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General News j pie far : Sports—Pages 5 to 9 j - - ■ ---- , ■ __ _JL. — ■ - ■ . ■ .. — -- WASHINGTON, D. 0., SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1935. * PAGE B—1 ■ . 1 i ' i i " I ■ SBHTE APPROVAL ON RESTORING PAY LIKELY THIS WEEK Change to Take Effect on Some Date in Future Is Expected. COMPROMISE MAY OUST RETROACTIVE FEATURE Court Discussion Interruption for Deficiency Measure Tomorrow Afternoon Is Seen. Favorable action by the Senate within a few’ days on restoration of the remaining 5 per cent of the Gov ernment pay cut appeared likely last night, but it was reliably reported the proposal probably will be modified to take effect on some date in the near future instead of being made retroactive to January 1. One suggestion said to be under consideration is that the restoration take place on April 1. While it was not certain last night what date would be agreed upon, the general impres sion prevailed at the Capitol that some compromise would be effected to elimi nate the retroactive feature. Court Remains Business. Although the World Court is still the pending business in ‘fie Senate, the expectation is that there will be an opportunity tomorrow afternoon to turn temporarily to the consideration of the deficiency measure to which the pay amendment is to be offered. Senator McCarran. Democrat, of Nevada, who introduced the pay res toration amendment to take effect as of January 1, refrained yesterday from making any comment on the reports of a probable change in the effective date. It is believed, however, he is content with the situation. If the Senate adopts a pay restora tion amendment it would go bark to the House, which could either act on it directly or submit it to conference. It is believed the prospect for final enactment of the proposal into law would be brighter if the reported com promise. changing the date, material izes, than would be the case if it contained me retroactive leature. Advance Notice Filed. Although Senator MeCarran sev eral days ago filed the advance notice that would be required to suspend the rules for consideration of his pay res toration amendment, he stated at the time he did not believe that course would be necessary. There have been no indications that a point of order would be raised to necessitate sus pension of the rules. Senator Adams, Democrat, of Colorado, in charge of the deficiency measure, has indicated he will not interpose a point of order. The plan to seek consideration of the deficiency resolution tomorrow afternoon is based on a belief it can be disposed of quickly and sent back to the House. It carries operating expenses needed immediately by sev eral Government agencies, including some additional funds for the com mission settling the boundary between the District and Virginia. ARNOLDHIRSHDIES FROM AUTO INJURIES Former Shoe Store Proprietor, Resident of City 30 Years, Was Born in Austria. Arnold Hirsh, former proprietor of the Family Shoe Store and Hirsh Brothers’ Shoe Store here, died last night of injuries received in an auto mobile accident last Monday. He was on his way to attend a conven tion of shoe manufacturers in At lantic City. For the past few years he had been with the Wise Shoe Co. Mr. Hirsh, a resident of Washing- ' ton for 30 years, was born in Austria 1 SO years ago. He was a member of { Pentalpha Lodge. F. A. A. M., here, : and the Adas Israel Hebrew Congre- 1 gation. For a time he was a director * of the old Standard National Bank. * He is survived by two sisters. Mrs. 1 Jacob Rosenberg and Mrs. Rose , Eskin, both of Washington, and a brother. Harry A. Hirsh of New York. ! Funeral services will be held in the Danzansky funeral chapel tomorrow ] at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Adas s Israel Cemetery. * •- ^ 70 LIQUOR DEALERS TOLD TO HALT SALES Their Applications Filed Too late 1 for February 1 Action, They Must Wait for Permits. J - i Seventy Washington retail liquor ! dealers have been ordered by the Al- ‘ cohollc Beverages Control Board to ' cease selling alcoholic beverages at S midnight January 31, because their applications for 1935 licenses were { filed too late to be approved by Febru ary 1. New licenses may be issued to this group later if requirements are met. , The law requires that applications for permits be published over a period of two weeks before the board acts on them. Board members have warned deal ers they will be prosecuted if they sell after midnight January 31 unless new j licenses were in effect. WIFE GRANTED DIVORCE j C. Shelby Carter Charged With Cruelty in Reno Suit. ( RENO, Nev., January 26 (A3).—Mrs. < Mary Spingler King Carter, formerly > of Convent, N. J.. obtained a divorce ‘ on grounds of extreme cruelty here i today from C. Shelby Carter, New York social registerit*. The decree was granted at a private i trial. They were married July 6, 1928, < , and have a 3-year-old daughter, f •Shirley. A 1 Civic Center Layout Revised r,,w "■ ■■ mmmm—mmmm-m—mmmm—mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm—mm* &2 Hu&afc&i A/rc/«* gxr$*ux*f / jV t>'±+ • A t* *ML The total cost of the proposed Municipal Center would be reduced greatly by adoption of this revamped plan, according to Municipal Architect Nathan C. Wyeth. In the lower portion of the layout is the plan for the administration building. There would be room for expansion at either end of this structure. To the north, across D street, is the outline of District Supreme Court. Juvenile Court would be erected to the north and east of this building, while the companion buildings farther to the north into Judiciary Square would be the new housing for Police and Municipal Courts. Space for future expansion might be found on the site of the old Pension Office Building. * - I J. S. MAY AID D. C. INQUIRY OF CRIME Summings Considers Plea to Lend Agents for City Probe. The Department of Justice notified | 'hairman Randolph of the Special! 'rime Investigating Committee of the ! louse yesterday that serious consider ition is being given his request for everal agents to aid in the inquiry nto conditions in the District. The committee will begin its hear ngs tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., but be ore that time, Randolph was told. Attorney General Cummings will de cide whether the Justice Department :an spare an agent or two to serve as nvestigators. Justice Aid Sought. Randolph sought Department of Justice assistance to save the com nittee the expense of employing two irivate investigators. He feels, too, hat the authority and special train ng of the Government agents would nable them to produce more evi lence than could be gathered by pri ate detectives. Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen, who ias supervision over the Police De iartment, and Police Supt. Ernest W. Arown have been called as the first fitnesses. Next Randolph plans to ummon Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, ssistant superintendent and person al officer, and Inspector Frank S. V. Burke, chief of detectives. Randolph reiterated that the hear ngs at the outset would be conducted >ehind closed doors, although news >aper men will be admitted. He said then the investigation progresses the loors may be thrown open to the mblic. 20 Calls Received Daily. His announcement was repeated In lew of the numerous requests for lermission to “sit in” on the hear ngs. Since the committee decided m the date to start the inquiry there lave been on the average of 20 calls day from persons who said they de ired to attend. A broadcasting company also asked lermission to have a microphone in he committee room during the ses ions, but action on this request has leen deferred. Randolph explained the commit ee intended to make a thorough and mpartial inquiry into .crime condi ions in Washington and that it is lot planning a “show.” Offers of assistance and co-oper ition have been received by the com nittee from a number of prominent District lawyers, civic leaders and msiness men. The latest pledge of ild came from James G. Yaden, presi lent of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations. Wrote to Associations. Yaden advised Randolph that he ilso had sent a letter to each of the 10 neighborhood citizens' associations irging their co-operation in the vital and timely effort” of his com aittee. "May we urge upon you and upon he whole Congress,” he said, “the ieed for a thorough study of our rime problem and the lmpotrance of allowing the study with constructive emediai action.” a / FAIR AND COLDER. CAPITALFORECAST Skating Allowed at Pool and Coasting in Park and Some Streets. Fair and colder weather Is forecast for Washington following the snow yesterday which added an inch and a half to the residue from Wednesday’s storm. A minimum of about 16 de grees was expected early today. The Weather Bureau predicts clear skies and slowly rising temperatures tomorrow, and an additional rise in the mercury Tuesday. Sub-freezing temperatures and clear skies promised ideal conditions for Winter sports today. Skating will be allowed on the Reflecting Pool at Lincoln Memorial, and there will be coasting in Rock Creek Park and on various streets throughout the city set aside by police for this purpose. 12 Snow Plows in Use. A dozen snow plows will be used on the streets today. Unless addi tional snow falls. District officials will not ask for more help from the emer gency relief workers who were taken off snow removal Friday after two 6-hour work days. The office of the National Capital Parks has kept seven snow plows working 18 hours a day since Wed nesday’s storm, clearing drives through the city's parks to make them avail able to motorists and Winter sports enthusiasts. Boulevard Is Opened. The crews have opened Memorial Boulevard all the way to Mount Ver non. Several good coasting hills in Rock Creek Park were cleared and a large amount of firewood collected and piled for bonfires. The snow removal crews were still working last night. The Speedway in East Potomac Park was not opened, however, as officials felt it was unneces sary at this time to provide for traffic in that area. Roads in West Potomac Park were opened. 13 KASS CArl IAL Itbl FOR DOCTORS’ LICENSES Woman Among: Group Admitted to Practice in District by Medical Board. Thirteen physicians passed exami nations for the practice of medicine and surgery in the District, held January 14 and 15, before the Commis sion on Licensure, Health Officer Ed ward J. Schwartz announced yester day. Licenses will be issued shortly. The 13 successful candidates are: Fordyce A. H. Johnson, John Her man Long, Ruth Jackson, Malcolm Dotiglas Harrison, Francis Neilson Strawbridge. Joseph Felix Belair, Ashby Wade Smith, Joseph Mahon Moore, Kline Armond Price, Morris Silverman. Frank Whitton Govern, Michael Patrick De Vito and Donald Stubbs. iltaly Orders Diplomatic Golf. ROME, January 26 (A5).—The Japa nese government wants its envoys in Rome to do as the Romans do. It has ordered all 16 members of the embassy here, from Ambassulor down, to join a golf club. It’s diplomacy. $7,500,000 CIVIC CENTER ADEQUATE, Municipal Architect Says ^ Building Would Meet Need for 50 Years. MINOR COURTS PLANNED FOR JUDICIARY SQUARE Lower-Cost Project Would Re quire Only $1,000,000 After Sale of Part of Site. A new Municipal Center, adequate in size to meet the needs of the Dis trict government for the next 50 years can be built for about $7,500,000. according to estimates by Nathan C. Wyeth, municipal architect. In advocating drastic revision oi present plans for the center, the Com missioners are emphasizing that esti mated cost of the project now planned would run to more than $22,000,000. The District is not able to finance any such scheme as that, Commis sioner Hazen has declared. The Board of Commissioners has just ap proved his plan for sale of the two lower squares of the site already pur chased at a cost of much more than $6,000,000. The size of the site was dictated several years ago by Con gress. Finanrinr Tlpfaile Inrnmnlpfp The new plans, which have been approved in principle by the National Capital Park and Planning Commis sion, call for use of a portion oi Judiciary Square for the minor courts buildings. The main new District administration building would be erected on the northern half of the present center site, from Third tc Sixth street and between C and D streets. Financial details have not been completed, but it is indicated not more than $1,000.00 would be needed in excess of what would be expected in payment for the lower half of the center site and for the present Dis trict Building property. | One suggestion is that this extra money be obtained from the Public Works Administration as a grant and loan. 70 per cent to be repaid by the District. Bill to Provide for Sale. A bill to provide for sale of the two lower squares is to be sent to Congress soon. Coupled with this will be a move for authority for the District to acquire necessary portions of Judiciary Square. In this con nection Wyeth has declared many times such a plan still would leave more than ample park space in that square. Under the layout indorsed by the Park and Planning Commission, the Juvenile, Police and Municipal Courts Buildings would be placed in Judiciary Square. The -Municipal Administra tion Building would occupy the area between C and D streets and the lines cf Fourth and Fifth streets. This would mean closing John Marshall place north of C street. Large Area for Expansion. Such a plan would leave the areas bounded by Fifth, Sixth and C streets and Indiana avenue and that bounded by Third. Fourth and C streets and Indiana avenue for future expansion of the administration headquarters. Juvenile Court would be erected to the north and east of District Su preme Court, to balance the location of the District Court of Appeals, to the north and west of District Su preme Court. The new Police and Municipal Courts Buildings would be erected off a court yard in Judiciary Square. For the distant future there would be room for expansion in the site of the old Pension Office Building and on streets bordering Judiciary Square, it is argued. Agreement Still Lacking. It would be especially fitting to use a portion of Judiciary Square for the Juvenile, Police and Municipal Courts Buildings, officials argue, since two important branches of the District courts system already are there. The Commissioners have not ar rived at a definite agreement on the courts phase of the center project. Lieut. Col. Dan I. Sultan, Engineer Commissioner, favors the plan as in dorsed by the Park and Planning Commission. Commissioner Hazen is more in clined to favor construction of the PoUce and Juvenile Courts Buildings at the east and west ends of the northern half of the present site. This still would leave room for fu ture expansion, but not nearly as much as the plan to place these units in Judiciary Square. The cost of the latter plan, for the present, would be about $300,000 more, however. ARCHBISHOP IS ACCUSED BY MEXICAN CATHOLICS Church Paper Defends Cleric in Claiming Criticism Sent to Holy See. By the Associated Press. MEXICO, D. F., January 26.—The Catholic newspaper La Palabra said today various Mexican Catholics had complained to the Holy See against what they called the failure of Arch bishop Pascual Diaz to protect their rights. They charged him with "responsi bility for persecutions against the Catholics." the newspaper asserted. Quoting "trustworthy sources" the paper defended the actions of the archbishop. COASTERS INJURED One Boy Suffers Broken Hip and Companion Arm Fracture. Special Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va„ January 26.—Chiles Campbell, 12. son of Cecil Campbell, suffered a broken hip and Willard Cloud. 14, son of C. W. Cloud, a broken arm when they crashed Into an automobile driven by Mrs. J. Vin cent Spitler as they were coasting just outside Luray today. Other injuries were not determined as they were rushed to a hospital In Harrisonburg. fc_ METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION USED BY GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES IN 1930 AND 1934 I’mcrwr 40 STREET CARS I PRIVATE AUTO AS DRIVER OR OWNER __ walk imp PRIVATE AUTO AS ■■ PASSENGER _I 80SES iHPl • Legend• ■I Government Employees 1934 EZ3 Government Employees* 1930 (63,250 Reporting) ( 56,74.9 reporting) national Capital park and planning Commission BUS USE DOUBLED BY U.S. EMPLOYES ■ ..— Street Car Patronage by Same Workers Falls 6 Pet. in Four Years. Use of bus transportation by Gov ernment employes was nearly doubled during the past four years, while street car patronage by this class of riders declined about 6 per cent, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission disclosed yesterday. Government workers employed pri vate automobiles in greater number j In getting to and from wrork, and the 1 number of passengers in these cars ! also took a spurt from 7.3 to 11.4 per | cent. Fewer persons walked to their jobs, however. These are among findings resulting i from a traffic survey conducted among Government employes here last Spring, which the commission made public without comment. The data were compiled from answers to questionnaires passed out at Govern ment units. 1930 Study Results Used. As a basis of comparison, the com mission used the study it conducted under Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant. 3d. in 1930. The survey last Spring w as' sponsored by the Public Utilities I Commission. Capital Transit Co., ' Board of Trade. District Relief Ad ministration, the chief clerks of the various Government departments and the Planning Commission. Of 80.000 cards distributed among Federal employes some 65,000 cards were returned filled out. In addition. 25.000 cards were distributed through the Board of Trade, but the results of this inquiry have not yet been published. John Nolen. jr„ director of plan ning of the National Capital Parks and’ Planning Commission, pointed out that in 1930 there were some 70.000 Government employes here. In 1934 this number had increased to j 80.000, to all of whom traffic cards j were sent. Now, Nolen said, the Civil ' Service Commission estimates there ] are nearly 95,000 Government work ers here. Charles Herrick, city planner of the commission, was in charge of the j survey. "The survey was conducted to ob tain data needed in solving general transportation problems in Washing ton. with particular reference to re routing,” Nolen explained. "The Pub lic Utilities Commission has been given the results of the inquiry.” Improvement Suggestions Asked. Mass transportation facilities in the 1930-1934 period have remained prac tically stationary, Nolen said. Among the important questions asked in the survey, he said, were: ‘‘Would im provement in street car or bus serv ice influence you to change your pres ent mode of transportation?” and, "What suggestions do you have as to improvement in service?” Of those street car riders answer ing. 32.2 per cent were for improved transit service and 5.1 per cent were for better equipment. Nine per cent wanted street traffic improvement. Two per cent were for lower fares in the form of an extension of transfers. Rerouting interested 5.4 per cent and those desiring substitution of busses for street cars numbered but eight tenths of 1 per cent. Seven-tenths of 1 per cent were for better tracks. One and four tenths per cent favored better parking facilities. Express service found favor with 4.6 per cent and , this category included skip stops. Few Wanted Subways. Subways, a much-discussed question now, interested only 1.7 per cent. Nolen made it clear, however, that this question was not prominently in the public eye when the traffic census was taken. Very few favored a "stagger” system of Government working hours. Forty-seven per cent of the total made no suggestions at all and street car patrons had more improvements in mind than had others. Among the drivers of private automobiles, 8.5 per cent suggested better transit serv ice. Those Government workers coming to and from work in private automobiles as passengers registered a 15.5 per cent bloc in favor of better transit service. Fifteen per cent of the auto drivers want better parking facilities and less than 5% per cent of the automobile passengers mentioned parking. Only a small percentage mentioned public provided parking spaces, but those that did expressed a desire to have very cheap rates. About 59 per cent of the motorists who are Government workers park on the streets during their work hours, the survey showed. Ten thousand cars were parked on the streets, 2,815 were placed in reserved spaces fur nished by the Government. 3,000 were left on parking lots and 361 put into garages._£___ HEADS WOMAN’S CLINIC Mrs. Frank A. Birgfeld Elected, Among Others, for New Period. The Woman's Clinic at 4704 Geor gia avenue will be headed during the coming year by Mrs. Frank A. Birg feld, who was elected president at a meeting during the past week. Dr. Lauretta Kress was elected superin tendent of the Georgia Avenue Clinic, and Dr. D. S. Lamb, superintendent of the Colored Clinic at 1237 T street. Other officers elected were: Mrs. Charles H. Curl, first vice president: Mrs. John Harwood, second vice president: Mrs. Edgar T. Brown, treasuruer; Mrs. Ruth Snodgrass, re cording secretary: Mrs. H. E. Rogers, corresponding secretary, and Dr. Ida Heiberger, doctor emeritus. Hearing Tomorrow to Slate Adjustments Possible Under Firm's Profits. Rates of the Potomac Electric Power Co. will be reduced somewhat as a result of a public hearing to be held tomorrow at the District Build ing on the annual adjustment of charges under the sliding scale rule, according to advanced estimates. At that time detailed figures will be produced to show the profits of the corporation during the past year. Under the consent decree, subscribed to by the Public Utilities Commission and the power company, certain por tions of the excess profits of the com pany each year are set aside for rate reductions. The Utilities Commission recently stated formally there would be some reduction again this year, but indi cated it would be smaller than in some past years. There has been a cut in rates each year since the sliding scale agreement was entered into in 1924. That agreement, consented to by the District Supreme Court, was the re sult of a long controversy over dispo sition of an impounded fund of ap proximately $6,000,000 accrued during dispute over an order of the commis sion for a reduction in rates. SUGAR BEET DRIVE MAPPED IN OMAHA TJ. S. Economists and Processors Plan for 1935 Campaign to Control Production. By the Associated Press. OMAHA. Nebr.. January 26—Gov ernment economists and representa tives of 27 companies manufacturing beet sugar in the United States from Ohio to the Pacific Coast gathered here yesterday to discuss tentative rules governing the sugar campaign for 1935. The Government economists will re port soon to John E. Dalton, chief of the sugar section of the Agriculture Adjustment Administration, who will take final action. Processors made little objection to the proposed rules, although they ex pressed the desire to compete for de sirable acreage in other districts than their own while the proposed Govern ment regulations hedged this possibil ity closely. No date for signing contracts has been set, but beet raisers probably will be asked to come to agreement with processors early in February. The hearing was conducted under the Jones-Costigan act providing a total marketing quota of 1,550.000 short tons raw value sugar allotted to processors so each is prevented from selling in excess of his allotment. The grower accepts voluntarily and re ceives regular payments from the pro cessor and benefit payments in such amount as will bring the total up to the pre-war purchasing value of his beets. SENATE TO HEAR ELGEN District Committee to Consider Nomination. The Senate District Committee will resume consideration of the nomina tion of Riley Eigen for another term on the Public Utilities Commission at its next meeting, probably some time this week. Chairman King said yesterday. Senator King said Eigen would be invited to appear before the committee at that time. Senator McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, last week asked for postpone ment of action on the nomination for further study. Several bills that have not yet been flnaUy acted on by the committee also are likely to be taken up at the next meeting. _ WILL START SOON New Buildings Will Cost $680,000—Fund Avail able Now. The $680,000 of Public Works Ad ministration funds allotted to the Zoo I for new construction was turned over to the Smithsonian Institution Fri | day and actual work on several build ; mgs and improvements will be started [ within about five weeks. Dr. William | M. Mann, director, said yesterday. The allotment, made by Public Works Administrator Ickes January 16. to relieve crowded conditions in ; the animal quarters and to com j plete construction of the bird house. I will make possible the construction of badly needed quarters and will make the National Zoological Park one of the finest zoos in the world, Dr. Mann said. Efforts are being made by Dr. Mann to secure Federal emergency relief funds to be used immediately for the digging of excavations and a conduit to one of the new buildings. An effort will be made to get this work done before the actual building operations st|irt. ; Wing for Bird House. Included in the program, for which Dr. Mann is furnishing data for architectural drawings, is the con struction of a 37-foot wing across the entire back of the bird house. . This building was constructed an Upicating the new wing, which really w'ill amount to completing the build ing rather than adding to it. Across one end of this new wing will be con structed a reproduction of an Antarc tic scene for the penguins and across the other end a tropical scene will be reproduced. Another interesting feature of the bird house work will be an aquarium for diving birds, to i show the actions of the birds while I under water. Dr. Mann said. Direct lighting, similar to that of the reptile house, will be used in the bird house. The small mammal house, to shel ter the great apes and miscellaneous mammals, which long has been sought by the director, is considered one oi the most important additions to the Zoo. Dr. Mann said an attempt would be made to simulate moonlight in _If UU4UU mtuuiiuu iiuuac au txidt visitors to the Zoo will be able to see the nocturnal animals as they are in their native haunts. The hippopotamus and rhinoceros, that have been cramped in inadequate quarters since their arrival at the Zoo. will occupy a new and greatly im proved home in the new pachyderm building. Babe, Jumbina and kechil. the Zoo elephants, also will occupy this building. Outstanding features of the pachyderm building will be a large pool, where the hippopotamus and rhinoceros can swim, surrounded by a semi-jungle scene, and a recrea tion yard for the elephants. The tapir also will be housed in this building, as will several other animals, includ ing a giraffe. Incuded in the building program is ; a machine shop, garage and central heating plant building. Dr. Mann said the animal collection j in the Zoo is one of the finest any i where and that modern buildings, with I the proper scenic effects, will make it second to none in interest to visitors. It is expected that the work will be completed and the Zoo presented in a newr and more interesting light by the Spring of 1936. Dr. Mann said. Long-Range ProgTam. No restrictions are placed on the expenditure of the fund by Dr. Mann, the one stipulation being that the money be spent only for new construc tion. The $680,000 represents almost the entire r mount asked by Dr. Mann for a long-range building program. The building program is the largest ever undertaken and is the first con struction since the erection of the bird and snake houses. Dr. Mann said he would confer with the architect for the project as soon as one had been appointed and that the first work on the bird house addition should be under way by March 1. Although the matter has not been definitely settled, it is thought that all the new buildings, with the excep tion of the bird house wing, will be constructed of stone. The bird house is of red brick. The Zoo population is now 2,400, in cluding all types and species, but prob ably will be added to witr the com pletion of the building program. D.C. BILL HEARINGS SOON Thomas Says Discussions for Sen ate Due About Feb. 7. Senate hearings on the District appropriation bill for the next fiscal year will start about February 7, Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla homa. chairman of the District Sub committee Of the Senate Appropri ations Committee, said yesterday. The bill passed the House carrying approximately $39,300,000, a cut of more than $1,000,000 below the bud get estimates. It left the Federal con tribution unchrjrged at $5,700,000, HAZEN WILL SEEK MASTER TRAFFIC ; PLAN FOR DISTRICT Officials Will Be Asked to Aid in Solving Death Toll Problem. EDUCATIONAL SAFETY CAMPAIGN SUGGESTED •* — All-Inclusive Program Would Be Composed of Recommendations From Many Sources. « Development of a master plan for j improvement of the traffic situation ' in the District w ill be sought by Com ■ missioner Melvin C. Hazen in new } studies to be undertaken as a result | of the call of President Roosevelt for I reduction of the Nation's traffic toll. A group of District officials will be directed to compile and study the ; many proposals already in hand for I improvement of the local traffic situ* , ation and to recommend a combina tion plan for action by the Commis sioners. Two other steps also were outlined yesterday by Commissioner Hazen. He said he would request the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety to send to the District all the latest proposals for better traffic con Educational Drive Suggested. Another plan is for creation of an i educational campaign to impress upon | the public the necessity of obedience ! to traffic rules. Hazen said he will ask a group of persons qualified as instructors to make a series of ad dresses before public school children and citizens’ associations and trade bodies on traffic matters. Details are j yet to be worked out. "I am highly gratified that Presi | dent Roosevelt has centered national ' attention on the grave problem of the i toll now being taken nationally in ! traffic accidents,” said Commissioner I Hazen. "It is my hope that real progress j can be made this year in reducing the traffic accident toll in the District. The President's message should spur local communities to meet this situ ation. "Some new legislation or regula tion may be needed for the District. One of the important phases of the District problem, however, is to con vince the motorists and the pedes trians that traffic rules must be ' obeyed. This must be done if any great improvement is to be obtained. Ideas of Officials Asked. Corporation CounselE. BarrettPretty : man. Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer. Maj. Ernest W. Brown, super ! intendent of police, and members of j the Traffic Advisory Council will be | directed to present recommendations on the several proposals now in hand. Among these now tinder study are proposals for impounding of automo biles parked in such a manner as to create traffic hazards: a ban on jay walking: semi-annual compulsory me chanical examination of all automo | biles: prosecution on a charge of I "negligent homicide’’ of persons held | responsible for deaths in automobile i accidents: enactment of laws requir j ing financial responsibility on the part j of automobile owners: requirement of i financial responsibility on the part j of taxi cab operators: rules preventing j cruising by taxis in the congested j downtown area; an increase in penal i ties for the more serious traffic law offienses. and a requirement of court trials for persons accused of major traffic rule violations. Campaign Now Under Way. The District now’ is conducting a campaign for better traffic law obedi ence and fines taken at Police Court for violations have shown an increase. "Flying squads” of motorcycle men now are assigned to patrol main traf fic arteries. One of the particular needs of the District, Commissioner Hazen de clares, is an increase in the force of the Police Department so that more attention can be given to serious traf j fic offenses. At the present time, when special attention is given to this mat ter. insufficient men are available for I other police work, officials say. I 16 ACTS ARRANGED FOR BIRTHDAY BALL Elaborate Program of Entertain ment to Be Presented Wednes day at 8 P.M. An elaborate program of entertain | ment will be presented Wednesday at j 8 p m., in connection with a President j Roosevelt birthday party in Harding I Hall at the Government Printing Of j flee, to aid in raising funds for the Nation-wide fight against infantile paralysis. The affair, under auspices of the Government Printing Office, is to in clude 16 vaudeville acts by stage and radio stars and night club entertain ers. A variety of singing, dancing, instrumental music and comedy is promised. Arthur Godfrey, radio an nouncer. will give a group of songs and impersonations. Public Printer A. E. Giegengack, honorary chairman of the General Committee, has announced the follow ing committees in charge: General Committee—Dr. George C. Havenner. chairman; J. Thomas Ford, William J. Cassidy and Howell K. Stephens; Program Committee—Mr, Stephens, Orville C. Gaudette and Charles S. Hawkins; Committee on Seating Arrangement—Maj. Louis C. Vogt, Capt. George G. Wilson and Henry H. Wright: Committee on Pub licity—George C Havenner. James E. Stough and Harold B. Carr: Commit tee on Tickets—Mr. Cassidy. Edward P. Hayes and Norman K. Berry; Re freshment Committee — Mr. Ford, Joseph A. Goetzinger and William Smith. The admission charge to the per formance will be 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children, It is an nounced.