Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1929, Page 16

Hk DISTRICT BUSLINES SUBJECT OF PROBE BYUTIEITIES GROUP, Public Hearing on Routing and Other Probiems Set for October 23. WILL ASK COURT AID TO RESTRAIN CHANGE | Marie ‘Whole Phase of Service and Traffic Conditions Will Be Taken Up. The Public Utilities Commission to- day ordered a complete inquiry Inco | frenge all phases of the 'District’s prob- lems of dealing with the large interstate busses that enter Washington, to start with a formal public hearing at the District Building at 10 o'clock Wednes- day, October 23. The interstate bus situation here has been in more or less turmoil for some time, owing to fre- quent changes, attempted changes and Yechanges in routes and inals of THE .EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1929. HENRY MASON DAY WEDS MISS DOROTHY RIDENOUR Quiet Ceremony Held at Ball- ston, Va., With Bride’s Par- ents and Old Friend Present. 0il Man and Former D. C. So- ciety Girl Reported Sailing for Honeymoon in Europe. Henry Mason Day of New York, as- socm.e in the far-flung oil activities of 3 Dorothy ly eenmony on their honeymon and, it is are already on a steamer en route for several months in Europe. The wedding ceremony was by Dr. Linlus L. Strock of in his manse. The only other persons resent were Mr. and Mrs. John W. lenour of 3234 Thirteenth street, the parents of the bride, and a few intimate ly Motor to Baliston. hose engagement to the young society glrl was rumored at the time of his release from the District Jall, where he recently completed a four- month sentence for contempt of court growing out of the shadowing of the Teapot Dome jtrors, arrived in Wash- ington on the midnight train the morn- of the weddin, ‘The party mo- the bus lines, and many plex prob- lems have arisen as the result. Meanwhile the corporation counsel office has been requested to sue out an injunction in Equity Court to restrain the Nevin Bus Lines, Inc.. from using any other route than that prescribed y that the injunction will be sought me time next week, and that it would ring to the fore the entire question of the commission’s power to control interstate bugges. Reasqn for Hearing. The reason for the public hearing, as stated in the preamble of the commis- sion’s order, is the “growing traffic con- gestion in the downtown sectipn of the elf.y and the receipt by the commission of requests for the rerouting of numer- ous bus lines and bus ter- minals,” The investigation will eenber mainly on routss and terminals in the downtown congested area, and the order states that the commission will undertake to fix “new terminals at rea- sonably convenient locations which may be reached without the unnecessary movement of busses through congest- ed sections, either on passenger Carry- ing routes or to and from p-rra-- The commission’s order states that the commission will investigate “‘the mosc reasonably direct routes of busses and from such terminals and garages.” The attempt to route busses to and will mark the first direct ?fihl“nnmm sign The commission made no commient at lorpamhdmwm-keth:ex::fint , it was specifically refused, that the busses added it to their route vertheless. to the three terminals n-.meumn.menmmonflunm triangle, and the wmml.llwn feels that the time is ripe to make an attempt the whole vexed problem of te bus terminals now. “WATER BOY KING” DRIVEN FROM KABUL Nadir Khan's Newspaper Tells of Defeat- and Empe'ol Afghan Usurper. By the Associated Press. PESHAWAR, Indll, October 12— An extra edition of Nadir Khan’s news- paper Islah, containing news of the fall of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, to his forces, arrived here yesterday. The newspaper says that Nadir's the city being occupled officially Shah Wali Khan, brother of Nldll' at 6:30 pm. Habibullah Khan, erstwhile Bacha Bakao, waterboy King, had left already, and his whereabouts were unknown. Most of Habibullah's army officers were o accepted 1. newspaper was as of- fering confirmation of Kabul's capture. Interruption of wireless communcation with the Afghan capital hitherto made the actual state of affairs '.heu very much a mymry‘ ERIN TOURISTS INCREASE.|* This Year’s Season Is Declared Best Since War. DUBLIN (#).—Hotels and transport agencies in the Free State are l(reed that this year's tourist season has been the best since the war. has hld most_visitors, but has in the past been neglected, has shown a mw!u popular- | ity. Americans have come in ing nurbers. but the most notable feature of the figures is the influx of British visitors. ‘The English have been restrained from vlllw Ireland by a bellef in the dis- condition of the country, and by dread of the severity of Free State customs regulations. They have found howeyer that the country is urdafly lnd that the customs officers are mngen than those of other mem~ ments. TURKISH WOMEN RACE. in History. . CONSTANTINOPLE, October 12 horsewomen have | colored just participated for. the llrsl ume in the Con- —Four Turkish torv at a horse show at 8. med out to Ballston, a few. miles from ‘Washington, for the ceremony, which was performed at 11 o'clock. Care had been taken by all con- cerned to' avoid publicity. Day's de- parture from New York was kno"n only to a few friends, and the marriage license was obtained at the Atunan simple ceremony. Day, who comes from an old Vlr-‘ ginia family, attended school at Ralls- ton in early youth. ‘The bride is well known in Wash- mmn when she has been a member © pit {mdl were aware Althoulh mu that an * inding” existed be- Miss ‘understas tweonuaemplz nwnotunul ';al:g:hlt the Dm:t JIII that of engagement were made . The couple 'l.l.l dl'iflz '-hcll‘ between New York and Europe. Mr. public. interes! time 'lth the Sinclair company, Mr. MR. AND MRS. HENRY MASON DAY. Day is vice ident of the Sinclair Exploration and for the past 14 uumrpentnnutdulothuume lbro-d attending to the Sinclair oil from his connecuan: . Day has varied business interests of his own. CRASH MAY COST YOUNG WIFE EYE Mrs. Ethel D. Scherrer Among Ten Persons Hurt in Traffic Accidents. Mrs. Ethel D. Scherrer, 19 years old, .| of 333 Fourteenth place northeast may lose the sight of her left eye as the re- sult of injuries suffered last night when automobile in which she was riding | years has been a dmurbln' factor in Federal Power Com- SEESINLAND WATER FUTURE DOUBTFUL MILLION-DOLLAR ROADFILL TURNED | f OVERTO ENGINEER Work on Memorial Highway at Gravelly Point Inlet Starts Monday. POTENTIAL AIRPORT SITE WILL NOT BE AFFECTED Hunting Creek Project Will Be Most Difficult, According to Engineers. A million-dollar hydraulic fill job has just been turned over to the office of the United States engineer for the Washington area, Maj. Brehon Somer- vell, by the Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agriculture, in con- W with the bufldl.n' of theflll:\:ll will start l(ondly. was made today upon_his return to trip to Florida to mak: rmktemenu for starting on Sand and gravel for filling up the embankment over which the new hllh- way will run will be taken from the bed of ‘the Potomac River by the United States engineer office. There will be a big fill around the railroad and High- way Bridges at the Virginia shore, at Gravely Point Inlet, at Roaches Run, Four Mile Run and Hunting Creek. The engineers estim: that some 4,000,000 cubie ";g; of material will be needed Bring Dredge From Florida, ‘The dredge welnh, which has been -t wnrk on St.” Johns River in shipped to Was] ry equlpment and is expected to arrive soon. Barges are be pressed into service to carry on the dredging work. In ldflluon. the 18-inch pipe-line dngg Talcott, which hmfi to thi t, will be brought here time and placed on the big dr a short edging . The Talcott has just been re- It at the yards of the 'Southern rds Corporation at Newport Maj. Somervell made it clear today that while dredging operations will soon 80 {orwlm in the Gravelly Point Inlet area, m&nflll airport sit Secretary Wilbur 'Regardsx Regulation of Supply an “Eventual Necessity.” By the Assoclated Press. The establishment of a Government agency to regulate the uses of all in- land water affecting the national lfe is seen by Secretary Wilbur as an eventual necessity. Back from an inspection of Cumber~ land Falls, Ky., which for the last few the affairs of the mission, of which he is a member, Mr. ‘Wilbur e: P dl‘tll!lclbn with the limitations pl he Gov- ernment in dealln( with water. At present to establish jurisdiction over a stream and its development the Puwer Commission must determine that the stream is navigable or affects navi- street, & pl.lleuzr. were Emergency Hospital. Boy Vletln of Auto. ‘Ten-year-old Richard‘R. Payne of 157 Rhode mand avenue northeast was street by an automobile operat Phyl F. Wierer of 1205 Otis place north- luéowd C. Tennis, 60 years old, of 810 I street, was run down while at- the street at Anna Harding, 30 years old, of 1246 street, and Max Minister, 70 years old, of 223 Pirst l northeast; the ma- they vm rldln: and driven by mrvey Harding, also of the Ninth street address, turned o ver IM Ninth ted substitute plan at lving Charged. Miss Copley was arrested by ninth pndn:t police on a charge of reckless 5-year-old colored boy, l!vlnc at 415 Pranklin street; Rosie ears old, colored, of 1231 t and Adelaide Ward, 23 years nld. of 217 G street were others injured in mmnn FLIGHT ON DIRIGIBLE IS PLEASING TO ADAMS seerengg.\dnml. the only csbflnet ot e in the N passenger avy's and 1! has | have been a hnvler than air hter than air craft, considers air travel a most com- (m’tlbh and convenient way of getting ’l'hz Naval Secretary, at his -mmoon]‘ ce with newspaper men exnremd pleasure wm: bonrd the naval dirigible Los out of Lakehurst, N. J., The absence of vibraf walk about while way—even thouch it did mean cra; he narrow “cat wnk trll’ pultot.hatnvekrsdmrexo!qubdw ind comfort, Mr. Adams sa! mmhmthln‘wlt”ha-ldv asked by did not_hesitagte about goln. llo{t T e e yachtsman of note, hesitated w say that he is prepared to adopt aircraft as a regular means of travel in the future, dismissing the suggestion with a huzh by |on a large he Now:! gability of a stream below, or else the water must be on Federal land. Flood Control Assured. 5 ‘The effects of water storage on flood control, reclamation and irrigation, t | navigation and consumption by eommu- nities cannot be considered a competent regulating -qeney under present statutes, but Mr. Wilbur - looks Doint. Witk wil pebmit a_ Somprebens permit a ehen- sive Government regulation. The Federal Oflvemment has already been brought into the flood control wmk scale in the Mississippi Val- ley, ‘he points out, yet, although Cumberland River is a tributary of u:e Mississippl. the Power Commission limited to consider its nayigability. This stream and many which are definitely non-navigable contribute to foods in the valley below, he said, and vitally affect the financial interest of the al Government there, and thus directly the interest of the whole coun- try. Matter for Legislative Study. present mucmre of the Power Commis- sion, which places jurisdiction in the Secretaries of War and Agriculture and himself, he is not re-dy to advance a time, feeling that it is a mzur !ur }:fhuuve study. The commission’s decision (m the ap- plication of the Cumberland Electric Power 'Co, for license to con- struct & dam at Cumberland Falls will not be reached, he said, until opinions from the Attorney General "The question of the dedelopment's ef- fect on the scenic beauty.of the region, which has brought the strongest oppo- n sitian to Lhz pmjeca has not m excluded f the commission’ ? he !.nd!cated although an opmlbn hol that the m-tur could not be con- ul lered was rendered some time ago by the commission’s This matter is .to be studies now asked rmn % | SNEAK THIEF OPERATES AT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL —_— uperintendent Reports $20 Taken From Quarters of Three Physicians. A snéak thief entered the rooms of three physicians of the Emergency Hos- pital in the internes’ quarters yesterday and made away with $20 in cash, ac- cording to & report made to police today Dajton, assistant superintendent of tht institution. thief stole $3 from Dr, Oscar $8 from Dr, Wll'tl’ A&Inlnn' and $9 from the joom of Dr. Swarzman. The cash wu eonen.led in a drawer in each room, Dalton told pblice he saw a man Although he does not approve the G Hydro- | V: luvinl the internes’ quarters yeamdny morning. “Pigs Will Be Pigs,” Says Judge Schuldt As He Orders Trespass Case Dlsmxseed “Pigs will be pigs” sald Judge Gus A, Schuldt, today, “and far be it from Enter Horse Show for First Time %e1%0 Dl “them . Whic' ey Hase been acting like pigs.” Some white nelghbors of Fred Brooks, filnunm Joek Club. fllv o! ey wlnnln. untn and owner of a 10- rth, Fred or&e:lt;rmfl,mmhlmmfldolthem en! BE Brook's wife, dt her A muuwun"mmczfi“:’hm beasts eal belonging to the people living in the area set -?ltrt expansion ct the airport, it sbould be decided that one is to be eumtrueted at onveny Potnt and not in the ai set apart for the original poeent.hl ;u—po Will Fill With Gravel. While some sand and gravel will be taken from the Gravelly Point Inlet neers term this method “back nm:&." The fill across Hunting Creek be one of the most difficult phases of the work, in the opinion of the engineers. Memorial ting Creek | to good ent road out of Alexandria, Va. ‘The United States engineer office has forbidden the sand and gravel companies to dredn any potential air- port area, the Government does not wish to l'u'e that material taken away, should it be decided to place the at onvelly Point. ac and its subsidiaries will be affected only semdnrfly by the process as far as navigation goes, the enmzen said. DRY UNIT EMPLOYE GUILTY OF DRINKING the | Jury in Police Court Returns Ver- dict, but Sentence Is Post- poned by Judge. Carl Gjedrem s ‘gnn of the Prohibition Unlt o! Dmmnem was found guilty of drivll“i e drunk by a Police Court jury jury returned its verdict four days for sentence, as John Mullen, defense attorney, announced that he ‘would submit a motlon for & new trial. Gjedrem was arrested at, Fifteenth and H streets last Saturday by Police- men Stanley Shinkazie, C. E. Hall and Dant of the ninth precinct, when 5t0] at the street intersection traffic signal green and en- gaged in an argument with.another It was seid in m\lfl that the man it the car mgz:k of hlmdnf:lz line of t!lmc w!mudmmnupm:heflmfl nvold 4 collision. ’ Police testified that they had ncluded in the legal | I him was intoxicated. He said that he lived at the local Y. M. C. A. and had been in the city only a short while, t)u‘om\nchzrelromhuhmmnmm, Assistant Corporation Oounn.l E M Welliver prosecuted the ADVERTISES DISTRICT AS ‘CITY OF CLEANLINESS’ Delegation Is Invited to Laundry Owners Parley at Minne- apolis. Washington will be termed the “City oAf ClelnuneuCIb% a d‘e) ition from '.hg vertising Club of ashington today to Minneapolis to .ttend l route convenuon of the Laundry Owners’ Na~- :l&l’ul Association of t:er’!!nlted Eblul Canada. ‘The Idveflllln' club committee which left yesterday is headed by Franklin V. Killian, The other members are W. Preside: to | Roosevelt pald almost daily visits to the Communi that her but never A!tef hufluumnwm always Day of Atonement, is one of the leading Jewish social events of the Fall season. ‘The commitiee on arrangements is *M“:m'.‘:-.-e £ & MUNICIPAL CENTER to |erty in the new municipal center area is | five already purchased by the Commis- will tut m ,000; a lot at 217 John RESULT OF PROBE_ President Hoover Yflkmz ‘who won the annual speedboat race here Septem ber 14 with his craft, » at right. LOTS ARE BOUGHT District Commissipners Pay $129,750 for Six Pieces of Property. ‘The District Commissioners yesterday approved purchase of six pleces of prop- at a combined price of $129,750. These properties will be added to the other sfoners in the area bounded by Third and Sixth streets, Judiciary Square and Pennsylvania avenue. The properties bought were: A lot of 2,372 square feet at 493 Pennsylvania avenue, price $32,000; l lot at 491 Pennsylvania avenue of square feet, price $27,000; a lot at .,45 Penmylvlnh avenue of 3,726 square place of 3,856 square feet, pr!u $14,000; a lot at 334 Indiana ave- nue of 2,549 square feet, price $16,750, and-a lot at 318 Indiana avenue of 2,474 mnte feet, price $12,000. ‘The Commissioners also ordered the purchase of two lots, to be added to the grounds of the McKinley High and Langley Junior High Schools. The lots are between the alley in the rear o( First street northeast and adjoin one lot cost $2; us Contracts for connrucfian of five sec- tions of sewer were also awarded by the Commissioners, as follows: - Manor Park, combined system sewer, Fifth unezdundenmod l'.ré;'a,’ to_the Consolidated Engineering Co., for $13,- el bety '.‘J])l..!i'm.ma d le'&enth sewer, between ur ang street extended northeast, to Cain_Co., Inc, for $11,413.37; Nl.ne- teenth street combin $2,911.24, lnd rmwater sewer, Bla- Co., for $49,467.30. SR L CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Ways and means committee of St. John’s Lodge Chapter, O. E. S., will hold @ card party this evening at the home of Miss Dadye White, 111 Pennsylvania avenue. Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Association meets tonight at 8 o'clock in the Mount Pleasant branch of the Public Library, Sixteenth and Lamont streets. Dr. Daniel H. Krwolmw.!hml ton Sanitarium will give an illustrated lecture on “Good Health” tonight at 8 o'clock at the League for l-ll"!!‘ Life, 1621 Admission 1 8 K street. wfll be given tonight at 8 o'clori‘ in the Northeast Masonic Temple. 1’ the ways and means com- 81!::80 Congress Lodge Chlpher \ “A benefit minstrel show and mas- uerade dance will be given by the erald Harbor Glee Club on the pavillion at Herald - Harbor, Md. to- mhc. at 8 -o'clock. Benefit, Union Protestant Church. FUTURE. . “The Myths of the Iroquois” 'will be tha luhject of a free lecture, given by B. Hewitt, ethnologist of the D‘nlud Bh'lel Geo!n phic Board, morrow night at 8 o'clock at the Wu!— lnfum Lodge, Theosophical Society, 12] D‘r H street. James W. McGuire will begin a course of lectures at 6:30 tomorrow eve- ning at the same address. His. first talk will be on the life and teachings ofthe Apostle-Initiate St. Paul. f Social Workers' Olub, an organiza tion of girls associated with the Jewish | Washington ‘Community Center, will hold its annual dance Monday night at the Washington Hotel. Committee in charge, Sara Oscar, chairman; Louise Greenburg and Sarah Cohen. Regular meeting of the Northeast Washington Citizens’ Association will be held Monday evening at 8 o’'clock at the Ludlow School, Sixth and G streets northeast. Election of officers. Traffic conditions discussed. District of Columbia Society, U. 8. Daughters of 1812, will meet at the na- tional headquarters, 1461 Rhode Island avenue, Monday night, 7:30 o'clock. Staunton Park Citizens’ Association meets Monday night at 8 o'clock. Miss Mabel an to speak. Election of officers. Daughters of Isabella Circle will meet Monday at the Washington Club, Sev- enteenth and K streets. Officers for the ensuing year will be eleeted at this meeting. & KERMIT ROOSEVELT ASKS MAIL CONTRACT.[ t- | Ship Line From East Coast to Ger- T | thoroughfares thn Paul Junior High Scl many Proposed by Group. By the luud-ua Press. nl Rofluvelt and Steamshi] JI ed the Government yesterday r mail contract on a oomanyhud line from Baltimore and Nor!olk to Ham- burg and Bremen, Roosevelt, John M. Prlnklln and Al- bert Ball, who are connected with the L velt, son of the late t of the WILL DETERMINE * DAYTON CHARGE Clues Pointing to Premedita- tion Being Investigated by District Attorney. MYSTERIOUS TELEPHONE CALL IS BEING TRACED Reports That Girl's Wrists Were Broken Denied by Coro- ner’s Physician. Whether the grand jury will be asked to bring a first-degree murder charge against Dexter Dayton, the young in- surance salesman who has confessed to presentaflon of the President’s Cup to Richard F. Hoyt of the Cdll-bh Yacht Club, New | strangling the girl he loved, rests on a The Imp. myt. daughter | further investigaiton by the District at- Fhoto. hrneyl oflu of clues pointing to pre- FIRE NEAR HOSPITAL. Tramps: Blamed for Blaze in Va- cant House. Fire broke out at 7:30 o'clogk this morning in the tl floor of a vacant dwelling at 251 N street, half a block from the Homeoplthic Hospital. The flames, which had gained considerable headway when firemen arrived, were uubdued with slight damage. au probably was started by tramps seeking refuge from the of the first rrnaty nights, en- said Police have received frequent that hoboes were using the buil HEADS CITIZENS FOR ELEVENTH YEAR Charles W. Ray Re-Elected by Brightwood-Asgociation. Other Officers Chosen. Charles W. -elected presi- dmtoltlmnfll !WMO!M‘ Asso- i i, S, S ni at a m¢ Brlzht Bank BuMm Other offi- cers re-elected were: l'lnt vice presi- dent, John Chtelt Pmctor; second president, L. P. urv. Wulhm D. wumn‘ Tetary, Elmer Johnson; treasure vflnlty of 1, together wil sidewalks. It was nolnted but that '.hh new building will’ be ready pancy at the of the and no pr has been pils to mch the school or vement of Madison street to Military Fifth street from Takoma ward to Petworth will The improvement of Fifth brought out at the meeting, vide @ direct thoroughfare koma Park southward and relieve traffic to a great extent on lvmue. ‘The association . received l edbyboruldmhmthavidnlty Longfellow street, requesting that elecmx: traffic lights be pheed at the intersection of Tilinois E 3 ol iiiéigifi dpaekeile i i it _% nvenuu and Longfellow -u'eet as an ud ing the school children who in well ngress granting half boudnyl on Saturdays the entire year in the Gov- ernment service. Marcus O. Cohen and Poaey V. Hall Ee‘:le elected members of the associa- The association was to partici- pate in the American Cross annual roll call between November 11 and Thanksgiving day. FRIENDS’ TRIBUTES GIVEN LYNN HAINES Prominent Men Attend Memorial Service for Late Author. m:mg:l?gflnl -ervl;ge conducted '.hl.! r Lynn Haines, nmnhe'r the uglslluve Voters' League editor and author, who dled ‘Wednesday morning at George Wash- d’;lmd bUnlvenl was ad- essed by a number of prominent men nl_;gmhsd knovu;‘ llldr Haines. 3 - services, held at n's funeral e O Beventn Sergeon's funeral ducted by Danl Represenuuva Huddleston of Ala- Wi 163 by oo i Ceenia o €] of the HZInelngmfly Rt ‘The body will be cremated this after- noon. MAN DIES IN LUNCHROOM DUE TO HEART TROUBLE Charles Brannan, Recently finder} Treatment, Drops Lifeless—Au- | topsy Discloses Cause of Drath. Vi Charles Brannan, 40 years old. ox. he-,u Cabin John, Md., d dead lunchroom at 1847 L sf shortly on Dayton's lndluwmu now are hat the gfand Jury will receive the case about the’ mid- dl: ol next week. The Police Depart- virtually completed its inquiry, l.lflml.lxh Arthur Lambert, assistant Dis- trict attorney in charge of the case, said my there w'e‘;; several phases still un- 'YOMY KIPPUR OPENS TOMORROW NIGHT 7z e Speclal Services Planned at| infougn between ‘31 a 15 ebat Synagogues Here for Jewish Holiday. D-ytondednuhehn vague . a8 hearing the ory of girl taunt them 'hl.hlmtns w evening. A spe- | girl, but lost his nerve and could not under the direc: g’umemro«mmmm« the gun had ppedmee. HINES AND M'CARL SUED BY VETERANS Enlutad lon Denied Retirement Pay Because of Emergency Officer Ratings. nqumo!onur!mrd.eh of the Jewish Welfare for support for the it will be made at each tomorrow night. nelrl;vtlmm from the q.l}u“.hh ish organizmtiont belug. adumis chut in 1930. Will Urge Gifts, been meu- the benefits of the new act by erans’ e-mp'nfilsn. B o] hB'u‘n-u, but the conhdla additional pay rs are Rabbl Simon, Washington | and denying the t to receive 2 m uu:,erl:l-bbl lfib. Ohev Ig'u. -fimmt w it . m nnlen Sch , Adath Israel; | their enlisted men retiremen Dubrof, 'Kesha Israel: m peutlenvrsn:ncm Hebrew Home for the Aged. HEALTH OFFICIALS WARN | HONOR PRIEST-INVENTOR. AGAINST MOTOR GASES| 5,011 commemorate Modern Bifie Garage Owners Given Printed ' Leafiets on Proper g f i g o i ot i )