Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24

and Is understood to have been of
great assistance to the bureau.
Omclal correspondence which Moller
admitted last night at the hearing
having taken from the files i'm the Dis.
trlct Building after he had been an.
prlsed OF the fact that he was acting
Illegally in making false certificates
VI the receipt of traffic signals which
had not arrived, was delivered to the
investigators of the House subcom.
mittee today. This correspondence in.
ciuoed original letters from the
Srouse Kinds Co. to Moller, which
Moiier said last night he had removed
because or a fear that they would be
tampered with.
More Important Data.
r While members of the subcommittee
SAID today that they have a great
deal more material of an important
nature to bring out at a future hear
ing; 1t Is probable that no hearing
VIII be held tonight. Mr.. Gibson
mas made several appointments. but
owing tos an attack of pleurisy
TINS morning when he was attended
Dy physician and nurse in his Office
at the Capitol, he feels unable to
conouct any hearing tonight. Repre-
sentative Houston, Republican. of
Deiaware, who would take charge of
the nearing In the absence of Mr..
Gibson, said that he does not plan To
call one for tonight because of the
House being in session.
III was ascertained today that when
the subcommittee in executive session
last night put it up squarely" to
the Commissioners to act on the ir.
regularities disclosed, the legislators
were inclined to allow the administra-
tive officials of the District full sway
In correcting whatt Ser undesirable
features may exist.
Action Left to District.
Sphe subcommittee has no present
intention of proceeding further against
Col. Moller, ii was disclosed today, nor
against any other official or individual
as result of the diclosures, provided
the proper action is taken at the Dis.
trict Building.
h. {. Graham, president of the Ma.
uonal Electric Supply Co., whose name
was mentioned by Col. Moller as hav-
ing participated in conferences be-
tween himself and representatives of
the Grouse Kinds Co.. was out of town
today.
previous to his appearance before
the Board of Commissioners Col. Mol.
Ter went to the Bureau of Efficiency
early today and was closeted there
with officials for some time. With
him he is understood to have taken
papers and records which, in testi
flying before the subcommittee last
night, he had said were at his home,
placed in the drawer of a sideboard
He was closeted with officials of the
bureau for some time.
Later this afternoon Commissioner
Bell, accompanied by Capt. White
hurst, an Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner. went TO the Bureau of Effic-
ency to discuss the general situa-
ton" with officials of the bureau.
The Bureau of Efficiency, it was
learned today, has supplied the Glib
son subcommittee with the informa-
ton upon which it is basing it's
investigation. 1t was learned from
sources close to the investigation that
so far no other agencies of the Gov
ernment-other than the Bureau of
Efficiency-has taken part in the in
vestigation of the Traffic Bureaus
record. This information was divulged
by persons who answered direct ques-
tions as to whether the Department
of Justice had been asked to investi-
gate the transactions. 1t was also
learned at the Department of Justice
that no request has been received
there for assistance in pursuing the
investigation.
Commissioner Present
The meeting of the Gibson subcom.
mittee of the House District commit.
tee did not open until almost an hour
after scheduled time last night. Com
missioners Bell. Dougherty and Talia-
ferro and District Auditor Donovan
were present.
For the first time, an oath was adj
ministered to a witness before the sub
committee, in accordance with power
recently granted to swear witnesses.
Col. Moller. after being sworn, testi-
fled under examination by Represent.
ative Gibson, chairman of the sub
committee, that he was appointed as
sistant traffic director April 1, 1925,
and that his position was virtually
that of traffic engineer. He had stud
led architecture in Paris for FIVE years.
he said, and had practiced that pro-
fession for five years In New York
and Boston, then going into highway
construction work. He said he did
not hold degree as engineer,
although he had taken a correspond.
ence school course in engineering.
He also mentioned private concerns