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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
Reyes Predicts Purchase of
Squares on Capitol Hill
for Improvements.
CONSIDERS PROPERTY
GOOD SITE FOR PARK
Senator Believes Some Congress
Members Consider Time Ripe
to Negotiate Deal.

Purchase by the Government Of the
area bounded by Maryland avenue, D
street, First and Second streets north
east, including the Methodist Building,
was predicted today by Senator Keyes
of New Hampshire, chairman of the
Senate Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee, as q step in rounding out
the Federal Improvements program sur
rounding the Capitol.
Additional legislation would be neces-
sary to authorize the inclusion Of this
area in the program, and bill on the
subject has not yet been introduced.
Senator Keyes expressed the belief that
sooner or later the Government will
acquire these squares and he indicated
some members of Congress feel this Is
an opportune time.
Would Be Used Partly for Park.
The Senate chairman said this ground
could be used partly for open park
space and partly for some Government
building. He said he thought that If
1t is decided to place a Government
building in this section it probably
would go on the square just east of
the Senate Office Building, between B
and c streets. This would leave the
triangle in which the Methodist Build
ing is located as a park area, Senator
Reyes said, pointing out that 1t Is
adjacent to the site for the United
States Supreme Court Building The
other square, from G to D streets, also
probably would be left open to round
out the plaza development extending to
Union Station.
Senator Keyes pointed out that in
extending the Capitol grounds to Union
Station the double car tracks are to
be moved from Delaware avenue to
First street northeast, between Union
Station and B street, and that the
acquisition of the squares referred to
along First street would make 1t pos
sible to widen that street in view OF
the placing OF two car tracks In the
center Of It.
Decided to Delay Action.
The New Hampshire Senator said the
taking of the triangle between Mary
land avenue and B street, First and
Second, was discussed when the site
for the Supreme Court Building was
being selected, but 1t was decided to
postpone consideration Of its acquisition
at that time.
Discussing the public building pro-
gram generally, Senator Reyes said there
Is no need for additional authorizations
for new buildings, in view of the amounts
already authorized, for the time being,
but he expressed the hope that Congress
would pass at this session the Reyes
Elliott bill to speed up construction by
enabling the Treasury Department to
shorten the procedure in preparing
plans, making ground tests on sites and
in awarding contracts. The bill would
not require additional appropriation,
but would enable the Treasury Depart
ment to take shorter cuts in getting
buildings under actual construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
HOLIDAY DEATHS
IN j. S. PASS zoo
More Than TWo-ThirdS Are
Caused by Traffic-Ten
Killed in Maryland.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Two hundred or more deaths marred
Christmas joy yesterday as accidents
took a heavy toll from coast to coast.
Fires, drownings, hunting tragedies
and poisonous liquor cost lives, but au-
tomobiles, running in many sections on
slippery roads, were the greatest agent
of destruction, causing more than two
thirds of the deaths.
In the Middle West about 30 of the
fatalities were recorded. Flames trap
ped dodgers in a rooming house at
whiting, Ind, and seven men died
Gun fights claimed five lives in the
South; one victim was a woman.
Poison liquor claimed between five
and ten lives in New York. In Cali
fornia three were believed to have
drowned when a launch capsized. In
Missouri two died when bridge col
lapsed. Two children were fatally
burned in Montgomery, Pa, when tnelr
father poured gasoline on the kitchen
fire. A man froze to death in INDIANA
and another in Pennsylvania.
Hundreds were injured in accidents.
Ten Deaths in Maryland.
Ten persons were killed in accidents
in MARYLAND and many injured. Auto
mobiles caused seven fatalities; tWc
men were drowned and one crushed II
a fall in a quarry. The trail OF deatf
extended from the Eastern Shore across
the city and into Frederick County, tr
the central part of the State.
Christmas eve two men were founc
fatally injured in the wreckage OF thel
automobile in Baltimore County. a
few minutes later a colored person run
ming from a street car was hit by ar
automobile windbreaker and decapl-
tated. A 6-year-old boy, riding in 9
wagon brought by Santa Claus, was hi
by q car and instantly killed.
The two drowned were approaching
ducking blind as their boat was swamp
ed by large waves.
Accidents in which Is persons were
killed or fatally injured marred Yuletloe
rejoicing in the Southwest.
Automobiles figured in IL OF the
deaths, fire in 2.
Woman Dies of Burns.
Mrs. D. w. Bennett, 20, Of Dallas
Tex. died from burns suffered wher
her husband, also injured, tried to star
a fire with coal oil. In a similar fir'
| at Eldorado, Mrs B. A. Written wa
fatally burned. Three Of her famil!
were burned.
Run down by automobiles and killet
were Robert E. Biechele Of Kansas CITY
father of 10, on his way to bring nom.
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 3D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
POLICE GIVEN CLUE
IN TROWER SEARCH
Taxicab Driver Called for
Missing Woman With a
"Mr. Cox"

A lead which is expected to prove
vital to police in their search for Mrs.
Katherine E. Trower, Al years old,
former narcotic investigator and one
time matron at the District Jail, who
has been missing from her home at
1910 Twenty-second street northeast
since early yesterday, was uncovered
this afternoon.
A taxicab driver, who read newspaper
accounts of Mrs Trower's disappearance
from home, told detectives at head
quarters shortly after noon that he had
been hailed by a man In Georgetown
about / o'clock yesterday morning and
was ordered to drive to the Twenty
second street address.
'Mr. Cox From Headquarters"
Arriving there, the driver said, he was
told to 90 to the door and inform Mrs.
Trower that "Mr. Cox from headquar-
ters' was waiting outside to see her.
He said he carried out his instructions
and the woman, clad only in bed room
slippers, q gown and robe, joined his
passenger In the taxi a few moments
later.
The hacker told detectives he drove
the couple out the Baltimore pike near
ly to Hyattsville and was then told to
return to an address in the 200 block
of C street, where he waited for nearly
10 minutes while the man called at the
home of a friend and borrowed the
money to pay the fare.
The woman, who had been waiting
in the cab, then Joined her companion
and they entered the house together.
A detective was sent to the G street
address this afternoon to question &C.
cupants of the home regarding the taxi
drivers story.
Mother Fears Kidnapping.
Mrs. Mary z. Mitchell, her mother,
| fears that one of those her daughter
| has helped send to Jail may have kid
naped the woman to obtain revenge.
An investigation disclosed that neither
Lieut.. Clement Cox nor Sergt. Richard
j. Cox, the only two officers Of that
name stationed at headquarters, had
called for Mrs. Trower.
| Mrs. Mitchell says that her daughter
| told her last week of seeing man
whom she helped to convict on a robbery
charge several years ago. Mrs. Trower
| is said to have told her mother the man
recognized her and eyed her strangely
Mrs. Mitchell believes this man might
have something to do with her daugh-
ter's disappearance.
Mrs. Trower has been unemployed for
several months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
STRIKERS ASSURED
OF KEEPING HOMES
Gov. Pollard Says Only Lawbreak'
ers May Be Subject
to Evictions.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, December 90
Assurance that no more textile strikers
families at Danville, Va, would be
evicted for non-payment of rent, except
those implicated in lawbreaking, has
been received from Gov. John Garland
Pollard, Miss Elisabeth Gilman, relief
worker here, said today.
Miss Gilman wrote to Gov. Pollard
recalling that Gov. Albert G. Richie
halted the eviction of Western Maryland
coal miners in a 1924 strike.
IT have been assured that there will
be no more evictions at this time ex-
cept of those guilty of unlawful acts"
Gov. Pollard wrote. Miss Gilman, the
daughter of the first president of Johns
Hopkins University, was Socialist nom
inee for Governor in November. She
recalled to Gov. Pollard that Gov.
Richie declined to send troops to the
coal strike area in 1928, despite a rec
ommendation to this effect by President
Harding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
THREE ARE BELIEVED
DROWNED IN LAUNCH
Ten Persons Reported Saved When
Boat Capsizes OFF Califor-
MIA Coast.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAUSALITO, Calf, December 90
Three men we're believed to have
drowned here late last night when a
launch capsized, throwing its 10 occu-
pants into the cold waters of Richard
sons Bay. Ten were rescued by a
ferry's life boats.
The party was on its way from
Sausalito to the yacht Janidore, owned
by Isadore zellerbach, San Francisco
capitalist. Sam Bowman, a member
of the Landlords crew, was the host
All members of the party lived in
Sausalito.
Authorities said the launch was over
crowded.
Search was continued for the miss
ing, Ernest Rogers, a stevedore; A
Van Scoy, cook, and a man known
only as bill" Bowman was among the
rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
Indy SAYS FLYING HAS MADE
STRIDES SINCE HOP TO PARIS
Speed, Capacity and Travel Increased Dur
ing Phenomenal Four or Five Years,
Famous Aviator Asserts

operate and it is much simpler to learn
how to fly one. The cost of operation
Of a privately owned plane today is
only fraction of the cost of a few
years back.
1.-THE small, private plane of IS to 100
miles an hour cruising speed can be OPP
Grated today at practically the same
cost as a medium priced automobile.
For example. Let's take a 100
horsepower plane. 1t sells for $4,000
to $4,000. You can get from 10 to is
miles on a gallon of gas; that's with q
pilot and two passengers. After 800 or
400 hours-which is about $4,000 to
$4,000 miles-it will need an overhaul
Afterward it is ready for another 300
or 400 hours, and the total life of a
good plane is 1000 hours or more,
which is 10000 miles of flying"
Passenger air travel is increaSing-in
1880 it was substantially greater than
in 1929-and in many places 1t is be-
coming a part of everyday life, Col.
Lindbergh said.
Most of the airlines of the United
States are unable to operate without
loss on passenger revenue alone, he
continued, and it seems that for some
time to come at least mail and express
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
COURT CONGESTION
LAID TO DRY LAW
Association Against Prohibi-
ton Amendment Also Ac-
counts for Prison Increase.
BY the Associated Press.


Upon the dry laws the Association
Against the Prohibition Amendment
today heaped the blame for all Federal
court congestion and for the entire
increase in the number of Federal
prisoners since 1920.
A statistical pamphlet released by the
association estimated the number OF
prohibition prisoners now In Federal
State and county penal institutions al
$4,000. 1t commended prison and peni-
tertiary statistics did not give a meas
ure of the crime problem, for "only q
small proportion Of those convicted are
given felony sentences"
TwO-Thirds Of All Gases.
It termed IAN example of misinforma-
ton" an assertion made last year By
President Hoover that only q small
proportion of felony cases could be
attributed to the eighteenth amendment
for, it added, "88 per cent of the pro-
hibition violators sentenced in Federal
courts are misdemeanants and moi
felons."
Prohibition cases now account fol-
two-thirds of all criminal cases in the
Federal courts" said the association
adding the total last year was 56,455
The increase in civil cases, with the
United States participating, since 1920
was set at BAT per cent, but excluding
prohibition actions the gain was counted
as only lit per cent.
From 80 to 95 per cent Of all the
criminal convictions secured In prohibit
ton cases are on pleas Of guilty." said
the association; from 5000 to 10000
pending prohibition cases a year have
been 'nolle pressed yet In spite of this
wholesale wedding out of inactive cases
pending cases still number between
$4,000 and $1,000. This brief summary
indicates that the whole process
Is futile and costly"
Estimate Costs.
The pamphlet presented an estimate
of the cost of adequate prohibition
enforcement" totaling $10O,O0O,O0O a
year, with abolition of jury trials In all
dry law cases and $3.50, 100000 with jury
hearing.
Apart from wartime cases, based on
the espionage act and selective draft as
well as prohibition" it said, the in
crease in normal criminal cases from
1920 to 1929 is shown to have been only
3.9 per cent-leSs than half the rate OF
increase in the population Of the United
States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
CHINESE FREE NINE

PEIPNG, China, December 20 C49.
The apostolic delegation here has
been informed that four foreign priests
and five nuns of party captured by
Chinese Communists last October have
been released.
At the time of the capture 1t was
reported that the Italian Catholic bish-
op, Mgr. Mignani, six priests and ten
nuns were in the hands of the Reds.
Later the bishop and one Of the priests
were released 70 arrange ransom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
HOTEL OPENS CANTEEN TO FEED
DESERVING UNEMPLOYED MEN
salvatiorArmy Workers to Aid MayOwer by Distributing
Cards for Meals.

A canteen for the feeding Of hungry
members of the army Of the unem-
ployed was opened today by the May
flower Hotel in garage in the rear OF
1909 l. street.
Daniel J. O'Brien, managing director
Of the hotel, announced all unemployed
men In actual want would be given q
hot and wholesome lunch daily, Cards
emitting the men to meals win be dis
tributed daily by Charles II. Dodd and
Gilbert s. Decker, Salvation Army en-.
signs, from the organizations head
quarters, 426 Sixth street. This method
was adopted to prevent unworthy in-
dlviduals from gaining an advantage
over those In actual want.
I'VE will continue these meals - long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
By the Associated Press.


Washington silk hats and ermine
wraps, jewels and diplomatic decora-
lions prepared today for a night-after-
Christmas event of rare proportions
even in the cosmopolitan capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Doherty of
New York will present to society their
daughter, Miss Helen Lee Eanes Do
herty, at q ball stupendous in its size
and lavishness Of arrangements.
Many New Workers are coming by
special train and Washipgton,s highest
oficialdom win join in the holiday fes-
tivity for Miss Doherty. Vice president
Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam and the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Hurley head q guest list number
ing almost thousand.
For the debut, Mr.. and Mrs. DoNerty
have taken over the entire first &por
Of the Maydower Hotel VIA its aeve&Rl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 26.--Aviation
has come a long way since young fell
low from Missouri took of from Roose-
welt Field four years ago next May and
few to Paris, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
believes.
The worlds best known flyer talked
today of aviation as it was five years
ago and as it is now; of low wings and
high wings; of engines and speed and
radio-topics that are the very breath
of life to him.
He said this:
I'VE have had more progress in the
development of aircraft in the last five
years than could have been foreSeen at
that time.
I'm 1925 a good cruising speed was
90 miles an hour. Today We have
planes of the same class with cruising
speeds as high as 140 miles an hour.
The airmail de HavilandS we used in
1925 had carrying capacity OF about
400 pounds. Planes today of the same
horsepower cruise al least 20 miles an
hour faster and carry from three to
four times that load.
"The same with the business or sport
plane flown by the professional
pilot. It is more stable, it is easier to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
BRITISH SEND SOLDIERS
AFTER BURMESE REBELS
Killing of Government Ranger and
Police Causes Punitive
Expedition.
BY the Associated Press.

RANGOON, Burma, December 49,
British soldiers with machine guns
have been sent into the Tharawaddy
district, IS miles north of here, where
more than a score have been killed in
tax-resistance rioting during the past
two days.
Considerable feeling throughout Bur-
ma has been aroused by reports of the
murder of H. v. M. Fields Clark, a
forest ranger in the government serv-
ice. He had returned from an inspec-
ton tour to his lonely bungalow in the
village of Vega, the reports said, when
native rebels closed in and killed him.
-Four police have been killed and sew
eral wounded in encounters with the
rebels WHO thus far have eluded cap
ture by taking advantage Of the wild
character of the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
GOTWALS TO MEET
DELANO ON SIGNS
Engineer Commissioner Plans
Conference on Objections
to Proposed Law.

Before taking any further steps look
ing to approval Of the pending legisla-
ton for the control and regulation of
outdoor advertising signs in the District,
Maj. John c. Gotwals, Engineer Com
missioner, said today he wished to con-
fer with Frederic A. Delano, president
of the American Civic Association and
chairman also of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
Maj. Gotwals previously had given
his own approval to the redrafted form
of the bill which passed the Senate at
the last session of Congress. He believed
it represented the best restrictive leg
islation obtainable under existing con-
ditions. simultaneously with his ia
vorable recommendation to the Board of
Commissioners, however, there came a
letter from Mr.. Delano setting forth OBJ
jectionS to certain features of the bill.
The Commissioners, all of them heartily
in favor of restricting the indiscrimi-
nate use of advertising signs and bill
boards, deferred approval of the pro-
posed amendments until they had an
opportunity to go into the matter more
thoroughly.
Voiced Two Objections.
Maj. Gotwals explained that his own
position was unchanged and he hoped
to be able to persuade Mr.. Delano that
the objections he had pointed out are
matters which should occasion no feel
ing of apprehension. Mr.. Delano, whose
American Civic Association Is sponsor
ing the anti-billboard campaign in the
metropolitan area of Washington, had
stressed two pertinent matters in con-
nection with the proposed legislation.
The first Of these, he said. was the
power given the Commissioners to keep
existing billboards in state OF repair
which would prolong their maintenance
indefinitely.
Next, in the way Of objections, was
the omission of an amendment to pro-
vide for public hearings on regula-
tons Such an amendment previously
had been proposed by Lieut.. Col. U. s:
Grant, Sd, director Of the Office OF
Public Buildings and Grounds in the
National Capital, and officers OF the
American Civic Association.
Mr.. Delano felt some apprehension,
he informed DR.. Luther H. Reichelder-
fer. president of the Board of Commits
sioners, that any provision in the OH
permitting billboards to be kept IN q
state of repair would be "a dstlnct
step backwards" =.
Mai. Gotwals. however, looks at 1t
7rSonfinued on PAGE 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
SMUGGLING CHINESE
CHARGED TO OFFICER
Arrest of immigration Worker on
Mexican Border Follows
Auto Crash.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIO, Calf, December 26.-Fred-
erick Schnell, a Federal immigration Of
fcer, was in jail here today, charged
with smuggling aliens into the United
States over the Mexican border.
Schnelrs arrest followed an accident
Yesterday in which his machine was
wrecked and one Chinese fatally IN
iured. The car crashed into bridge
guard rail in turning out for another
machine driven by r. w. Little, deputy
collector of internal revenue.
Little, according to Francis A.
Koehler, police chief, found Schnell In
uniform near the wreckage of his car
and four Chinese hiding nearby.
Schnell admitted, Koehler said that he
was smuggling the aliens into this
country.
Fletcher Amhardt of Los Angeles,
riding with Schnell and the Chinese,
also was arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
MISSISSIPPI BANK CLOSES
Tupelo Institution Had Deposits of
About $1,7oo,ooo

TUPELO, Miss, December 26 Dr.
The Peoples Bank 81 Trust Co. here
and two branches at Nettleton and
Rienzi, Miss, failed to open today and
directors called q meeting to consider
plans for reorganization.
The bank was capitalized at 5000, 000
about $4,000 and deposits Of approx
mately $1,T0O,000. The branches were
smaller.
s. j. High, the president, said con-
tinued withdrawals and inability Of the
bank 20 optain further credit forced
the suspension.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
LITERARY MASTERPIECE
SELECTION is ATTACKED
Omission of Spanish Authors Hit.
Dean Doyle of g. W. q. Pre-
sides at Boston Meeting.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 26.-The list Of
so novels selected last Summer by
Prof H E. Lamont of Rutgers as the
worlds literary masterpieces was at
tackled today by speakers at the meet
ing of the American Association Of
Teachers of Spanish. Prof. Lamont
failed to include the work Of any Span
ish author in his list.
About 200 delegates are attending the
annual convention of the association.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle Of George
Washington University. president of
the association, presided. Other speak
ers were Profs. G. E. Kaney of the
University of Michigan, C. P. Wagner
of the University of California, Esther
j. Cooks of Goucher College and John
D. Fitzgerald Of the University Of
Arizona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26
MISS DOE1ERTY TO MAKE DEBUT
AT LAVISH BALL HERE TONIGHT
Almost Thousand Guests Invited Function for Which
Whole Hotel Floor Is Reserved.

large ball rooms. A small army of
walters, cooks. caterers. decorators and
furniture movers have been employed.
A 22-piece jazz band was listed in an
array Of musical entertainers, which In.
cluded radio celebrities.
A dinner for the debutante viii pre-
cede the dancing, fve-course supper
for the guests will mark the midnight
hour, and lighter refreshments were
prepared for those who would dance
until they were hungry again.
Regal in bearing, Miss Doherty has
been distinctiye figure among the
Capitals debutantes since her return
IN the Fall from several years OF study
Of art and languages in Europe. She
has decided fair for the artistic and
devotes much time to painting.
Miss Doherty Is the daughter by an
earlier marriage Of Mr.. Doherty's wife.
She was legally adopted by her Fnillon-
aire stspfathey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-26

as there appears to be any prevalence
of hunger" O'Brien said. THE Saliva
ton Army has estimated there are only
about 100 cases a day in real need Of
food. These represent the men who will
work but who can find nothing to do.
I'VE have set no time limits on the
duration Of this feeding, realizing that
1t is an emergency situation. If the
demand becomes larger than we can
handle shall ask the other large hotels
Of Washington to set up similar can
teens"
Under the plan. a large meal will be
served from 1880 am. until 1880
daily. O'Brien said this hour was
chosen in order that the men without
work might be given strength TO search
for employment In the afternoons.