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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
ANSLINGER GIVEN
HIGHER DRY POST
Made Assistant Commissioner.
Owen Slated for Foreign
Control Chief.

appointment Of Harry j. Anslinger to
be assistant commissioner of prohibition
was followed today by prediction that
the post of chief Of the division of for
eign control from which Anslinger was
promoted. soon will be filled by another
promotion, that of Thomas r. Owen,
who has been assistant chief of the
division.
Anslinger, who took charge as second
in command of the Prohibition Bureau
forces of the country, Is only 81 years
of age, and came from the State De-
partment.
With all important jobs at prohibition
headquarters, in the Southern Railway
Building, filled. this organization for
the first time in several years will have
a full complement of officers. A further
distinguishing feature of headquarters
Is the fact that every one Of the new
officers, from Prohibition Commissioner
James M. Doran down the line, has
been raised from another place within
the prohibition organization.
AnsIinger Takes Charge.
The policy of rewarding Government
workers and officials by promotion
within the ranks is known to be fa-
vorite policy of Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon.
AIlSIulBST, WHO WAS bWOIH III ldtC
yesterday and took charge of his new
office this morning, had been chief of
the Division of Foreign Control, which
he organized two and half years ago
under Gen. Lincoln c. Andrews, then
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in
charge Of prohibition. Anslinger did
important work in establishing and
directing the activities of this division,
which carries out treaties and arrange
ments with foreign countries for the
suppression of liquor and narcotic snug
Cling.
The division was set up in 1925
after return of Gen. Andrews, Anslinger
and others from a conference at Lon
don concerning the suppression of
smuggling. The United States has Is
informal agents" with foreign powers
concerning the prevention of narcotic
smuggling and Is agreements. including
some treaties and some informal ar
rangements," for the prevention OF
smuggling Of liquor. Anslinger par
ticipated In international conferences on
smuggling at Ottawa, Paris and Ant
werp.
Formerly with State Department.
Anslinger came to this work from the
State Department here he had been
OnlCeu STATES CONSUL AZ LIE l1dsue'
Netherlands; Hamburg, Germany; La
Guaira, Venezuela, and Nassau, Ba-
hama Islands. He was 10 years with
the State Department. During the war
he assisted in organizing the "inspec-
ton OF equipment" for the Army a
temporary organization in the War
Department.
Prior to joining the Federal Govern
ment Mr.. Anslinger was with the State
government of Pennsylvania at Harris
burg. He was born at Altoona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
412TH LUTHERAN
YEAR CELEBRATED
Maryland Synod Sunday
School Association Con-
Venes Here.

Observing the 4l2th anniversary of
the Reformation, the Lutheran Sunday
School Association of the Maryland
Synod opened its third annual conven-
ton this morning at the Luther Place
Memorial Church, Fourteenth and N
streets.
The church exercises were preceded
by the placing of wreath at the base
of the Martin Luther monument, COM
the publication of the
heretical 50 theses by Luther at Witte,.-
berg, Germany, in 1918. The cerL-
monies were supervised by Rev. John
Weidley, pastor of the Washington
Church of the Reformation.
Devotional Services.
Anniversary exercises in the church
were opened by devotional services, LED
by Rev. s. j. Mcdowell.
Rev. r. S. Patterson. president, de-
livering his annual report, reviewed the
and spiritual work of the
during the past year. He
stressed the need of req
ognized interdeperdence between the
public school and church systems.
In the feature address of the morn
ing program Prof. A. G. Voigt, presi-
dent Lutheran Theological Seminary,
Columbia, S. C., who spoke on the SUD
iect of Luther and the CatechiSm,"
the significance of the Luth-
eran version of the Catechism.
Social Reform Topic.
The afternoon session was marked by
an address by Theodore G. RiSley, So
licitor of the Department of Labor, who
"A Century Of Social Reform
and Development" He made compre-
hensive report on Government and So
cial welfare organizations.
The remainder of the afternoon busi-
ness was occupied with the. reading OF
numerous reports on activities and
topics relating to the association or
Short talks were delivered
BY Rev. r. E. Tulloss, president of Wit
tenlerg College, Springfield, Ohio, and
Prof. James c. Kinard, dean of New
berry College, Newberry, S. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
JUSTICE AGENTS
NOT TO QUESTION
YOUNG MCPHERSON
Indicate Nothing Is to Be
Gained by Interview at
This Time.
OFFICIALS REITERATE
JOB "ALM0ST DONE"
Examination of 800 Witnesses
Completed and Summary
Is Being Prepared.

The Department of Justice will not
take advantage Of the opportunity to
question Robert A. Mcpherson, jr.,
charged by grand jury with sWan-
Cling his wife to death with a pajama
belt.
The opportunity to interview the man
whom the Government has been asked
to prosecute was afforded Federal agents
through the expressed willingness" of
William E. Leahy, to permit the ques-
tioning of his client.
John E. Laskey, special assistant to
the Attorney General, assigned to the
prosecution, declared today he had no
intention cat the present time" of talk
ing with the man he was appointed 70
prosecute. When the offer first was
made by Mr.. Leahy, the prosecutor re-
marked he would let the attorney know
'if and when" he desired to accept 1t.
It is understood Mr.. Laskey acted
with the advice of Federal agents in
vestigating the death mystery in de-
Gliding not to interrogate Mcpherson.
It is indicated these agents feel that
noting is to be gained by interviewing
the prisoner now, although they regret
they were called into the case 100 late
to question him at the outset. The
Government has the benefit OF testi-
mony given by the husband before the
grand jury, which questioned him at
length.
Justice officials in charge Of the probe
reiterated today that their job is AL
most done" The examination of more
than 800 witnesses has been completed,
and the agents now are reading over
the transcript of testimony preparatory
to formulating summary Of the facts
adduced. The review of the testimony
has disclosed number Of loose ends"
that require further investigation In
order that the report will be complete.
For this reason it has been necessary
to re-examine number Of persons
whose testimony already had been
taken. Several such witnesses appeared
at the department today, and others
were interviewed outside the depart
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
RECEPTION TO MARK
is YEARS. Passionate
National Memorial Baptist Officers
Will Honor Rev. G. G.
johnson Tonight.

A reception marking the fifteenth
anniversary Of the pastoriate Of Rev.
q, G. johnson as pastor of the National
Baptist Memorial Church will be held
tonight at the church. with officers,
members of the congregation OF the
church, friends of the pastor and repre-
sentatives of other Baptist congrega-
lions Of the Capital in attendance.
THE officers of DR.. Johnson's church
will conduct the celebration in honor
Of the man to whom the credit for the
building of the National Baptist Memo
rial is given.
DIR. johnson was born in ST. Louis in
1869. He went with his parents in
early youth to Hamilton, N. Y, where
he received his early education. He
attended Colgate University, receiving
his academic degrees and later the
degree of bachelor of divinity and the
honorary degree of doctor of divinity.
He was the first Baptist pastor at
Ballston Spa, N. Y. He left there to
take a pastorate in Pitsf1eld, Mass, Later
holding pastorates in Buffalo and New
York City.
He was married in 1894 at Hamilton
Or. johnson has served long on the
board of directors Of the Baptist Publ
cations Society and has held other Of
fees in the denomination at large.
In 1916 while pastor of the Imman-
uel Baptist Church here, he initiate
the movement for a national Baptist
memorial church here. He was able IT.
interest the two branches of the de-
nomination, the Baptist Church South
and the Baptist Church North, in the
project, and with the money re received
from them and the contributions of the
local churches, he has virtually COM
- 1E.. l.
. which had about 500 members when DR.
johnson first came to the Capital, has
more than doubled in membership dur
ing his pastorate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
Evidence Demanded Declared
Confidential and of No Use i,
in Criminal Inquiry.
TRUCK HELD NECESSARY
TRANSPORT CABINETS
Motion to Quash Summons Filed by
Counsel for F. H. Smith Co. in
D. C. Supreme Court.

Declaring that the evidence asked
to be brought before the grand jury in
a new proceeding against G. Bryan
Pitts, chairman of the board of the F.
H. Smith Co., investment brokers, is
contained in cabinets which are so
ing men and a van to transport, the
F. H. Smith Co today filed in the Dis
trfct Supreme Court motion to QuaSh
the new summons. The subpoena was
served yesterday.
The company reiterateS its claim that
the grand jury is on fishing eXpe-
dition" and is infringing the rights of
the corporation under the fourth
amendment to the Constitution.
The records mentioned in the sum-
mons, it is asserted, are on cards num-
bering between $4,000 and 10000, which
are kept in steel cabinets, constituting
what is known as geographical card
system"
Confidential Records.
These cards, it is stated, contain, not
only the record of purchases through
the F. H. Smith Co., but also other
private and confidential information
conveyed to the company by its GUS
toners to be used as a reference III
connection with pending or future busl-
ness deals which could not be of any
beEefit to the grand jury in its inquiry.
John H. Edwards. jr., one of the vice
presidents of the F. H. Smith Co.. in
an af1davit attached to the company'S
motion. declares these cards are Iii
daily use in the office and would Grip
pie theb usiness of the company if sur
rendered to the grand jury.
Declared OF No Use.
The company claims that the Govern
ment's demand is an attempt to procure
records disclosing the names of its Gus
toners for the ostensible purpose OF
using them in an investigation directed
against Mr.. Pitts, when the informa-
ton on the cards could have no per-
tinency to any criminal charge against
him.
Nugent Dodds, special assistant to
the Attorney General, acknowledged
service of the motion and is expected
to oppose it. He has not abandoned the
pending question of the right to sum-
mons witnesses in John Doe proceed
ings which are pending and to which
he filed lengthy report, showing rea-
sons for inquiry into the affairs OF the
company.
The motion to quash is filed by At
JOIneyS OOuSldof ObCdA q OOhSAASb -
". Morgan, Wilton j. Lambert, r. H.
Yeatman and George D. Horning, jr.
Brookhart .Renews Criticism.
Renewing his criticism of the Smith
Co., Senator Brookhart, Republican, OF
Iowa today inserted in the Congress
sional Record the report recently pre-
pared by the Department Of Justice re-
garding the company.
"Some time ago." Senator Brookhart
said. at offered a resolution TO inveSti-
gate operations of the F. H. Smith Co.
and other like companies in this city"
The Senator said that since that
time the Department of Justice has
made an extensive investigation and he
requested that copy of its report be
printed in the Record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
FIVE PERSONS. HURT
|. IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
C. A. Caho, 81, in Serious
Condition After Being Run
Down at Street Crossing.

Charles Andrew Caho, 81 years old,
Of 2842 Belair place northeast, is in
serious condition at Sibley Hospital
as the result of being run down lass
night at Twenty-f1rst street and Rhode
Islard avenue northeast by an auto
mobile operated by Thomas H. Byron,
%, of 3001 Fifteenth street northeast.
The elderly man was found to have
suffered fractures of the left leg. sew
eral ribs, a broken arm and jaw and
possible fractured skull. His con-
morning as unchanged" Byron was
held by twelfth precinct police pending
the outcome of Caho'S injuries.
Policeman Run Down.
Policeman Aubrey M. Green of the
seventh precinct was the victim of u
hit-ard-run driver last night while d.
recting traffic at the intersection of
Thirtieth street and Cathedral avenue
Although he escaped with minor hurts,
the. policeman was knocked to the
ground by the driver of the car, who
failed to stop.
Green, who is 81 years old and lives
at 5000 Wisconsin avenue. was treated
at Georgetown University Hospital for
injuries to the left knee and body
bruises. He was taken home after
treatment.
Lillian Stone. "a years old. of 1104 M
street was treated at Emergency Hos
pital for injuries suffered last night
Swhen run down at Vermont avenue and
H street by an automobile operated by
James B. Spiller of 3408 Mount Pleas
ant street. The woman received u
sprained right knee and possible frac-
tured left elbow. She was taken home
after treatment.
Treated at Hospital.
william Grier, 26 years old, colored.
of 318 New York avenue, sustained
decorations to the right arm and pos
sible fractured leg when struck at Sew
enteenth street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. by machine driven by Louis M.
Hicks, %, colored. of 824 New Hamp-
shire avenue. He was treated at Emel =
gency Hospital and later taken home.
Horace E. Nash, 70 years old, OF 523
L street was still in a serious condition
at Casualty Hospital this morning from
injuries suffered last night when run
down at Third street and Massa-
chusetts avenue by taXicab. which,
police said, was operated by Earl H.
Davis, % years old, Of 1448 Rhooe
Island avenue.
The injured man was found to have
sustained a fractured skull. in addition
to numerous decorations about the body.
After taking him to the hospital in his
machine Davis reported the accident to
sixth precinct police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
ZONE AMENDMENT
ACTION DEFERRED
Public Hearing Likely to Be
Held on Storage Garages
in Apartment Houses.

A proposed draft of an amendment to
the District coming code to permit Stor-
age garages to be built in apartment
houses for the use of tenants, without
the present requirement of consents by
adjoining property owners, was consid-
cred by the Zoning Commission in ex-
ecutive session yesterday and indica-
tons today were that the subject would
be considered In the near future at a
public hearing.
Formal action on the proposal, urged
by the Operative Builders Association,
was deferred at the meeting yesterday
and 1t Is understood the commission
members plan to give further study to
the matter. A tentative draft of the
proposed amendment was before the
commission yesterday and this may be
offered next month for public conSid-
Grafton at a hearing.
In petitioning for removal of the
present restrictions against such stor-
age garages IN apartment houses, the
operative builders have commended that
the amendment would serve to reduce
traffic congestion by reducing the num-
Der of automobiles now parked all night
in the streets.
Action on Others Delayed.
The commission deferred final action
on the amendment, considered at the
public hearing yesterday, which would
permit alterations and remodeling of
''non-conformiAg" dwellings without q
change in coming, not permitted under
the existing regulations.
The commission also deferred action
on a proposal for a change in coming
Of the rear part Of property on the east
side of Connecticut avenue between
Ordway and Porter streets from resi-
Dental to first commercial classical
ton, where a commercial development
Is planned.
ZOning Changes Refused.
Four other petitions for zoning
changes heard yesterday were refused.
One of these called for a change of the
classification of property east of Con-
necticut avenue between Quebec and
Rodman streets to permit erection of
large apartment structure planned by
Harry M. Bralove. builder. The
petition was opposed by number of
nearby residents, including Henry A.
Berliner. Henry A. Willard, I'd, and
Arthur Moses.
Other petitions which were rejected
mercial to second commercial clas-
sif1cation for the property at the
southeast corner of Ivy and Canal
streets southeast, where the, Am-r-
lean Instrument Co. planned to
erect a light manufacturing plant;
change from residential "B" area to
residential &C" area for the property
facing Grant Circle and New Hamp-
shire avenue, where the Petworth
Methodist Episcopal Church planned
to erect a Sunday school of a size not
hxy
percentage of lot occupancy, and a
change from residential "a" restricted
area to "B' restricted area for the
property between Twelfth and Thir-
tenth, Rittenhouse and Sheridan
streets. where the William H. Saunders
Co. planned to erect a group house de-
velopment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
WAKEFIELD REMEMBERED
IN WILL OF MISS DAVIS
Map of Washington, American
Flag and Shield Bequeathed to
Washington Birthplace.

A map Of Washington, worked on
silK; an American flag and a tapestry
American shield have been bequeathed
to Wakefield, the birthplace of George
Washington, in Westmoreland County,
Va. in the will of Miss Josephine Davis,
who died on November last. They
will be given into the keeping of the
Wakefield National Memorial Associ-
alton until the historic home can be re-
stored.
The association is also to receive a
mahogany sideboard that once was
among the furnishings of Hayfield, the
manor built by George Washington on
portion of the Mount Vernon estate
and occupied by his cousin, Lund Wash
ipgton. It will be presented to the me-
mortal body by Miss Blanche S. Hopes
of this city.
1t was announced this morning by
Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, regent of the
District of Columbia Wakefield Society,
that the Wakefield exhibit in the Dulin
e. Martin Building on Connecticut ave-
nue. will be kept open until tomorrow
out of courtesy to the delegates attend
ing the thirty-third annual convention
of the Virginia Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
SHORT-ClRCUIT HALTS
STREET CAR TRAFFIC
Clouds of Smoke Pour From Ground
Conductor-No One Is
Hurt.

Nearly SO passengers were forced 10
abandon a street car. of the Washington
~ Virginia Railway at Thirteen-and-
a-half and D streets this morning when
a short circuit in the ground conductor
caused clouds of smoke to shoot up on
both sides of the car. Little damage
was done and no one was injured.
The car, which was in charge OF j. c;
Newton of Ballston, Va, motorman, and
Claude Barnes, Clarendon, Va, con-
ductor, had almost reached its destina-
tion In this city from Falls Church, va.
TRAFFIC on the line was tied up Tor
nearly half an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
THOMAS SETTLE ELECTED
VIRGINIA SOCIETY HEAD

The Society of Virginia elected
Thomas Settle president for the COM
ing year at meeting held last night in
the willard Hotel. Other elections were
Patrick Henry Drewry, first vice presi-
dent; Field M. Lewis, second vice preSi-
dent: E. M. Blackwell, third vice presi-
dent: Fred P. Myers, treasurer; Frances
Carter Linfoot. secretary, and j. W.
Sommerville, financial secretary.
Henry Taylor Mills, J. Cloyd Byars,
Miss Elsie Harmon, Mrs. Lena May Nc
Donald and Miss Mary N. McCabe were
ramed to the executive committee.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee was set for Saturday night to dis
cuss plans for the Congressional bali.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
RECOMMENDS PURCHASE
OF LIGHT ARM0RED CAR

On the recommendation of Maj. Gen.
C. C. williams, chief of ordnance of the
Army, the War Department will pur-
chase one Garden-Lloyd light armored
vehicle from the Vickers-ArmStrong Co
for use as an Infantry carrier Of the
mechanical force of the Army. Gen.
Williams says the vehicle is of small
size, light weight (about 5000 pounds
and able to move across country or on
wheels on the road and capable of re-
placing the mule and the cart in the
transportation of machine guns and
special weapons. 1t has maximum
speed of % miles an hour, capacity
of two men and one machine gun and
ammunition. a cruising radu Of 100
maiies and is az, II on e nj and SIDES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
DRAMA GUILD SELECTS
PRODUCTION CHAIRMAN
William F. Baker of Metro-Gold-
wyn Technical Staff to Stage
"The Torchbearers."

William F. Baker, who has been as
ISOLATED with the Hollywood Drama
Club for two years, and has been on
the. technical staff of the Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer studios in Hollywood, has
accepted the post of chairman of the
committee on production of the Com
munity Drama Guild of Washington.
Mr.. Baker will have charge of the stage
settings for the guilds Forthcoming
production, 1.-THE Torchbearers," which
is to be presented at the Mckinley Au-
east, November ID and Is.
At a meeting of the committee last
night at the Offices of the guild in the
Franklin Administration Building, plans
for the stage settings Of the play were
decided upon. Work on the settings
will be completed in time for the final
rehearsals, which begin November 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
DR.. WILEY IMPROVES.

After an uncomfortable night, Dr.
Harvey w. Wiley. pure food expert and
former head of the Bureau of Chemistry,
Department of Agriculture, was reported
slightly better this morning at his resi-
dence, 2345 Ashmead place. DR.. Wiley
was confined to his home some three
weeks ago by bad cold which sub
sequently had a complication affecting
his heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
BAND TO BROADCAST.

The newly organized Citizens Band
will broadcast program of old-time
songs tomorrow night over Station
WJSV from 9 to 10 o'clock. At a meet
ing at the Central High School armory
last night the band was address by
Isaac Cans, who discussed plans to
raise fund of $1,000 to provide uni
forms, music End other necessary
equipment.
1t is the intention of the band to en-
terrain at some charitable affair at
least once a week during the Winter
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
Not Injured in Plane Crash.

Felix Kennedy of SO K street north
east has completely recovered from the
plane crash at College Park, Md, Sun
day. While flying the plane of Gerald
Hennessy IL was at first thought that
he was seriously injured in the smash
up. It was discovered, however, that
he was only badly shaken up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31

Thorpe Bay. England, has protested
~ the British government against air
.oy.iding over the town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31

The Shannon River electricity project
in the Irish Free States is expected TO
supply by 1882 l44000 900 kilowatt-
hours oil, current year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31

Manchester, England has ordered Co
buses to replace street cars on ingiGic!-
pal lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-31
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, $50
o'clock.
March-"Sons of Australia. Lithgow
Overture-"Italienne" ........ .Zerco
Entr' Acte-
"a Fanciful Vision" .Rubinstein
"a Frivolous PATROL. ...... Goublier
Excerpts from musical comedy
Hit the Deck. YoumanS
Fox trot-"Who Wouldn't be Jealous
Va AOO .rAOAllAlCl
Valsette-"Lady OF Love-. . e.. .Zamecnik
Finale-"The Great American"
(Roosevelt) ................L Lincoln
THE Star Spangled Banner"