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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
BUILDING WRECK|NG
IS SET FOR JULY
Block Between 14th and
18th, Avenue and {
Street, Affected.

The entire block of buildings between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, Pennsyl-
vania avenue and e street, will be
torn down next July to make way for
q park which will include not only
this square, but also triangular tract
now included In the parkway system in
front Of the District Building.
This will mean that e street will be
cut through the block between Thir-
tenth and Thirteen-and-a-half stree
in front of the District Building, con-
Meeting a traffic artery which will lead
of of Pennsylvania avenue at Thir-
teen-and-a-half street and run straight
through into Sherman Park and the
driveways around the EllipSe back Of
The White House.
This development is a part of the
new and greater Washington develop
ment in line with the Federal Govern
ment's building program in the So
called Pennsylvania avenue triangle.
1t will create two small parks and open
up the entire area in the vicinity near
the Treasury Department and would
provide better trafhc facilities.
Tenants Are Notified.
Tenants occupying the Government
owned buildings on the ground between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth, Pennsylvania
avenue and E street have been nott-
fed by the Treasury Department to
vacate by July l.. This includes Polls
Theater, one Of the old theatrical land
marks of the city.
One of the reasons advanced for
creating the park this Summer is be-
cause the Department of Commerce
Building adjacent thereto Is progress
sing rapidly. This building is bounded
by Fourteenth and Fifteenth, B and E
streets, so that its north facade will
be in line with the front of the Dis
trict Building and the Southern Rail-
way Building along E street.
Coast Guard Affected.
Among the important occupants of
this block, in addition to Polls The
alter, are the United States Coast Guard
headquarters and the Traffic Bureau
for the District of Columbia. Decision
as to where these will go has not yet
been made. 1t was thought likely,
however, that the Coast Guard would
find a home prior to July in the shift
of Government activities due to COM
pletion of the new Internal Revenue
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Drivers Starting
On Yellow Signal
Warned by Police
Eldridge Also. Brands as
Unlawful Darling Past
Cars That Wait Light.

Traffic policemen we're directed yes
terday to give special attention at
intersections to motorists who start on
the yellow signal light and those who
dart past line of waiting cars in or
der to be the first across when the
lights change.
The practices are in violation Of
traffic regulations, NJ. o. Eldridge, as
sistant traffic director, warned, and are
the chief reasons why accidents at in
tersections have been reduced only so
per cent instead of 100 per rent. Street
car motormen and operators of buses
are involved, he said.
ANY motorist Fastening to Gloss on
a green light which gives him right of
way is apt to be unnerved by an auto
mobile that forces its way in the traffic
lane" Eldridge said. "An accident is
almost sure to occur"
It Is equally dangerous, he asserted,
for a driver to swerve past a line OF
waiting cars to be the first across the
intersection.
Citing an accident at Connecticut
avenue and Kalorama road recently, in
which a motorist was killed as a result
of such an infractiorl, Eldridgs warned
that penalties will be enacted If the
practice continues. The corps Of traf-
f1c policemen Is not to be augmented,
he said, but have been directed to be
on the lookout for violations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
MERGER MEETING
LIKELY THIS WEEK
Senate Committee to Con-
slider What to Do on Rail-
way Resolution.

The Senate District committee may
be called together in executive session
the latter part of this week to consider
what it will do with the street railway
merger resolution, on which it obtained
the views of the Utilities Commission
the companies and the public at hear
ing several days ago.
Chairman Capper said yesterday he
was waiting to receive the text OF
speakers at the public hearing, and also
wants to have in printed form the
record of the hearing. With this mate
rial in hand members of the commit
tee viii be in a position to discuss
what action should be taken.
Views to Be Exchanged.
Until meeting is held and the COM
nittee members exchange views it will
not be known what form the merger
legislation will take. Senator CappeI
expressed the personal view yesterday
that the plan as transmitted to Con-
gress by the commission was good one.
He said some changes might be neces-
sary. but he did not believe they would
be material ones.
The hearing developed two main
points of difference between the COM
mission and the companies. One is
whether, new method of court pro-
cedure for handling all utility cases,
when appeals are taken from decisions
of the commission, should be written
into the street car merger resolution
or enacted as separate legislation. The
other is whether the guarantee of no
change in rates of fare for two years
is to be retained
Separate Bill Favored.
The companies contend the amend
mentS to the utilities law establishing
a new plan of court procedure on ap-
peal should be a separate bill. Mem
bers of the utilities commission said
they would accept the Judgment of the
committee as to whether it should be
separate bill. but emphasized that
they wanted the new court plan
enacted
The companies opposed fixing a def
mite time for continuance of present
fares, in view of the case pending in
court to determine whether existing
rates are adequate. A member of the
commission told the committee the two
year rate provision was put in because
OF the expectation that merger will re-
suit in substantial savings to the new
company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Investigation Into Death OF
Young Divorce to Start
Early in February.
BURKINSHAW is NAMED
PROSECUTORS ASSISTANT
Dot King Mystery Linked With
Fatal Plunge at Boat Club
Party Here.

With the selection yesterday of his
assistant, Neil j. Burkinshaw, to handle
the case, United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover announced subpoenas would be
issued this week preparatory to the
opening February of a grand Jury in
vest1gation Of the death of Mrs,
Aurelia Fischer Dreyfus, attractive
young divorce.
Burkinshaw declared a list of wit
nesses was being compiled and probably
would be made public Wednesday.
Among those likely to be examined are
several relatives of Mrs. Dreyfus -Four
or five days are expected to be required
to question the witnesses.
Fell From Balcony.
Mrs. Dreyfus was fatally injured early
on the morning of October 20 last, in q
20-foot plunge from balcony at the
Potomac Boat Club. A coroner's Jury
decided her death resulted from an
accident. Detectives who Investigated
the case agreed on that theory.
Rover decided to take the case before
a grand jury after relatives of Mrs.
Dreyfus furnished him with afldavits
charging finger prints we're found on
her throat after her death. Relatives
also contended in the affidavits that
Mrs. Dreyfus was afraid she would be
slain because she knew too much about
the murder of Dot King, Broadway
night club entertainer.
Mrs. Dreyfus, it was said, was the
mysterious blonde" who testified In
the King case. She Is said to have de-
clared she was with Albert e. Guimares.
Porto Rican, and Edmund j. McBrian.
New York broker, in Guimares' apart
ment when Dot King was killed.
Story Gave Alibi.
Her story is reported to have estab-
lished an alibi for Guimares. The Porto
Rican was arrested, only to be released
later, because he was known to have
been friendly to Dot King.
Relatives told Rover Mrs. Dreyfus had
confessed to them that McBrian had
made her intercede for his close friend,
GuimareS.
McBrian was with Mrs. Dreyfus
shortly before she met death. He was
taken into custody by washington po-
lice, but was released after he con-
WINGED them he had been in another
part of the club In search Of Mrs.
Dreyfus' wraps when she plunged to
her death.
Mrs. Dreyfus at one time was the
wife of Herbert Dreyfus, New York
broker and club man. Dreyfus obtained
divorce in 1924, naming McBrian as
correspondent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
EX-FRATERNITY LEADER
FACING THEFT CHARGE
Former Local University Student
Arrested in rooklyn as Loot
Is Recovered.

Brought back to Washington yester-
day from Brooklyn, N. Y, William
Simmons, 81, former president of a
Greek letter fraternity, here was
charged with grand larceny in connec-
ton with the theft of more than ST ,OOO
worth Of property from the fraternity
house December 81. Detectives charge
$185 is also missing from the fraternity
treasury.
Together with David Cohen, also OF
Brooklyn, he was arrested by police OF
New York City and held for local
authorities Cohen is now at liberty on
81 900 fugitive bond, having fought
extradition to the District. Most OF
the stolen property was recovered at the
home Of Simmons sister in Brooklyn
police said.
According TO Detective Michael j
Dowd, Simmons and Cohen at one time
attended George Washington University
The articles taken included a radio
two lamps, two smoking stands, q fun
coat, rugs. bed clothes and draperies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
T|LSON TO CALL
FREE SCHOOL BOOK
BILL TOMORROW
Measure Provides Texts for
High School Students of
Washington.
APPROPRIATION ASKED
FOR D. C. is SAT, 600, 900
Hearings Due This Week on Park
Acquisition and Railway
Merger Bills.

Hearings are to start tomorrow on the
District appropriation bill, the esti-
mates for which total upwards of
$47,0O0. GOO, and House Leader Tilson
has agreed to recognize Acting Chair
man Mcleod of the House committee
on District legislation to call up the
free school textbook bill.
Representative Cramton, Republican
of Michigan, will be recognized in the
House tomorrow to make speech on
his bill creating the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway from Mount YER
non and Fort washington to the Great
Falls and for extension OF Rock Creek
and Anacostia parkways in Maryland
and Virginia, with an appropriation OF
$4,000, 900 advanced from the Federal
treasury, $16,000,0 900 of which is to
purchase park and playground sites IN
the District. of Columbia, to be paid
back at the rate of $1,000, 900 a year
from District revenues,
A special rule has been reported, Civ
ing this Cramton bill privileged con-
sideration in the House on Thursday,
with two hours allowed for debate.
Tomorrow the members of the House
naval affairs committee are to make
personal inspection of the Naval Hos
nital buildings on the old Naval OBJ
acrvatory grounds, which have been de-
scribed to them as fire traps" and en-
tirely inadequate, during hearings on
bill introduced last Monday oy Sn aan
man Britten authorizing new $780,
600 Naval Hospital to replace these old
structures. Hearings are to be resumed
on the Britten bill on Tuesday.
During the week hearings are to start
on the bill for increases in salaries for
police and firemen, and 1t is expected
that the hearings which started last
Tuesday on the street railway merger
measure will be continued. Both OF
the hearings will be before subcommit-
tees of the House District committee,
with Representative Lampert of Wis
consin in charge of the police and flre-
mems pay hearing and Representative
Mcleod of Michigan in charge OF the
street railway merger hearing.
While Chairman Lehlbach of the
House civil service committee has not
yet called a meeting of that committee
to vote upon reporting favorably the
Dale bin to liberalize the civil service
retiremeBt law, the committee Is ex-
pected to meet Wednesday and an
unanimous report is expected.
The book bill authorizes the issuance
of textbooks and other school supplies
free to pupils Of the junior and senior
high schools For many years books
have been furnished free to pupils in
the grade schools and to certain classes
in the junior high schools. This bill
aims to complete the service.
This measure passed the Senate on
December Is and there is no known OPP
position to it in the House. It has the
support of the director of the budget,
the District Commissioners, the Board
of Education and all other interested
parties and organizations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
TIDAL GUARD LOCK
PLEA IS PRESENTED
Protection of Wild Fowl and Black
Bass Sought in Fresh
Water.

Pleas. from some so interested parties,
30 put back a tidal guard lock in the
Meeting Norfolk, Va, with Currituck
and Albemarle Sounds, will be laid
Tuesday before the House rivers and
harbors committee. with the informa-
ton that unless this action is taken
valuable migratory fowl and black bass
will forsake the erstwhile fresh water
and property will suffer. Representative
Warren, Democrat, of North Carolina
was authority for this, made public last
night.
The salt washed in by the tide is
represented as destroying the seafoods
which attract the fowl and fish. The
Army engineers are pictured as favoring
a plan to wait for five years to ascertain
if the salty waters affect the fish and
fowl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
INJURED MAN BELIEVED
STRUCK BY STREET CAR
Driver of Laundry Wagon Found
Unconscious at Sixth Street and
Pennsylvania Avenue.

Apparently struck by a street car
without the knowledge OF. the motorman,
Marshall Jenkins, IS, of 3lO0 M street,
a driver for the Congers Laundry, was
found lying unconscious at Sixth street
and Pennsylvania avenue last night.
He was treated at Casualty Hospital
for several fractured ribs and for shock.
After regaining consciousness he told
hospital attaches that he was crossing
Pennsylvania avenue to his laundry
wagon when the accident occurred
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
SESSION TO BE HELD HERE
BY WORLD TRAVEL GROUP
Permanent Organization and Gains
in American Tours, Objects of
Federation Meeting.

Increased travel in North America
and the formation of permanent or
ganization will be the major detectives
of the first annual conference Of the
International Travel Federation, to be
held at the Chamber of Commerce OF
the United States, on Tuesday.
This conference, called by F. T.
Turin, manager of the advertising board
of the Norfolk Portsmouth, Va, Cham
Der of Commerce, is expected to be the
fruition Of the preliminary gathering
held at Norfolk. Va, last November
Charles F. Hatfield of st. Louis, the
organizations acting secretary, reached
the national capital yesterday and set
about arranging details.
Upward of 200 representatives OF
transportation in all lines are expected
to attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
OFFICERS CHANGE POSTS.
Mai. Edward W. Putney Assigned
to Ordnance Duty Here.

Lieut.. Col. c. r. W. Morrison, IN
fantry, has been relieved from duty at
Fort Eustis, Va, and detailed as in
structor of the South Carolina Ma
tional Guard. with station at Columbia;
Mai. Glenn p. Wilhelm, Ordnance De-
partment, at the War Department, has
been ordered to the Philippines; Maj.
Edward w. Putney, 9th Coast Artil-
lery, in the Philippines, has been or
dered to this city for duty in the ONCE
of the chief of ordnance, Munitions
Building; Capt. James w. Rice, Chem
ical Warfare Service. from the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology to the
arsenal at Edgewood. Md, and Capt.
William B. Wright, jr. Air Corps. from
Kelly Field. Tex, to Richards Field,
Kansas City, Mo.
Master Sergt. william w. Nuckolls,
1st Tank Regiment. Fort George @.
Meade. Md, has been placed on the
retired list on his own application after
more than 80 yeaVe active service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
PLANNING GROUP AGAINST
WHARF FOR OIL COMPANY
Action of Commission Reported to
District Engineer to For
ward to Chief.

Maj. Brehon Somervell. District en-
gineer for the War Department for the
Washington area, has received the pro-
test of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission opposing the
granting of a permit to the Sun Oil Co.
of Philadelphia for the erection of a
wharf northwesterly of the Key Bridge,
at Rosslyn, Va.
Lieut.. Col u. S. Grant. Sd. vice chair
mand and executive officer of the COM
mission, forwarded the official action of
the commission to Mai. Somervell. Maj.
Gen. Lyle Brown, chief of engineers,
who will have to pass on the question
ultimately in conjunction with the Sec
rotary of War, is a member Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission and was present when the prob
lem was discussed at the meeting, held
last week
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
BOO-ING 'DRUNK" TAKEN IN TOW
BY RECORD-ARRESTS POLICEMAN
Greenlow Maneuvers in Way to Get Man Who Had Been
Patronizing Liquor Market

ter leaned far back on his heels and
then threw forward his head and
shoulders.
"Boo' he shouted, "Boo!"
Greenlow recoiled a step or two
The man followed up his advantage
with a stagger and another "Boo!"
The policeman recovered and started
maneuvering. They began "jockeying
for position. Greenlow won and grabbed
Hendricks in the collar. A trip to the
first precinct came next
where in the world did you get that
stuff?" asked Judge John p. Mcmahon
on Hendricks arraignment in Police
Court.
Whisky market"
Where is that?" inquired the magis-
trate.
"Over there" answered the man,
pointing in a southwesterIy direction.
He was sentenced to serve 80 days In
jail, this being his third appearance In
court within year. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
ALLEGED CHECK F0RGER
is UNDER ARREST HERE
Police Declare Woman Who OBJ
tanned Money From D. c. Hotels
Faces Many Charges.

Alleged to be wanted by police of
eight cities, Mrs. Irene Lodge, %, of
New York, arrested here Friday night,
faces four bad-check and three forgery
cases here.
She is alleged to have obtained 1865
from the Carlton, Willard Washington
Headquarters Detectives Ira Keck and
B. W. Thompson. she has been the OBJ
ject Of search by police of Baltimore
Md; Bridgeport, Conn; Portland, Me-;
Boston, Mass: Albany, N. Y: Detroit
Mich, and Cleveland and Toledo, Ohio
for uttering Of worthless checks.
She was taken into custody while
attempting to pass check at the Hay
Adams House Just as police lookout
for her was being received from Balti-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
"ARREsT KING" ON DUTY.

Policeman Raymond Sinclair, once
known as the arrest king" of the
trafic force, who was seriously injured
In a collision with an automobile at
New Hampshire avenue and Newton
street in October. has returned to duty
again, being employed as an assistant
to the night clerk at the Trafic Bureau
Although at one time doctors held
slight hope for his recovery, Sinclair
soon expects to be able to ride q motor
cycle again. a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26

Motor Cycle Policeman K. p. Green
low, flrst among his group in number
of arrests compiled recently by the
Traffic Bureau, wants the public to
know that he is afraid of no drunk.
He admits that he retreated some,
when accosted by william Hendricks, on
Pennsylvania avenue early yesterday
morning, but that was because he was
temporarily startled. Any way, Hen
bricks had been drinking vile stuff, "
he AYERS.
Greenlow drew up his motor" in
front Of drug store. He had scarcely
alighted when he saw a man, apparent
ly very much under the influence of
whisky nieandering up the street. "Ill
attend to you when / come out, s.
thought the officer.
Leaving the store the policeman ap-
preached the drunk" who retreated
not step. Just as Greenlow reached
out hishand to grab the man, the lat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
STAFFORD ELEVATION
URGED UPON HOOVER
Congressional Delegation Asks
President to Make Senior Judge
Chief Justice.

Promotion of Wendell p. Stafford, as
sociate justice of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia, to chief JUS
tice Of that court, to succeed Justice
Walter I. Mccoy. who recently retired
was urged upon President Hoover yes
terday by the Vermont congressional
delegation headed by Senator Greene.
Justice Stafford, who is now the
ranking justice on this bench, and who
has been Endorsed also for this promo
ton by the District of Columbia Bar
Association as well as number of in
dividual members of the bar, is a native
of st. Johnsbury, VT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
HYDES ARE H0NORED.
Secretary of Agriculture and Fam
lily Guests of Missouri Society.

Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Arthur M Hyde and their daughter
Caroline were honor guests at the
monthly meeting of the Missouri So
ciety of Washington, held last night
in the hall of nations of the Washing
ton Hotel. The Secretary and his fam
lily were presented by Capt. Fred H.
Poteet, u. S. N.
Included in the receiving line were
Representative Joe j. Manlove, presi-
dent of the society; Roy T. Davis Min
lister to Panama: DR.. e. B. Clements,
Republican national committeeman;
Cleveland A. Newton, former Repre-
sentative from Missouri and past preSi-
dent of the society; Admiral Robert
E. Coontz, Brig. Gen. G. r. Krautoff,
James L. Baity, assistant to the con-
troiler general, and Mrs. Baity; Mrs.
John. w. Lyman and Mrs. Frank
Sheldon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
Goes to Venezuela.

Benjamin w. Morris, architect MEM
Der of the National Commission of Fine
Arts, Is en- route to South America, where
he will visit Caracas, Venezuela, to In
spect the site Of the Henry Clay statue
in that city The statue is to be pre-
the United States in commemoration Of
the service of Clay to the South Ameri.
can republic, and has received the in
dorsement Of the Fine Arts Commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-26
COMEDY is SCHEDULED.
Jabberwock Players Will Present
"Dulcy' Tuesday.

The comedy, "Dulcy" will be pre-
Sented at the Fort Meyer Theater Tues
day evening by the Jabberwock Play
ers, the alumni dramatic group Of
western High School.
Miss Ruth Hartrick will play the
title role and Edward Stansbury the
role Of Gordie, the husband Of ''Dulcy. !"
Melvin Fox, William Philips, Donald
Harris, Rudy Moler, Helen Sheckles.
Mary Welchel and Pinkney Harmon
round out the cast.