Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1929, Page 20

20 *- AN ON DOWNTOWN PARKING 1S SEE fiall Project Complicates Al- geady Serious Traffic.Prob- { ' lem, Say Officials. With no definite plans yet adopted for taking care of the parking prob- lem incident to the concentration of Government buildings in the Mall tri- 1?‘13 and the opening of the first unit of the concentration less than a year away, a situation of parking congestion unparalleled in the city's history, which may bring the end of all park- ing in the downtown area, is likely, according to officials of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and Traffic Director H. Harland. ‘While several plans are under con- sideration by the Public Buildings Com- mission and James A. Wetmore, acting supervising architect of the Treasury, the two original plans for taking care of the hundreds of automobiles which will descend into the Mall triangle with completion of the Government offices there, are not now seriously included in the considerations. H First Plan Abandoned. The first plan, that of providing parking space at nominal charge for the cars of Government employes in the buildings in which they are to be assigned has been definitely abandoned. No space is provided under present plans for parking cars in the two Gov- :‘rnm!nl buildings now under construc- ion. The second plan, which provided for underground parking of cars in a sub- way area in the triangle, is still before the Public Buildings Commission, but it;is finding no champions due to the excessive cost of such an operation ai the relatively few cars it would ac- comodate. 1t has been estimated by the Public Bulldings Commission that this project mld cost between $3,000,000 and $3.- ,000 and when completed would only take care of one car for every 15 employes in the area. Car to Every Five. According to the latest computation of cars owned by Government em- ployes, made roughly in 1926 by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, there was at that time slightly more than one car for each five employes in the Government serv- foe. That this figure has increased greatly by this time is not doubted. ‘What the other plans are, Wetmore, who is dealing with this problem, will not state. He says the plans are not in such shape as to warrant their an- nouncement. It is agreed, however, by all con- cerned in the huge Government build- irig proectj that nothing could be done bétween now and the time the new In- ternal Revenue Building is expected to bé ready for occupancy to provide all- day parking space for the approximately 800 cars expected to be absorbed in an atea about B and C streets between Twelfth and Tenth streets. | 800 Cars in Area. Figuring on the one-car-to-five- persons basis set in 1926, the 4.000 em- loyes of the bureau would bring at east 800 cars into the area—if they could find a place to leave them. Ob- viously, the Government clerk cannot be moving his car at stated intervals and must depend on a place to park his car all day or ‘use other means of transportation. :'This a according to Traffic Direc- tor Harland, already is one of the mpst congested from a parking stand) in the city, with large business firms, hotels, the market and the small stores of the business district closely jammed in. How the Government expects Fed- eral employes to come to work in their aiitomobiles and find parking spaces within walking distance of their offices Harland does not see. “‘Already,” Harland said, “Govern- ment clerks working in Government ac- t | sion of Congress. That some Army officer is either try- ing to get facetious at the expense of the National Guard of the District of Columbia or has been grossly misin- formed as to its zqul&nént. despite the fact that it is a di 'd of the United States Government, was indi- cated in a letter received at the local brigade headquarters last week, which has given the officers a thrill and a laugh. So far they have not recovered enough from the shock to be able to frame a reply, it was said. The letter came {rom & Regular Army instructor of Reserve Field Artillery, with headquarters at Harrisburg, Pa. It appears that he is in charge of train- ing three Field Artillery regiments of Reserve—the 571st, 578th and 580th— about 20 of the officers of which are said to reside in the District of Colum- bia. Desiring to give these officers some training in the way of lectures and military criticisms and discussions, the officer wrote to the local Guard officials making application for authority to use “one of your armories” for instruction purposes. The local Guard officials for more than a score of years have been trying to have Congress provide it with Jjust one armory. The National Guard Association of the United States for years has been informed of the sad lack of armory facilities in the National Capital, and every Regular Army inspector within the last decade has made a reference in his report to the War Department of the woeful lack of armory training facilities in the National Capital, where above all there should be such, so that the Federal Government could set an example for the States in providing for their respective militia organizations. But this lack seems to have escaped the notice of the Pennsylvania officer. At any rate, the local Guard officials are going to try again this year to con- vince Congress that the time is ripe for providing the local citizen soldiers with a building in which they can receive military training under the most mod- ern conditions. While some plans are being discussed, it has not been made known yet what form of legislation will be sought at the regular session. Sev eral projects have heretofore been put forth, but have always fallen on deaf ears. One of these is a proposed bill which, if enacted into law, would au- thorize the use of the Pension Office Building in Judiciary Square as an mory for the local troops. This build- ing now is occupied by the General Ac- counting Office, which, however, is to be provided for in one of the buildings in the triangle south of the Avenuc, now the scene of much active construc- tion for various Government depart. ments and bureaus. Another proposal is for the construction of a new build- ing, especially designed for militia train- ing, on some governmental site in the city, while a third project is to provide the Guard with sufficient funds for use as rent so that effort may be made to have some private individual or corpora- tion erect & building suitable for the use of the Guard as an armory. ‘Officials will urge that something be done this year in order to assure a fu- ture home for the guardsmen, as there is now much uncertainty as to when the organization must vacate its present quarters in one of the old Government Hotel buildings on the Union Station Plaza. The work of razing some of the old hotel buildings to make way for tne improvement of the area in which they are located as a part of the present Capitol Grounds has been started. The structures nearer the Capitol have dis- appeared, and the next are the build- ings on the area closer to the Union Station, but as yet no time has becn set for them to be razed. But the offi- cials do not want to wait until the order is given for the destruction of the build- ings, as there will be too little time in which to provide another place, and so they are going to press their cause| again before the coming regular ses-| The annual prize rifle competitions of the local Guard will be held October 12, 13 and 20 on the rifle range at Camp Simms, Congress Heights, D. C., and they have been placed under the direction of Capt. J. C. Jensen, Ord- nance Department, in_charge of the Guard rifle practice. Capt. Jensen has | been instructed to recommend to brigade tivities in that area are parking their cars as far away as L and N streets because of the congestion.” Speed Repeatedly Urged. 'The National Capital Park and Plan- ning Commission for the past two years has repeatedly recommended that the Mall triangle be self-contained from the automobile parking standpoint. The commission, according to Capt. E. N. hisolm, jr, engineer of the commis- fon, has gone farther and urged at every opportunity that the parking blem be taken up and decided while re is yet time. ‘apt. Chisolm predicts that if the mmtter is not settled there will be a much larger problem for the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks to solve when it takes over the adminis- tration of this area. Charles W. Eliot, 2d, city planner for the commission, also sees desperate need for solution of the parking.prob- lem. Eliot points out that if em- ployes are not provided with space to park their cars within the triangle they Will leave them all over the parl hboring the area, transforming the into at gatherings of huge lack bugs” further hampering the flow of traffic. Still Problem Grows. That this parking situation will so extend into the business district as far north as F street, and necessitate the use of drastic measures to keep the streets clear Eliot has no doubt. ‘In striking contrast to the situation a4 it now stands in the Mall area, park- ing problems in connection with the new buildings to go up in the vicinity of the Capitol have, with one exception, Dbeen soived. ~Provision for the parking of 200 auto- mobiles near the new ate Office mfldm‘. and for parking the cars of justices and_employes in the new Supreme Court Building are embodied in ‘the plans, according to David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. ‘Third Problem Tackled. The problem of providing parking space for the new House Office Building has not been gone into as thoroughly a8 in the case of the two other build- , but the matter is being given a t deal of consideration and it is expected by Mr. Lynn that there will ‘be ample provision for the ears when the actual bul lon 't unde v tions get under wa; U"u:e ’or'.hehrkmd Bhuwoonnumt avy and Muni Buildings in 1926, which in the neighborhood of one car every five mployed in the building, at when the hlflalng‘eonuncnmn project is com- ted in the Mall triangle, there must provision for approximately 5,000 ears. Government estimates are that 25,000 clerks will be gathered into that area. HEAVY COTTON SALES. Bight Per Cent of 1928 Crop Sold by Co-operative Markets. Approximately 8 per cent of the 1928 otton crop was marketed through 16 tive associations, according nited States Department of Agri- ture. This is & larger percentage than for either of the two preceding seasons, but not so large a percentage as for the 1925 crop, when 9.1 per cent of the crop was marketed by 15 soctations. “The total co-operative marketings for the 1928-20 season to the first of ted to about 1,160,000 bales, third largest amount re- l_rl‘:bt cotton-marketing associa- best record was made dur-, ‘were received by 18 %fiw was 9.1 per cent of the ks | day will be the automatic rifle match, headquarters the names of personnel whom he desires to act as officials at the matches. ‘Two matches will be fired October 12, ning at 7:30 o'clock. One will be the company team championship match, open to one team of six shooting mem- bers and one team captain from each company, battery or separate detach- ment. Fifty per cent of the shooting members of each team must be enlisted personnel who have never fired on any team representing the local Guard or any part of the Guard in any rifle com- petition, and who have never partici- | pated in the national rifle matches. | The course of fire will be “D," 3 addition, slow fire, five shots, sitting, at | 300 yards, with no sighting shots; five | shots kneeling, at 300 yards, with no sighting shots, and 10 shots prone, at 600 yards, with no sighting shots. ‘The | prizes will be: To the winning team, a bronze trophy to be held in the com- pany rooms for one year, and gold medals to the members; second place, silver medals, and third place, bronze medals. ‘The other match to be fired on that open to one team of two enlisted shoot- ing members from each company or separate detachment armed with the automatic rifle. Course of fire, qualifi- cation course, automatic rifle. Prizes: To the winning team, a bronze trophy to be held in the company rooms for one year and silver medals (Victoria trophy) to the individual members. Five matches are scheduled for Oc- tober 13. They are the novice match, open to those who have completed their official target prac| for the year 1929 and have failed to qualify as marksmen or better; marksman’s match, open to those who have com- pleted their official target practice for the year 1929 and have qualified as marksmen or better; expert's match, open to those who are not tyros; in- structor's match, class A, open to en- listed personnel who are ineligible to compete in any of the above matches and who have never qualified as marks- men or better, and the instructor's match, class B, open to enlisted per- sonnel who are ineligible to compete in any of the above matches, who have gfi:uned as marksmen or better at any e. For all of the above matches the r matches, ast of the series, wi‘fi %eeflgd :‘l;looch)hfl 20. The first wi e -yard mat 0] .t’hon wh(; hlc;vze' Kd S anuary 1, , and who have quali- fied as marksmen or better. The gouue of fire in this match will be five shots sitting and five shots kneeling, with no sighting shots. The second match will be the 600-yard, open to those who have fired course “D” since January 1, 1929, and who have qualified as marks- men or better. The course of fire will be 10 shots prone, with two sighting shots. The third match of this series will be the individual championship match, open to any member of the! local Guard. The aggregate of the in- dividual scores made in' the novice matc] marksman’s match, expert's match or instructor’s match and the 300 and 600 yard matches will count. ‘The winner will be designated as “the champion rifle shot of the District of Columbia National Guard.” The prizes for each individual match will be: to| First place, gold medal; second. place, medal, silver. and third place, bronze Thef ourth match will be the distin- guished marksman’s match, open to any member of the Guard, and the eou;:e‘{:tflrewfllbeflolhmnlw an July | fire, prone, the 1925-26 season when 1,472,586/ tember associations. championship match. marksmen are those eli- gible to be so designated are eligible to compete in the individual championship the distinguished . marksmen's matches ony. A tyro is described as a rifieman who has never been a shoof member or an alternate of any ni match rifle team. The rifie team which com- g‘eted in the competitions at Seagirt, . J., in 1929, the order says, is con- sidered a national rifle team. All per- sonnel w] has accompanied a rifie team to the national matches are con- sid:red as shooting members or alter- nates, ‘The arm to be used in the matches will be rifle, caliber 30, model 1903, as issued, with trigger pull of 'not less than 3 pounds. No two men are to fire the same rifle. Service ammuni- tion will be issued at the firing point. All entries for the matches must be in the hands of the executive officer before 10 p.m., October 8, but post en- tries may be permitted at the option of Capt. Jensen, The target range will be open for voluntary practice on all days preced- ing the matches except October 8. The time limit is fixed at one minute per shot, slow fire. and all ties are to be ;i;cl;led under Training Regulations the individual Distinguished | HEesl i 158! A A, 260th Coast Artillery, has his ation of his commission in the Guard to brigade headquarters. It was sald that he has changed his residence to Dayton, Ohio. ¢ — Sergt. Clifford T. Kettler, Headquar- ters Detachment, 329th Division, has made application for duty as a flying cadet in the United States Army, and his request has been forwarded to the War Department with a favorable rec- ommendation. Pvt. Louis I. Watkins has been trans- ferred from the reserve to the active list of Company A, 121st Engineers. Pvt. William A. Branson, 29th Divi- sion Military Police Company, has been dropped as a deserter from the Guard as of July 9 last, he having failed to report for drill on or after that date. Maj. Frank C. Scofield, Regular Army instructor of the 260th Coast Artillery | here, and Maj. Charles B. Meyer, in- structor of the Coast Artillery of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and sta- tioned at Allentown, Pa.. have been ordered to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., for a period of five days beginning October 4, in connection with training of the National Guard. It is understood that they are going there in connection with demonstrations in firing for the benefit of the militia; and the students of the Coast Artillery School at Fort Monrce, Va., which has two officers from the local Coast Artil- lery, will be present. Upon the recommendation of the Ralph Attractive Overstuffed Suites $184.50 Three generously big pieces—that are as comfortable as they look—mohair covered with beautiful colorings in jacquard on the reverse side of cushions. course “DF:‘II:': l I . Let Us Give You a Demonstration of The New PHiZ60- Gilbert has been promoted to first geant of Company F, 121st Engineers. Two units of the local Guard mus- tered the necessary 90 per cent or bet- ter of their personnel at drill last week, which placed them in superior classifi- cation in drill attendance, accordiny WO _units were Police Com- 90 rr cent. The other organizations in their relative order, with percentages of men present, follow in their respec- tive classifications: Excellent—Head! A 29th Division, 87.75; Company A, 372d Infantry,” 85.33; Headquarters Detach- ment, 260th Coast Artillery, 83.87. Very satisfactory—Band, 121st Engi- | neers, 77.14. Satisfactory — Medical Detachment, 121st Engineers, 68.42; Company B, 12ist Engineers, 66.12: | Headquarters and Service Company, 121st Engineers, 64.61; Battery B, 260th | Coast Artillery, 63.63; Company 121st «Engineers, 63.24; Headquarters Dstach- ment, 20th Division Special Troops, 62.50; Batery A, 260th Coast Artillery, 6 Department Unsatisfactory—Company C, 121at 5 Company A, 121st ‘Battery C, 260th Coast Quartermaster Corps 00; Company D, 121st Engineers, 50.00. Very unsatisfactory — Company E, 121st Engineers, 48. ‘The second number of the current drill season of the 29th Military Police Gazette, a company organ, appeared t week in colors. The frontispiece is design for distinctive lapel for this organization. 1t repre- 0 | sents the dome of the Capitol, with the and, if rising sun in ay and the approved, will be in red, gold, green enamel, it was f The 29th National Guard Division mobilization plan has been forwarded to all members of the staff. Accompany- ing it is & memorandum saying that it 18 desired that each staff officer use it as & basis and prepare his office plan in the event the Guard should emergeney. The office plans, it was an- nounced, should show the personnel available, that to be obtained, and sources from which it may be obtained. It should also include lists of equipment and space required, should have at- tached in the form of vouchers to the plan suggested forms, memorandums, communications, etc., which it is evi- dent will be required by the office con- cerned at the time of mobilization. ‘The memorandum directs that the respective office plans be submitted through the respective “Gs” and the chief of staff, in order ihat they may co-ordinate the same and prevent any overlapping and insure the plan cover- ing the subject matter prescribed for the office concerned. Plans must be submitted in sufficient time to permit action by the chief of staff of the 29th National Guard Division and their sub. 1| tival at Worcester, mission to the division commander b October 21 next. P The time consumed in the prepara- lans by the various officers will be counted as the armory drill pre- scribe for the month of October, 1929, MUSIC BASED ON POEM PERFORMED FIRST TIME LONDON (N.AN.A).—Sir Walford Davies, the musician, whose new work for soprano, tenor, chorus, pianoforte and orchestra, on a poem by Alice Meynell, recently had its first performance at the Three Choirs. fes- is master of the choristers at 8t. George's Chapel, Windsor, and lives in the cloisters at the castle. Sir Walford entertains little, but those invited to the small intimate parties he sometimes gives are treated to rare musical feasts, which usually include some of Sir Walford’s own com positions. On the piano he has a wor derfully sensitive touch, and his manner as he s is that of the dreamer Wrapj in his art. 2 Sir Walford is a popular broadcaster and his weekly radio talks, “Music and sthe Ordinary Listener,” have become an outstanding item. 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