning to rid the capital Of
both cats and rats.