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A-6 HOOVER SIGNS BILL INCREASING POLICE White House Force Also i Placed Under Secret Service Control. * President Hoover today signed a bill placing the White House police force under the control of the United States Secret Service and increasing the force from 38 privates to 43. Richard Jervis, head of the White House secret service, will be in charge of the force, with Clarence 1.. Dalrvmplc. who for 20 years has been in command Os the force as sergeant, as active head with the rank of captain. Under the new law Ernest M. Seaman, who has been sergeant, will be promoted to lieu tenant. The three sergeants provided by the bill will tw Adolphus Walters, A. W. Gall rnd John M. D. McCubbin. Up until four years ago the White House police came tinder the super vision of the metropolitan police force, but an act of Congress at that Jim? made them a separate body, subject to the supervision of the Whit” House. Soon after coming in office President Hoover, by an official order, placed th” White House police force under the control of the Secret Service. The new law now definitely rstabMshes that rela tionship. Under the law the White House police shall have the same pay and retirement privileges accorded the metropolitan poi re force and the per sonnel may be drafted from the latter organization or the United States public park police. CROSBY AND HARLAN D PRAISED BY CITIZENS Park View Association Holds Last Meeting of Year in School House. The Park View Citizens’ Association. In their last meeting of the year in the j Park View School last night, passed a ! resolution commending Commissioner ! Crosby and William H. Harland, direc- j tor of traffic, for their efforts to rem- ; edy the serious traffic problem in' the , District. , ..I The resolution was placed before the group by John S. Cole, president. The association was addressed by E. j T. Bliss, chairman of the “clean-up j committee’’ of the Chamber of Com- , merce on “Clean-Up week in the Dis- , trict.’’ WARRANTS TO ARREST DETECTIVES DENIED: Ridgway Charges Three Men En tered Home and As saulted Him. Assistant District Attorney John R. Fitzpatrick today refused to issue a warrant far the arrest of Precinct De tectives E. C. O'Meara. John F. Box well and Lieut. Sullivan of the sixth Srecinct at the request of Guy. B. lidgway. 407 Fourth street, who said they entered his home and assaulted him without reason. Ridgway is said to have made sev eral complaints to District Commis , sloners about the conduct of the offi cers. On April 4 Inspector Albert J. Headley was appointed to investigate the complaint. Ridgway declared that the police failed to show their badgrs until they had searched the house and made an j arrest. Police said they entered on an , arrest warrant and subsequently found the person for whom the warrant was ! Issued in the home. Thry declared they j were under the impression that Ridg- i way was resisting their efforts to en force the law. FORMER AMBASSaFoR TO GIVE RADIO ADDRESS: Richard Washburn Child to Speak Under Auspices of D. A. R. Richard Washburn Child, former Ambassador to Italy, will deliver an address over a coast-to-coast hook-up of the National Broadcasting Co. today at 6:30 o'clock, under the auspices of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Child served as Ambassador to Italy from 1921 to 1924, representing the United States at the Geneva Conference In 1922 and the Lausanne Conference in the same year. The subject of his ad dress will be “Patriotism in America.” HOOVER GREETS CADETS local High School Commanders Presented to President. Brigade and regiipental commanders Os the Washington High School Cadet Corps were greeted by President Hoover at the White House today and the President posed with them for a group photograph in the rear grounds. The presentations were made by Lieut. Col. W. M. Craigie. U. S. A., military in structor of the local High School Ca dets. In the group were Col. J. C. Stearns, 1 brigade commander: Lieut. Col. John Wiley of Central, commanding the Ist Regiment: Lieut. Col. Enlow Carter of Tech, commanding the 2d Regiment; Maj. J. P. Tarr, commanding the Busi ness battalion; Lieut. Col. Louis Mac- Gruder of Eastern, commanding the 3d Regiment, and John Keating of Western, commanding the 4t.h Regi ment. FACES RUM CHARGE defendant Demands Jury Trial and Is Held Under Bond. John W. White. 31 years old. first block of Second street northeast, was held for a jury trial under SSOO bond when he entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of possession of 286 quarts of whisky, in Police Court today. Ninth precinct police reported receiv- 1 lng a telephone call that an automobile ! loaded with liquor had parked on Sec ond street. Policemen Bennett Lancas- | ter. W. D. Young and W. A. Salter- ! thwaite responded and subsequently ar- ! rested White, alleged to have been the driver. They detected the car upon seeing liquid dripping from beneath the ' rear of the machine. BADLY HURT BY JOLT Electrician Is Victim of Accident in Railway Yards. Jolted from the cab of an engine when it hooked onto a string of cars In the Union Station yards late yes- i terday, Charles F. Benchert, 29-year old electrician, of 516 Frazier avenue, Virginia Highlands, Va., was badly Injured. Benchert, employed by the Washing ton Terminal Co., was found suffering from severe lacerations of the face and head and a possible skull He ; taken to the iluiugcdcy Hospital. | A. U. STUDENTS IN SHAKESPEARE ROLES Miss Orrrl Brlle < iaflin as Ilrlrna and S. Carlton Ayers as Demetrius in “Midsummer Night’s Dream, M to be presented Friday ni*ht at the auditorium American University Campus. DR. JOHNSON TO SPEAK I Dr. George Johnson of the Catholic I University faculty will speak on "Cur- I rent Objections to Catholic Education” ' in the second of a series of doctrinal lectures in the Immaculate Conception I 1 Sol HERZOG, /nc. I 1 Originators of the Budget Buying Plan in Washington Exactly One Year Ago, to the Days # We tried to do something the second time . . . we re peated our announcement of a year ago and also our value 117 1 _• ...AREAL VALUE AND AREAL SALE! We were VI £Y& I\6D6clUll£ I so enthused that we decided to make it a regular yearly » O event . . . WE HAD OUR LESSON IN TRYING TO PUT IT OFF TO REGULAR BUYING (because it is fL O J almost impossible to get regular S4O and $45 Suits to OpCCIdl clll(l sell at $28.50, even if you cry your eyes out to a manu- facturer) . . . WE LAID PLANS 12 MONTHS AGO r , ... « . . . and so again we say EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO, the STIPPIaI VaIIIP to the DAY . . . we reoeat an event . . . AND HF.RF. IT lIIC IS! • i Bona-Fide S4O and $45 New 2-Pants Suits At a Give-Away Price i | s2§s° Materials: Now is your opportu- < Include every e , -- 11 > ouve f,een ,ool f- , wanted suit fabric .. . otyleS* SIZeS J ,n £ ! or a 4rea l _ F»uy’ in worsteds, serges, cassi- clothing . . . if you've < meres, herringbones, Single and Double *ll j.u a i been looking for style and 1 cheviots, etc .. . light breasted Models ... A " m ° de ' S ’ T **' l] * r * value . . . AND RE- J and dark patterns, pin one, two and three and stouts .. . for the MEMBER EVERY stripes and all over button effects ... SUIT HAS TWO (2) (weed patterns, as v- - ell , conservative and ex- '° u ’ man or PANTS .. . now is your ns solid shades. treme styles. his father. chance to cash in on some real value and saving. We made good with our j" manufacturers placing with them enough orders SEE OUR WINDOWS— | during the year to justify | __ r , ‘his concession.. .THEY Weve dressed a full side of our shop windows * came thru as with them ... take a look at them ... YOU’LL BE promised .. and here SURPRISED! GREATEST ■ VALUES WE KNOW OF FOR Sol HeKeog F Street at Q th ! 7 THE, EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON', D. C., THURSDAY, MAY 15. 1930. Auditorium. 715 N street, under the auspices of the Catholic Testimony As sociates, at 8:15 o'clock tonight. The sponsoring organization is com posed of professional and business men and its lectures are addressed to the “man in the street.” No tickets are re quired for admission. M STREET BRIDGE DEDICATION HELD Col. Ladue and President Bowles of Georgetown As sociation Speak. The new’ M Street Bridge was offi cially opened yesterday afternoon, when 9-year-old Sue Ann Dietz, 3039 Q street, cut a ribbon stretched across it, follow ing speeches by Col. William B. Ladue. Engineer Commissioner for the District, and B. A. Bowles, president of the Georgetown Citizens’ Association. The ceremony took place before a gathering of residents of the com munity, most of whom later went on t he'pilgrimage to Georgetown’s old and historic gardens. Col. Ladue said there had been a bridge on the present site since 1789. when the first one was built. The next bridge was built, he asserted, in 1800 and from that time to this the banks of Rock Creek at M street have sup ported several other structures. Both Col. Ladue and Bowles told of i the work done by the Georgetown j Citizens’ Association in securing the J appropriation for the bridge. The old bridge which spanned Rock Creek at this point was of wood and > steel construction. Five years ago it was found necessary to raze it. D. C. HEAD WILL REVIEW ANNUAL CADET'DRILL Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, chair- j man of the Board of Commissioners and colonel of the High School Cadet Corps here in Ills youth, will review the an nual company competitive drills In American League Park June 2 and 3, according to an announcement made today by Stephen E. Kramer, first as j sistaut superintendent in charge of high i schools and cadet affairs. Twenty-six companies from the five I white high schools will compete at 8:15 a.m. Monday, June 2. | BUS INQUIRY ORDERED | I. C. C. to Seek Facts on Which to Ask New Legislation. An inquiry into the preparation of j motor bus services by railroads or by i companies having special arrangements 1 with railroad companies was ordered ANCIENT TIME-MARKING DEVICE 1 t __ , ' ' V <!%. ' >■• jW > * ~ ■ - ;, ■ ../*■*' '■' '' ■ *'■; ■■ The old son dial gun of seventeenth century Europe that sounded off the noon hour on sunny days by firing a blast, discharged by the ravs of the sun operating through the glass. It has been presented to the Horologiral Insti tute here. —Star Staff Photo. today by the Interstate Commerce j i Commission. j The objects are to obtain facts to I justify action and to find grounds for | Geltand's , , |j=rr, ALI ‘ OVER TOWN -jgfl Ceresota CoW Seeded ITHfri ■ l |A ■« FLOUR a Dressing or 111 * I Jill «X| 11 •1 U Medal an e FLOUR soz. Seedless »=i^"jggP -- 141 -1 a > -?>|U 20C Raisins For FREE 5 Lb *- Pint Fh, ,n “ 0 " <^gS^fc > DEUVERY "« ■“ 29C 39c IOC ■ MET. RELIABLE __ - 59C 59C - " I** Locallv O tlfid Citizens of every community in the country are fast learning V W the importance of keeping money in circulation in their own com- W I munit y* United Food Stores are organized to give you every LlVvdAlj Vplirdlvll advantage—with none of the disadvantages. Think it over! Jlggi . Old ORIENT A YELLOW SANKA n ii/ni lii mi )WJ Virginia ! COFFEE BAG COFFEE ■MPi COFFEE 1 i Wm&l Apple Lb. vw, “ Lb. msun<\J ragjl. Butter 39c I l »- 30c I 58c *« p Jit JL BHlfa' . 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Col- “rle Free Trial Tin I COMET RICE p k «». 69c I of I 3 PKGS< 23« keystone Beech-Nut Coffee , ll Macaroni Spaghetti Free With the Purchase of Pound Tin Noodles Cleans Vacuum Packed E 1 #K|| naa Aat 1V Quick J pkgs. Always Fresh * RR* K m Lge. Pkg. SALAD A TEA 55« I OLD ft jSSEP fafyja\ NOW *™»“ f# Fresh From the Garden ANa PINT FREE 1 34 a 23e 47 £* j £ 32 . II j recommending ro Congress respecting | legislation "to accomplish further or more efficient co-ordination of motor I transportation.” LAND QUESTIONS ARE DISCUSSED Park and Plan Group Studies Possible Purchases in Opening Session. Questions of land purchase engaged the attention of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission during its three-day meeting. Land e'erired first when the Capper- Cramton park purchase bill becomes law. was under consideration, but in formation on the sites was lacking, the commission deeming it best to make nq announcement of this program, due to the possibility of increased prices to the Government. The commission was prepared to take into consideration the alternative plans submitted by Charles W. Eliot, 2d, its city planner, setting forth the proposed priority purchase under the Capper-Cramton measure, and based on various sets of figures, which the Bureau of the Budget might sanction for inclusion in the deficiency appro- i priation bill, if the park purchase ! measure becomes a law immediately. \ A. L. Harris, municipal architect, is i slated to appear before the commission and advise it of further details in the construction of the District municipal center. The commission likewise has for consideration a joint meeting with the Fine Arts Commission to inspect Dotential sites for the new War and Navy Department buildings. Recent shipments from Brazil to the United States includ'd 120,000 goat skins. VAN DUZERTOTAKE ROAD GROUP CHAIR Pennsylvanian to Be Installed as Association President at Din ner Tonight. | William A. Van Duzer, assistant chief engineer, Pennsylvania Department of Highways, is to be installed tonight as president of the American Road Build* er s ’ Association, S ’ Frederic jlnn.r P ln the^Wllf IST . fjp<v . Senator John G. IbL JH Delaware will be installed as a di *l, -‘Wm rector of the as- sociation. Others I v\W who will take of- L - F - lfice are M A. Co -.MM ; 1 malice chief engi neer of the De- Wm. a. Van Hu*<>r. partmcnt of Public ; Works, Havana, Cuba, who will become president of the pan-American division. : and Lieut. Col. C. E. Myers, director of transit. Philadelphia, who surceeds Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, chief engineer of highways of the District, as presi dent of the city officials’ division. 1 • The great German philosopher, Scho penhauer, whose treatises on meta physics are classics, was a fool in the affairs of everyday life. While writing his greatest of philosophical works he was so peppery, suspicious and quarrel some. that his own mother, with whom he lived, requested him to leave the home.