Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1930, Page 3

Guaranteed against all risks — furs, clothing, rugs, etc. Becuritp Srorage 1140 FIFTEENTH ST | A SAFE DEPOSITORY FOR 38 YEARS C.AASPINWALL . PRESIDENT | | | | SUMMER op COTTAGES $500 Built Anywhere—All Materials HOME IMPROVEMENTS WE BUILD. REBUILD. REMODEL, REPAIR GARAGES, HOUSES, COT- TAGES, STORES. 20 MONTHS TO PAY , Nat. 9427 Chauffeurs WANTED We are about to put on the street 50 new Chevrolet Cabs and must have 50 chauffeurs Apply with your ntification card, if you have driven a cab, and go right to work. If you have no identification card we will help you get one. Our men are making REAL MONEY. Apply at Once, Mr. Byron 141 12th St. Northeast —Originators— 35¢c Service Private-Appearing Cars ~ NOTICE Mr. Boat Prospect We invite you to in- spect our new service and storage Boat Basin, where we are showing the 1930 Elco Cruisers and Chris- Craft_ Runabouts. The best boat value in the world. The Washington Motor Boat Sales Agency 6th and Water Sts. S.W. said corporation as an ofcer, | embloye or otherwise. BUILDER, R d, general repairs. cottage: first work, efcient, reli< 2821-J. gen ungalows: class At NOT BE _RESPONSIBLE r than those contracted by my SHERRIER, 5101 Cathedral FOR Ar}’y ORA INC, W, Metrop 1845, _ ULL OR PART LOADS FOR cities and points en route W YORK.. ... MAY 12, 14, 16 ACUSE, Syt L.MAY 23, 24, 26 To CINCINNATI. OHIO MAY 23; 24. 2 AMERICAN STORAGE & TRANSFER CO. ___Adams 1450. & —by our process of shampooing look like new. last lo and at the lowest cost. LUWIN CO., 1725 9th st. n.w. North 9160, SE €O politen —from New York. Philadeiphia, Richmona. Chicago. TIL: Pittsbursh. Pa. and At- enie Oity To Pittshurgh N. ¥.. Cumberiand, Md.. and Harrisburg, Ps. Smith’s Transfer & Storage Co., 1313 _You St. North_3343. ©of any nature promptly and eapably looked after oractical _roofers 119 3ra St 8.W Distrier 6933 Happy Days Are Here Again —time for us to perfect your printing olans for Spring 1930 The National Capital Press 12101213 D_St N.W__Phone_ Nationat 0650 Painting—Papering R e S. Rucker 10 B BL N.W. (01L DOCK HEARING TESTIMONY BULKY Chief of Army Engineers Hears Many Protests Against Rosslyn Project. A mass of evidence, including maps, photographs, plans, letters for and against and a variety of testimony, | ranging from information about a new || hotel to be constructed near Rosslyn, Va. to the right of a riverside owner to get in and out of his land by water, | | confronted Maj. Gen. Lytle Brown, chief | of Army Engineers, today, as a result ot a hearing yestorday on application of the Sun Oil Co. of Philadelphia and Baitimore to construct a wharf up- stream of the Key Bridge, near Rossly’ Gen. Brown wes informed by Lee Kirby of Cherrydale, that he and his netghbors are prepared to pur- | | chase the land upon which the Sun Oil Co. proposes to erect its tanks and present it as a gift to the Federal Government for a park, contingent upon the Government declining to grant the permit sought at the hearing. He likewise asserted, as a member of the Arlington County Chamber of Com- merce, that a $1,250,000 hotel is to be constructed on the top of Mackeys Hill and that the taxable value of this would far exceed that of the proposed improvements of the Sun Oil Co. At the outset Gen. Brown clamped down on the alleged lengthy cross- examination by M. A. Coles, who ap- peared as attorney for those opposing |the granting of the permit, and ad- | vised him that “this is not a case, and while you can ask any reasonable ques- tions, you cannot try to discredit wit- | nesses. First Witness Heard. | _ Appearing as counsel for the Sun Oil Co. were Spencer Gordon, John Mar- shall, Chester I. Long and Peter Q. Nyce and their first witness put on the stand was Peyton S. Cochran of Balti- | more, district manager of the firm for Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, who outlined the proposed op- eration of the company, if the wharf permit is granted. Formed in 1886, he said, the firm operates in 17 States and has followed the policy of using inland waterways, in line with President Hoo- ver's suggestions. On September 4, 1924, he informed the general, a permit was issued by the proper authorities for a canoe house and float at the point the company desires to erect a wharf. He read the certificate of the board of supervisors of Arlington County, Va., dated September 30, 1929, granting the firm a permit for wharf- age and this was introduced in evi- dence. Maps, sketches, photographs, changes in the original plan to con- form to the wishes of the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion, with underground pipe lines and tanks concealed in the trees, - were placed in evidence through Mr. Cochran. The Sun Oil Co., the witness said, has dedicated about half of its property to the Government for the proposed George Washington Memorial Parkway, at that point. Mr. Cochran cited the various commercial interests that are now in that vicinity, including an ice concern, soft drink firm, laundry and service station. Surrounding property owners, he said, are in agreement with the company's plan. W. A. Courtenay, jr., engineer in charge of construction for the Sun Oil Co., said that the dock would be about 205 feet long and 5 feet wide, termi- nating in a T-head. Barges would come from the refinery and through hose at- tachments to the pipe lines, the ofl and gasoline would be pumped into the stor- age tanks. He scouted the suggestion of fire hazards or water pollution. Two Letters Read. Counsel for the petitioner read two letters, one from A. F. G. Lucas, who said he had previously signed the pe- tition against the granting of the permit, but now believed as a property owner that it _would be beneficial, and from Lucien H. Greathouse of 5329 Sixteenth street, owner of the part of the prop- erty on which the oil firm proposes to set its tanks and wharf, who declared that “the Cramton park-purchase bill, if passed, will lie as a dead letter for years” and will not prevent dumping or the cutting of trees. The land owned y his parents, which is part of the property to be developed, he said, rep- resents the savings of a lifetime. Gen. Brown took a hand in the questioning, and in response to queries, Mr. Cochran said that the firm propuses to pump gasoline and fuel oil, used for household purposes, into the tanks. The barges, in which the petroleum products would be brought to Rossyln, he ex- plained, would be self-propelled and tugs 1d not be used. Ice jams, he said, are caused on the Georgetown side of the channel, due to the great current there, sweeping material toward Washington. John G. Bowen of Georgetown Uni- versity, on behalf of the president and faculty, registered “emphatic ob- as this would be “the opening wedge for further commercialization.” He said he offered a special objection on behalf of Georgetown Hospital as the site se- lected for the new hospital is opposite to the proposed wharf, C. H. Greathouse, part owner of the property on which the oil company in- tends to build, if the permit is granted, told Gen, Brown that taxes this prop- erty would bring to Arlington County are badly needed. Reasons for Choosing Site. Mr. Cochran was asked why the Rosslyn site had been en by the company, and he replied that from the Key Bridge to Alexandria the industrial water front has been elimi- nated. Water transportation is cheaper, he said, but unless it can be brought to the center of distribution it would not be economical. The company has not considered Alexandria, he said, due to the cost of truck hauling, which he placed at $20 per day per tru ‘Wash- ington, he said, has a restric on the installation of tanks, requiring them to be buried underground and this was a policy his company is opposed to, due to the difficulty of rusting and problems of upkeep. An area 2,000 feet above Key Bridge, he asserted, is the only available site that would not interfere with park lands. It would be impossible to hear the pumps, he said, ‘as the barges are self-propelled and are equip- ped with Diesel engines. Dr. Jasper Newton Roberts on behalf of the opposition to the granting in- sisted that the only benefits to accrue from the granting of the permit would be to the Sun Oil Company. He asked why this firm did not bury its tanks as the Standard Oil Company does on the Washington side of the river. The granting of this permit, he said, would be a discrimination against other oil firms and the Government would have to give additional permits in that vicinity, John A. Neu brought before Gen. Brown the protests of residents of Woodmont, Va. Mrs. Florence E. Can- non of the Arlinglon County Civic Fed- eration and also representing the Or- ganized Women Voters of Arlington County acted as spokesman for her group. Harry Fellowes, speaking for the federation, read previously-pub- lished answers to a questionnaire sent out by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission on she subject. Comdr. P. T. Wright, U. 8. Navy, testi- fied that an ice jam would be against the Virginia side, rather’ than the Georgetown side of the river, and said PROPOSAL: BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION — OFFICE the United States Property Officer for the District of Col Guard, Washington, in_triplicate OF And Disbursin mbia National D. C.—Sealed proposals will Be recelved here until 2 pom.. June 2, 1930, and then opened. for construetion of m: storehouse, foundation and_ concrete floor, at Camp Symms. D. O. Purther informaiion on so plication. ®P20-Tu&Bat-104 ] jection” to the granting of the permit, ! THE EVENING “HOLD EVERYTHING!” SAYS MAN TAKEN FOR BUM, PAYING $300 e e il et s e s [ FEDY SOTIE Account, and Thomas McFarland, 2100 block of Fourteenth street, arrested by eighth precinct police for vagrancy, reached Into his pocket af, the station house and nonchalantly shoved $300 in bills across the connter when asked for col- lateral for his appearance in Police | Court, Policemen H. M. Smith and Willilam McEwen arrested McFarland near his nome yesterday afternoon they said be- cause they had watched him about a vear and had never seen him do any work. ! “Just another bum,” said Smith to the station clerk and McFarlana was escorted to the brass railing. “Reckon you had better stick him in No. 17 for the night. That's vacant.” While some of the police were pre- paring to search McFarland, the arrest- ing officers booked him. STAR, WASHINGTO Scolds Police. “Hold everything,” shouted the \ prisoner, speaking ,for the first time. “How much do you want for my release?” “Mister, you can walk out of that door if you give me $300, but the day of miracles has passed,” the desk sergeant said. McFarland reached into his pocket and, according to McEwen, gave $300 to the sergeant and put the remainder | into his pocket. Then he showed the officers a_bank book which said that he had $500 put away for g rainy day. McFarland was brought into court to- day. “This is no way to make vagrancy cases, This case is dismisszd,” ordered Judge McMahon. McFarland grinned at the police, thanked the judge, went to the clerk’s office and drew $300 from police coffgrs and called it a day at court. WANTS D.C. SHARE N PUBLIC AFFARS Brightwood Group Stresses Need of Local Representa- tion in Congress. That the District of ‘Columbia should have a representative on the floor of the House of Representatives, elected by the pople was the opinion of mem- bers of the Brightwod Citizens' Associa- tion when they unanimously adopted a resolution on the subject last night at a meeting held in the Paul Junior High School. The proposition came up when dis- cussion was under way in_connection with the $3,000,000 increase proposed by the Senate to the District appropriation bill. The assoclation went on record indorsing the action of the Senate and lauded the work of Senator Capper. It also voted to send the resolution to the House requesting and urging that $12,- 000,000 be retained in the bill repre- senting the Federal Government’s share in the upkeep of the National Capital. Clayton Urges Representation. ‘William McK. Clayton, in speaking on the subject of representation, said that the citizens of the District should be represented by one thoroughly fa- miliar with District affairs and finances. ‘The able manner in which the city was represented before the hearings on the District appropriation bill by District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan was al- luded to. ‘The association was advised by the District Commissioners that the news racks on the street corners were per- mitted by the police regulations, and that the Commissioners did not deem it advisable to make any change in the regulations prohibiting them. ‘The proclamation of the Commis- sioners setting aside the week of May 19 to 24 as “Clean-up” week was in- dorsed by the associatio: Anncuncement was made that the annual Memorial day exercises would be held at Battle Ground National Ceme- tery at 0 o'clock, with Senator Dill of Washington as the orator. The as- sociation is represented by John Clagett Proctor, who is chairman of the Memorial day committee. ‘The authorities will be requested to investigate violations of the law in con- nection with the killing of pigeons, robins and squirrels in the Brightwood vicinity. The removal of the center trolley poles on Georgia avenue from Kansas avenue northward to Concord avenue is contemplated it was reported .and efforts will be made to remove the cen- ter poles on Kennedy street from Georgia avenue eastward to Fifth street. Oscar L. Andrews was elected a mem- ber of the association. The next meeting of the association will be held on “Old Forest Farm," country estate of President Charles W. Ray at Sandy Spring. The meeting was presided over by Charles W. Ray with Willlam D, Wil- son as secretary. LUTHER LEAGUE SKIT WILL BE REPEATED Cast Which Gave First Play Nine Years Ago Will Present “The Little Clodhopper.” After a successful showing last night, the Luther League of St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 527 Ken- tucky avenue southeast, will present again tonight a three-act skit, “The Little Clodhopper.” The cast of the play shown last night is identical with that presented with the first production of the Luther League, nine years ago. Included in the cast are John Kroll, Amelia_Fey, Marie Fey, John Geiger, Harry Wagener, Lena Miller and Mrs. G. E. Booth. o Tl KELLOGG “JOINS” ARMY Co-author of Peace Pact Made Hon- orary Member of 3d Infantry. FORT SNELLING, Minn., May 10 (#). —Frank B. Kellogg, co-author of the Kellogg-Briand pact to outlaw war, yes- terday became an hondrary member of the United States Army. With 30 other prominent citizens of Minneapolis and St. Paul the former Secretary of State was named an hon- orary member of the 3d Infantry, U. S. A, the Army’s oldest regiment. —_— that he protested as an average citizen of Arlington County. i Charles Garrels of Mackeys Hill, Va. brought protests from citizens of” that vicinity, No Need for Haste. Mr. Coles in summing up his side of the case said there was no need for haste,for the Government to act on this permit, as the oll company has failed to get its local permit because, as there is an appeal pending, there is no final decision. The company, he said, may have to run the gantlet which may lead to the highest court at Rich- mond. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, vice chairman and executive officer of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, said that it is well settled that the District of Columbia owns to the 1791 high water mark and that this was reaffirmed recently by the District Court of Virginia in a suit brought by the Washington Airport Co., involving tland titles. He formally asked the Chief of Army Engineers not to grant th‘lss‘pennn, as directed by the com- mission. The granting of this permit would put the Government to the expense later of putting the company off this land as a trespasser, Col. Grant in- formed his superior, and that to_issue the permit under the navigational fea tures “would embarrass other depart- ments of the Government. Senators Glass and Swanson of Vir- ginia and the Representative from that part of the State concerned, Col. Grant asserted, are averse to the granting of a permit. Under the act of 1899, he continued, wharf grvpmy should be under the District issioners, but they have not taken jurisdiction, in this wise. 11 SPECIES OF FROGS ARE FOUND IN CHICAGO| Moreover, Each Kind Has Its Own Croak Known to Expert Listeners. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 10.—In Chicago there are, among other things, 11 kinds of frogs. Stranger even than this, is the fact that each of the 11 kinds of frogs has its own distinctive croak. A smart fel- low with an ear for croaks can tell simply by listening just what kind of frog is makng the racket. For instance, as Karl P. Schmidt, zoologist of the Field Museum, pointed out today, there is the yellow-legged piceral frog. Just what key he croaks in was not explained, but it'is very dis- tinctive. Then there is the Spring peeper frog, which is also a good croak- er, and the cricket frog and the swamp tree frog. ‘The matter, as such things go, is of trifling moment to busy readers. Yet, it is rather odd that 11 kinds of frogs could be found in a big city like this where citizens go days at a time with- out seeing even one. NEW PARTY PLANNED South Carolina Democratic-Farmer- Labor Convention Called for May 31 AIKEN, S. C.,, May 10 (#).—Organiza- tion of a Democratic-Farmer-Labor party in South Carolina is planned by Davis S. Poller, local attorney, who issued a call yesterday for a conven- tion here May 31. At the convention, Polier said, “a party policy will be outlined, and the right candidate for State offices, the United States Senate and Congress will be designated.” Live in a Well Built Apartment and Have a Real Home! Embasgsy Apartments Cor. 16th and Ha Facing Pub! INSPECT TONIGHT OR SUNDAY See RESIDENT One of the highest points, entire city, convenient to Conn. Ave. and 14th Street car lines, 16th Street busses, mark in 1 to 4 rooms and bath. 2 Elevators— Large Porches—Incinerators Hardwood Floors—Kitchen Cabinets 130 H STREET ATURDAY, FLECTRICIAN TAKES | Ralph C. Ballard Found Dying! in Garage by Wife This Morning. Ralph C. Ballard, 45-year-old el!c-’ trician, 515 Alabama avenue south- east, was found dying by his wife this morning, shot once through the heart at close range. The man was lying in the garage behind his home beside a revolver containing a single exploded cartridge. Mrs. Ballard informed police that Ballard at no time had given her cause to suspect he contemplated suicide. He was employed steadily and apparently in good health and spirits, although a trifile depressed on occasions. Ballard arose this morning ahead of his* wife, and when the latter came down to the kitchen she was surprised to find that her husband had not put the breakfast coffee on to boil, as was | his unvarying custom. Mrs. Ballard grew uneasy and began a search for her husband which ended in the garage nearby. Ballard was slumped down near the running board of his car. As far as could be deter- mined no one heard the report. A neighborhood doctor was summoned and he pronounced Ballard dead, al- though the first persons to reach him found him still breathing. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt investi- gated and called it suicide. Mrs. Ballard said she had never seen the gun before and was certain her husband had not owned one. 2 b Sing Sing Ball Players Back. OSSINING, N. Y., May 10 (®).— Things are looking up in Sing Sing base balldom, which suffered a blow last year when the crack battery was released from prison. Both pitcher and catcher are available again, having got into trouble outside the walls. Will Rogers Says: BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—The Ohio convicts are serving pretty tough sentences. First they burn ‘em up, now they shoot 'em while they sleep. About the only calamity left to ‘em outside of somebody poisoning their well will be the Ohio Legislature will investigate them. Bobby Jones played golf with the Prince of Wales and said “the prince would be a fine golfer; all he needs is some practice.” Very diplomati- cally said, Bobby. We would all be mighty prosperous in this country; all we need is just some money to practice it with, rvard Sts. N.W. lic Park MANAGER with magnificent view of ets and theaters; arranged Frigidaire NORTHWEST OU can buy a 6- Y downtown! Apartments have t showers, private pa your own selection. Georgia terms that compare with the rent of a l-room, kitchen and bath apartment « « « at beautiful Hampshire Gardens floors, central heating plant, Frigidaire and all the facilities of a pretentious pri- vate home. . . . Recreation rooms with Small Cash Payment $74.75 Per Mo. Smaller apartments proportionately lower . . . One bed room apts. as low as $47.25 per m B : New Hampshire Ave. at Emerson Apply Edmund J. Flynn, Director of Sales room apartment on hree exposures, oak rk — neighbors of 0. MAY 10, 1930. ROY O. WEST IS RECOVERING FROM NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Former Secretary of Interior% Supported Senator Deneen in lllinois Primary. Friends Say lliness Is Result of Overexertion in Political Campaign. By the Assoclated Pre: CHICAGO, May 10.—Roy O. West, former Secretary of the Interior, is re- covering from a nervous breakdown, suffered, his friends say, because of overexerticn in the recent Illinois po- litical campaign. Mi. West, Republican national com- mittceman for Illinois, was campaign manager for Senator Charles S. Deneen, who was beaten for renomination by Ruth Hanna MecCormick, Republican Representative-at-large. ‘The former cabinet member was a hospital patient for three weeks, under orders for a complete rest. He was per- mitted to return home several days ago. He is still under a physician's care, al- though rapidly recovering. Only a few close friends were aware of his illness until toda; ROY O. WEST. : Dutch Elm Disease Fatal. BAARN, Holland (#).—Christine Buis- ma * of the Willie Comelin Scholten says that Dutch elm disease, starting only about 1920, has destroyed so many elms in Western Europe that it now is feared all thess trees will be gone in 10 more years. % A-3 YOUNG, AVITOR BEHIND SCHEDLLE Goldsbhorough Hopes to Re- gain Lost Time and Reach Columbus, Ohio, Tonight. By the Assoclated Press. TULSA, Okla, May 10.—More than three hours behind schedule in his at- tempt to set a new West-East trans- continental record for junior aviators, Frank Goldsborough, 19, hoped to re- gain the lost time today and reach Co- | lumbus, Ohio, tonight. ‘The youthful flyer, a son of Bryce Goldsborough, who was lost with the airplane Dawn in an attempted Atlantic crossing, arrived here at 6:15 p.m. terdey after a difficult flight from Paso, Tex. Entering an electrical storm between Abilene Tex., and Okla~ home City, he wished for a landing site, he related, but continued on his course when unable to find a suitable place in which to come down. A low ceiling forced him to drop to 200 feet between . Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Goldsborough's oric®:z1 schedule set St. Louis for last night's stop, but delay caused yesterday by wedther conditions led him to remain in Tulsa overnigh WAVERLY TAYLOR. Sz Invite You to Visit Their Star Model Group Homes Foxall SPONSORED by The Evening Star and the Operative Builders Association and furnished by W. B. Moses & Sons, these homes are presented as Models of better home design, con- struction and decoration. OVERLOOKING Foundry Branch Park on the east, and adlo{r‘t- ing Fozhall Village on the west, and but ten minutes from the these Double-Front Group Homes positively White House, represent the best values in Washington. $11,950 to $15,7. 50. Prices range from FIVE GROUPS, containing forty-six of these homes, have been constructed in just a little over a year, and there are now but a few available. THE STAR MODEL HOME . . . 1509 Forty-fourth Street, two blocks south of Reservoir Road . .. will remain open daily from 9 a. invite you. — s e TS Office—1522 K St. XA 10. p.m. ns Sunday, May 11, and We cordially Nat’l 1040 Shannon and Luchs . Inc. Cordial]y Invite You to Attend the Opening of Our 1930 Star Model Home 6502 Maple Avenue In t’lz Forest Section of C’zevy C}lase. Mary’ana This Home Is a Product of the Shannon and Luchs Organization in Collaboration With Our Architect, Mr. Arthur B. Heaton Consulting Engincers. D. J Howell and Son Landscape Architect, Mr. D. C. Fahey, Jr. 1 Furnished by Woodward and Lotln'op This Is a Revelation in Modern Home Designing, Planning and Furnishing Directions Left from Connecticut on Bradley Lane, two squares right into Maple Ave. Follow signs. 4619 Under the Auspices of the Ave, west OPEN vy Washington ders’ Association Evening Star UNTIL 10 PM.