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Engineer Commissioner As sumes Full Responsibility in Signboard Dispute. Maj. John C. Gotwals, Engineer Com missioner of the District, has assumed full charge of all matters involved in the plan of the General Outdoor Ad vertising Co. to establish a precedent here by erecting a new billboard fence in the heart of one of the largest in dustrial areas of the city. A strong believer in impartial sign law enforcement, Maj. Gotwals is giv ing careful and disinterested attention to all the conflicting arguments ad vanced for and against the proposal, which opponents contend is contrary to the aim of the regulations. Meanwhile, new developments which have occurred have served to hold up for the time being the carrying out of the earlier plan of the Commissioners to grant the permit for the company to replace old boards with new ones on O street at the intersection of New York and Florida avenues northeast. Watch Clean-up. Both Maj. Gotwals and Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer were interested hi the cleaning-up process underway at I the automobile dump which the new j 20-foot billboard fence was proposed to screen. They each agreed that pictures \ of the Improved conditions on this let indicated that the billboard fence might be an entirely unnecessary screen. Maj. Gotwals said he would watch the course of improvements with personal interest, as the main argument advanced for the erection of the billboard screen was based on the unsightly condition of the lot. The District government, Maj. Got wals said, is directly interested in the general improvement cf the northeast industrial area and is already carrying; forward its own improvement program He Indicated that he would take these matters in consideration also, as they had a bearing on the question of j whether new and permanent billboards J should be erected in the vicinity. At the sam^ time Maj. Gotwals pointed cut that the regulations give the Commissioners authority to revoke permits for signs and billboards. Photographs made of the site actually show a decided improvement of condi tions cn the let which did not exist at the time the Board of Commissioners passed on the replacement plan last week. The lessee, I. Glasser. ordered conditions cleaned up when requested b the police and Sign Inspector Thomas F. Roche. Favors Replacement. The property is owned by the Winslow I estate. Its representative, Francis Win slow. is in favor of the General Co.'s plan to replace the old boards. He said, however, he would co-operate in en deavoring to have the lessee keep con ditions improved, as he has tried to do j In the past. 1 Maj. Gotwals, who has impartial en- ' forcement of the sign regulations in I mind, is giving weight to arguments that a permit to grant the erection of J new billboards on this site is regarded j as a discrimination by some in favor of the outdoor advertising Industry. It was j learned by The Star that applications j for the erection of new signs and bill boards would be made by other interests I if this permission is actually granted. 1 — — .. m PLAN RESURFACING OF MANY STREETS list Previously Printed Stated Roads Were to Be Repaved With Concrete. In the list of streets printed in the Star Wednesday with the statement that they were to be repaved with con crete, the statement should have read that these concrete streets were to be resurfaced with asphalt. The streets are all ncrw In good condition, and the asphalt topping is part of the regular program of street construction. The list is as follgws: Twelfth street northeast. Rhode Island avenue to Monroe street; Monroe street northeast, Eighteenth street to Twenty-sixth street; Tenth street north cast, Rhode Island avenue to Evarts street; Evarts street northeast, Tenth to Twelfth streets: Douglas street, Tenth to Twelfth streets; Cathedral avenue. Twenty-ninth street to Woodley road: Woodley road. Cathedral to Wis consin avenue: Harrison street. Belt road to Connecticut avenue; Legation street, Thirty-ninth street to Connecti cut avenue; Livingstone street, Thirty ninth street to Connecticut avenue; Iowa avenue. Thirteenth street to Georgia avenue; Allison street, Iowa to Georgia avenue; Webster street, Iowa to Georgia avenue; Warder street, Columbia road to Kenyon street; Ken yon street, Park place to Georgia avenue; Webster street, Rock Creek Church road to Second street; Ninth street, Varnum to Buchanan street; V street. Second street to Rhode Island avenue northeast; Summit place north east. Todd place to Rhode Island avenue; Uhland terrace northeast. Summit place to Second street; T street northeast. Lincoln road to Second street; Forty-first street. Ellicott to Livingstone street: Thirty-fourth street, Garfield street to Massachusetts avenue; Lowell street, Wisconsin avenue to Thirty-fourth street; Thirty-fourth street, Lowell street to Woodley road; Cathedral avenue. Forty-sixth street to Tunlaw road; Courtland terrace, Klingle road south to end of concrete, and Kearney street northeast. Eighteenth to Twentieth streets. This work will be done with funds from the gasoline tax. Clubbing Gorillas Reported. Gorillas which drive elephants away with large clubs are reported to have been iound in Africa. The terms of Morris Plan Loans are simple and practical—it is not necessary to have had an account at this Bank to borrow. For each $120 bor rowed you agree to deposit $10 a month in an account, the pro ceeds of which may be used to cancel the note when due. Deposits may be made on a weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis as you prefer. Monthly /vntL Depoiit of For 12 Note Month! $120 $10 $180 $15 $240 $20 $300 $25 $360 $30 $540 $45 $1,200 $100 $6,000 $500 Loins ire pissed on within i day or two after filing application -with few exceptions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usually made for 1 year, though they nay be for any period of from 3 to 12 months. Norris Plan Bank Virwfi OVpiTTSIOn V* Sb IfJIIWf 1408 H S(r««t Northwcil Capitol A Surplus, 5250,000 Billboards Not Needed Here THE above photos, taken on the same site, at New York and Florida avenues northeast, show how one half of this O street block locks with billboards and the other half with a plain whitewashed fence. The contrast is shown to indicate that a new and higher billboard fence is not new needed to screen unsightly conditions since remedied by I. Glasser, lessee of the lot involved in the billboard dispute. This whitewashed fence (in upper photo 1 extends the entire length of the block, some 20 feet behind the billboards (lower photoi, which the billboard company wishes to replace with permanent poster panels. All the wreckage which the billboards would screen has been removed since the dispute arose. The whitewashed fence itself effectively serves as a screen for operations behind it and demonstrates no further need of a 20-foot billboard fence across the whole block. Official Who Took Charge of Central Trust After-Failure Goes on Stand. Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND. Md.. May 27 —With S. E. Meeks, assistant in the office of, the State Bank commissioner, on the stand, there was much sparring today among attorneys regarding what the State would offer from the mass of figures presented by Meeks, who took charge of the affairs of Central Trust Co., Frederick, several weeks after it closed on September 3 last. State Senator Emory L. Coblentz. president of Central Trust Co., is on trial charged with having accepted a deposit in the Washington Trust Co., the Ellicott city branch, when he knew the bank was insolvent. Meeks is the fifteenth wit ness called among nearly 50 summoned. The accounts presented w-ere the profit and loss for 1929, 1930 and 1931 and surplus, capital stock, reserve and banking house accounts, the latter per taining to the building, furniture and fixtures. The defense wanted to know- what State's Attorney James Clark wished to show. Among the items which Clark said he wished to present in argument were a $5,000 reserve in June. 1929; placing of $66,500. proceeds of stock sales, in the profit and loss account March 30, 1929; adding $75,000 to build ing value, $42,000 earnings in a six month period and payment of $93,750 dividends for the same period. The court ordered transcriptions made for Its enlightenment. Clark detailed the capital stock in crease from 1913. when it was $300. 000, until it finally reached $1,500,000, when the surplus was given as the same figure. Yesterday afternoon, Zebulon M. Hewitt, local banker, formerly of Rockville, Md„ was on the stand, pre senting correspondence between the Cumberland Steel Co., of which he is vice president, and the Central Trust Co., involving a deposit of $96,000 which the company had in the Fred erick institution. The correspondence was offered to show methods pursued by the depositor to withdraw his money. Several witnesses testified regarding accounts the Central Trust Co. had with their banks, the collateral posted and the status of the collateral at the time the Frederick institution closed. They included William A. Smith and John J. Gingher of Baltimore Trust Co., Harry C. Evans of Stein Bros. & Boyce, M. E. Deffenbaugh, assistant auditor of Unian Trust Co.; Stuart Galloway of Fidelity & Deposit Co., George Shriver of Hambleton & Co.. Jacob S. New, vice president of the Eureka Maryland Life Insurance Co., and Loula Ellatberg, president of the Finance Corporation of America, all of Baltimore. HUNTING TAX URGED By the Associated Press. A Federal tax of *1 for hunting migratory water fowl was recommended to the Senate today by its special Com mittee for the Conservation of Wild Life. The tax would be collected by selling a $1 stamp for each State hunting license if the holder sought to shoot water fowl. The stamps would be sold through local poet offices. The money collected would go into a special fund for creation of a system of sanctuaries and breeding grounds to increase the stock. Schoolgirl Slain STABBED TO DEATH IN CLEVELAND. OHIO. ELAINE MACKEN, Eight, who was stabbed to death by a knife-wielder who wildly plunged into a group of schoolgirls in Cleveland. Ohio, yesterday. Their assailant, who gave his name as Jake Gordon, 40, was captured by a nearby patrolman after slashing the girls. Two other girls were seriously cut. —A. P. Photo. HAMLET TO REVIEW SQUADRON AT QUANTICO Superintendent of Coast Guard Academy to Witness Cadet Practice. Capt. Harry G. Hamlet, who has been nominated by President Hoover to be rear admiral and commandant of the United States Coast Guard, plans to go to Quantico tomorrow, where, in his capacity as superintendent of the ! Coast Guard Academy, at New Lon don. he will review the cadet practice squadron. The squadron, with two ships, the cutters Sebago and Saranac, 100 cadets and the crews are at Quantico for cadet small-arms target practice. Their commander is Comdr. C. H. Jones. SERVICES PLANNED AT BATTLE GROUND Cemetery Rites on Memorial Day Sponsored by G. A. R. and Citizens. Plans for the Memorial day exercise* at Battle Oround National Cemetery were announced today, the principal speaker being Maj. Gen. Amo* A. Pries, past department commander of the American Legion. A bugler will sound the assembly at 3:15 o'clock, and Maj. John Deavy will lead in the salute to the colors. Music will be furnished by the 3d Cavalry Band. The exercises are being held under joint auspices of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Brightwood Citi zens’ Association. Dr. C. V. Petteys, past department commander. G. A. R., will read the Memorial day orders. Vice Chairman John Clagett Proctor will then Intro duce the senior vice commander, John M Kline, sr.. Department of the Poto mac. Rev. William L. Mayo will pro nounce the invocation. There will be a recitation by John M. Kline, Jr., of "The Star Spangled Banner,” and Mr. Proctor will recite an original poem. The Battle Ground Quartet will sing, and Mrs. Thomas H Mullenberg, so prano, will render a solo. Graves to Be Decorated. L. F. Randolph will sing a tenor solo, ‘ Battle Hymn uf the Republic." while Theodore Hardy will recite Lincoln’s GetUsburg address. After the selec tion ‘ Sleeo. Soldier Boy." by the band, the school children from the neighbor hood public schools will decorate the graves of the veterans In the cemetery under the direction of Mrs. Angus La mond, jr. The assemblage will sing "America.” after which the benediction will be pronounced by Rev. William La Rue. taps by a bugler, and firing of a salute. The personnel of the Battle Ground Quartet Include* Mr*. Hioma* H. Mullenberg, Mis* Catherine Mullen berg. L. F. Randolph and Dr. A. Owen Penney, with Harry Wheaton Howard accompanist. The guests of honor Include Mat. Gen John M Glem. Eugene Black. Col. Harry N. Cootes, Mayor Ben G. Davis, Capt Alonzo P. Fox, Co!. U. S. Grant. 3d; Maj. Gen. M. W. Ireland. Blair I. ee. Maj. E Brooke Lee. Major-elect Frederick L. Liwton, Walter Newton. Theodore W. Nojes. Dr. Luther H. Reichelderter, District Commissioner; Senator Arthur R. Robinson and Brig. Gen. H. O Williams. The G. A. R. committee in charge of the program includes Mr. Iillne. chair man; Mr Proctor, vice chairman. Wil liam P Dorsey, commander, Depart ment of the Potomac, G. A. R.: Miss Nan D. Slattery, president. Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Maj. Edward R Campbell. Maj. Gen. John M. Clem, Judge Hosea B. Moul ton. Dr Henry A Johnson. Samuel O. Mawson, Dr. C. V. Petteys and F. J. ' Young. Included on Committees. The Executive Committee represent ing the Brightwood Citizens' Associa tion is composed of Mr. Proctor, chair man; Charles W. Ray, vice chairman; Carl E Bogardu*. secretary; Elmer Johnson, treasurer; William McK. Clay ton, May John Deavy, Washington Top ham. John M. Kline, sr.; Mrs. Angus Lamond, jr.; Lucius F. Randolph. Harry L S\le and Capt. Herbert Turner. The Reception Committee is com posed of Mr. Ray. president of the Brightwood Citizens’ Association; E. B. Henderson, vice chairman; William D. Wilson, secretary; Thomas L. Blagden, Prof. Louis D Bliss. Mrs. Louis D. Bliss. Henry L. Bryan. Col. Rtsley Brown, L. B. Burdette, Prof. L. J. Can trell, Allen C Clark. Rev. Thomas C. Clark, Arthur L. Colburn, Col. C. Fred Cook, George R. Dickson. Maj. W. W. Dyar. Capt. Walter Emerson. Dr. C. C. Galloway, B A. Herriman, Capt. Harry W. Hill. James F. Hood, William L. F. King. Rfv. William La Rue. Ludwig E. Manolv, Mrs. Ludwig. E. Manoly, W. W. Matthews, Charles E. Matthews, Charles E Mitchell, Capt. Joseph E. Morgan. R W. W Owens. Lieut. Col Barton W. Perry, Wilmer G. Platt, John H. Ray, H. E. Rogers. Judge Gus A. Bchuldt, A D. Spangler. H. C. Spencer. Jesse C. Suter, T. S. Tincher, Dr. Thomas N. Vincent, George Francis Williams, Rev. C. M. Young and O. W. Youngblood. -- . -- #- — ■ Pedestrian, 77, Hit by Auto. Napoleon Bonepart, 77, of the 800 block of Sixth street escaped serious injury when hit by an automobile at Sixth and H streets last night. He re fused hospital treatment. The auto mobile was operated by Joseph Huritz, 30. of the 900 block of Decatur street, police said PRINCE OF MAKE-BELIEVE DONS SILKS AND DIES UNDER GAS JET Rex Fairbanks, "Mythical Millionaire,” at Last Courts a Real Adventure. I By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. May 27— Rex Fair banks. prince of make-believe adven tures. was finally embarked on a real adventure. The 28-year-old clerk, whose strange complex of greatness led him to play imaginary parts in every great mystery case and to believe himself heir to myth ical millions, dressed himself in silks last night and turned on the gas. Fairbanks gloried in the role of “mil lionaire witness" in the investigation of the Starr Faithful mystery death, al though he never knew the woman. He enjoyed playing the part of rich play boy. but there was no money to back up his claims of a vast inheritance. He left no explanation. A simple note advising the undertaker to notify hia estranged wife Peggy was all that was found. EISEMAN’S SEVENTH & F STS. OPEN A CHARGE ACCOUNT Buy Vacation Needs Now—Pay Later A charge account at Eiseman’s is almost a necessity. It enables you to drop in anytime, buy what you want and charge it to your ac count. Vacation Time is here—stock up on Summer clothing and pay the bill in several months. NOTE: Credit at Eiseman’s costs nothing additional—you pay regular cash prices but with the privilege of weekly or monthly payments. No Interest—No Red Tape Open an Account NOW Sale! All-Wool Suits $17.50 $27-50 Our entire stock, including finest blue serges—irresistible values. All sizes. Pay in June, July and August. Buy Note Winner of Purple Heart TIMOTHY O. HISTON GIVEN MILITARY ORDER. Timothy o. histon of mg Kenyon street, who began his career as a soldier so young the company captain had to act as his guardian, recently has been added to the brief list of District resi dents possessing the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Bom in Ireland, Histon nourished a boyhood ambition to see America. He ran away from home, came to New York, and for lack of other connec tions decided to join the 71st Regiment of the New York National Ouard. Shortly afterward the regiment was ordered to Mexico. Histon. then 17, was under age and without relatives In this country. It was necessary to ap point his company captain legal guardian In order that the young Irish man might go to war. Returning from Mexico, he received the Foreign Service Medal from the State of New York in recognition of his services. Soon after the United States went Into the World War, - His ton renewed his military adventures as a member of the 308th Machine Gun Battalion. His outfit went to France and Histon, an expert machine gunner, was assigned to the Belgian sector with British troops. He participated in active engage ments there, was transferred to the St. Mlhiel drive and took part In the cap ture of Thlarcourt. During a fierce engagement he was wounded 13 times and severely gassed. As medical aides w'ere about to place him in an am bulance. a shell struck the machine and blew all Its occupants into pieces. Histon was unhurt, but he was of ficially reported killed in action and his parents in Ireland notified to that effect. He later disproved the official sta tistics vigorously bv successive enroll ments at New York. National, Colum bia. American and George Washington FUG DAY PARADE 100 Organizations Expected to Be Represented in June 14 Event. More than 100 patriotic, veteran and fraternal organizations. State societies ] and other groups will take part in the I gigantic Flag day procession June 14. I being planned under the sponsorship of the District of Columbia George Wash- 1 ington Bicentennial Commission. Dr George C. Havenner, executive vice president of the commission, said today The parade, which will march from Constitution avenue and Seventeenth street to the Capitol, by way of Penn sylvania avenue, will be featured by colorfully decorated floats, brass bands and drum and bugle corps. Foreign-born societies also will be represented in Flag day ceremonies, with marching units entered from New York, Philadelphia, Washington and other cities. Historical episodes will be depicted by the floats entered by the State societies and fraternal and patriotic groups. Such scenes as the ride of Paul Revere. George Washington crossing the Dela ware. George Washington's wedding, the Minute Men of Concord and Lex ington. Virginia Presidents and others will be included. Among the units to be represented in the marching column will be the Na tional League of American Pen Women, the American Red Cross. Daughters of the American Revolution, Children of the American Revolution. Daughters of 1 Union Veterans, Disabled American' Veterans of the World War, Military Order of the World War. Navy League of the United States. Washington Post Society of American Military Engineers, Society of Sponsors of the United States Navy, Society of the War of 1812. Sons and Daughters of the Republic. United Confederate Veterans. United Spanish War Veterans. Women's Relief Corps, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and 38 State societies which have al ready signified their intention of being represented in the line of march. .- • WORK SUMMARIZED — Mis* Margaret Klein Review's | Health Activities in Radio Talk. Miss Margaret Klein, chairman of the Publicity Committee of the May Day-Child Health Day Committee. | summarized the work of the various agencies co-operating in the May day ■ campaign in a radio address over Sta- 1 tion WMAL yesterday. She urged parents to continue throughout the year the special health suggestions conveyed on May day. The talk was broadcast on the Board of Trade'* program. Addreues Bound Table. Claude R. Porter, chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, ad dressed the weekly luncheon meeting of the Washington Round Table today at the University Club. His topic was "The Railroad Situation in America.” T. G. H1ST0X. Universities, where he obtained B. S., M. A. LL.B., Doctor of Juridical Science and other degrees. He also was ad mitted to practice before the United States 8upreme Court, the District Su preme Court and Court of Appeals, the i United States Court of Claims and the j Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. > Willie employed as an accountant In New York, Hlston received appointment to the audit division of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and later became a special attorney in the general coun sel's office of the bureau, a position which he now holds, Hlston Is unmar ried and lives with his sister and j I ycunger brother here. FIRE ENGINES BRING FIRES Bogota Free From Flames Until It Buys Apparatus. BOGOTA, Colombia UP).—Fortified against fl re by its stone buildings, Bo gota for 10 years was virtually free from serious blazes, v A few months ago the city purchased five modern fire fighting trucks in the United States. Recently, within three days, two fires caused $500,000 damage, but authorities agreed that the new equipment pre vented greater losses. -.-— Bats Shield Bathers. VIENNA UP).—As gnats are a nuis- : ance. especially to bathers, the Danu- | bian resort Klostemeuburg has im- , ported 2.000 bats, it being estimated j that each bat will swallow *50,000 gnats | a night. BERT BERNATH’S ORCHESTRA ; AT MADRILLONi If you remember Bert Bemath and his music from Club Ctian tecler and Les Paradis Roof, there is no neeci to tell you 1 how good he ia. If you haven't heard him. you have missed a real musical treat, for his dance rhythms are smooth, sophisticated and make for real dancing. Come to Madrillon and hear Bert Bemath. Lis ten to him play the popu lar foreign dance num bers in the continental manner. Dance to his su■ j perior music. I j Come do»n any evening for i inner or supper dance. Dane- | ing from 7:00 to 1:30 A. M. 1 l No cover charge at any time. Restaurant Madrillon , Frier Sorrtu. Matt MEMORIAL v DVT Those Who Followed Their Country's Flag Memorial day comes again to remind us of those who “paid the last full measure of devotion”—the nation’s heroes who lie beneath the gallant shadow of the Star* and Stripes. Beautiful floral tributes—wreaths and sprays are here for your choosing Member Florists’ Telegraph 1 Delivery Association MAIN STORE: 1212 F STREET N.W. Phone NAtional 4278 Other Flower Shops at 1103 14th St. ft.W. 1124 Cobb. Are. * 1016 Cobb. Ato. Columbia 810B DEcatu <1M *' EMerooa UM FOUR COMPANIES GIVEN D. C. SEWER CONTRACTS Commissioners Award $25,000 on New Drainage Work, to Low Bidders. The District Commissioner* today awarded $25,000 worth of sewer con struction contracts to low bidders as follows: To the Warren P. Brenizer Co., Ta koma Park storm-water sewers in the vicinity of Aspen street and Sandi' Spring road, $7,229 43, and Eighteenth Street Branch, Upper Hickeys Run storm-water sewer in the vicinity of Eighteenth street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, $6,210.38. To Peter D'Adama Construction Co., Forty-sixth street storm-water sewer, between Chesapeake and Fessenden streets, $9,204.78. To Ligon & Ligon, Bowen road sanitary sewer, between Sheridan and Howard streets, $1,922.04. To Rose & Reddick, Inc., New Hamp shire avenue combined-system sewer, between V and W streets, $1,449.47. French Are Hunters. PARIS UP).—Despite complaints that game Is scarce in France, 1,600,000 per sons have taken out gun licenses, the fees totaling $15,000,000. Concerns sup plying hunters estimate their business at $58,000,000 annually. \S Let 'em go for *10 less A brand new lot of keen WORSTEDS headed for our *30 selections step dornt to *20 with two trousers Truth of the matter is our $20 stocks needed reinforcements. $20 suits have been moving fast. We had to have more, in a hurry. These more expensive worsteds arrived from our factory early this week. They were born and bred as $30 suits — and they show it in their imported weaves, and the brisk, keen style of their English designing! "Let ’em go for $10 less—put them in at $20” — were the orders we got in answer to our "SOS” for more $20 suits. And that in a nut shell, is how smart buyers are going to get a rare "break”, this week-end! If you’ve got "that new suit feeling’', here’s your chance to indulge it — with a sweet $10 saying in the bargain. Use our newTen Payment Plan No extra cost — no interest or carrying charges. 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