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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
Plan TO COMPLETE
/. STREET EXTENSION
Budget Carries Appropriation
for Opening of New York Ave-
nue. to BIadenSburg Road.

Completion of o new through trafic
artery from the downtown section to
Bladensburg road northeast, which will
cut down considerably the distance to
the Baltimore Pike and reduce trafiac
congestion, Is provided in the District
budget bill now before Congress carry
ing an appropriation for the grading
and paving Of New York. avenue from
Florida avenue TO BladenSburg road ut
Twenty-fourth street.
Capt. H. @. Whitehurst, chief an-
gineer and eo-ordinator Of the District,
who has been planning the project for
two years, said today this street ex-
tension is one of the most important
provided for in q number of years as
well as being one Of the largest single
programs.
Extension Started Is Years Ago.
The extension of New York avenue
across the railroad lines leading into
Union Station was started about %
years ago. but has been postponed for
various reasons from time TO time IS
other projects interfered.
The heavy concrete bridge over the
railroad behind Union Station was con-
structed in 1907 and the site Of the
street extension has been in public
ownership for about 10 years,
The District supply bill as reported
to the House provides for an approprt-
alton Of S235, 900 for the completion OF
this trafic artery connection. The fund,
when the budget act becomes law, will
become available Immediately and Capt
Whitehurst expects that work viii be
started within two or three weeks after
the measure is enacted.
Should Bring Traffic Relief.
Completion Of the project, which was
! planned for future tFafac needs more
| than two decades ago, will be accom-
plished before next Winter, under the
program of street extensions planned
by the chief engineer. Trafde arteries
leading to the Baltimore road now are
so heavily travelled, that the opening Of
the new thofoughfaFe should bring no.
tieeahle relief quickly. cfticials believe.
The part Of New York avenue TO be
extended amounts TO approximately
miles in length. This connection, Capt
hWhitehurst points out, will cut on about
| mile from the distance from the down.
town section to Twenty-fourth street
and Bladensburg road. From . trafic
point Of view. the new avenue should be
| highly desirable because 1t will make II
trafic congestion at Fifteenth and II
| streets northeast,
The 2-mile stretch Of New York ave-
! nue. will be almost entirely free OF in
| tersecting streets, which will make pos
sible free and fast flow Of trafac, Only
two or three intersections are planned,
Capt. Whitehurst explains.
The street is to be so feet wide, from
curb to curb, and will be Of construc-
ton type to carry heavy, through, fast
traflc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
BYRD PAYS TRIBUTE
TO CAPT. R.E. SCOTT
Explorer Presents Prizes to
School Children for Me-
mortal Essays.

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0ANGARU, New Zealand, March 20.--
Admiral Byrd yesterday paid tribute to
Capt. Robert r. Scott, . fellow-ex-
plorer of the Antarctic, who persisted in
the polar wastes in 1919.
In presenting prizes to winners OF
Scott memorial essay contest at Oamaru
High School, Admiral Byrd said the
members Of his expedition deeply re-
speeted the memory Of the British ex-
plorer, and that he himself thought
Scott the hero Of heroes.
1T was in the field Of the spirit, y
said the American explorer, that he
made his greatest contribution to the
world. In failure he gained immortal
fame and in dying he left heritage
that success could not have given, we
salute the name Of this great-hearted
gentleman"
The 70 members OF his expedition
were like those Of foot bail team
Admiral Byrd said. Every man played
the game nobly and we'll Great team
work and loyalty made the success Of
the expedition. He was merely one Of
the team.
The explorer spoke of the immensely
valuable assistance given the expedition
by the II. L. Tapley Co., its dominion
business agents. Mr.. Tapely and James
Duncan had given much Of their time
to the affairs Of the expedition, he said
Such generosity was typical Of the kind
ness shown the explorers everywhere in
New Zealand.
Remarkable enthusiasm was displayed
in OamaEu's reception Of the Byrd
party.
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in addition to his work as precinct de-
tecttve of the third precinct.
Capts William G, Stott and Robert
z. Doyle Of the third and eighth pre-
clncts said today that they had no
knowledge Of the hold-up or of Burke's
activities in connection with It until
after the shooting of Crotts. Burke
SAID ne took Gfavely with him for
assistance.
Stott said today that Burke should
have notified him of his work at the
First street address in the eighth
precinct and should not have taken
Gravely without asking his permission.
Capt. Doyle said 1t was customary
when an arrest was about to be made
In MS precinct by Q man from another
precinct for him to be notified and that
he wa surprised that no notice had
been sven to him about the hold-up.
Although this occurred In his precinct
last Sunday, he said, the first he knew
about 1t was when he read the news
papers yesterday, He said that no
to him.
The charges against Gravely and
Swortsel probably viii not be written
up Tor Two or t. ee days, Supt. Pratt
said today. The police head said it
would be necessary to digest the
voluHinous affldavits before the charges
are prepared a. that they were not
put on his desk until late yesterday
afternoon.
The charge against dFavely will be
unauthorized use of his service pistol
In violation Of the police manual and
that against Swortzel will be conduct
prejudictal to the good reputation of
the force. Under this charge the Speci-
fication will allege attempted extortion
at the First street address.
Capt. Stott, who Is o regular member
OF the trial board, will not sit in
Gravely's case, as he is his commanding
otticer The two other members of the
board are Inspector Louis j. Stoll and
Capt. o. T. Davis. A third member
will be selected from the aIternates,
who are Capts. F. 8. w. Burke, M. J.
Reilly, c. p. M. Lord, william e. SAN
ford, J, e. Wilson, Charles T. Peck and
Fred M Cornwell. Inspector Bean is
also an alternate, but he will not be
held suitable to sit Ia either case as
he conducted the investigation and will
be witness for the prosecution.
Inspector Beams report last night
recommended the charges against
GFaVely and SwoYtzel He made NO
recommendation as to Burke, but said
that a report on Burke's part In the
AFFAIR would be made later,
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agent, was secretary Of the company.
Huston has testified that the money
he collected from the Carbide Co. was
deposited with the brokerage arm In
the name Of Moore.
Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis
consin, questioned Huston about q let
ter written August 4. 1929, to him by
Worthington.
It, said resolution favoring the
Cyanamid bid had been adopted by the
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation, but
that 1t took hard pull to get it,
The letter added tl1xt President
O'Neal of the federation had side
stepped, alibied and begged the ques-
tion," but that finally he picked up
ceufege." .s~s
WerthiAgtan wrote that "as Q final
push" he had told O'Neal that Huston
advised the resolution be adopted,
Questioned about the letter, Huston
said: Il never took q great deal Of
interest in the battles in Alabama on
this matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
CITY HEADS DECLINE
TINDALL EXTENSION

Although praising the long and EN-
lent service rendered to the District
Government by DR.. William Tindall,
for many years secretary TO the Board
of Commissioners. the Commissioners
do not feel justified In asking special
legislation to continue him in the
service beyond the retirement limit
next August. they advised the Senate
today.
In letter to Senator Capper, chair
man of the District committee, Com
missioner Dougherty said that If some
general law were passed authorizing
the heads of departments in the Fed
eral and District Governments to give
special consideration to superannuated
employees after August, 1890, the Com
mtssloners undoubtedly would look IA
orahly upon extending the service of
DR.. Tindall, but they do not believe
that there is Justification from a pub
lie standpoint Of singing out any one
employe and asking special legisla-
ton tor such employe."
DR., Tindall's period of service to the
municipality dates back even further
than the adoption Of the present form
OF government.
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NOuGuIuSQ SIOtn 1Aot EhBc.I
his trade. at fourth avenue and Twenti-
eth street.
This friend never has been identified
in any of the major rackets, but he
always has been at Capone's side when
trouble was brewing. His name Ia
known, but withheld by gangland
authorities, as this fealty of old friends
Is treasured by the big boss and he
has given orders that they must never
be betrayed.
The Pennsylvania prison warden had
announced that Capone was taken ia
the new penitentiary at Gratersford
That set the pack OF in that direction,
while the prison van lodged into Roose-
Welt Boulevard, instead of taking the
supposed route through North Phila-
delphia. The pie wagon was waiting
at the Langhorne Rendezvous.
Get Release From Governor.
Prison officials riding IN the van
hoped to Q telephone at a corner
store. There was o long wait, Capone
crouched In one end of the van. FINALLY
they reached the governor at Harrisburg
and were informed that the release had
been signed. Capone's friends and the
policemen formed tight little huddle
with Capone in the middle.
"CAPONE PLANE" HOPS OFF.
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Continued From First Page.)
loss Of water which is disappearing in
| some mysterious manner at the rate
! of about 100000 gallons a day. The
1891 District appropriation bill. it was
pointed out, contains an item of $40, 900
to begin a scientific survey to deter.
mine the origin of this leakage.
Indications are that the Water De-
partment will vigorously oppose the
plans. Already it has suggested to Mr..
WeSchler that instead of using the
Districts filtered water in the Ventilat-
ing system, water be pumped directly
from the Potomac through the two ex-
isting 36-inch mains which supply water
for the Capitol power plant, located in
Garfield Park near First and streets
southeast. This power plant is only
about three blocks from the new, House
ONCE Building, it was said. and mains
could be installed this distance at an
insignificant cost when compared with
the value of the water the VentilatinR
system would draw under present plans
from the Districts mains.
The District has a 36-inch gravity
main In Second street southeast, Ii was
explained, which probably would ade-
without q detrimental effect on the
domestic consumers served by this
main. To connect with this main, Water
Department officials declared, it would
be necessary for the Federal Govern
ment to install a 12-inch main In G
street southeast to South Capitol street
and run it north to B street. Water
Department officials, however, do not
believe this should be done If it Is
possible to use unfiltered water directly
from river for the ventilating system,
Ventilating systems in the Senate ana
House chambers use the Districts fl
tered water. These systems, however,
are economical, since the water Is used
over and over again, Engineers have
told the Water Department that such
q system cannot be installed In the
new House Ofiiee Building, because the
Commission Of Fine Arts will not ap-
prove the construction of the necessary
cooling towers.
The venti!ating system In the Senate
and House chambers is known as the
forced air or plenum supply fan ex-
haust system, The freshaif Is delivered
TO the chambers at the ceiling and the
warm air removed through the floor,
washed and dehumidified by means of
a spray apparatus and returned. The
water requirements are $40 gallons q
minute for Standardization and 3h
gallons minute for the condensers
This water, however, is in constant
circulation and thus used over and over
again.
Original plans for the Ventilating sys-
tenn In the new House Once Building
contemplated the ventilation of the
entire building. These plans were
abandoned because of the expense, ae-
cording to David INnn, SUPERVISING
architect of the Capitol, and the scien-
tif1c ventilation win be given only to
the large auditorium, large COMMITTEES
rooms and the telephone room. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-20
REFORM OR REVOLUTION SEEN
RESULT OF GUATEMALA UNREST
Government Looks to u. S. Loan and Public
Works to Combat Jobless and Money
Shortage Situation.

modern civilization" was the greeting
President LazaFo Chacon extended.
While the political situation differs
In each country In the Caribbean, those
which are dependent on the coffee crop
| now miss the wealth in which they
reveled while Brasil was holding world
! prices above the normal.
WITH coffee making 20 per cent of her
last years ,426 ,000, 900 worth of exports
Guatemala this year faces a $1,000, 600
or 5000, 900 reduction in the value Of
the coffee crop. More serious than Q
consequent reduction In government
revenues, 1t means exactly that much
less cash Is coming into the country.
Our Department OF Commerce bureau
here already finds so per cent de-
crease IN sales, compared with the total
attendant increase in unemployment
and reduction In wages. The only
bright spot Ii that the wealthy planters
instead OF making trips to Europe, viii
spend their money at home, and the
country will raise enough corn for itself
instead Of importing S2,000.00 worth,
as it did last year.
During the heydey Of coffee the gov
eminent scattered money with the same
iibeFality Is the coffee milIionaiYes did
and u Is now forced to aaopt q plan
1sAeA
without initiating the currency and de-
preciating the quetzal, which Is at par
with the dollar. When it was prosper
ous the government rejected loan pros
posais from both the Guaranty Trust
Go. ana the National City hank Of New
YORK, Now q loan is being considered
IN order TO establish an agricultural
bank, pave Guatemala City, build roads,
carry on other public works and relieve
unemployment, for without credits such
measures are impossible.
Chac0n Says Funds Are Needed.
The government must start roads and
other productive works, and for them 1t
needs funds, said President Chacon
when ! saw him.
1.-The size of the loan must depend
largely upon the terms on which il is
offered" he replied, In answer to 0 re-
quest Tor more specific details
The present efforts to disturb the
country are due to the belief of oppo-
nents Of the present administration that
New York will not grant q loan II
trouble threatens. Also there is a gen.
eral wish throughout the country. ex-
cept possibly among limited number
OF officials, that q loan should not be
granted unless it Is accompanied by
American fiscal control assuring It's
proper expenditure.
1T is not doubted that the American
f1nanciers would not grant q loan I'M
less they are authorized to name q fiscal
agent, and we believe that our people
would not object to that" said one Of the
Presidents advisers. However. the min
lSteFs OF finance and education have ex-
pressed less complacent views.
Guatemala now has Fipdley Howard
OF Nebraska as technical customs ad,
wiser te the finance minister. He in
creased the countFy's revenues through
new tarih rates and purged the service
through recommending the removal Of
inefhcient and dishonest employees.
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'LoanP" asked Pomerene. "a bride, 4"
he added.
Pomerene read Doheny's testimony
before the Senate oil committee In 1914
in which the latter said he did not
know of the Pearl Harbor project until
January, 1922. The prosecutor then re-
called the letter written in November,
1921, in which Doheny mentioned Pearl
Harbor.
How do you reconcile these state
ments?" the prosecutor asked.
He charged that other oil companies
would have bid on the Hawaii contract
If they had known that preferential
right to Elk Hills went with it,
Pomerene asserted that testimony
showed that the Pearl Harbor contract
was submitted to Fall before II was
given to q Doheny company.
DO you think Fall was so stupid that
he didn't know what o preferential
right was?" Pomerene inquired.
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AWAIT RoY'S SELECTION.
Formal Nomination As Temporary
President to BE Made.

Formal Nomination As Temporary
President to BE Made.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, March 20
R-Delegates from all parts OF Haiti
gathered here last night IN readiness
Tor the electors assembly at the Hotei
de vile today when Eugene Roy VIII
be formally nominated as temporary
president of the republic,
Plans have been laid for an en-
thusiaStie session, although the vote IL
self viii be a mere foFmality, because
All the groups represented by delegates
are soIidly behind the temporary gov
ernment plan formulated by PreSioent
Hoover's commission Of inquiry.
NJ rev viii be nominated, seconded
and approved and then tentative plans
VIII be made for his formal election on
April IL, By the council of state. fhas
BODY, through President Louis bofne,
has given q written guarantees that II
viii elect M. Roy to take up the ex,
ecutiye duties when the preSidentlai
term expires In the middle OF May.
Newspapers OF the capital yesterday
were Allied with enthusiastic statements
from leaders of the various poiiucal
groups, urging all Haitians to unite In
backing the plan.
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Parrots Are Barred
From u. S. Navy Ships
Due to Fever Scare

Ships Of the American Navy,
scattered over the world, today
were advised of1icialiy of the
order of Acting Secretary Ernest
Lee Jahncke that henceforth par
rots will not be allowed aboard
because of the high death rate
from the so-called parrot fever.
In an "ainav," as messages to
the whole Navy are termed In
ofiicial parlanee, Mr.. Jahncke
said:
ION account Of verv infectious
nature and high death rate from
parrot fever, no parrots will be
allowed on board ship"
Navy officials explained today
that this order apparently does
not affect shore stations, adding
that few pets of this kind are
kept at shore stations.
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ny JUNIUS b. WOOD.

| BY wireless to The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright, 1880.
GUATEMALA CITY, March 20.--
Guatamala is prilned for q revolution or
reform, and most persons within the
country believe that one or the other
must come within few weeks.
With rigid censorship over letters and
kilograms, though constitutional guar
antics are not openly suspended; gold
braided generals thronging the presi-
Dental ante rooms, barefoot soldiers
tramping the streets Of the capital and
instructions issued TO eonsuls abroad,
frontier guards carefully scrutiniEe the
records Of all visiting foreigners, and O
stranger entering this republic, with its
picturesque volcanoes and ancient ruins,
coffee and banana plantations, toiling
Indians and cFeaking OK carts, easily
senses the prevailing uncertainty. The
censorship, which applies even to COM
mercial code messages, prevents any re-
ports unacceptable to the government
from leaving the country.
The nervous situation of the country
was Strikingly shown last week when
circulars were secretly distributed among
homes setting Saturday for a sort Of
tropical Gandhi homeopathic DEM
onstration. The circulars, supposedly
printed in Quezaltenango, second largest
city, were smuggled into Guatemala
City.
They warned everybody against going
to work on Saturday or appearing id
tie streets or riding in cars, and ecu
toned them TO stay in their houses and
mediate on the ceuntrys hard eco
nomic condition.
Tension Increases.
Under normal conditions such cireu-
lars would have no more weight than q
chain letter, but by Friday the tension
increased.
The cabinet met and prepared to take
the necessary measures, while word went
to employers that any closing their
establishments were liable TO 60 TO jail.
Saturdays sun rose amid the usual
din of church bells, and the inhabitants,
after a cautious peek in the streets,
went to work as on other days, I'M
deferred by the evaporation OF last
weeks demonstration, its promoters are
now talking about another for next
Thursday.
government plans reform through
public works, giving employment and
putting money into circulation. Juan
Irigoyen, director Of the national bank,
started on his way to the United States
last week and the government plans
to authorize him to discuss the terms
Of loan with New York finaneiers.
Guatemala is both ofiicially and in
dividually friendly to the United States,
and 1t Is confident that any loan from
such sources win be wisely administered.
Former Wealth Missed.
'Tell your people to come here and
see our marvels Of nature, the ancient
Indian ruins and the comforts of cur
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whether Mr.. Deheny is guilty of the ter
ribie crime laid ut his door then you
must aeauit him." he said.
POmeFene Sarcastic.
Pomefene was sarcastic as he spoke
of poheny's story that he bid on the
Pearl Harbor project only after Rear
Admiral ]. X. Robson had told him q
naval fuel supply In Hawaii was peces-
nese feet.
Have any of you ladies and gentle
men heard anything about the Japa-
nese heet swooping down on the coast?"
the Government prosecutor asked.
He told the jury that the Washing
ton Naval Conference was held before
Robson told the story Of the japanese
menace and that the naval pact 10
which Japan was a party was signed
before the Pearl Harbor bids were
patriots" he shouted, Fall, DO
heny, Robisonl What Is going 70 hap
pen to this country when these great
patriots shufle OFF,"
Gives History Of Case,
Pomerene began his argument by re-
viewing the naval oil reserves history
from the time they were set aside.
1T Is claimed on the part OF the de-
from pCT5.r one ok. old prospectOr to another
He then read the section of the
charge to the jury which will say 1t IA
admitted that Deheny gave 100000 tc
Fall"
The jury, he said, must determine
one question. What was the intent OF
Doheny's giving the money?
THE indictment charges bribery" he
said, land the Government counsel
say to you that In their judgment
bribery has been proven"
"One hundred thousand dollars OF
hands" ne continued, land $4,000 acres
of Government oil lands passed into
Doheny's hands"
FAN Letter Read.
PomeFene read q letter to D0heny
which Fall wrote on July Q, 1921, in
which the former cabinet officer said:
"TheFe will be no possibility of con-
dict between Navy officials and this
department, IS I have notified SecFe-
taFy DENLY Of the Navy that I should
conduct the naval oil leases"
The prosecutor, after commenting
that this letter showed that Fall him.
self had taken over administration Of
ten by Doheny to Fall in November,
1921, which said, "Along the line of
your suggestions he had made In
quiries regarding the cost Of tanks for
Pearl Harbor
On November 40, 1922, Fall tele-
phoned Doheny asking for 100000 in
cash, which Doheny sent him on No
vember so.
The prosecutor pointed cut that the
money was sent In cash and not by
cheek as usual In such transactions.
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"CAPONE PLANE" HOPS OFF.

Ship Leaves Camden, N. J., Airport
Under Sealed ORDERS"
CAMDEN, N. j.. March 20 (P.-Tne
trimotored passenger airplane. which
was reported to have been engaged to
fly Alphonse "Scarface Al' Capone to
an unannounced destination when he
was released from the Eastern Peni-
tertiary at Philadelphia, left the Gen.
trail Airport here ct 1885 am. today
under what was declared at the port to
be sealed orders" The plane, besides
the pilot and an assistant, carried two
representatives of the company owning
the ship. 1t disappeared in a southerly
direction. The big ship came here at
6 pm. Monday, q few hours after
Capone had been released by the prison
authorities.