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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
FIRST U. S. AIRPORT
GETS ALA RATING
Highest Given by Commerce De-
partment Won by Municipal
Field at Pontiac.

The first airport In the United States
to be rated under the provisions of
the airport rating regulations Of the
air commerce act has been granted the
highest rating given by the department,
1t was announced today. The "A-1-A"
rating was awarded to the municipal
airport at Pontiac, Mich.
This rating shows the airplane pilot
at a single glance what he may ex-
pect to flnd at Pontiac, not only In the
way Of landing space, but In hangar
facilities, equipment and lighting for
night flying. He knows from these three
symbols that the field Is at least $500
feet in every direction, available for
landings in any wind or any weather,
Department Of Commerce officials ex-
planned.
Full hangar facilities are available
and there are shops for all types of
motor or airplane repair work. The
pilot may find food and lodgings there.
Full weather information will be avail
able at the field operations Office or by
radio. There Is complete installation
for night flying, including airport bea-
con, foodlight, ceiling protector. boun-
dairy, approach and obstacle lighting.
The rating figures are intended to
show to the pilot at q glance that
certain minimum requirements as to
general equipment and facilities, size
and condition Of landing area and light
ing equipment have been complied with,
1t was announced.
Further ratings for other airports will
be issued In the order of application,
1t was announced by Department of
Commerce officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
PROJECTS PLEDGED
HILLCREST CITIZENS
District Officials Assure Group Of
Action on Civic I'M
provements.

Official assurance Of rapid action in
engineering long-deferred civic i'm
provementS in the HillcreSt district was
presented last night to a meeting of
the Hillcrest Citizens Association.
A letter from the District Commits
sioners, promising street and sewerage
improvements some time in early
Spring, was read.
Improvements projected in the letter
include surface and siding work on
Hillcrest drive, the temporary surfac-
ing OF Branch avenue, the continuation
Of Thirty-first street from w street
to v place, and the installation OF
sewer facilities for the Stanton School
extending along Twenty-eighth street
from Nineteenth street and Good Hope
road to the level Of the school.
Letters were addressed to District
authorities and car company officials
seeking the erection of q new shelter
stand at the car and bus terminus at
the west end of the Pennsylvania Ave-
nue. Bridge. The present shelter, erect
ed jointly by the Randle Highlands
and Hillcrest Associations, is now dilapi-
dated and too small for community
needs.
Former Representative Caleb Powers
Of Kentucky, now a Washington resi-
dent, addressed the meeting, reviewing
the rapid growth Of Hillcrest and other
suburban communities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
MT. VERNON ROAD
WORK PROGRESSES
Dredge Moved Downstream
of Railroad Bridge
to Fill Basin.

Construction Of the Mount Vernon
Highway Is forging ahead and the
dredge Talcott has been moved down.
stream of the Railroad Bridge, as the
work enters another phase.
Under the direction Of Maj. Brehon
Somervell, district engineer for the
War Department for the Washington
area, the United States Engineers Of
flee is progressing favorably with the
hydraulic fill, despite the handicap OF
cold weather. The Talcott was at work
upstream Of the bridge, and was
changed for the filling Of the basin
where the highway passes under the
Highway and Railroad Bridges. from
the upper end to the lower end. It Is
expected that the dredge will be at work
In this location during the next month
Considerable fill now shows up in the
upper cut of the basin and to equalize
the filling in the basin material Is now
being pumped in at the lower end OF
the proposed I'LL.
WAOAA WOAA AAA PAOSACooI 0SSOAA-
ing to Z. A. Schmitt, the engineer, II
will not be long until the old site OF
the Corinthian Yacht Club will be
obliterated. The house and outfit OF
the yacht club was moved to the Buzz
yards Point area on the AnacoStia
River, just upstream from the War Col
lege. The club Is now making active
preparations to construct this section
into a first-class yachting development
The dredge Welatka, which was
brought to Washington from Jackson
vile, Fla, to assist in construction OF
the Mount Vernon highway, Is con-
tinuing its work on the Four-mile Run
fill and Is now only few hundred feet
from the downstream end of this fill.
On the completion Of this work in
the immediate future, the Welatka
Schmitt said, will be moved to the Vi
cinity Of the Talcott. The derrick boat
Atlas has begun throwing up part OF
the roadbed foundation, where 1t crosses
Gravelly Point inlet, beginning at a
point just south of the Richmond
Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
embankment, while the derrick boat
Benning Is engaged In building up the
levy behind which the dredge material
for the basin fill will be maintained,
Schmitt explained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
ACCIDENT VICTIM
DIES OF INJURIES
Driver Surrenders to Police Upon
Hearing of Mans Death
Today.

Nathan Major, IS years old, Of 512
Four-and-a-haIf street southwest, died
early today In Providence Hospital from
injuries received Friday when he was
struck by an automobile at Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Mott
fed of the mans death, James B. CHy-
er of 739 Twelfth street southeast. dri-
yer of the automobile, surrendered at
sixth precinct police station. He will
be held there pending the outcome Of a
coroner's inquest, set for tomorrow.
The most serious accident victim last
night was Carroll Davell, % years old
of 1903 Kilbourne place. At Casualty
Hospital it was said his skull was frac-
tured. His companion, Miss Madeline
O'Connor, 10 years old, of 314 South
Carolina avenue southeast, sustained
facial decorations.
They were hurt when their machine
collided last night at IL o'clock at Ninth
and Massachusetts, avenue northeast
with car said to have been driven by
John H. Fischet, jr., Of 4l28 Georgia
avenue.
A collision between two automobile.
at Third street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. about 8 o'clock last night resulted
in slight injuries to John w. Grover. 2t
years old, of 215 P street southeast
and Larry Wilson, %. Of 14l6 stree
southeast. Both were treated at Elmer.
gency Hospital. Grover operated on,
machine and the other car was driver
by Michael Lyman of 1908 H street
who had Wilson as a passenger.
While crossing the street in front o.
his home, Leroy Clark, years old, col
ored, Of 1888 Oregon avenue. was strucl
by an automobile said to have beer
driven by Mrs. Louise Pedlow of 180'
California street. The boy Is In Elmer
gency Hospital with q broken leg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
4-YEAR- OLD FRAUD
CHARGE DISMISSED
Justice Hitz Exonerates Louisville
Lawyer Accused of Front
Money Game"

After remaining four years under the
shadow Of an indictment charging a
fraudulent use of the mails in connec-
ton with front money game" War
rem T. Godfrey, a lawyer Of Louisville,
KY. was exonerated today by Justice
William Hitz in Criminal Division 2 of
the District OF Columbia Supreme Court.
The court granted a motion Of ATTORNEY
Matt j. Holt OF Louisville for a directed
verdict Of not guilty as to his client. on
the plea that the Government had not
made out case against him.
Similar motions on behalf Of Fred
ertck e. Lewis Of New Haven, Conn,
former secretary-treasurer of the firm
OF s. B. Thayer, Son & Co., of WASH
ington; Edward Fell Lukens, an attor-
ney OF Philadelphia, and Butler Kellogg
OF New York City were denied by the
court. Fred A. Dolph, Washington
lawyer, who was indicted with the four
men, has died since the indictment was
returned in March, 1925.
Arguments were made to the Jury to-
day by Assistant United States At
torney John w. FINELY for the prose-
cution and by Attorney James s.. Easily
Smith for Lukens, Harry N. Connaugh-
ton for Kellogg, and Joseph D. Kelly
for Lewis. The case was expected to
go to the jury late this afternoon or
tomorrow.
The prosecution claimed that the
Thayer concern came to Washington
from Wilmington, Del, in 1923, and
operated until the arrest of some OF
the accused in 1925, in which time
there were made about SO contracts
with corporations and other concerns
| In various parts of the United States
for loans and bond issues for which
the accused received an aggregate OF
$3.50, 900 and never made a single loan
| it is alleged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
0PTIMISTS WILL HEAR
20 LUNCHEON SPEAKERS
Representatives Of All Civic Clubs
Also Invited to Meeting
Of February 90.

Twenty-Five new members will speak
at the weekly luncheon meeting of the
Washington Optimist Club at the Ham
ilton Hotel tomorrow afternoon, it is
announced today by Herbert B. MENUS.
president of the club.
Speakers will be Frederick Baer,
Tracey K. Bruce, Benjamin Carow,
Robert Doing, Paul asby-Smith, George
Eberly, Earl e. Goss, George r. Hane,
Harry L. Harris, Perry Hazard, H. J.
Horner, Carl w. Knighton, James A.
McHale, j. B. Murphy. Earl A. Nash,
j. r. Pope, Roland z. Reutlinger, Sam
uel Richards, j. w. Richardson, Lewis
Edwin Ryan, Frank J. Wagner and
Harry M. Watkins.
President MENUS also announced to-
day that at the clubs luncheon on
February 26 the presidents, or their
representatives, of all the civic clubs
In the Capital will be guests Of the OPP
timists. Organizations to be represente5
at this luncheon include Rotary, XII
wants, Ciyitan,1 Lions. Round Table.
Thirteen, ExchaNge, American Business
Club. Monarch, Euota, Soroptimist and
Zonta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY
ELECTS BATES PRESIDENT

Sanford Bates, director of Federal
penal institutions, was elected president
OF the Massachusetts, Society Of WASH
ngton at q meeting Of the board of
trustees in the office Of Representative
Frederick w. Dallinger last night. MT.
Bates succeeds George r. Farnum, who
recently went to Boston to take up
law practice there.
The society will meet February 10
at the Wardman Park Hotel, when It
win honor its new president with
dinner. Washington alumni of the
Massachusetts, Institute Of Technology
have been invited. The committee In
charge Of music for the celebration In
cludes: Charles r. Sharkey and Frank
e. Hickey. Lewis w. Hart, Robert II.
Kempton and John H. Springer COM
pose the dancing committee. George A.
Herman has charge of guest tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
URGE EXTENSION
OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
AVENUE TO LINE
Project Would Open New Link
Between Washington
and Baltimore.
CITIZENS LAY PLANS
BEFORE LEGISLATORS
Learn Maryland Will Make I'm
prOvements if District Com
pletes Paving.

Opening of New Hampshire avenue
to the District line as part of a new
link between Washington and Baltimore
was urged by delegation of citizens
who conferred at the Capitol yesterday
afternoon with Senators Goldsborough
and Tydings and Representatives Gam
brill and Zihlman, all Of Maryland.
It was explained that If the District
extends the avenue to the District line
the Maryland authorities will make the
improvements necessary to carry it on
from that point. Mrs. I. M. Evans of
the Civic and School Association of
Takoma Park, Prince Georges County,
Nd, said the project would establish a
route to White Oak, Nd, from which
point traffic could go toward Baltimore,
either by way of Ellicott City or Laurel.
The paving on New Hampshire avenue
stops at Buchanan street, but it is
graded from that point to the Baltimore
& Ohio tracks. Approximately 1000
feet remain to be opened within the
District. It was said by those who
called at the Capitol that the assess
mentS for the continuation of the
avenue to the District line were made
some years ago.
The delegation has arranged to call
on Capt. WhitehurSt of the District en-
gineer department, at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow morning to discuss the proposal
further. Among those represented at
the conference were:
Maryland-National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, Irving C. Root,
chief engineer; Prince Georges County,
Nd, j. EnoS Ray: attorney, property
owners, Thomas p. LittlepaRe; council
Of Takoma Park, Md, John r. Adams,
H. E. Rogers and M. F. Iverson; Gen.
eral Conference Of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists, H. E. Rogers; Washington
Missionary College, r. L. Walline; WASH
ington Sanitarium and Hospital, G. C.
Pulver; Chamber of Commerce, Ia
koma Park. q. w. Bennette, president;
Washington Board of Trade, G. C.
Shinn and o. s. Metzerott; Merchants
and Manufacturers Association, John
Meiklejohn; Masonic and Eastern Star
Home, G. F. Roberts, president Of the
board; G. G. Galloway, e. T. Hibbs and
r. Pearson; Indian Spring Park Cit
liens Association, Md, J. HySlop; Com
munity League, Takoma Park, w. D.
Lambert, president; Maryland District
Of Columbia Citizens Association, Ia
koma Park, John Walker, president;
District of Columbia Citizens Associa-
ton, Takoma Park, D. N. Shoemaker
president: Chillum Heights Citizens
Association, T. w. Joy, president:
Brightwood Citizens Association, H. e
King; Petworth Citizens Association,
G. Lehmkulh, president, and Manor
Park Citizens Association, ]. d. Smoot,
president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
PUBLIC UTILITIES
BODY ANNOUNCES
TRUCE WITH TAX|S
No Drivers Need Fear Arrest
Pending Study of Decision
of Court.
MANY OWNERS SUBMIT
TO COMMISSIONERS CODE
Authority Of Latter to Require
Bonds for Damages Claims
Denied by Justice.

The armistice between the Public
Utilities Commission and Washington
taxicab drivers will be continued until
further notice, Harleigh H. Hartman,
vice chairman of the commission an
nounced today. No cab driver will be
arrested for a violation of any of the
sections OF taxicab code promulgated
by the commission February /, until
the commission has had an opportunity
to study the decision handed down by
Justice Alfred A. Wheat In the F. B.
Smith case yesterday, he declared.
Jurisdiction Denied.
In the Smith case, Justice Wheat
held thai the commission had no juris-
diction to pass orders requiring taxicab
companies or owners to furnish bonds,
insurance or other proof of their re-
possibility to meet damage claims
arising from negligent operation of the
cabs. Justice Wheat granted today a
temporary injunction restraining the
commission from putting this part of
the code into effect. The commission
probably will decide to enforce the re-
naming portion Of the code, which calls
Tor inspection Of meters, brakes. other
mechanical equipments, lights, markers
and so forth, but notice will be given
to the cab drivers before this is done,
Hartman said.
A majority of the cab owners ap-
parently have decided not to question
the jurisdiction of the commission.
Four hundred and twenty-eight cabs
have been given certificates sealed by
the commission showing that the cabs
comply In every respect with the me-
chantcal standards Of the commission
and that the commission Is satisfied
as to the financial responsibility of the
owners to meet and satisfy just damage
claims.
Moreover. 927 temporary certificates
have been issued to other cabs certify
ing that the owners have complied in
part with the regulations but have not
had time to satisfy all requirements
in spite Of bona f1de efforts. This total
OF 1,35 cabs apparently represents
diction of the commission without ques-
ton.
Justice Wheat's decision will be ap-
pealed to the Court of Appeals.
Injunction Declared Permanent.
Corporation Counsel william w. Bride
explained that the effect of the tempo
rary injunction against the commission
In this case was legally the same as that
OF permanent injunction, since no
Facts were in dispute between the par
ties to the case.
The only dispute, he said. was as to
whether, on the given state of facts, the
commission had the legal power to en-
force its order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
.HOLD-UP TO BRING
ARMORED CARS USE
Capital Traction to Stop
Transportation of Funds
by Motormen.

While police of the District of Column
bia and nearby States searched for the
trail of three bandits who, yesterday,
held up Capital Traction car and took
$l,493 in fares, Henry D. Champion,
treasurer Of the street car company,
announced today that armored cars
would henceforth be used to transport
money for the corporation.
Although 1t has been customary to
use guarded vehicles to transport money
from other barns, the Chevy Chase
Lake line has allowed funds to be car
ried by motormen to the District line,
where it was picked up. Yesterdays
loss led to the decision, Champion de-
clared.
Leather Pouch Recovered.
Recovery of the leather pouch which
contained the $1,493 taken by the
youthful bandits that boarded the car
at Connecticut avenue and Thornapple
Mangum at gun-point, furnished the
latest clue to the robbers trail. Dis
coyery Of the money bag was made by
w. N. Hampton Of Lorton, Va, at
Woodbridge, Va. The taxicab, stolen by
the trio from Wilbur A. Jordan, colored,
United Car Co., COL Third street south
west, and used by the bandits to escape,
was discovered abandoned on the Chevy
Chase Parkway yesterday afternoon.
Despite reports that the bandits were
amateurs" the double robbery was one
of the most daring of recent date. Jor-
dan, hired by the men, was first held up
on the Silver Spring Bethesda highway,
tied and gagged and left bound to q
tree in Calhoun Woods.
Escape in Stolen Car.
Two of the robbers then boarded the
street car, which was used as q money
car, at Chevy Chase Lake, rode several
blocks as passengers, then ordered Man
gum to hand over the money. pouch.
They escaped in the stolen car operated
by the third member Of the trio.
Recovery Of the pouch and descrip-
tons furnished by Jordan and the car
crew are the clues on which police base
their hopes Of experimenting the GRIM
inalS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
EXERCISES TOPAY
LINCOLN TRIBUTE
Billiard to Speak Tomorrow
in Patriotic Program
at Memorial.

Patriotic exercises In commemoration
Of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln
will be held at the Lincoln Memorial
tomorrow under auspices of the COM
mandery Of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion of the District. Nineteen
patriotic organizations will cooperate
In the observance which is to be at
IL o'clock.
Rear Admiral F. c. Billiard. COM
mandant of the United States Coast
Guard, will deliver the principal ad-
dress. He will be introduced by Charles
Mason Remey. Members of the Grand
Army Of the Republic will be seated On
the south side of the portico and repre-
sentatives of the participating organi-
cations vii be escorted to the north
side of the fifth terrace.
Music will be played by the United
States Marine Band and after on in
vocation service, representatives of the
various patriotic societies will place
wreaths along the front of the
memorial.
The District Commissioners have
The following organizations will take
part: Abraham Lincoln Circle, No. 8
Ladies of the G. A. R.; American Gold
Star Mothers, Danes of the Loyal
Legion, District Of Columbia Chapter
American Red Cross; District of Column
bia Society, United States Daughters OF
1912; Mrs. Ellen Spencer MuSsey Tent
No. /, Daughters of Union Veterans OF
the Civil War; Sons of The Revolution
in the District of Columbia, U. s. Grant
Circle, No. l, Ladies Of the G. A. r.;
Victory Post, No. 4, American Legion
Victory Unit, No. 4, American Legion
Auxiliary; Governor Thomas Wells
Society, Children of the American
Revolution; District of Columbia Chap
ter, Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton; Disabled American Veterans Of
the World War, George Baldwin Mccoy
Unit, American Women'S Legion; Sons
Of the American Revolution IN the
District of Columbia, William B. Cush.
ing Camp, Sons of Union Veterans o.
the Civil War; District Of Columbis
Department, United Spanish Wal
Veterans Auxiliary; Lincoln Corps, No
Sheridan Corps, No. IL, Women's Relief
Corps, G. A. r.
Exercises in honor of Lincoln alSC
will be held by the Gushing Camp, Som
of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Members of the organization and othel
patriotic societies will meet at the Lin
coin Memorial at 2 o'clock. Representa-
tive John c. Ketcham of Michigan viii
deliver an address and Miss Rache
Lang will sing THE Star Spanglec
Banner" accompanied by the United
States Marine Band.
George Francis Jenkins is chairman
of the committee in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE
FAVORS HOSPITAL MOVE
Bill to Remodel Old Observatory
Grounds to Provide Model Medi-
cal Center Gets o. K.

The House naval affairs committee
today ordered favorable report on the
bill introduced by Chairman Britten
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to proceed with remodeling and con-
struction of the Naval Hospital plant
on the old Naval Observatory grounds,
so as to provide model Naval Hospital
center.
The plans already drawn for this
center. at an estimated cost of $3,2OO,-
600. call for buildings for the hospital
and for the cooperative schools of
medicine and dentistry, according to de-
signs harmonizing with the Lincoln
Memorial and fitting in with the Capt.
tai development projects in that area,
including the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. According to these plans, New
York avenue will be extended through
to the river. cutting through the reser-
Walton at the foot Of the hill where
there now are six temporary buildings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-11
JOSEPH F. A. O'BRIEN DIES
AFTER SHORT SICKNESS
Was Resident of District for 40
Years-Managed Sanitary
Grocery Store.

Joseph F. A. O'Brien, SIS years old,
died yesterday at the residence of his
sister, Mrs. Nellie v. Wilson, 1441 New
ton street northeast, following an ILL
ness of two months.
Born in New York city, Mr.. O'Brien
had resided in Washington for the past
40 years, being long a manager of a
Sanitary grocery branch store. He was
a member of the Washington Assembly,
Fourth Degree, of the Knights of Co
lumbus.
Besides Mrs. Wilson, he is survived
by another sister of this city, Mrs. Lii
Ian Pepper, and a brother, John
O'Brien of Patterson, N. j.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row morning at 8 o'clock at st. An
thongs Church. Interment will be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.