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Evening star., 1935-12-09
M'CARL ENABLES.
TRAFFIC SURVEY
WITH ". P. A. FUND.-
New Moves Are Planned to
Cut Down Accident
and Death Toll.
WORKS PROGRESS UNIT
GRANTS AID OF $1O6, 1854
First Large Project Approved for
White Collar Workers on
Relief List.

An intensive survey of traffic condi-
tions throughout the District to pro-
duce data on which traffic control
measures may be based in new moves
to cut down the accident and death
toll, will be launched soon by the
Traffic Department with the aid of a
$l06,l64 grant from the Works Prog
reSs Administration.
Commissioner George E. Allen today
received word that Controller General
McCarl and President Roosevelt had
approved allotment of that sum for
the employment of some 200 persons
now on the relief list for making the
traffic survey.
The grant goes into the general
fund made available to Allen for this
and all other projects under the w.
p. A., and he may draw upon the
general fund as he sees fit in making
the survey.
Will Rival 1925 Survey.
incidentally, this is the first large
project for white collar workers on
the relief list which has been ap-
proved since Allen found it necessary
to halt work relief programs which had
been financed out of Federal grants
for relief in the District. Such pro-
grams were abandoned last month
when it was announced the Federal
dole would end with the November
grant.
The survey planned by the Traffic
Department will be the most extern
sive ever conducted by that agency
and will rival in scope one made in
1925 by an engineering firm. pri-
marily devoted to street car transpor-
tation.
M. o. Eldridge, assistant traffic di-
rector. explained today his office hopes
to gather information which would be
of great value in planning control of
traffic by lights, determining the causes
of accidents and the compiling of
records of drivers
Particular attention will be devoted
to the downtown congested section. 1t
is planned to make traffic counts on
movement of vehicles during all night
periods as well as all day periods at
all important intersections. Gordon"
counts also are to be made to ascertain
the total number of cars entering or
leaving the District.
Delay" Studies Included.
The workers also will make delay"
studies. For instance, the checkers
will count the number of cars which
are halted at an intersection by a red
traffic light and the number of those
cars which are able to cross the inter
section on the green light following
the red. The purpose of this would be
to determine whether the timing Of
the signals should be changed in re-
lation to the direction traffic is going,
east-west as against north-south, for
instance.
A section Of the body of workers
would be assigned to make tabulations
from existing records of the location
and causes of accidents, particularly
those involving injuries or deaths.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
ROWLAND IS NAMED
HOUSING HEAD HERE

Appointment Of Henry Rowland Of
New York City as director of its hous-
ing activities for the District was an
nounced today by the Federal Housing
Administration. he succeeds Henry
H. Dearing, who was made assistant
r. f. A. field director.
Rowland, who has been with ths
r. II. A. since early this year, formerly
served in executive capacities with a
number of New York financial and
industrial firms. He is graduate of
Lawrenceyille School and Yale Uni
versity.
Dearing had served as F. H. A. di-
rector locally since May. AS the as
sistant field director, he succeeds
Leigh r. Gignilliat Of Chicago, who
recently was named field director.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

urday and that this, coupled with re-
currence of an old war ailment, was
responsible, according to his advices.
Later today federation headquarters
issued a statement based on CONVEX
sation which G. H. Whitsey, executive
assistant to Babcock, was said to have
had with the hospital and in which
it was asserted the federation head
had been assaulted and robbed.
According to the house physician
at Columbus Memorial Hospital, to
which Mr.. Babcock was taken after
he was found unconscious, he suffered
a bruised left eye, broken nose and
the loss of TOOTH" the statement ex-
planned. HE was attacked from be-
hind, it was said, with some heavy
instrument, and robbed of $65. Pre-
sumably robbery was the motive for
the attack. His glasses were smashed" !"
Babcock and Custer were In Chi
cago for a meeting today with repre-
sentatives of State, county and mu-
nicipal employees, who are planning to
organize under the A. F. G. e. Bab-
cock will be able to participate in the
sessions, it was added.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

married, is a painter and lives at 2115
l street. Dacey is chief craftsman OF
the Bureau of Reclamation.
The girl had planned to go to
Trinity College when she was grad
uated from Sacred Heart Academy.
Lieut.. George r. Grunert. 27, star
polo player at Fort Myer, Va, where
he is on duty with the Sd Cavalry.
was seriously injured late last night
in collision at College Park, Nd.
He is a son of Col. George Grunert,
on duty at the Army War College.
Skull Fractured.
Lieut.. Grunert is In Walter Reed
Hospital, where it was reported after
preliminary examination that his skull
is fractured. He was unconscious
when taken to the hospital. put had
partially regained consciousness this
morning.
The Cain child was on his way
downtown to see Santa Claus in one
of the department stores when the &C
cident occurred. His father, John C.
Cain, a Navy Yard employe, said he
was holding the boys hand as the lat
ter skipped along a pace or so ahead.
The elder Cain said he did not hear
the approach of the street car until it
was upon them. Only a few months
Evening star., 1935-12-09

identified by bank employees. He was
said to have virtually admitted the
robbery later.
Police, while lacking evidence for
indictments, are convinced the crime
was committed by Dee and two con-
federates whose names and records
are on file here.
The bank robbers entered the build
ing at dawn. overpowered the night
watchman and subdued bank officials
and employees as they entered later
to 90 to work.
Dee was dressed in a policeman's
uniform Saturday night when he and
companion tried to hold up an
armored car said to have contained
thousands of dollars. A guard, how
ever, seized Dee's gun and turned
its point upon him.
Dee was fatally shot and his COM
panion escaped In q rain of lead. Po-
lice believe he also was hit. A man
supposed to have been Dee's COM
panion was dumped from O car near
a Philadelphia hospital after he had
been shot.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
SAFETY CONFERENCE
CALLED BY ROPER
National Accident Prevention
Farley Will Be Held in Wash
ington December IS.

Governors of all the States and ma
tionally prominent publishers and
heads Of press associations were in
vited today by Secretary of Commerce
Roper to participate in the national
accident prevention conference to be
held at the Commerce Department
December 18.
The purpose Of the conference, Sec
retary Roper said, will be to effect a
better coordination of accident pre-
vention activities of national, State
and local agencies. He promised the
Federal Government will do all it
can in an advisory way" to support
the local highway and home safety
programs.
Such organizations as the American
Red Cross, the American Automobile
Association, the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, the National Association of
Credit Men, the United States Junior
Chamber of Commerce, the Disabled
American Veterans, the National As
sociation Of Insurance Agents, the
National Highway Users Conference
and the Automobile Manufacturers
Association have arranged to send
delegates to the conference.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, president
Of the American Red Cross, will open
the meeting and will turn over the
gavel to Senator A. Harry Moore of
New Jersey, chairman of the general
safety group created by President
Roosevelt recently.
Secretary Roper said that he wants
the newspaper leaders present for a
consideration of means of proceeding
with educational activities.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
T,oo Light Vines
Served in Fetes
At White House
Mrs. Roosevelt AnslUers
Drys' Demand for
AbStentiOn.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said to-
day that two American light wines are
served at state functions in the White
House.
This reiteration Of her original pro-
nouncement when repeal became ef-
fective was given in reply to press con-
ference questions about the demand
of dry forces for complete prohibition
in the White House.
Then she was asked about the prof.
ect of some Republican women to
grow potatoes on their fashionable
front lawns in protest against the po-
tato control act.
"It is not up to me to comment on
any decision Of the Republican wom-
en-" Mrs. Roosevelt said. adding she
understood there was some confusion
in peoples monds on this question Of
potatoes"
Evening star., 1935-12-09
MCARL ALLOWS $500
FOR D. C. GUARD HISTORY
Research to GO Back to 1902 and
Cover All Wars Since--Armory
site Study Permitted.

Controller General McCarl today
countersigned $500 in w. p. A
funds to prepare q register and his
tory Of the District National Guard
Some of the funds may be used also
in studying q site for new Ma
tional Guard armory.
The historical research would ex-
tend back to 1902 and bring the Ma
tional Guard history to date. Records
will cover all the wars IN which Dis
trict Guardsmen have participated
since the War of 1912, through the
World War.
A register Of the unit and officers
of the National Guard will be pre-
pared with available funds covering
the period since the close of the World
War.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

Mrs. Renchard, who Is known
among her friends as Dolly" is
prominent in the younger social cir
Gle here. She was graduated in 1888
from Holton Arms School, where she
specialized in art and the history Of
painting and sculpture. She made her
debut in 1888 and has since been
active in the Junior League.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Renchard of Tren-
ton. His father, now retired, formerly
represented the New York Life Insur-
ance Co. in New Jersey. Young
Renchard was graduated from Prince
ton University in 1928.
At present he is in his banks divi-
sion of territorial relations and has
charge of the correspondent relations
of the institution with banks in
Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and
the District.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

The former Alice Marie Fleming,
daughter of Robert " Fleming, presi-
dent of Riggs National Bank and head
of the American Bankers Association,
was back in the home of her parents
today after her elopement Saturday
with William S. Renchard of Trenton
N ]. The bridegroom, meanwhile,
had returned to his post with the
Chemical Bank & Trust Co. of New
York.
News of the couples marriage in
Elkton, Nd. came as a surprise to
relatives and friends The brides par
entS appeared pleased, however. Mr..
and Mrs. Renchard came to Washing
ton yesterday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Fleming at their home, 2206 wyoming
avenue.
The bride plans to leave her par
ents' home soon for New York, where
she and her husband will reside.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
PHONE USERS URGED
TO SEARCH DIRECTORIES
New Book Due This Week-Com-
pany Often Finds Valuable
Papers in Old Ones.

With the distribution this week Of
a new issue of the Washington tele-
phone directory, company officials
warned subscribers to search their old
books thoroughly before turning them
in. Bank books, birth certificates, in
surance policies, receipts and even
money have been found in the collect
ed directories, they pointed out.
Since January /, last, $500 addi-
tional phones have been installed 10
cally, John A. Remon, general man
ager of the Chesapeake g. Potomac
Telephone Co., announced. Approx
irnately 100000 copies of the directory
will be distributed. The new issue has
approximately 5000 more listing than
last year.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
TAPPING OF WIRES
RELATED At TRIAL
FOR CONSPIRACY
Two Revenue Bureau Off,
ciaIS and Tax Consult
ant Face Charges.
GUARDED TELEPHONE
TALKS ARE REVEALED
Efforts of Defendants to Secure
Various Large Accounts Pre-
sented in Evidence.

Evidence of guarded telephone con-
versations and meetings in the Carlton
Hotel, obtained by Government agents
over tapped wires, was presented today
in District Supreme Court, where two
Internal Revenue Bureau officials and
q New York tax consultant are on trial
for conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment. The trial was resumed today
after a recess of several days.
Efforts by the tax consultant, Frank
B. McElhill, and his partner, Richard
j. Callaghan, to secure various large
tax accounts, including that of the
Bankers Trust Co. of New York, also
were related.
Refers to "They."
John Saxon, jr., special agent of
the Internal Revenue Bureaus intel
ligence division, said McElhill told
Callaghan over the telephone that
''they" had suggested an attempt to
get the trust company's account.
There was no further Identification Of
who they we're
McElhill is charged with conspiring
with John w. Hardgrove, former asso-
ciate chief conferee of the Internal
Revenue Bureau, and Henning R. Nell
son, former auditor at the bureau, to
solicit $4,000 from Thomas N. Nc
Garter, New Jersey utilities magnate,
for securing an exemption for him IN
his income-taX payment.
AE0(ortay cn-
licitation to Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau, who set special agents to
work to trap the alleged conspirators.
Seven wire technicians," who tap
ped telephone conversations by the
defendants during last August, testi-
fed this morning. For the most part
the conversations seemed unrelated.
Tells of Conversation.
Fred c. Pond, one of the wire tap
pers, told of a conversation August 81
participated in by all three defend
ants while McElhill was stopping at
the Carlton. He said Hardgrove called
the hotel, and Nelson, who was in
McElhill's room, answered. Hardgrove
was invited 10 JOIN them,-but said he
had indigestion and would see them
later.
The next day McElhill called his
partner, Callaghan, who was in New
York, Saxox1 testified.
How did you make out with Nc
Carter2" Callaghan was quoted as
asking.
"AQ right" Saxon said McElhill
replied. 'They are writing up the re-
port today. I'm waiting for the fel-
low now."
The next day, Saxon said, Callaghan
again inquired: That's all finished,
isn't it?"
Yeah. That's all over" he said
McElhin replied.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
PRISONER DEAD
IN JAIL SHOOTING
Self-Wounding Fatal as
Woman Is Freed After Turn
ing State Witness.
RN the Associated Press.

oC IIl0 hSSOCIdIcu FTcSS.
ANNAPOLIS, December Crank
lin B. Steventon, awaiting sentence for
a larceny conviction, died today of a
head wound, self-inf1icted after he
had sought vengence in the Anne
Arundel County Jail on the woman
who turned States evidence against
him.
Steventon, 3S-year former police
man Of Nassau County, N Y, shot
himself in the head in the Anne
Arundel County Jail here yesterday,
outside the cell of Mrs. Sally Picard,
26, of Pax, w. Va.
Gets Guards Pistol.
He began his move for vengeance by
scuf1ing with guard who came with
a trusty to bring his breakfast. During
the struggle, Steventon and the guard
rolled down two flights of stairs.
A .3s caliber pistol dropped from the
holster Of Thomas Alton, the guard.
Steventon snatched the gun. ran to the
cell occupied by Mrs. Picard.
He slid back the cover of the open
ing, called to her and started firing
One bullet nicked her arm, another
struck her in the shoulder and lodged
in the juncture of the collar bone and
the breast bone. A third bullet fat
tened against the steel door.
Steventon was tried here last week
for the larceny of $500 in cash and
jewelry valued at $4,000 from the home
of Mrs. Helen B. Bennett near here.
Mrs. Picard, indicted with Steventon
on the charge, was not tried but turned
States evidence.
Today the Anne Arundel County
Court struck a charge of larceny
against Mrs. Picard. Judge Linwood
L. Clark suggested that the charge
against Mrs. Picard be nolle pressed,
saying from the evidence there is
nothing on which to hold her any
way"
States Attorney Roscoe C. Rowe
of Anne Arundel County agreed.
Steventon was convicted, but sentence
was deferred pending motion for a
new trial.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
Young Student Hurled to
Death When Struck
by Motor.
TWO SERIOUSLY HURT
IN OTHER ACCIDENTS
Lieut.. George R. Grunert, Army
Polo Star, Injured in Collision
at College Park.
Traffic deaths to Dec. 9----108
Same period, 1934---------121

The death of a 16-year-old Wash
ington high school girl, hurled AZ feet
when struck by an automobile on Wis
consin avenue last evening, brought
the Districts traffic toll for the year
to 108. She was the seventh person
killed in traffic here during the past
nine days.
Five-year William Cain of Gil ]
street southeast was rushed to Provi-
dence Hospital shortly before noon to-
day after he was hit by a street car at
Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street
southeast. Physicians said the childs
condition was serious and gave treat
ment for a possible fracture of the
skull.
Two other persons, one OF them an
Army polo star, were seriously injured
IN crashes yesterday in nearby Mary
land and Virginia. Another Wash
ingtop high school girl also was a
traffic victim, but Is not thought to be
in a serious condition.
Mary Eleanor Lee, a second-year
student at the Sacred Heart Academy,
was killed just before 6 pm, when
struck by an automobile said to have
been driven by Albert Katz Weinberg,
SO. of Baltimore. at Wisconsin avenue
and Albemarle street. She was cross
ing from the curb to a street car
loading zone when struck.
Weinberg Freed on Bond.
She was taken 10 Georgetown Hos
pital where an oxygen tent was used
in fruitleSs effort to save her life.
She had fractured skull, fractured
arm and serious internal injuries and
died within an hour. Weinberg was
released in $4,000 bond pending an
inquest at 1870 am. tomorrow at the
District Morgue.
Miss Lee had been living with her
guardians. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

ago the childs young sister, Joan, 2,
died Of pneumonia, the father said.
The other high school girl involved
in a traffic accident last night was
15-year-old Geraldine Gerhardt of
3153 Mount Pleasant street. who was
struck by taxicab while crossing
the street at Sherman avenue and
Park road. She was treated at Gar
field Hospital for cuts about the head
and body bruises.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

OqSCyt az 6So
Military road.
They had moved
t h ere just a
month ago from
1903 Spring place,
where the child
had lived with
them foS II years.
M ! S s Lee was
born in 1919 in
Herndon, Va, the
daughter of Rob-
ert and NJ aly
Lee. Her mother
died when she
was 4 wears old.
Her father. re-
Evening star., 1935-12-09
Extra Special Delivery.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. CP.-"Hold
until he arrives" was the direction on
a letter received at the county jail
for an itinerant, name withheld.
Sheriff Charles w. Struble took
charge of the letter, mailed from New
Orleans on December 4. "It will be
only q matter of time until I shall
be able to complete delivery" he said.
Evening star., 1935-12-09

three suspects in
the $4,000 rob-
berry of the Wood
ridge - Langdon
Savings & Com
mercial Bank at
2027 Rhode Is
land avenue Oc-
tober IL, 1882.
Edws rd A. Dee,
the slain bandit,
was ARE S t e d
shortly after the
local robbery, but
detectives were
forced to release
him because he
an1H mi ha
Evening star., 1935-12-09
BABCOCK TO LEAVE
CHICAGO HOSPITAL
Various Stories Reach Capt.
tai on Hurts of A. F.
G. E. Head.

E. Claude Babcock, 1901 Military
road, president of the American Fed
Grafton of Government Employees, to-
day was expected to leave Columbus
Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where
he was taken yesterday under circum-
stances that were variously described
in accounts reaching here.
A message from the Associated Press
quoted a police report to the effect
that Babeock had been picked up in
the street badly beaten about head
Evening star., 1935-12-09

and face.
This was de-
MED by Cecil E.
Custer, treasurer
of the fedora
ton, W no was
reached in Chi
cago an d said
B a b C ock COL
! a pse d on the
street while in
company with rel
atives, with whom
he had din e d.
Custer amplihed
that BaIocock had
b e e n i'll before
leaving here Sat-
Evening star., 1935-12-09
Hayride a la Hollywood.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. GD.-Twelve
hay-laden trucks carried nearly 300
film folk, decked in various country"
costumes to Malibu Lake club barn"
dance and 'hick" party given by Grace
Bradley, actress. last night oh, yes,
there was q motor cycle police escort.
Evening star., 1935-12-09
SLAIN GUNMAN
SUSPECTED HERE
Edward a. Dee, Killed in Phila-
delphia, Was Quizzed in
Bank Hold-Up.

Police were informed today that a
gunman shot to death in a hold-up
attempt on an armored car in Phila-
delphia Saturday night was one of
The Washington times., 1935-06-03
STATES RIGHTS
DEMANDED.
SEN. KING
By WILLIAM H. KING

NN-----@0~'@
United States Senator from Utah
Written Expressly for Universal Service
The De1ocratic Party has al
ways opposed the Capitalization of
authority in the Federal Govern
ment. 1t rests upon the rights of
the individuals and upon the
theory that the States are SOY,
ereign and supreme with respect
to their internal affairs.
The founders of the Republic
had suffered from the oppression
Of powerful centralized govern
ment, and they determined to
build political institutions and
frame a government resting upon
the inviolable rights Of individuals.
There are some Americans so
forgetful of what our Govern.
ment is and what it stands for
and so enamored of systems of
government of the old world, that
they would barter away and
swap the principles of liberty and
our form of government-the
greatest the world has ever seen
for forms of government under
which tyranny exists and indivi.
ouaI rights are sacrificed.
The Washington times., 1935-06-03
Civic Theater Plans
Plays at Seminary

FOREST GLEN, Md, June 8.
The National Civic Theater So
ciety, recently organized to pro.
mote the arts and sciences and
to create and maintain national
civic theater, has chosen the
Odeon Theater of the National
Park Seminary, located here, to
present a series of plays during
the coming summer months.
Miss MyrtiS Morgan, of Belle
Haven, Va, and Lee K. Holland,
of Washington, both we'll known
in dramatic circles, have been
chosen by the trustees to have
charge of the movement.
The Washington times., 1935-06-03
BISHOP CITES
CHALLENGE To
c. v. CLASS
You can't legislate morals.

You can't legislate morals.
But young college gladuGteS
can carry into the everyday world
a new sense of right and justice,
serve as missionaries in American
life, Bishop James E. Freeman
said yesterday.
Delivering the baccalaureate
sermon to the graduating class of
George Washington University,
Bishop Freeman said the depreS,
sion offered test to Graduates.
Sees Problems Solved
It lays down a challenge, he
said.
Will the graduate go into bust.
ness and community life, fight
for the cause of right? Will he
attempt to raise the moral stand.
ards Of business, industry, poll.
tics? That is dare, the Bishop
said, adding:
"If the graduate, who repre-.
sents a part Of public opinion,
will bring himself to fight for
the cause of Christ, the depres.
sion and the social problems
which face the country vii. be
solved. For moral dishonesty
has caused the suffering, pow.
erty, unhappineSS which plague
the world today.
"All the old rules are broken.
We are entering new fields,
Active, trained youth must be
prepared to enter, work hard
to remOld the world. The
Bishop warned that today's
seething life was no place for
the lazy man. 1t offers a great
test, not ease"
TWO GREAT CAUSES
Two great causes the Bishop
put before all others. He said:
II dare you to take up, to
fight for these causes.
"The first is the cause of
world peace. Follow not the ex-
tremeS, but a sane course. Act,
young people from a deep con.
Viction.
THE second cause is that of
social change. We have new
ideas and need new ideals. Let
US bring Christ into the social
order of the nation. You must
do 1t. Bring justice and faig
play to the country"