Evening Star Newspaper, December 11, 1929, Page 17

The Foening Star Society and General STORACE CARAGES FOR APARTIENTS URGEDATHEARIG Amendment to Eliminate Con- sent Restriction Gains Support. LUSK CITES BENEFITS i TO TENANTS AND PUBLIC| ‘Reduction of Traffic Problem Caused by All-Night Parking in Streets Is Advanced. i Overwhelming support for a proposed emendment to the District zoning code, which would encourage rather than] make difficult the provision of storage garages in apartment houses, developed today at a public hearing on the matter before the Zoning Commission. The amendment, drafted by the ex- | ecutive office of the Zoning Commission for public consideration, would elimi- | nate from the regulations the present restriction that consents for such apart- ment garages must be obtained from owners of 75 per cent of the property in the square or within 200 feet of a| structure where it is proposed to install such storage garages. Such garages, under the proposed | new plan, must have the approval, how- ever, of the District Commissioners, in addition to meeting requirements of the | District building regulations. Petitions for Changes. | The Zoning Commission also had be- fore it today petitions for changing in the zoning classification of 11 parcels of | property in various parts of the city, most of the petitions being for a change from residential to commercial classifi- cations. Rufus §. Lusk, representing the Op- erative Builders’ Association, which has been campaigning for the change re- garding garages since September, 1928, presented comprehensive and vigorous arguments for the amendment, declar- ing it would work to the advantage of the public at large as well as to apart- ment tenants and apartment owners, by reducing the number of cars now parked all night in the streets. He was supported by a statement in favor of the amendment from the zon- ing committee of the Washington Board of Trade; by Percy H. Russell, repre- senting the Washington Real Estate | Board; Louis Justement, representing the zoning committee of the local chap- ter of the American Institute of Archi- tects; Waddy B. Wood, a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and Thomas P. Bories, representing. the Wardman Corporation. Maj. Donald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer Commis- sioner in charge of building and zoning, declared at the outset that the building inspector’s office long hag-seen the need of allowing garages in apartment houses without consents. Brown Favors Move. Mr. Lusk told the commission he had | been authorized , by Inspector E. W. Brown of the Traffic Burcau, to quote that official as being in favor of the change as a means of reducing traffic congestion, and Lusk also quoted from a statement made before a congres- sional committee by Traffic Director W. H. Harland, who said: “It appears | that some move should be made to en- courage the building of public and private garages. * * * It is believed that if such accommodations were pro- vided the public could be educated to make use of them * * *. In some sections of the District heving large apartment houses there is no vacant space within a reasonable distance for garages, Those interested in the con- struction of apartment houses should be encouraged to provide auto parking space within the buildings.” Mr. Lusk buttressed his arguments for the amendment by presenting pho- tographic evidence of traffic congestion caused by the all-night parking of cars in streets, which he had taken December 4 and 5 after midnight in the then freezing weather, when, he asserted, all who could had their auto- mobiles under cover. The photographs showed solid lines of cars parked in front of numerous apartment houses. Lusk argued that the present regu- Jation is unfair because it allows ga- yages in some apartments whose own- ers can get consents from abutting | owners and prohibits garages in other | buildings whose owners cannot get the consent. He argued also that tenants have a right to expect provision of garages and finally contended that the | amendment would prove a boog to the | city by eliminating congestion in streets. Problem Grows Yearly. He pointed out that 175,000 residents of the District now are living in apart- | ment houses, a large majority of them owning automobiles, and that the prob- lem of taking care of these cars is becoming increasingly serious each year. Opposition to the change came from Herbert Wilson, representing the zon. ing committee of the Manor Park Citi- zens' Association; Edwin S. Hege, rep- resenting the Chevy Chase Citizens’ Association, and M. W. Lewis, repre- genting the Mount Pleasant Citizens' Association Both Mr. Hege and Mr. Lewis spoké in favor of the general idea of apart- ment garages, but were recorded as op- posed to the amendment because they felt the change should not be adopted without amendments. Mr. Hege said his association felt that adjoining prop- erty owners should have a right to be | heard before permits are issued for such | garages. He pointed out, however, that | his assoclation had approved such a | project in its own territory. Commissioner Dougherty in answer to a question by Mr. Wilson, who opposed | removal of the restriction provided by the consent regulation, pointed out that | such garages could not be erected with- | out approval by the District Commis- | sioners Mr. Lewis, for the Mount Pleasant | group, urged that the amendment be | changed to provide that only pleasure | cars be permitted in such apartment garages, and that tenants only be al- lowed to use such garages, but Mr. Lusk, in rebuttal, contended that apartmen? owners would not want commercial | vehicles parked in their buildings, and that a regulation against use of such garages by any but tenants could not be | enforced. | WILL_FIGHT.BLUE LAWS. The National Association Opposed to Blue Laws, Inc, announced today it | would hold a mass meeting Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, in the Mayflower Hotel, to protest against proposed Sun- day-closing legislation for Washington. On behalf of Dr. Joseph A, Thomper, chairman of the association’s board of directors, it was said that several speak- ers would discuss the subject. “We consider blue laws a source of crime and public unrest,” he said, “and we in- tend to call the matter to the attention of the President’s law-enforcement com- mission from time to time.” | i JANE WILSON. WILHELMINA GUDE. Two of the participants in “Gyped in sent tomorrow, Friday and Saturday | nights at McKinley auditorium, MERCHANT'S CHASE BRINGS 2 ARRESTS Berberich Trails Pair to Ash- land Va., in Case Involv- ing Check. ‘The refusal of a prominent merchant here to be victimized by a trio he sus- pécted in connection with a bad check, whose automobile he followed for 100 miles Monday during the course of an exciting chase into Virginia, resulted in the return from Ashland, Va., today of two members of the party. Police expect the arrest soon of the thir member, a woman. The merchant, Joseph A. Berberich, was compelled to drive his car at a speed frequently faster than 70 miles an_hour to keep the trio in view. Two of the trio, Rogers James Miller, 27, of Lakeland, Fla, and Angus Slye McQueen, 32, of Columbia, S. C., were lodged at No. 1 precinct early today for investigation following their return by Headquarters Detective Bernard Thompson. The woman passed a check later found to be worthless at Berberich's store Saturday, paying $45 for a coat and receiving $44 in change. Suspect- ing the check was bad, Berberich on Sunday called at the home address left by the woman. There he found she was a transient and was with two men, reputedly her brothers. All planned to leave early Monday, and when the hour arrived Berberich was waiting outside the ad- dress in his aufomobile. He followed the others out of Washington and onto the Richmond pike. This side of Ashland the lead car overturned in a ditch. One man fled into the woods and the merchant agreed to drive the woman to Ashland for aid, first asking some passing farmers to watch the remaining man. In Ashland, the woman eluded Ber- berich, but when he returned to the farmers had rounded up both men. Later search uncovered an automatic pistol, a repeating rifle and two shot- guns in the tonneau of the wrecked car. The pair were held for Washington authorities. Both declined to discuss the case on their return here. Police expect to examine them in connection with several bad check trans- actions here in the past few weeks. The original check, for $89 and signed by Mrs. J. R. Thomas, had been drawn on an account itself established with worthless checks, the merchant was in- formed. UNDER INVESTIGATION Coroner Considering Accident Which Proved Fatal to Traffic Policeman in Stanton Park. An inquiry into the death of Motor Cycle Policeman Ross H. Kaylor of the Traffic Bureau, who was fatally injured yesterday when his motor cycle crashed into a street car at Stanton Park, is being held by a coroner’s jury at the District Morgue this afternoon. Kaylor died at Casualty Hospital 3 hours after colliding with a Washington Railway & Electric Co. street car on C street, between Fifth and Sixth | streets, northeast, sustaining a fractured skull and a compound fracture of the left leg. He was chasing a speeding automobile believed to have been a whisky runner. when the crash occurred. | Funeral -services for the policeman have been tentatively set for Friday afternoon, REHEARSING DRAMA. “The Other Wise Man" to Be Given at Luther Place Memorial Church. Rehearsals are now under way for the presentation December 26, 27 and 28 of Dr. Henry Van Dyke's Christmas drama, “The Other Wise Man.” at the Luther Place Memorial Church, under the auspices of the Bible School Asso- ciation. Miss Bess Davis Schreiner, as- sisted by Denis Connell, is directing the play. Rev. George M. Diffenderfer of the Luther Place Memorial Church: Rev. Earle Wilfley, pastor of the Vermont Avenue Christian Church: Miss Char- lotte Harriman, Miss Katherine Riggs and Denis E. Connell aze among the 75 players in the cast. Egypt,” which the Troubadours will pre- | scene of the accident, he found the | WASHINGTON, STATISTICS STRESS LIBERALIZATION IN RETIREMENT PLAN Government Figures Given Dale and Lehibach by D. €, PARK COMMISSION WILL STUDY 13TH STREET PROBLEM Col. Grant Indicates Course; to Be Followed in Letter Alcorn. SHOW FUND EXCEEDS ANNUITY PAYMENTS Chairman of Joint Conference Urges Congress to Pass Pend- ing Bill Quickly. | | | | | | | retirement annuities to retired Gov- | the interest thereon, to say nothing of | senator Dale of Vermont and Repre- | the “House civil service committees, by | plea for liberalized retirement. the cost in dollars and cents will equal | To illustrate this he called attention | | the employes tor the fiscal year 1928-29 | | while the amount paid in annuities and employes that Congress speedily will way to better the conditions of the a much better Civil Service, as is The identical information in the pre- follows: pensions and from the Treasury De- | November 30, 1929: Total expenditures since retiremen During the fiscal year 1928-1929 1,395 to November 30, 1920, 565. June 30: Annuities, $12,005,043.88, and Contributions for fiscal year 1928- Contributions from July 1. 1929 to $40,000.000. $145,195,050. Washington Senator Slated for member of the Senate District com- committee. Senator Jones is slated to recent death of Senator Warren of | all of the annual appropriation bills. ber of the District subcommittee of the | priation bills. welfare of the District of Columbia as_a member of the District committee. followed closely and given deep study | Congress. expressed.a desire to be relieved from |in the membership of the committee | T e Agriculturamnmmiuee of‘i Authoritative Government statistics | ernment employes is less than half the the Government's own contribution, sentative Lehlbach of New Jersey, | Robert H. Alcorn, chairman of the t Mr. Alcorn argued that this “readily the contribution of the employes them- | to the fact that the contributions of | totaled $28,019,824.61, and the interest | refunds was only $16,072,472.42. act on the pending Dale-Lehlbach re- retired employes, and at the same time borne out in the Senate committee re- pared statements presented to Senator ‘There is submitted herewith informa- partment, relative to the operation of | The number of annuitants on the it became effective, August 20, 1920, to were dropped from the retirement roll Amount paid out in annuities and refunds, $4.067,423.54, for a total of 1920, to June 30, 1929, $28,019,824.61; October 31, 1920, $9.613,564.48. Total amount in the retirement and o — 3 Warren's Post as Chairman of Senator Wesley L. Jones, Republican, | mittee for a number of years, has asked | become chairman of the Senate appro- Wyoming, and in that capacity he will Senator Jones also indicated today | | Senate appropriations committee, which Senator Jones stated today, however, even though he may not be able, be- Throughout his long service on the | to all of the legislative needs of the Na- It is understood that several other service on the committee this year, but will not be known until the committee National Body Indorses Farm showing that the amount paid out in | amount paid in by the employes and {today were called to the attention of | chairman respectively of the Senate | joint , conference on retirement, in a shows that it will be many years before | for the same period was $4,550.042.24. Mr. Alcorn expressed the hope of the tirement bill, and thus “help in a large help in & very big way to bring about port on the Dale bill.” Dale and Representative Lehlbach is as tion secured from the commissioner of the retirement law brought down to roll November 30, 1929, was 16,047. November 30, 1929, $96,512,000. on account of death: from July 1, 1929, refund for the fiscal year 1928-1929, to $16.072,472.42. interest for same period. $4.550.042.24 Government contribution to date, disability fund, November 30, 1929, was Appropriations Body. of Washington, who has been an active to be relieved from service on the local priations committee, as @& result of the have supervision over consideration of that he probably would not be a mem- | | holds hearings on the District appro- that he will not lose interest in the cause of his other duties, to continue District committee Senator Jones has tional Capital that have come before members of the District committee have just how many changes there will be on committees meets. Board Policy. | By the Associated Press An indorsement of the general efforts ot the Federal Farm Loan Board to en- courage co-operative marketing of agri- cultural products was issued today by the agricultural service committee of the United States Chamber of Com- merce, The committee statement, however, asserted that it would not favor any action which would be discriminatory against private business enterprise, or tend to endanger private investments already made in facilities for handling agricultural products, ‘The chamber’s statement was signed by W. L. Cherry of Chicago, chairman of the agricultural committee “The marketing of agricultural pred- ucts today, as recognized by both co- operative and non-co-operative agencies, is a function which demands operation under minimum costs,” it said. “Justi- fication for any radical change in our marketing system based upon Federal aid rests primarily upon the possibility of new systems to function at lower costs or otherwise to greater benefit of the producer.” to Board of Trade. REPORT TO BE MADE BY TRAFFIC EXPERTS| Group Hopes to Find Way to Meet All Requirements, Yet Not Mar Mall Program. The special committee of the Wash- ington Board of Trade, which recently investigated and fought the closing of Thirteenth street by the Government development of the Triangle, was in- formed today by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, to whom its case was presented, that the commission has decided to have its staff, with traffic experts of other cities, study the problem in detail and submit a re- port for the commission’s consideration. The notification was in a letter from Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, executive and disbursing officer, expressing the | appreciation of the commission of the work done by the Board of Trade in connection with the study of the situa- tion and also of its offer to help in any | possible way in the future. i The letter states in part: “It is hoped that after receipt of this report, the commission can arrive at a definite and constructive plan that will meet all traffic requirements an dat the same time will not mar the approved develop- ment of the Mall.” The communication was addressed to George V. Graham, chairman of the committee, which was composed of representatives of the standing committees on traffic, on pub- lic and privete buildings and on streets and avenues. ‘The Board of Trade took the stand that Thirteenth street should not be blocked at Pennsylvania avenue by the erection of a Government building, for the reason that to cut it off would be to create hopeless trafic congestion on Pennsylvania avenue and also would greatly hamper the development of Southwest Washington by closing to it the principal avenue by which the produce of this market center is dis- tributed to other portions of the city. SENATORS DELAY DISTRGT INQUIRY Retion on Blease Resolution| Is Postponed Until After Holidays. ‘The Senatorial subcommittee investi- gating the Police Department and other agencies of the District government, de- | cided today to postpone the holding of hearings on the questions raised in the resolution of Senator Blease, Demo- crat of South Carolina, until after the Christmas holidays. This course of ac- tion was taken at the suggestion of Senator Blease. Following a brief executive session this morning, the following statement was issued: “A motion was made by Senator Blease and duly seconded that on count of present matters pending in the administration of District affairs, it is to the best interests of the service that the hearings of this subcommittee be postponed until after the Christmas recess of Congress.” The statement did not go into detail regarding the pending matters referred to, but Senator Blease said later that it as deemed advisable not to proceed with the Senate investigation at this time. It was indicated that the ques- tions referred to might be interfered with if the senatorial subcommittee proceeded at once with its hearings. ‘The Blease resolution, under which the subcommitee is operating, provided for a general inquiry of affairs of the District government. ‘The resolution also listed several par- | ticular questions to be inquired into by | the subcommittee. The resolution di- rected the subcommittee to inquire into the suspension of former Policeman Robert J. Allen following the investiga- tion he made in the McPherson case: to ascertain whether there was any delay in the district attorney’s office in handling indictments growing out of the death of a Chinese last Summer and also to obtain a report from the | Police Court showing the number of permits to carry concealed weapons is- sued in the District. Early in its investigation, the sub- committee obtained reports from Dis- trict officials on these particular ques- tidns, but has not made them public. Senator Sackett, Republican, of Ken- tucky, chairman of the subcommittee, has emphasized during the past few days that he favors carrying a con- structive study of conditions in the District government for the purpose cf finding out whether there is anything Congress needs to do to improve the city government. BANDIT SHOWS GUN, ROBS GAS STATION | Threatens Manager and Gets Away With $11—Thefts of Jewelry in Homes Reported. A bandit entered the gasoline filling station *of ‘the ' Gulf Refining Co. at Sixth street and Maryland avenue southwest. last night, backed Asa B. Cannaday, manager, into a rear room at the point of a pistol and looted the cash drawer of $11 in bills and small change. The robber fled. Cannaday told Headquarters Detec- tive L. M. Wilson that he had just locked the day’s receipts of several hun- dred dollars in a safe. Frank J. Boggins reported to.police last night that gold coins and jewelry valued at nearly $200 was stolen from his home, at 168 Bryant street, within the past few days. A ‘diamond stickpin, valued at $125, was reported stolen from the room of Jobn C. Bruce at 935 S street. Bruce sald the pin has been missing for the past two months. ‘Thieves early this morning broke a large plate glass side window in the laundry of Hing Lee, at 2404 Nichols avenue southeast, and stole $36 in bills from the cash dragfer. WEDNESDAY, NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH CORNERSTONE D | sided at the opening of the exercises, | by Dr. and Mrs. Wilfley; a half dollar, President International Convention of Disciples of Christ, laying the stone for the new structure at Thomas Circle today. CORNER STONE SET FORNEW CHURCH Christian Denomination Holds | Ceremony at Site of $600,000 Edifice. Before a crowd of several hundred persons who kraved a cold, damp wind | to attend the exercises the corner stone of the National City Christian Church, | being erected by the Disciples of Christ of America on Massachusetts avenue northwest of Thomas Circle, was laid at an impressive ceremony there today. The stone was formally placed into posi- tion by R. A, Long of Kansas Cit; president of the International Conven- tion of Disciples of Christ and chairman of the building committee for the new edifice. Prior to the laying of the stone Mr Long delivered an address, telling of the significance of the building of the church in the National Capital. Senator Capper's Address. Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman of the Senate District com- mittee, the next speaker, described the Christian Church as the “bulwark of the Nation” and declared he was giad to see Washington “growing along higher lines as well as material.” Sen- ator Capper declared he had long been interested in seeing this city become the most beautiful in the world. Dr. Earl Wilfley, pastor of the Ver- mont Avenue Christian Church, pre- heralded by trumpeters promptly at 10 o'clock. He later introduced Dr. Long, who presided. Dr. Wilfley gave an ad- dress describing the history of the Dis- ciples of Christ congregation in this city. He told how it began here in a home near the Navy Yard 85 years ago. The other speaker was Rev. Dr. George A. Miller of Omaha, Nebr., for- mer pastor of the Ninth Street Chris- tian Church for 16 years, who described the corner stone as a “visible witness™ of the growth of the Disciples of Christ, which he declared numbers more mem- bers than any religious denomination | having its origin in America. Concluding Exercises. Invocation was ' delivered by C. N. Willlams of the Disciples of Christ Union in Washington and was followed by a hymn by the quartet of the Ver- mont Avenue Christian Church, whose =ongregation will occupy the new edifice. The congregation joined in the singing of several hymns and responsive reading, led by Dr. Wilfley. The closing praver was_delivered by B. A. Abbott, editor of the Christian Evangelist, St. Louis, Mo. A list of 20 articles which were placed in the stone by Orean E. Scott, member of the building committee, in- cluded church documents, a list of donors, 40,000 in all; photographs of President A. Garfield, Alexander Camp- bell, Dr. Frederick D. Power, Dr. Earl Wilfley, R. A. long and President Hoover: a copy of The Evening Star, containing an article about the church: a. Bible carried through the Holy Land by Dr. and Mrs. Wilfley, a midget Bible given by Maury Simmons of Shreve- port, La.; olive leaves brought from the Garden of Gethesemane by Dr. and Mrs. Wilfley, stomes brought from Corinth, the Dead Sea and Mars Hill 1-cent piece, 100 years old, given by Mrs. D. F. Pile, and letters from the oldest members of the Vermona Avenue Christian Church. Church Cost Estimated. The church building proper, being erected at a cost of approximately $600,000, is expected to be completed by next September. It will have a seating capacity for approximately 1,200 per- | sons. Bedford limestone is being used for building material. A prayer chapel and educational sec- tion are to be added to the main struc- ture at some future date, on land al- ready acquired as church property sur- rounding the main building. The land, the church proper, the additional build- ings and furnishings are expected to cost a total of about $1,700,000, nearly a million and a half of which has been raised. The church structure will stand on the slope of the hill overlooking Massa- chusetts avenue and Thomas Circle, northwest of the latter. Representative John M. Summers of Washington and B. T. Scott of Balti- more will be the chief speakers at banquet to be given this evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Lee House for those in attendance at the corner stone laying services. Between 400 and 500 members of the Disciples of Christ, including | many visitors from other cities are ex- pected to be present at the banquet. Dr. H. H. Harmon of Indianapolis, director of promotion of the National | City Christian Church enterprise, will | preside. By making students type in time to music, a London business school finds that pupils acquire a higher speed than by the old methods. DECEMBER - 11, | Wasington Memorial 1929, R. A. LO! —Star Staff Photo. OPTIMISTS INITIATE 23 CLUB MEMBERS Adrian Waring to Take Charge of Class Inducted at Session at Hotel Hamilton. Twenty-three new members, eighteen of whom alresdy had been voted to membership and the other five of whom unanimously were elected to member- ship last night, were initiated and be- came full-fledged members of Op- timist International at a dinner meeting at the Hamilton Hotel last night. Adrian Waring, chairman of the in- itiation committee, took charge of the largest class of initiates ever inducted into the club. Harry Angelico acted as master of ceremonies and took charge of the entertainment program of danc- ing and music, which followed the din- ner and initiation ceremony. ‘Those elected to the club and initi- ated at last night's meeting were: Fred ‘W. Baer, R. B. Doing, George R. Eberly, Oliver Perry Hazard, jr., and George J. Richardson. Other initiates who had already been elected to the club were: Benjamin Ca- row, Earl E. Goss, Prank J, Wagner, Roland E. Reutlinger, Harry L. Harris, Samuel Richards, George F. Hane, James A. MacHale, Tracy K. Bruce, Harry M. Watkins, Henry J. Horner, | James Raymond Pope, Joseph B. Murphy, Paul Easby-Smith, Carl W. Knighton, Howard L. Sprague, Earl A. Nash and Lewis Edwin Ryan. P Sty NEW GO COURE STES ARESTUDED Col. Grant Reports Available Places for Use of Colored Players of Capital. A study was made of various sites for the location of a permanent golf course for colored players, as present course in the vicinity of the Lincoln Memorial is in the path of the terminus of te Arlington Bridge, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, said in his annual report, which was before President Hoover today. Col. Grant said that the sites under consideration for tis golf course were: “Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway— the location accessible to the greatest number of colored residents would be along the parkway in the vicinity of N and P streets, but it was found that additional land would have to be ac- quired, the assessed value of which was $865,545 in 1928. “Anacostia Park, section C—This area is now under the jurisdiction of this office and a course ‘could be con- structed to adequately accommodate the present number of players. How- ever, this area is so restricted that it could not be increased in size should the future demand warrant a larger course, and as it would not a per- ;‘;:{lel}tdwllilho‘l:. of the pl’gblem. the of develop! a course robabl; not justified. ¥ a ¢ “Anacostia Park, north of Benning Bridge—While this section has not as yet been turned over to this office, it affords sufficient grounds for a regula- tion course, is easily accessible to the section of the city now accommodating the majority of the colored population, and- is considered_the best location for | @ permanent course.” PROPERTY IS PURCHASED. Two Parcels of Land Bought by District Commissioners. The District Commissioners yesterday authorized the purchase of two pieces of property. The premises at 316 In- diana avenue is to bought from Wil- liam K. Dunnell for $12,730, as part of the Municipal Center site, and a lot ad- joining the Banneker School, from Jo- seph and Betty Blanheim for $6,250, as an extension to the school's pl ground. the | ST N SERES OF AUTO MSHAPS None Injured Seriously Police Report of Day’s Traffic Toll. Is| Eight persons were injured last night and early today in a series of traffic PAGE 17 SCRIVENER PROBE RESUMED T0 HEAR NEW WITNESSES Grand Jury Will Also Receive Report on Finger- prints. EXPECT FINDINGS TO GO TO GORDON ON FRIDAY Two Physicians and Four Close Friends Latest to Be Quizzed. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover today resumed the grand jury probe into the death of Detective Arthur Scrivener for the introduction of six more witnesses and for the submission to the grand jurors of the Department of Justice report on the finger printing of members of the police force who had appeared as witnesses before the in- quisitorial body. With the exception of another witness whose name the prose- cutor expects to learn during the day, it is expected the inquiry will be con- cluded and a report of the findings of the grand jurors submitted to Justice Peyton Gordon tomorrow or Friday. The witnesses today were Dr. H. M. Dixon, Dr. Louis J. Battle, Fred Buch- holz, T. Ralph Stabler, John P. Cha- velier, and John Cassassa. ‘The physicians were asked if they had ever performed professional serv- ices for the dead detective and are understood to have advised the grand jury that they had not. The other four witnesses were close friends of the dead detective and were interrogated, it is supposed, about financial transactions with him. Cassassa conducts a_fruit stand at Fourteenth street and Penn- sylvania avenue, and was on friendly terms with Scrivener. Stabler, also a_close friend, had been associated with Scrivener regularly just before his death. He said that he and Scrivener often went to restaurants and theaters together and that he had con- siderable knowledge of the detective's personal affairs, PARK POLICEMEN mishaps, according to police reports. None was seriously hurt, it was stated. | John McGlynn, 29 years old, of 528 Fourth street, and John Hose, 18 years | old, 616 Seventh street, were victims | of an accident at 1 o'clock this morn- | ing. They were occupants of an auto- | mobile of Philip S. Lanahan of 607/ Massachusetts avenue, which collided at Thirteenth and L streets with the car of Bernard F. Howard of Hyatts- ville, Md. They were taken to Emer- gency Hospital. Receives Knee Fracture, " Mrs. Mildred C. Kelly, 30 years old, of 813 E street southeast, received a fracture of the right knee and possible | rib fractures about 7:45 o'clock last | night when her automobile and the car of James G. Austin, 924 Tenth street_southeast, collided at Seventh and Decatur streets. She was given surgical aid at Providence Hospital. Jesse Newton, 4832 Seventh street, and Joseph Kaiser, 4815 Kansas avenue, were_drivers of automobiles in collision at Seventh and Decatur streets last | night. Kaiser's hand was cut and his { shoulder dislocated. | | Jafferson Doby, colored, 50 years old, {1118 New Hampshire avenue, was | knocked down at Connecticut avenue and L street early last night by the ‘automobile of M. R. Shaw, 2019 Con- | nacticut avenue, according to police, and | his right leg injured. He was given first aid at Emergency Hospital. John ‘L. Smith, 27 years old, was one | of two pedestrians injured in last night's traffic accidents. He was the victim of a hit-and-run accident at Seventh and | H streets, police of the ninth precinet | | reported. He was treated at Emergency | Hospital. Another petiestrian injured in traffic last night was Charles Melners, 71 years old, of 3636 New Hampshire avenue. He | was knocked down at Ninth and K streets by the automobile of Frederick L. | Thomas, 607 Fourth street, and his knee injured. He was given surgical aid at | Emergency Hospital. LINDBERGH CONFERS | WITH MERRIAM HERE Pair Understood to Have Discussed Results of Exploration Into Mayan Territory. Following an unannounced flight here | | vesterday from New York, Col. Charles | A. Lindbergh was in conference for some time yesterday afternoon with John €. Merriam, president of the Car- negie Institution of Washington. Plans for the remainder of his stay in the Ntalonal Capital have not been announced. It is understood that he will visit several Faderal aeronautical officials before returning to New York. Last night he attended a lecture by Harold D. Babcock on “Beyond the Red in the Spectrum,” at the Car- negie Institution auditorium. It is understood that Col. Lindbergh and Dr. Merriam talked over the results of the exploration trip headed by Col. Lindbergh in the Mayan country of Central America during the Fall. Lind- bergh has become intensely interested in the aerial exploration of historical ruins in this country and Central America, and it is believed that he may undertake another flight of the same character in the near future. | _Col. Lindbergh flew here from New | York ‘alone in his two-place Falcon | plane. He did not register on the visiti- ing pilot's register at the Bolling Field operations office and left no word as to when he intended to leave. He was driven into the city by Lieut. Elwood R. Quesada. First of Yule Trees, Dearer Than Usual, Have Arrived in Washington Market Washington's .first consignment of Christmas trees from the New England woods arrived yesterday afternoon. Small quantities of trees from the sur- rounding country also reached the local market, and with the latter trees came small quantities of mistletoe and bunched holly. Holly already received has proved un- usually attractive, dealers said, the leaves, ‘elng green and the bright red berrie§ Yvery large. The mistletoe is about as attractive as the general run in past_years. Supplies of Christmas trees also are expected from North Carolina the next few days. J. N. Howell, who received the first consignment of trees from the North, said it was the seventeenth carload of trees he had received in as many years. ““The trees cost more this year than usual,” said Howell, “but the reason for it is not apparent. trees will sell from 50 cents to $10 pach.” COVER LARGE AREAS {Col. Grant Reports an “Ever- Widening Circle” Is Shown in Each Assignment. | | __The beat of the United States park | policeman is an _ever-widening circle, | Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, Director of ‘lgubllc buildings and public parks, who | knows, says so in his annual report, which he has just sent to the White House. While in 1925 there were ap- proximately 60 acres of park area to each patrolman, this had increased to 64 acres during the fiscal year ended last June 30. Where in 1925, one lieutenant, a first sergeant, five sergeants and 54 privates | were caring for 3259 acres of park property, in the fiscal year 1929 one captain, a lieutenant, a” first sergeant, five sergeants and 62 privates were caring for 3,995 acres of park land. i The colonel sets forth this ideal: ‘The park police officer is trained to exercise the necessary supervision over park activities so as to provide the maximum enjoyment to the public and the minimum interference with personal | liberty, as well as to protect public | property against damages by the public. | His efficiency is measured by conditions fon his beat and not by the number of arrests he makes. An indication of Ilh" success with which this policy i8 i(ll’rl&‘fl out is given by the fact that of 2,073 arrests during the year only 48 cases were dismissed, 97.7 per cent maintained.” CIVIL SERVICE CURB ON POLITICS SCORED Representative Smith of Wyoming Favors Removing Rule, He Tells Lawyers, . There should be no curb on the polit- ical activity of civil service employes, Representative Addison T. Smith of ‘Wyoming declared last night at a meet- ing of the Federal Bar Association in advocating the repeal of a civil service regulation dealing with such interests. Mr. Smith, who is chairman of the House civil service committee, took the position that such rules were uncon- stitutional. He indicated that he would oppose any appropriations for the printe ing of the notices posted in Govern- ment buildings and post offices warning employes of the civil service against po- litical activity. Enactment of legislation by the pres- ent session of Congress liberalizing the retirement annuities was predicted by Smith. Mr. Smith expressed the opinion that there is sentiment Congress favor= ing increasing the salaries of lower paid Government workers who failed to obe tain substantial increases under the Welch act. Overcrowded conditions at the Ate lanta and Leavenworth Prisons werg deplcred by Sanford F. Bates, superins tendent of Federal prisons. He sald both institutions have more than twice the number of inmates they can handle with any degree of success. 3 The association adopted a resolution urging the establishment of a Bureag of Prisons in the Department of Ju: |tice for the better administrative cons trol of prisons. INSPECT BOLLING FIELD. The annual inspection of Bolli Field by Army Medical Corps office who are taking the Medical Corps basig course at Walter Reed Hospital wag made yesterday afternoon by 48 Army physicians. The inspection, arranged to give them a practical insight into the duties of a flight surgeon, included flights over the city. ‘The doctors were taken for 20-ming ute flights in planes piloted by Lieut. Louls Merrick, operations officer, and Lieut. L. S. Stranathan. Man Overcome by Gas. Joseph H. Fairfax, 43-year-old colored employe of the District Water Depart- ment, was overcome by illuminating gas while in the kitchen of his home at 1817 Oregon avenue. shortly after noon today. He was revived by members of the fire rescue squad and Dr. PFran E. Gilfoy of the Emergency Hospital.