The Washington Post
June 25, 1929

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NO. 19.367. + Che Washington Post. rn ee eee ee —_— ENTERED AS SBOOND-CLASS MATTER POSTOPPFICE. WASHINGTON. D. C. WASHINGTON: TUESDAY. JUNE 25, 1929. _ COURSE IN PROHIBITION , FOR CAPITAL SCHOOLS PROPOSED BY DRY UNIT » . Plan to Be Laid Before Nation’s Teachers - at Atlanta. BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL MAKE DECISION | SINCLAIR AID BEGINS PRISON TERM | COLUMBIA WINS ROWING GOWN AO RIVALS INK Roughest River in History of Race Conquered by New York Crew. WASHINGTON PLACES SECOND, PENN. THIRD GIBSON RETURN AEE FOR NAVY PARLEY HINTED State Department Says Views on Disarming May Be Sought. HOOVER INTERESTED IN HEARING OPINIONS SIX ARE HURT IN SE Three Lose Lives and Five} Are Injured When Hit by Automobiles. WOMAN EXPIRES HOUR AFTER BEING STRUCK —— . : d . - 4 4 . : a. s , - * ue ety : + ee ; — . @« Fae. * ‘ * ‘ ; _ 4 ~ a2 x - % rs hy ; i Pee : . t co = —an em a 3 4 4 m 3 ' * aes r aS = > vy » » \ ° . ad _ AIMS TO SHOW VALUE OF LAW ECONOMICALLY Scheme Would Base Essays, ‘Arithmetic Problems on Prosperity. Gains. A course in prohibition, contrasting conditions in the days of the saloon with those of today and stressing the importance of law observance, probably Will be introduced in the public schools of Washington in the near future. Such a course of instruction has been drawn up by the Prohibition Bureau and will be laid before several hun- G@red school teachers and principals at the annual convention of the National Education Association in Atlanta, Ga. next week. The decision as to whether a course of study on prohibition shall be added | to the curricula of the local grade and schools will, of course, have to be decided by the Board of Education. However, if the board takes the same attitude as that of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, it undoubt- edly will approve the idea. Ballou Assures Cooperation. Questioned about the proposed pro- hibition course yesterday, Dr. Ballou emphasized the fact that decisions on all such matters necessarily would have to be made by the Board of Edu- cation. He expressed the opinion, how- ever, that if the Federal Government was in favor of such a course, the its lecturers go into the schools and address the childrert on prohibition topics, but the school board denied it this privilege. ‘Dr. Ballou pointed out yesterday, however, that this request fell into a different ‘ category than would the proposed course that is about to be OA BEBINS SERVING by the Prohibition Bureau. Explains W. C. T. U. Denial. In the first place, Ballou said, the . ©. T. U. lectures were outsiders, and the second place there was no way telling in advance just what they say in their lectures. But if the Federal Government wants . 6 get the facts about prohibition be- the pupils, Dr. Ballou said, the teachers would do the lecturing an official course, sanctioned National Government. Miss Anna B. Sutter, chief of the division of statistics and education of the Prohibition Bureau, is leaving here Thursday for the convention of the of study on prohibition. Im the proposed course, Miss Sutter suggests studies under eight topice. Three of them follow: “Arithmetic—Problems having to do with the increase in value of property CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 3. Dentist Battered Georgetown Student Held; Doctor Has Possible Skull Fracture. Dr. Robert T. McCrystal, 28-year-old Gentist, who gave his address as Ward- man Park Hotel, was treated at Emer- gency Hospital early this morning for @ broken nose and a possible fracture of the skull, said by police to have been suffered in an altercation in front of 1730 H street northwest. James P. Cummiskey, a Georgetown University student whose home is in Detroit, was booked at the Third Pre- cinct Station House as the doctor's as- sallant. He was charged with assault. POUR MONTHS TERM Dapper New York City Oil Man Enters District Jail for Jury Shadowing. FAILS TO MEET SINCLAIR Henry Mason Day, of New York City —nonchalant and sartorially splendid —entered the District Jail at 6:45 o’clock last night to begin serving the four-month term t® which he was sen- tenced for contempt of court through having jurors shadowed in the Sin- clair-Fall conspiracy trial. The slim, middle-aged New Yorker, vice president of the Sinclair Explora- tion Co., smilingly joked with a score of reporters and camera men as he paused at the portals of his new resi- dence to pose for pictures before join- ing his business chief, the millionaire oll magnate, Harry F. Sinclair, who is serving three months, and six months concurrently, for contempt of the Sen- ate and jury shadowing. “Boys,” he said, as he alighted from the cab ¥n which he rode to the jail alone, “I know you have been weiting all day for me. Take all the time you want. I have all the time in the world, but———” Just what duties will be assigned Day had not been determined last night, although it is considered prob- able he will be given clerical work to do. Day was identified on the jail record card as “in the oil business,” according to Captain-of-the-Guard John Campbell, who was in charge last Louls Johrden, Post Staff Photographer. HENRY MASON DAY. WORKS BEST 200 fo GAPITAL PROJECT Men Just Back From Abroad Tell Plans for Largest Reptile House. SWAMP WILL BE MADE Preliminary plans for constructing the world’s largest reptile house at the National Zoological Park here and for utilizing the $1,195,000 appropriation provided in the appropriations act for the fiscal year 1930, to make the park the leading zoo of the world, were out- lined yesterday by Dr. William M. Mann, director of the park, and A. L. Harris, district architect, who have just returned after spending two months inspecting zoological,parks in northern European countries. Throughout their tour, during which they spent every day but three in vari- ous foreign parks. they gave special at- tention to reptile houses, and on their return voyage aboard the Holland- American liner Statendam, they worked out a tentative plan of the house it is proposed to erect here. It is planned to spend about $200,000 on construction, this sum being pro- vided in the congressional appropri- ation, and to combine the best features of the world’s best reptile houses. More than 100 cages for reptiles are to be provided. each species being caged in @ separate section. Present specifications call for an ob- long building, with the larger snakes housed in the center and smaller species along the sides and at one end, CONTINUED ON PAGE 6, COLUMN 4, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 7. Opportunity to Enter Door to Silver-Screen Fame closed door of moviedom is open to all. There are no restrictions regarding age. this week to obtain a screen test is to bring eight subscriptions to The Sun- day Washington Post, for one year, into this office and the date for your screen test will be set immediately. It will not be long now before the Post-Fox- Movie Test Open sex or residence. All you have to do first of the screen tests which have been CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COLUMN 1., - To Out-of-T own Readers “4 CORNELL FORCED OUT NEARING FINISH LINE Columbians Overtake Early Leaders to Win by 3 Lengths Over West. By ALAN J. GOULD (Associated Press Sports Editor). Poughkeepsie, N.. Y., June 24 (AP.). Riding the crest of the roughest water in the 34 years of régatta history, Co- lumbia’s great varsity, crew swept to smashing victory in the gathering dusk tonight to win the intercollegiate championship of the United States for the second time in three years. In a race which saw the dope knocked overboard by the antics of Old Man River, the Columbians rowed to a de- cisive victory by three lengths over a surprising University of Washington boat as disaster overtook California, the world champions of 1928, and three other crews. Only five of the record fleet-of nine shells that went to the starting line in semidarkness weathered the rough and rugged race over the full route of 4 miles. California, cofavorite with Co- lumbia, and the defending champions, swamped a half-mile from the after failing to be a contender at any stage of the long pull. Crews Swamped or Forced Out. California, fighting a losing Dattle all the way, passed out of the stormy picture after Massachusetts Tech, in its first start in a Poughkeepsie regatta, had swamped near the 2-mile mark, and after Syracuse, an early contender, sank to the level of the river just after passing the bridge and the 3mile mark. As a climax, Cornell, another favorite, was forced out of the race in the last half-mile as its shell broke under the heavy weight of water shipped on the way down. Columbia meanwhile rowed on mag- nificently to win over any and all ob- stacles. The New York pupils of “Young Dick” Glendon not only con- quered the greatest array of oarsmen ever gathered for the blue ribbon classic of the Hudson, but triumphed over Old Man River himself with a knock- out punch all the way down the long course. Columbia faced and overcame the difficulties that brought about the undoing of her foremost rivals. The New Yorkers occupied one of the worst of the lanes, number 7, between Cali- fornia and M. I. T. They shipped water to some extent themselves, but never enough to slow them up appreciably as.-they came into the last mile to take CONTINUED ON PAGE 15, COLUMN 1 AMBASSADORS MEET TO CONFER ON PLANS Discussions Under Orders From Washington, Envoy to Belgium Avers. (Associated Press.) Hugh 8. Gibson, American Ambassa- dor to Belgium and head of the Amer- ican delegation to the League of Na- .tions Preparatory Disarmament Com- mission, may be called back to the United States later this summer for conference with President Hoover and State Department officials on naval questions. While no definite plans have been made for the return of the Ambassa- dor, who is now in London conferring with Ambassador Dawes, State Depart- ment officials said that he probably will be asked to present his views per- sonally to the President on disarma- ment questions before the next meet- ing of the preparatory commission which is scheduled for next fall. Per- sonal conferences in Washington, it ig believed, Would be of greater result than exchanges of cablegrams and dip- lomatic dispatches between Gibson and the Government officials. In connection with his meeting. with Ambassador Dawes, State Depart- me officials said that Ambassador Gibson was free to remain in London as long as the former may desire. As for any conferences between Mr. Gib- son, and Prime Minister MacDonald, Officials indicated that this is entirely within the discretion of Ambassador Dawes. Howard-Borah Meeting Told. It also was disclosed at the State Department yesterday that the depart- ment had been fully informed of the conference between Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador, and Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign redations committee, last Saturday prior to their meeting. It was emphasized that there was nothing “unusual in the confer- ence and that Sir Esme had followed the usua] diplomatic procedure in no- tifying the Department of his desire for the meeting.” London, June 24 . (A.P.).—United Stetes Ambassador Hugh 8S. Gibson, spokesman of the American Govern- ment on disarmament at Geneva in April, arrived from Belgium tonight foe a conference with United States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes, central figure in the dramatic international developments of last week. The small, alert and smiiing envoy indicated on arrival from Brussels CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 6. 4. Warships, 2 Planes Hunt Spanish Fliers Missing Aviators Are Feared Lost at Sea by Premier de Rivera; Nation Mourns Lack of Word From Ocean Airmen. Horta, Azores, June 24 (AP).—Up to midnight tonight no word had been received here indicating the fate of the four missing Spanish aviators. Four Spanish destroyers which left Ferrol, Spain, were expected to reach this vi- cinity early tomorrow. Melilla, Spain, June 24 (AP).—A Dor- nier seaplane similar to that used by the missing Spanish filers left here to- night with two mechanics and a radio operator besides two pilots for Lisbon. It will search over the route taken by Maj. Ramon Franco. Another seaplane with a crew of six left on the same mission. Ferrol, Spain, June 24 (AP).—The aviators Jimenez and Iglesias, who re- cently returned to Spain after a suc- cessful crossing of the Atlantic to South America, telephoned Premier Primo de Rivera tonight offering their services in seeking Maj. Ramon Franco and his three missing companions. Madrid, June 24 (A.P.).—Naval craft and airplanes tonight were scouring the seas in the vicinity of the Azores for trace of the four Spanish aviators of whom there had been no definite word for almost three days. An unconfirmed report that wreck- age, with no ce of life about it, had been sighted in those waters by a Brit- ish freighter gave the only ray of hope in the gleomy situation. Four Spanish destroyers sped from Ferrol in an at- tempt to verify this report, while the Portuguese gunboat Zaire was refuel- ing at Horta to continue the search begun Saturday. Premier Primo de Rivera, who un- wittingly had given false hope to Spain on Saturday by authorizing publication of a message then supposed to have come {6m Maj. Ramon Franco, leader of the flight, today appeared most anx- lous when he entered a Cabinet meet- ing. He said the reports he had were contradictory and the outlook for the safety of the four fliers was discour- aging. British Charge d’Affaires Ramsey, at the request of the government, asked that a British airplane carrier be sent from Gibraltar with planes to search from the Portuguese coast, where the plane was last definitely reported, to the Azores. Public anxiety was great because Maj. Franco had been a national hero since his flight in 1926 to South America. On the present flight he was accom- panied by one of his old crew, Capt. Ruiz de Alda, and by Maj. Eduardo Gallarza, and Sergt. Mechanic Pedro Madariaga. There was no end of offers of private ald in the search. Pablo Rada, me- CONTINUED ON PAGE 7, COLUMN 4. Improved R. F. & P. Express Motor Coach Service to Richmond-Fredericks- burg. See announcement inside.—Adv. LIST OF CASUALTIES INCLUDES POLICEMEN Cyclist Hurled to Ground as Vehicle, in Path of Car, Is Smashed. Three persons met death and five persons, including two policemen, were injured in a series of traffic accidents yesterday and last night. according to police and hospital records. The dead are: Mrs. Rosie McCullough, 72 years old, of 614 L street northwest. Warren Perry, colored, of 2038 Fourth street northwest. Isaiah Thomas, cOlored, 10 years old, of 507 New Jersey avenue northwest. ° Five Are Injured. The injured are: Policeman Emlous Barnett, 28 years old, of the Eighth Precinct, at Garfield Hospital, with possible fractured skull, broken ribs and lacerations; ‘policeman Eugene Moore, 27 years old, of the Fifth Pre- cinct, at Emergency Hospital, with fractured right leg; Helene Foote, 11 years old, of 410 East Capitol street, at Casualty Hospital, with a possible fractured skull and other injuries; Clyde Willson, 15 years old, of 1304 Thirteenth street northwest, at Emer- gency Hospital, with a fractured .col- lar bone and other injuries, - Maurice Throgmorton, 33 years © the Sixteenth Brigade Headquarters, U. &. Army, treated at Army General Dispensary for lacerations and bruises. Hospital authorities said that Police- man Barnett and the Foote girl were in a serious condition. Woman Is Struck Down. Mrs. McCullough was fatally injured when struck down on K street north- west between Seventh and Eigthth streets by an automobile operated by Harry P. Dalzell, of 9 Whittier street northwest, an employe of the Buresu of Standards: Dalzell stopped his car immediately, so quickly that one of the front wheels came to rest on the woman’s neck, police reported. Passers- by helped lift the car from the woman. She died at Emergency Hospital an hour after arriving there. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt ordered Dalzell held for the inquest. Perry was fatally injured when the automobile in which he was riding with Leonard Young, colored, 30 years old,. of 707 Barry place northwest, was struck by another automobile, said to have contained a number of colored men. Occupants of the other car at- tempted to drive away after the colli- sion but when an axle snapped leaped out and fled, according to police. Perry was taken to Freedmen’s Hospital, dying within a few minutes. Young was held at the Eighth Precinct pending the in- quest. Cyclist Killed Instantly. Isaiah Thomas was killed almost in- stantly when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a truck at the Intersec- tion of New Jersey avenue and E street northwest. He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Casualty Hospital. An inquest. will be held today. The truck was operated by Clifton Floyd Kirkpat- rick, of 2220 Thirty-fifth street north- west, police said. Policeman Barnett was injured when the police automobile in which he was CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 3. AMERICAN EMBASSY the first time the United States Em- |with meals, but Ambassador Dawes told WW LONDON GOES OR Dawes Announcement Means Prohibition Dinner May Be ~ Served Royalty. BRITISH PRESS 1S LENIENT London, June 24 (N.Y.W.N.S.).—For bassy here has gone dry. Previous am- bassadors during the decade of prohi-. bition at home have all served drink correspondents today: “There seems to be a rumor going around that I intend to serve liquor in the embassy. I never made it a prac tice to serve liquor in my honie in the States and see no Washington, that he would bring in no more liquor under diplomatic privi- lege, Means more than appears on the surface. For the American ambassador in London entertains extensively and entertains the highest rank of Britons from the king and queen down. Probably never since Julius Caesar conquered this island has a dry Dan- quet been served to royalty or the aristocracy. The only nominally dry house of importance in London is reason! to change | Lady Astor’s, but even there, although | she is a teetotaler, wine is served with meals, though not at receptions. The British press shows both in- terest and surprise at Ambassador Dawes’ decision; but the general com- ment is that it is his own affair, that public discussion of a host's provision for his guests would be impertinent. At the same time there is much joking at the expense of prospective recipients of the American embassy’s hospitality who have never eaten a dry dinner since youth. There is also speculation as to whether it will be considered rude if flasks are carried to embassy functions. . (Copyright, 1929.) Liners. Anchor Far Out Awaiting Lift of Fog New York, June 24 (A.P.).—Four transatlantic liners were anchored as far out as Sandy Hook and. Gravesend Ba} tonight unable to penetrate a heavy fw which extende’ from Nantucket to Quarantine. They were the Franconia, New York, Dresden and Corinthia. The Minnekahda made her pier tonight when the fog lifted for a time in the lower bay. She was followed closely by the Baltic. The four still outside sent word that they would not attempt the passage to their piers until tomorrow. The Paris was feeling her way in tonight with the aid of two pilot tugs. | RCS Hague, Jersey City Mayor, Held on Contempt Charge A BIT OF EPSOM “DARBY” TURF BY CHARLES A. HAMILTON A Washingtonian’s Idea Re- sults in a Square Rod of Vel- vety Green Grown From a Famous Race Track’s British Sod. SUNDAY IN THE WASHINGTON POST MAGAZINE SECTION Legislative Warrant Accuses Democrats’ Vice Chairman in Quiz of His Funds, Trenton, N. J., June 24 (AP.).— Mayor Frank Hague, of Jersey City, vice chairman of the national Demo- cratic committee, was arrested tonight On a warrant charging contempt of the Legislature for refusing to answer questions concerning the acquisition of his reputed wealth. Hague obtained ‘a ‘writ: of habeas corpus tonight from Vice Chancellor John Fallon, three hours after his ar- rest. The vice chancellor fixed 2 o’clock | tomorrow afternoon at chancery cham- bers for the hearing on the writ. The arrest was the second Hague has experienced in his battle with the law- makers. His first was last fall, when he defied the subpena of the case in- vestigating committee, the original body which inquired into charges ot CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 2. “Se Fae TAX! DRIVER |S JAILED pavement nearby,” declared Fragietr” ‘I rushed to her side, saw \thée-heavy blood and heard her gasping air I've seen so many people die that knew she was almost gone, but I held her head up so she could breathe @% it was possible. | Woman Put in Truck. “The man who had been in the car with her jumped out and ran over,te us and though he was bleeding too, he tried to help her. He put his erm around her and we lifted her into s truck operated by George Shaffer, of 608 Tenth street southwest, I'm told.” ~ Francis was taken to the hospitel im a@ passing automobile, where he de clined to talk. At his home the same statement was made. While at the hospital awaiting the arrival of the coroner, Mr. Hendersomi, husband of the dead woman, whose family make their home at 1868 Mon- roe street northwest, talked freely of his knowledge of the friendship that existed between his wife and her com- panion. “Mr. Francis is an accountant in the office of the Geological Survey, at the == ———————_—Ba==AZ Index to Today's Issue. Pages. : 1—Four Dead in Auto Accidents. Henry Mason Day Enters Jail. Columbia Wins Boat Race. Gibson Coming For Navy Parley. Dry Course Urged in City Schools, World’s Best Zoo Sought Here. Embassy in London Goes Dry. 2—Immunity Snag in Dry Killing. 8—The Listening Post. 4—Realtore Get Hoover Note. 5—Snook Trial Date Set. 6—Five Die in Crossing Crash. T—Mob Silences Nude Cult Chief. Lutheran Pulpits Closed to Womem, 8—Editorial. 9-10—Society. 1l—Behind the Screens. In the Playhouse. 12—-Magazine Features. Radio News and Features. 13-14-19——Pinancial. 15-16-17—Sports. 18—The Post’s Comics. 20—Classified Advertisements. 21—The Weather. 22—Swollen Creek Imperils Boys. Municipal Center Site Sought. Budget Faces $5,000,000 Ous. Vital Statistics.