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Controversy on Parade
Stands Will Be Settled,
Director Says.
Prospects for settlement of the dis
pute over the Shrine parade stands
appeared brighter last night, as Rob
ert P. Smith, director general of the
convention, predicted an agreement
would be reached tomorrow. The mat
ter will come before a committee of
Shrine and District officials at the
District Building tomorrow at 11 am.
Meanwhile, merchants continued to
protest against the Shrine erecting
stands in front of their places of
business. Many merchants, on the
other hand, were understood to have
filed applications to erect private
stands along the north side of the
avenue for the parades during the
convention, June 9-15.
Stirred by threats of the Shrine to
take the three glamorous parades and
pageant oil Pennsylvania avenue and
put them on the Monument Grounds
and Fifteenth street instead, many
of the merchants have united to ask
that the parades be kept on the historic
avenue. Prospects of changing the
parade ground provoked a real de
mand, Director General Smith said, to
keep the spectacles on Pennsylvania
avenue.
“We would be willing to reduce the
sit* of our Shrine stands along the
north side of the avenue, or to give in
on certain other points," he explained,
“but we are not willing to allow the
merchants to put up their own
stands." The law forbids issuance of
permits for such construction by the
merchants.
Possibility of Change.
“There still is a possibility of chang
ing the parade to Fifteenth street, but
the whole problem will be threshed
out, and I feel sure we will reach
some kind of an early settlement.”
Meantime, It was learned that one
of the considerations is abandonment
of all Shrine stands on the entire
north side of Pennsylvania avenue,
provided additional space can be al
lowed the Shrine for building equiv
alent stands on the south side of the
avenue, which now is all owned by the
Government, and along Fifteenth
street by the Treasury Department.
This will be one of the things under
advisement at the meeting tomorrow.
Protests were made by merchants
In the blocks between Sixth and Sev
enth streets. Ninth and Tenth, and
Twelfth and Thirteenth. No stands
had been planned between Eleventh
and Twelfth, Fourteenth and Fif
teenth streets.
If the merchants fail to concede
stands to the Shrine, it is likely that
removal from Pennsylvania avenue
will be considered, or the Government
will be asked to allow more stands to
be erected on the south side of the
avenue. The new sites for additional
stands would be In front of the old
Post Office Department, In front of
the District Building, along Thirteen
and a Half street, which would be
closed, and on the west side of Fif
teenth street beside the Treasury De
partment, from Treasury place to
Pennsylvania avenue.
Officials to Meet.
District officials who will consider
the matter include William A. Van
Duser, traffic director; Maj. Ernest
w. Brown, superintendent of police;
E. Barrett Prettyman, corporation
counsel; Capt. Hugh P. Oram, direc
tor of inspection, and Capt. H. C.
Whitehurst, director of highways.
Meanwhile, plans went forward for
entertaining a large crowd of visitors
at the imperial Shrine conclave. The
latest new development in plans for
the convention is for a military night
“air raid.” It Is understood Army
officials are willing to make the dem
onstration, but definite plans cannot
be made until arrangements are com
pleted to permit flying below the
present specified altitudes. In case
this cannot be arranged, the raid may
be staged over the Potomac River.
All branches of the service are co
operating to make the convention a
success. The Army will stage spec
tacular drills, and perhaps a polo
game on Army day. The Marines
are planning to entertain a crowd at
Quantico with a soldier luncheon, the
trip being made by the visitors on the
steamship Potomac. It Is probable
that a Navy day celebration will be
held at the Navy Yard during the
stay of the 8hrlners.
GRAHAM FUNERAL
TOMORROW MORNING
Prominent Corporation lawyer
Will Be Buried in Bock Creek
Cemetery.
—
Funeral services for Byron Ulmer
Graham, 56, prominent corporation
lawyer and former director of the
Federal American Bank, who died
Friday, will be held tomorrow at 11
a m. at hie residence, 14 East Brad
ley lane, Chevy Chase. Burial will
be In Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Graham was well known In
the legal profession here for many
years, having been with the firm of
Tobriner, Graham, Brez & Tobriner
for 40 years. He was prominently
Identified with activities of the As
sociation of Oldest Inhabitants and
was a Masonic leader for many
years. He was a member of the Con
gressional Country Club and the Uni
versity and Racquet Clubs.
Mr. Graham Is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Caroline Reynolds Gra
ham, and three daughters, Mrs. Vir
ginia Graham Platt, Mrs. Elaine Gra
ham Miller and Mrs. Dorothy Graham
Miller.
KIDWELL FUNERAL
RITES TOMORROW
Funeral services will be held to
morrow for Beauregard Kidwell, resi
dent of Washington for more than 60
years, who died Friday afternoon at
his home at 3803 Benton street.
Mr. Kidwell had retired about six
years ago, after serving for more than
29 years as superintendent of the
Woodley estate, now owned by former
Secretary of State Stlmson. Mr. Kid
well was born near Vienna, Va., on
June 19, 1861.
He Is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. Marguerite K. Mager and Mrs.
Sue M. Stlbor of this eity and Mrs.
Lula McCauley of Barnegat Inlet,
N. J. Five grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren also survive. Mrs.
Kidwell died last September, shortly
after the couple had celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary.
The services tomorrow will be held
at 1:30 p.m. at the Hines funeral
home. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery, Georgetown,
Company G Veterans Hold Reunion Dinner
Left to right, seated: D. V. Chisholm, L. W. Herron. J. A. Chisholm.
J. F. Brewer, Edwin C. Dutton, H. F. Patterson, J. M. Petty, C. L. Snell,
C. L. Ambler, D. S. Bliss and Clarence P. Brower.
Standing: J. M. Bird, J. 8. Cornish, A. H. Chase, D. C. Flthian, O. H.
Qlllman, J. P. Qaddls, E. E. Landon, H. W. Manning. H. W. McCawley. J. H.
Ontrlch, C. S. Pittman, E. Richmond, E. P. Smith, H. A. Shinn and
Edward Weiss. —Star Stall Photo.
Woman Among Those Seeking
Jobs With V. S. Crime Forces
Bureau of Investigation Gets Many
Letters—Some Try to Hurdle Train
ing and Experience Tests.
BY REX COLLIER.
There are no women among J. Edgar
Hoover’s force of criminal chasers,
but If the fair sex were eligible for
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
a certain fearless lady who recently
applied for a special agent’s job un
doubtedly would merit serious consid
eration.
In an informal application she as
serted she could shoot a gun accu
rately, is “not the timid sort who
faints,” Is always ready to travel on
a moment’s notice and is “ready to
do anything, anytime or anywhere.”
This is just one of many offers of
aid received by the bureau as a result
of its exploits in waging war on gang
land, a survey of applications has re
vealed. Many and varied have been
the types of men accepted as investi
gators—and many and varied have
been the types who failed to make
the grade.
Training Made Prerequisite.
One of the big stumbling blocks Is
Hoover’s insistence on legal training
or accountancy experience as a pre
requisite to admission. In this con
nection one applicant wrote:
“Suppose you think I have given
up all hopes of being an undercover
man. Well I haven't, and I won’t
until the last dog is hung or get
orders from you to lay off.
“After receiving your letter I was
up a tree. That law-school graduate
stuff sure knocked the wind out 6f
me. But just between you and I, is
that law graduate stuff a poUte way
of making me quit? Don’t let a lot
„ ... i&w school keep me
out.”
Another applicant who was lacking
in law wanted to substitute languages.
Strong In three foreign tongues, he
was a little weak in his English, the
bureau felt. His letter said:
“I am taking the privileges to take
the honor to congratulate you In your
eford In secret service line. It is and
been always my ambition to follow
same line as you. Never got a chance
to succeed. I don’t know why. I am
speaking 3 languages, French, Pol
ish and Czechoslovakian. More dan
ger, better I like.”
Politician Writes for Job.
The vagaries of politics are reflected
in a letter received from an ex
candldate for sheriff:
“The Natl. Grime drive urged by
Cheaf executive I will say this is verry
Important and can be successful don
if there is a want of energy in the law
enforceing agency. I was a Demo
grate candidate for sheriff but was
defeat.”
Code experts of the bureau's tech
nical laboratory are still struggling
with these specimens culled by Hoov
er’s “literary gem department:”
“To your honor. I would like if
there is an open, are if I would take
xmation. I am hopeing to offer me
I am hopeing that I will here, to your
highes honors, to yours Truly."
“I be all pollglsing if an intruding
are persuming of your time but im
and side entreated party ho is ware
vetrant.”
Magazine Fan Writes.
A detective magazine fan wrote:
“It is the greatest of importance that
I have this most amazing valuable
Information, in regard to have this
opportunity to express. My sincere
appreciation to have this. My views
to se your advertisement in the Nick
Carter magazine pertaining to Uncle
Sam's S. A.”
Some of the applicants have volun
teered their services free, but one held
out for a small stipend, as follows:
“I can produce if you will ad me to a
small pay on the big pay roll."
And one unromantic he-man an
nounced:
"I ain’t married and ain’t expecting
to and want to be one of them men to
go after them rats.”
COERCION DENIED
BY BEARD JURORS
Four on Gambling Case
Panel Say Verdict Was
Reached Properly.
Four of the Jurors who last Mon
day convicted Sam Beard and 12
others of gambling violations had
denied last night the defense allega
tion the verdict was arrived at Im
properly.
Affidavits of three jurors were pre
sented Friday to Justice Joseph W.
Cox in District Supreme Court stat
ing they were Influenced to vote
guilty by the Jury foreman’s alleged
statement that there was a “plant”
on the Jury. The three said the Jury
had seen a newspaper headline
stating, "Gamblers Bet 10 to l Beard
Will Go Free,” and from this, they
contended Carl W. Hauf, the fore
man, Inferred some juror had been
“fixed” by gambling Interests. Jus
tice Cox’s decision on whether to
Brant a new trial will be handed down
Tuesday.
Flatly Denies Coercion.
Mrs. Frank B. Cogswell. 4815 Four- ,
teenth street, a member of the Beard
jury, said last night: “If those three
Jurors didn’t agree on the verdict, the
time to have said so was in the Jury
rooms, not now. There was absolutely
no coercion at any time, and we didn’t
see any of the newspaper headlines.”
Mrs. M. D. Lemon. 1920 S street,
another juror, declined to discuss the
aflidavits, but said definitely, "I am
behind the Jury foreman.”
Earlier two other Jurors, W. M.
Moore, a grocer, of 521 H street, and
T. J. Culhane, 1303 Buchanan street,
told The Star the verdict was honestly
arrived at and that they did not hear
the word “plant" mentioned during
the jury’s deliberations.
"I never saw a newspaper reference i
to the trial at any time, nor did I j
bear one mentioned by members of I
the Jury,” Moore added.
Meanwhile, Justice Cox has under
advisement not only the motion for a
new trial, but the request by Defense
Counsel John J. Sirica that the court
personally examine each of the 11
Jurors who tried Beard to determine
whether any members of the panel
were unduly influenced.
Assistant United States Attorney
Roger Robb also has asked that the
defendants in the case be committed
to jail. At present, they are at liberty
on bail.
LONG CONTROL UPHELD
Louisiana Supreme Court 0. K.’s
Water Board Bill.
NEW ORLEANS. May 11 C4>).—By
a 4-to-3 vote the Louisiana Supreme
Court today held constitutional the
legislative act reorganizing the New
Orleans Sewerage and Water Board,
which gives the State administration
of Qov. o. K. Allen and senator Huey
P. Long control.
The act was challenged by the city
administration of Mayor T. Semmes
Walmaley, political enemy of Long, as
contrary to the "home rule constitu
tion and as an illegal exercise of po
lice powers.”
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Gasque Slightly Better.
The condition of Representative
Gasque of South Carolina, who earlier
in the week suffered a heart attack,
was reported slightly improved last
night.
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Heads Society
CHARITABLE GROUP RE
ELECTS MRS. REID.
MRS. J. EDWIN REID
Of 1637 Harvard terrace, who has
been re-elected president of the
District Sunshine and Community
Society, a charity organization, for
the third consecutive time. Other
officers, all re-elected, are: Mrs.
Marie C. Deal, first vice president:
Mrs. P. C. Brlnley, second vice
president; Mrs. Edward Stevens,
recording secretary; Mrs. J. Russell
Bowen, corresponding secretary,
and Mrs. Paul J. Christian, treas
urer.
Reich Activity Climbs.
Production of capital goods in Ger- ■
many made marked Increases last |
year.
KENNEDY WARREN
TO BE ENLARGED
Work Will Start Soon on a
13 to 15 Story Addition
to Structure.
Work will be started Immediately on
a 13 to 15 story addition to the Ken
nedy-Warren Apartment, 3133 Con
necticut avenue, which will give 107
more units to the building, it was an
nounced yesterday by the Klingle
Corp., present owners of the property.
The addition will be ready for occu- I
pancy by October 1, it was stated by
officers of the corporation. Units will
range In size from one room, kitchen,
dinette, dressing closet and bath to
five rooms, kitchen, foyer and two
baths. The same cooling system which
circulates Rock Creek Park air through
the existing apartments will supply
the addition.
This announcement by the Klingle
Corp. brings to an end the long period
in which no major apartment con
Sirucuon was unuci laaeii in rraou
ington. Construction of the existing
units of the Kennedy-Warren was
almost the last in the city when the
depression shut down such building
activity.
The addition will be made to the
rear of the building. It wlU increase
the total units in the structure to
317. while there are garage facilities
for 209 automobiles and 25 servants’
quarters.
It was announced that A. H. Son
neman has been engaged as supervis
ing architect and Schneider-Spliedt
Co. as contractors.
Company G Members Spend
Evening Reminiscing of
Spanish War.
Veteran* of Company O, First Dis
trict of Columbia Volunteer Infantry,
gathered last night in annual re
union at Schneider’s Cafe to com
memorate the thirty-seventh anni
versary of the organization’s entrance
Into service during the Spanlsh
Amerlcan War.
Twenty-seven members of the com
pany attended the dinner and spent
the evening in reminiscences of old
times. C. V. Chisholm, war-time
lieutenant, was toastmaster.
Company O originally was the Mor
ton Cadets, one of the country’s crack
drill outfits during the ’90s. In 1896,
the company won the championship
of the United States In a drill held at
Savannah, Ga. The next year the
organization again entered the com
petition, held at San Antonio, Tex.,
and won second place.
When war with Spain was declared
in 1898, the company enrolled as a
part of the First District of Columbia
Infantry, commanded by the late
Gen. George H. Harries.
After an encampment at Tampa,
Fla., it went to Cuba, landing at
Siboney, and was in the trenches In
front of Santiago when the Spanish
army surrendered.
After camping for two or three
months in the fever-infested neigh
borhood of San Juan Hill, the District
troops sailed for home and arrived
here November 22, 1898, when they
were mustered,out of service.
Capt. Frederick S. Hodgson, orig
inal commander of the company, was
prevented by illness from attending
the dinner.
POLICEMAN KILLS MAN
Attacked In an alley in the 400 block
of First street southwest by two col
ored men last night, according to his
report to his superiors. Pvt. Lawrence
Halstead, fourth police precinct, shot
and killed one of his assailants while
the other fled.
The officer said the dead man, iden- !
tified as Leroy Savoy, 36, of the 300
block of Independence avenue south
west, and a companion were beating
him with bricks when he used his re
volver.
Halstead was doing special duty in
plain clothes at the time.
TEN THOUSAND U S
PENNIES WANTED
CC $CAA PAID F0R
J to CERTAIN DATES
INDIAN HEADS UP TO S4M Send lOc
today for large coin catalog and our
buying prices.
NORTH AMERICAN COIN CO.,
Dept. K-83 CLEVELAND, O.
TRADE 1U
HELD SUPPRESSED
Senator Steiwer Takes Is
sue With President on Ad
visory Council Reports.
Br the Associated Press.
Taking direct Issue with President
Roosevelt, Senator Steiwer, Republi
can, of Oregon, asserted last night
that critical reports of the Business
Advisory Council had been suppressed
by the administration.
He spoke In the face of a statement
by the President Friday that the
council, set up by Secretary Roper
and composed of SO business leaders,
was perfectly free to publish the re
ports after consultation with Govern
ment agencies Involved.
In an Interview, Steiwer said the
council had prepared unfavorable re
ports on the administration’s holding
company and banking legislation and
that these had been held up.
Resolution Is Passed.
The Oregonian introduced a reso
lution In the Senate Friday asking
the President to send up the reports
for examination. It was passed after
being qualified to read “if not incom
patible with the public interest.”
Competent sources said yesterday
the council planned to publish these
and other reports after showing them
to the Government agency concerned.
Steps to find new markets for
American goods were planned, mean
while, with the announcement by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States that 239 organizations affiliated
with It would participate In a foreign
trade week, May 19-25, to direct at
tention "to the Importance of foreign
trade.”
Store Sales FaU Off.
The chamber said the program had
the active support of the Department
of Commerce. It was recalled that
the chamber’s recent convention gen
erally approved the administration’s
foreign trade policy, about the only
aspect of the Ooverament’s program
which was lnckirsed.
A mixed picture of department
store sales In recent weeks was re
ported yesterday by the Federal Re
serve Board. Although sales gained
In April over March, the advance was
"considerably less” than is usual be
tween these months In other years.
The board noted, however, that the
aggregate sales for the first four
months of the year were 3 per cent
higher than the same four months
last year.
MEETINGS SLATED
Special Dispatch to The Star.
PALLS CHURCH, Va., May 11.—
The East Falls Church citizens’ Asso
ciation will meet in the offices of B.
M. Bridwell, Tuesday night, at 8
o’clock.
The Woman’s Club of Falls Church
will meet at the home of Mrs. R. B.
Rollinson of East Falls Church on
Friday, at 2 o’clock. There will be
an exhibition of quilts and Mrs Rol
linson will give a talk on their history
and design.
McKelvie 111 in Nebraska.
VALENTINE, Nebr., May 11 (IF).—
S. R. McKelvie, former Governor and
one time member of the Hoover Farm
Board, was brought to a hospital to
night from his ranch near here.
Physicians said a rest was imperative
although there was no danger. Mc
Kelvie publishes the Nebraska Farmer
in Lincoln, Nebr.
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DEAFENED NOW GAIN
COMFORTABLE HEARING
without use of earphone receiver . . . headbones
replace defective middle ear and eardrum
A remarkable new Improvement
In Bone Conducting aids for deaf
ened persons will be explained and
demonstrated on May 13, 14 and 15
at Mager <5t Oougelman. 207 Albee
Bldg., 1426 O street N.W. This aid
has a number of exclusive features
such as drastic reduction In size
and weight (total weight, battery
not included, is only 5 ounces)
permitting it to be worn with
unusual comfort and Inconspic
uousness.
The Amplifying Unit, one of Its
major components, is not only
the smallest yet produced, but also
provides unique hearing comfort
as it functions admirably in either
] horizontal or vertical positions.
In normal hearing, sound waves
are transmitted through the ear
drum and the middle ear. When,
however, these do not function,
the Bone Conductor can enable
the headbone to act as substitute
and carry mechanical vibrations
direct to the auditory nerve.
About eight out of every ten
deafened persons can hear this
way.
A short test will determine
whether you can hear through
the bones. Free and private dem
onstrations will be given on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. May
13, 14 and 15, by a factory expert.
MAGER and GOUGELMAN
207 Albee Bld|. _1426 G Street N.W.
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LEONARD HAS HISTORY
An old, old manufacturer. Known by your grandparents. Making for
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PIANO COMPANY
1239 G N.W. Home of the Cflickering Piano 13tH & G N*W#
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