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Evening star., 1935-01-19
CROTTO HONORS
GRAND MONARCH
Miles S. Gregory Visits
Washington-To Con-
tinue Tour Monday.

Miles S. Gregory, grand monarch OF
the Supreme Council. Mystic Order
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
Realm, Masonic group. was guest of
honor last night at the business ses-
sion of Kalipolis Grotto in the Or
carnations headquarters, 1912 G
street.
As grand monarch of grotto groups
in the United States and Canada,
Gregory had visited groups in Is
cities before coming to Washington
Yesterday He started his tour OF
visitationS from his home in Los An
geles August 19 and plans to COM
plete visits to l60 cities. including the
Supreme Council session at Knoxville,
Tenn, June II.
Gregory came here Immediately
after visiting at Philadelphia and Bal
timore. Monday he will leave for
Fredericksburg. Va. From there his
itinerary will include Richmond, Spar
tanburg. S. c., and other cities in the
South
While here he is being accompanied
on sightseeing trips by officers OF
Kallipolis Grotto. These include Will
liam j. Erskine. monarch; Richard T.
Umhau, chief justice; Cyrus F. Armi-
ger, master of ceremonies; E. w. Lib
bey, secretary, and L. Whiting Estes,
treasurer. Local Past Monarch Henry
c. Stein also is accompanying him.
The grotto organizations are COM
posed of members of the Blue Lodges
of Masons
Evening star., 1935-01-19
WAR CURE GROUPS
WILL HEAR REPORTS
Meeting Today, Preliminary to
Conference. to Take Up Ma.
tons Foreign Policy.

Preliminary to the Conference on
the Cause and Cure of War convening
here next week, interested local
groups will meet at the headquarters
of the American Association of Uni
versity Women today to discuss the
Nations foreign policy. This after
noon, the four committees which have
considered this subject during the
last year will make reports on their
findings. At the conference, delegates
from similar groups all over the
country will present their reports,
which will be used by the participating
organizations III their work for peace
during the present year
Following this afternoons session.
there will be a buffet supper at 6,
open to the general public. Former
Representative Jeanette Rankin will
speak on Action for Peace"
Sponsoring the conference are the
following organizations: American
Association of University Women,
Committee on Womens Work for the
Foreign Mission Conference, Council
of Women for Home Missions, Cen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs,
National Board of Young Women's
Christian Association, National Coun-
Gil of Jewish Women, National Fed
Grafton of Business and Professional
Women, National League of Women
Voters, National Women's Christian
Temperance Union, National Women's
Conference of American Ethical
Union, National Trade Union League.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
NOT GUILTY PLEA
ENTERED BY COOPER
Former President of Commercial
National Bank Denies Mis-
application of Funds.

A plea of not guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with misapplyine
funds of the Commercial Nationa
Bank was entered in District Supreme
Court yesterday by Col Wade H
Cooper. former president of the in.
Stitution.
A similar plea was submitted by
Benedict M. Mcneil, who was in.
dicted after the collapse of the PARK
Savings Bank.
Coopers arraignment was delayed
pending final settlement of his at
tack on the validity of the indict.
ment. This point was disposed oi
several weeks ago when the court &C.
cepted the contention of Assistant
United States Attorney John w
Fihelly that the indictment was good
and overruled a demurrer filed by
Cooper.
Mcneil, a former teller at the saw
ings bank, allegedly conspired with
his father, Alexander, and Robert s.
Stunz, former official of the bank,
to steal and embezzle it's funds. The
father and Stunz are now dead. At
torney William E. Leahy represented
Cooper and Mcneil.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
AIR CORPS SHIFTS
PROMOTIONS PLAN
Many officers to Be Raised,
Retired or Transferred to
Non.FIying Branches.

Complete reorganization of the
Army Air Corps promotion and re-
tirement system, providing for tenn
porary promotion of many officers to
ranks commensurate with their duties
and for the retirement Or transfer
to non-fiying branches of the service
of officers incapable Of flight duties
is provided in plan announced TO-
day by the War Department.
The plan, submitted to the Secre-
tary of War by Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thur, is in accordance with the sug-
gestions of the Baker Board. created
last year to make a thorough study
of the Air Corps. The plan, it was
explained, will inaugurate system
of temporary promotion In the Air
Corps, based on non-availability OF
officers of suitable permanent rank,
and provide just reward and COM
pensation for those performing duties
and bearing responsibilities of higher
rank
Under the new tables the COM
mander of the new General Head
quarters Air Force will become a
brigadier or major general. The post
now is held by Lieut.. Col. Frank M.
Andrews. His staff will include a
chief of staff with rank of colonel
and four general staff officers, VINO
will be lieutenant colonies.
New Brigadier Generals.
Commanders of the 1st and
nvH mt colonel
and major. will become brlgadler
generals. Units of the 3rd wing,
now divided between Panama and
Hawaii will be commanded by COL
onels.
Group commanders are to become
lieutenant cOlonelS. Some now are
only captains. Squadrons, some now
commanded by first lieutenants. Will
be commanded by majors ana nights
by captains.
Promotions of like sort are pro-
yided in the Materiel Division, the
Air Corps School System and on the
staffs of department and corps area
commanders The policy also includes
increased rank for many minor posi-
tions.
Under the new plan for wedding
out of non-fiying Air Corps person.
mel, it will be required that all Air
Corps officers of Is years or less OF
service be qualified pilots. They are
further to be graded on a basis OF
flying experience. After Is years of
service, all Air Corps officers must
submit to periodic tests to determine
their qualifications as flying officers.
Nom Plotting Duty Provided.
Officers no longer qualified for ac-
tive flying are to be used. where suit
able, for non-piloting duty in the
Air Corps. If they cannot be used in
non-flying posts, they are to be given
the option of transferring to ground
branch of the Army or retiring from
the service.
Secretary Dern, it was announced,
has approved a policy submitted by
Gen. Macarthur and approved by
Mai. Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, chief
OF the Air Corps, and Col. Andrews,
which prescribes a minimum Of 100
hours of flying time per year for all
Air Corps pilots, including 35 hours
of navigation, 10 hours Of instrument
flying, 10 hours of night flying and
five hours of formation flying.
To check the training and qualifi-
Evening star., 1935-01-19
20 CHEST AGENCIES
HOLD ~ LUNCHEON
Subcommittee Guest in Apprecia
tion of Work Done in Char
acter Building.

In appreciation of the work of the
Community Chest Budget Subcom-
mittee in charge of character building
ana citizenship organizations, execu-
tives of these 20 agencies rendered a
luncheon yesterday TO the subcom-
mittee members at the Y. w. C. A.
Morris Bisgyer, executive director of
the Jewish Community Center. was in
charge of arrangements.
Louis Gutenberg is chairman and
Col. Edward Goring Bliss vice chair
man of the budget group in whose
honor the luncheon was given Other
members of the subcommittee are
Judge Fay Bentley, Mrs. Harry S.
Bernton, Harold A. Brooks, Mrs. Will
son Compton, Mrs W. L. Corbin. Miss
Mary Edith Coulson, Mrs. H. H.
Flather, D. J. kaufman. Mrs. Case
move Lee, DR.. Harold G. Moulton,
George Hewitt Myers, Hugh Thrift,
Garnet Wilkinson. j. Bernard Wvckoff,
Mrs. Arthur Mullen and Judge James
A. Cobb.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
ALICE DEAL SCHOOL
WORK SOON TO START
Addition to Structure to Cost
$135,9s3 Will Be Begun in
About Two Weeks.

Construction of an addition to the
Alice Deal Junior High School, to pro-
vide 10 more class rooms and a gym
nasium, will be started in about two
weeks.
The Commissioners yesterday award
ed contract for the work to Birchett
e. Atkins. Inc, which submitted a bid
of $135,983. The project is to be fin
ished within 200 calendar days.
The Commissioners also awarded a
contract for construction of service
sewer in Brandywine street between
Forty-fourth and Forty-sixth streets
to the Peter D'Adamo Construction
Co. of Baltimore The bid was for
S4,205.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
RECREATION SPACE
ASKED At SCHOOL
Glover Park Citizens Tell
Commissioners Stoddert
Ground Is Excessive.

Asserting its understanding there
is more land in the square occupied
by the Benjamin Stoddert School than
Is needed for school purposes, the
Glover Park Citizens Association last
night adopted a resolution urging
the District Commissioners to develop
this excess ground for recreational
purposes.
H. E. Juenemann introduced the
resolution on behalf of the Child
Welfare and Recreation Committee,
which, he said, conducted a months s
study of the question of recreational
space in the associations territory.
The resolution was adopted unan-
imously. The square referred to is
bounded by Thirty-ninth and Forty
first streets and Calvert street and
Davis place.
The Glover Park section Is located
Evening star., 1935-01-19
NATIVES OPPOSE
SCHOOL CHANGE
Business and Entertainment
Session Hits Bill to Sub.
iugate Board.

The Society of Natives OF the
District of Columbia last nlght
held short business session and
then put aside all serious thought 10
enjoy an elaborate program OF singing,
dancing and card playing. The meet
ing was held in the Washington Club.
At the business session a resolution
was adopted opposing authority over
the Board of Education by the Dis
trict Commissioners As advocated in
proposed legislation. The resolution
urged insertion in the proposed bill
for increasing the general authority
of the District Commissioners, clause
to make it mandatory for the District
cial positions here Another urged
inclusion of the mandatory clause in
the event the bill for increasing the
Commissioners power is passed in
any form
Both resolutions were introduced by
Miss Eta L. Taggart, chairman OF
the society's Committee on National
Representation, and also chairman OF
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions Committee on National Repre-
sentation and vice president of the
latter body.
Miss Taggart cited the appointment
offered DR.. George c. Rutland, health
commissioner of Syracuse, N. Y, as
District health officer as an example
of how outsiders are offered positions
here" adding. I'VE have many capable
end efficient doctors here qualified to
serve in that position
Advantage in independence.
Regarding the proposal to give the
Commissioners increased authority
over the Board of Education, Miss
Taggart said the latter body should
remain independent, expressing the
view that as such it can function to
the better advantage of the school
system.
Immediately after the business ses-
sion, the program of entertainment
began, under direction of Mrs. W.
Stuart Hodge, chairman of entertain
ment. 1t included a variety of songs
and dances by pupils of the Smithson-
Hodgson School of Dance and Express
sion, several other speciality numbers
social dancing and card playing by
members of the society. Assisting
Mrs. Hodge on the Entertainment
Committee were
For cards-Mrs. Charles S. Els
niger, Mrs. w. E. Richardson, Mrs
Lewis ]. Battle. Mrs. H. v. Lansdale
Miss Margaret E. Forbes. Mrs. A. M
Talbert and Mrs Frederick Umhau.
For dancing-Mrs. William L. Broad
dus, Mr. and Mrs William H. Grover
mann, Mrs. Watson V. Shelton. w. E
Richardson, Miss May E. Huneerford
Mrs. Dora knight Muir and Mrs
Frederick Umhau.
Pupils on Program.
The following pupils of Mrs Man.
dolin Smithson-H Hodeson were pre-
sented in the various dance and song
numbers:
Zelda Weightman, Helen Clum
Roma Lee Haun. Lillian Lee Benja
min, Gennieve Rogers. Rita Zuck
Louise Burgess. Mary Jane Hammett
and Jane Johnstone.
Alice Tyrrell, 9, "Washington's baby
soprano" sang and danced to the
musical accompaniment by the Nina
ture HaWaiians, the latter including
her brother, Warren Tyrrell; Frank
lin Haughawout and Raymond Davey
who played Hawaiian music, directed
by Ernest L. Deale.
Mrs. William L. Broaddus was
chairman of the Reception Commit
tee and Mrs Frederick Yates, vice
chairman. Henry H. Burroughs
president of the society, presided al
the business session
Evening star., 1935-01-19

cations of all Air Corps officers, the
plan calls for the creation of Flying
Proficiency Board in the Office Of
the chief of the Air Corps and SIM
liar board in the General Headquar-
ters Air Force. These boards will es-
tablish the status of every officer in
the corps for promotion, command
and retirement purposes, though final
action Is to rest with the War De-
partment.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
SECRETARY SWANSON
C0MNENDS NAVY HERO

Letter Notifies Signalman Moore
He Has Been Named for Medal
for Saving shipmate.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson yes
terday commended Mckinley Miles
Moore, signalman second class, for
rescuing shipmate from drowning
In San Diego Bay last June 8.
Moore. whose home is in Puyallup,
Wash, while serving on board the
u. S. S. Pinola of the sc Force,
dived into 10 feet water fully
clothed and brougk. Francis M.
Turner to safety
In a letter to Moore, Secretary
Swanson, citing bravery, declared
that recommendation had been made
to the Secretary of the T. ,asury for
silver life saving medal in recogni-
tion of his act.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
TWO TAKEN IN GAMING
RAIDS TO BE ARRAIGNED
One. Already Indicted on Gam
bling Charge, Arrested on Race
Betting Count.

Two men arrested yesterday in raids
by the vice squad were to be arraigned
in Police Court today on gambling
charges.
They are Peter T. Pape, "a, of the
21OO block of 1 street. charged with
setting up gaming table following
his arrest yesterday in house in the
1900 block of H street, and Barney
Sasser, IS, arrested in his grocery
store in the 100 block of Twenty
third street on a charge of permitting
gaming.
Pape, who police say already is
under indictment on a gambling
charge, was arrested in connection
with race horse betting and SaSser
for allegedly accepting numbers
bets. The former was released under
$4,000 and SaSSer under $500 bond
pending their court appearance.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
THIRD PARTY DANGER
IS STRESSED BY RYAN
Minnesota Representative Sees
Possibility of Split in
Democratic Ranks.

Representative Ryan of Minnesota
told a meeting of the District Young
democrats last night of third party
movement in the Midwest, stressing
the danger of a possible split in the
Democratic ranks if such a party goes
forward. The meeting was held In
the willard Hotel.
RYAN told the group the party
needed the support of its young follow
ers to offset the attack of a third
party.
A reception in honor of Mrs. Frank
lin d. Roosevelt will be held by the
Young Democrats in the Mayfiower
Hotel tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
Police Masons to Meet,

meeting of the Circle Club Of
Master Masons. composed of employees
Of the Police and Fire Departments.
will be held tonight in the Riggs Ma
tional Bank Building, 1908 Fourteenth
street
In addition to the business meeting
there will be entertainment by men,
bers of the Police Boys Club and sew
eral boxing matches.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
HOOVER TO SPEAK
Will Address G. w. Alumni at
Luncheon Tomorrow.

j. Edgar Hoover, director of the In
vestigation Division of the Justice De-
partment, was to address a large
group of George Washington Uni
versity Alumni, of whom he is one,
at q luncheon in the Mayf1ower Hotel
at lis pm. today. Originally sched-
uled for the garden room, the lunch
con was transferred to the ampler
quarters of the main ball room.
His brother, Dickerson N. Hoover,
head of the steamboat inspection serv-
ice Of the Commerce Department, and
also a George Washington alumnus,
shares honors at the luncheon.
The speakers will be introduced by
Charles s. Baker, president of the
Alumni Association.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
CLUB EVENT is TONIGHT
Civitan Group to Entertain 80
Bows at Y. M. C. A.

Music, movies. swimming and re-
freshments will make up the program
when 80 members of the Boys Garden
Club are entertained by the Civitan
Club at the Y. M. c. A. tonight at 8
o'clock
The boys will be called for by men,
bers of the club and taken to the
"Y." where they will be welcomed by
Arthur C. Richards, newly elected
president.
w. r. Beattie, senior horticulturist
Of the Agriculture Department. vii!
speak on Preparing the Soil fol-
Spring Gardening"
Evening star., 1935-01-19
Policeman Baum Suspended.

Charged with neglecting to safe
guard a school crossing at Fifth and
Sheridan streets and being under in
fiuence of liquor when he reported
at the station, Pvt. John c. Baum,
a member of the police force since
1920, has been suspended by sixth
Precinct Capt. Joseph w. Pierson.
Evening star., 1935-01-19
ONE-HOUSE LAW SOUGHT

Proposal in Wyoming Would
Trim Legislature to Is.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., January 10 (P).
The Nebraska unicameral influence
has penetrated Wyoming.
Senator John s. Manning, Platte
County Democrat, said he would pre-
sent a one House bill soon to reduce
the wyoming Legislature from IS
members to Is.
II am business man." Senator
Manning said, land I believe in sound
business principles. If were running
the business of wyoming I wouldn't
hire IS men. In fact, I wouldn't
even hire 15-I'd hire only H."
Evening star., 1935-01-19
FILlPINOS PLAN DANCE
visayan Circle to Honor New
Officers This Evening.

organization. will give a dance in
honor of its new officers at the Will
lard Hotel tonight. Francisco Delgado,
new commissioner from the Philippine
Islands to Congress, will be the guest
of honor.
The new officers of the circle are
Jose Roca president. Eduardo Bal
onon, vice president; Ferdinand T..
Amis, recording secretary; Anastacio
Cubero, corresponding secretary;
Joaquin Mates, treasurer; Antonio S.
Aquino, house manager; Gregorio
Castillo, sergeant at arms, and
Diosdado M. Yap, critic.
Evening star., 1935-01-19

about a mile from the nearest es-
tablished playground. it was pointed
cut, and at present there are approx
imately 398 homes in the territory.
which houses some 385 children. The
youths are forced TO play in streets
and alleys. which is hazardous. il was
charged.
Another resolution opposing any
change in the Burleith-Glover Park
Trinidad bus line was also adopted.
Myron r. Walker. president. who pre-
sided at the meeting in the Industrial
Home School, introduced this resolu-
ton
Raymond H. Reubsam introduced
another resolution. which was adopt
ed, opposing any change in the con-
troll of the Board of Education by
granting the District Commissioners
more authority concerning such than
they now have.
Library Change Opposed.
Another resolution adopted opposed
any change in control of the present
Public Library system. The associa-
tion asked continuance of the Board
of Trustees of the Public Library sys-
tenn.
Paul L. Kirby, assistant director of
public welfare, addressed the meeting
on various phases Of the welfare sit
uation in Washington. explaining the
functioning of that body.
Evening star., 1935-11-25
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS.
Foolish deeds some folks abide
In order Just to save their pride.
Old Mother Nature.

"HE days were growing short.
There had been days, and es-
pecially nights, when Jack
Il Frost had made his presence
very much felt. Just now there were
days in which you would not guess
that Jack Frost was anywhere near.
They were still days, when even Old
Mother West Wind seemed to be rest
ing, and one would never guess that
rough Brother North Wind ever blew.
They were days when round, bright
Mr.. Sun did his best to spread warmth
over the Green Meadows and through
the Green Forest. It was the time
of year that is called Indian Summer
IN some of the northern parts of the
country.
Most of the feathered folk who go
TO the Sunny South to spend the Win
ter were by this time either down
there or well on their way. Welcome
Robin should have been on his way,
but he wasn't; he still fingered. Mrs.
Robin and the children had gone. In
fact. they had left some time before
Mrs. Robin had been surprised when
Welcome Robin had refused to start
along with her. She had had consid-
cradle to say about the matter.
Don't be silly" said she. "You
know 1t is time we were starting
along. We are late as it is.''
Evening star., 1935-11-25
Bedtime Stories
Welcome Robin Is Undecided.

Welcome Robin shook his head.
I'm not going yet" said he. "You
and the children go along. If you want
to, and I'll follow later. The truth is.
my dear, I wouldn't go at all If I
didn't feel obliged to. 1t does seem to
me such a waste Of time and energy
to fly such long distance. and then
have to fly back again. AS matter
of fact, sometimes envy those Of our
neighbors who manage to stay here all
Winter. If could ind food enough
I would be tempted to stay myself"
THAT is foolish talk snapped Mrs.
Robin. "The idea of even thinking of
such thing. You would freeze to
death up here"
"You forget, my dear, that I did
stay up here one Winter replied We'll
come Robin. II had to stay that Win
ter, because wasn't equal to the long
trip and managed to come through
all right"
THAT was a different matter" de-
clared Mrs. Robin. You had to stay
that year, but I can't imagine any
Robin silly enough to stay unless
forced to. The children and I are
going to start right away. If you won't
go with us, we'll go without you"
That's what I want you to do" re-
piled Welcome Robin. You see, I an
still undecided. I want to look around
a little more before I decide If I'll &c
or stay"
Mrs. Robin stared at him as If she
Evening star., 1935-11-25

Cedar trees grew in that swamp. He
wanted to see what the crop of ber-
ries might be like on those cedar
trees. It would make difference In
reaching q decision as to what he
would do. If there were very few
cedar berries, he knew that he would
not dare to stay, because he had no.
ticed that this year there were few
berries on the mountain ash. With
plenty of berries on either Of these
two trees he knew that there would
be no danger of starving. When he
reached the swamp where the cedar
trees grew he saw at once that there
was a splendid crop Of berries. There
would be plenty. enough to keep sew
eral Robins all Winter. When he saw
this, Welcome Robin was more unde-
cided than ever. Should he go. or
should he stay?
(Copyright. 1935)
Evening star., 1935-11-25

terday In an address here that bene-
f1ciaries of the tariff who are critical
Of the agricultural adjustment act
agree to take no more than their pre-
war share Of the consumers dollar.
IT should like to see how much the
tariff would have to be cut" he said,
"to bring 1t down to that level"
Wallace asserted that the farmers
under the A. A. A. had agreed to take
no more than their pre-war share in
exchange for the benefits provided by
the act.
Evening star., 1935-11-25

doubted what she had heard. "You
don't really mean," said she, "that you
really are thinking Of staying all VIM
ter? ! thought that you were simply
undecided as to when to start"
$50 was at first" replied Welcome
Robin, "but the more I think Of 1t
the more I wonder If I couldn't live
quite comfortably up here all Win
ter"
Mrs. Robin tossed her head, fiirted
her tail and called to the children.
Evening star., 1935-11-25
STREET is RESTRICTED
West Executive Avenue Made
one-Way for Hour Daily.

National Capital Parks officials to-
day made West Executive avenue be-
tween the White House and the State,
War and Navy Building a one-way
street during the peak of the morning
traffic. Southbound traffic only will
be permitted from 8:15 to els am.
Traffic congestion at that point
caused the new ruling, officials ex-
planned. For many years there has
been a movement afoot to have the
gate posts at the northern end of East
Executive avenue removed, but the
posts are still in place, cutting down
the free movement of automobiles.
Evening star., 1935-11-25
Improvement in Dried Fruits.

An improved method Of drying fruit,
vegetables. meat and such products 10
not only very rapid, but 1t Is said to
preserve the vitamins 50 that the
dried products Is equal to the fresh
in food value.