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0. C.NEXT WEEK
Civic and Business Leaders
to Weigh Changes to Pro«
mote Efficiency.
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SEVERAL PROPOSALS
• ASSURED IN AGENDA
Hazen Declares Appointees Are
Chosen as Representative Citi
zens, Not Organizations.
Investigate of the efficiency and
possibilities of reorganization of the
District Government is scheduled to
be started next week by a group of 18
civic and business leaders nomeated
by the Commissioners.
Invitations to participate in the
Study were sent today to 18 promi
nent residents, selected by the Com
missioners late yesterday, after a
conference with a smaller group. Hazen
plans to call the group into its first
session some day next week.
It appears likely the group may re
ceive suggestions that the costs of
three District Courts should be divided
between the United States and the
municipality. These would be the
Court of Appeals, the United States
District Court and the United States
branch of the District Police Court.
May Weigh Increase in Power,
Questions of enlargement of the
powers of the Commissioners, of con
solidation of the Metropolitan and
Park Police and other matters also are
expected to be considered.
Hazen announced that the 18 per
eons invited to constitute the investi
gating committee were considered a
• good cross section” of the community
and emphasized the members were se
lected as “representative citizens" and
not as representatives of organized
civic or business associations.
Those invited to participate were:
Mrs. Lloyd W. Biddle, who is presi
dent of the Federation of Women’s
Clubs.
L. A. Carruthers, a statistician at the
Census Bureau, who is president of
the Forest Hills Citizens’ Association
and a prominent delegate to the Fed
eration of Citizens’ Associations.
James A. Cobb, lawyer, former judge
ef Municipal Court.
Harold E. Doyle, former president
of the Washington Real Estate Board,
who is vice president of the Thomas
J. Fisher Co. and a member of the
Commissioners’ Committee on Tax De
linquency.
Fleming Included.
Robert V. Fleming, president of
Riggs National Bank, who is a past
president of the American Bankers’
Association.
Theodore S. Grape, president of the
Federation of Business Men's Associa
tions, who is vice president and
treasurer of the Pennebaker-Grape
Co., investment securities.
Thomas J. Groom, vice president
and cashier of the Bank of Com
merce and Savings.
Frank R. Jelleff, proprietor of the
department store bearing his name
and a leader in the Boys’ Club move
ment.
Mark Lansburgh, an official of
Lansburg & Bro.. and a past presi
dent of the Merchants and Manu
facturers’ Association.
John Locher, president of the
Central Labor Union and secretary
of the Washington Building Trades
Council.
Thomas E. Lodge, lawyer, president
of the Federation of Citizens’ Asso
ciations.
Dr. William McClellan, president of
the Potcmac Electric Power Co.
Trade Board Head a Membt .
Edgar Morris, president of the
Board of Trade, who is head of the
Edgar Morris Sales Co., distributors
of water heaters and other products.
E. Barrett Pretty man, attorney, for
mer District corporation counsel and
president of the Monday Evening
Club.
Henry I. Quinn, attorney, member
Of the Board of Educatic.i.
Dr. William M. Sprigg, president
of the District Medical Society.
Lloyd B. Wilson, president of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.
Ford E. Young, president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso
ciation, who is an officer of the
Russell-Young Ice Cream Co.
Commissioner Hazen u-.ounced
that the committee 'tse'' would select
Its own chairman.
Office space for the group is to be
provided by the District in a recep
tion room next door to Commissioner
Hazen's private -*ce on the fifth
floor of the District Building.
The District also has volunteered
to supply clerical help, thou it has
been said the District has no funds
now available for the employment
of technical experts.
MRS. HIRAM BINGHAM
LIVING AT RENO HOTEL
Wife of Ex-Senator Refuses to
Comment on Reports She Will
Seek Divorce.
Br the Associated Press.
HARTFORD, Conn., February 27.—
The Hartford Courant said today that
Mrs. Hiram Bingham, wife of the
former United States Senator, is reg
istered at a hotel in Reno, Nev.
The newspaper quoted Mrs. Bing
ham, a resident of' Salem, Conn., as
saying in a long-distance telephone
conversation:
"I am not speaking to reporters.”
Mrs. Bingham declined to comment
on reports she would sesek a divorce
from the ex-Senator, the Courant as
serted.
BAND CONCERT.
By the Soldiers’ Home Band in
Stanley Hall at 5:30 p.m. today. John
8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; An
ton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, “The Spirit of Prance”
Major Pauli
Overture, “Poet and Peasant” (re
quested)...von Suppe
Entr'acte, “Love’s Ecstasy,”
McElwain
"Chinese Recollections”
Zimmermann
Excerpts from musical comedy
“The Three Musketeers”_Friml
A Chban dance, “Siboney”_Leucona
Valse Oriental, "A Vision of Salome”
Joyce
Vlnale, “Sons of Australia”—Lithgow
"Ths Star Spangled Banner.”
Not the James Sisters—the G. W. U. Rifle Team
Engineer Ira Cordrey was the only “target” in sight when the cameraman asked the George Washington University rifle
team for a practical demonstration just before they departed for Philadelphia yesterday for their match with Drexel Institute.
In the group are Dorothy Pickett, Ruth Brewer, Kitty Calver, Esther Yanovsky, Carol Hobart, Mary Fulghan, Carolyn Watson and
Betty Hartung. —Star Staff Photo.
Posting of Collateral at Pre
cinct Stations May Be
Revived.
Motorists would be permitted to
post collateral for traffic violations
at the precincts as well as at the
collateral office at police headquar
ters under recommendations being
drawn up for the Commissioners by
enforcement authorities.
The proposed change in the regula
tions has been under consideration
for some time by Corporation Coun
sel Elwood Seal, Police Chief Ernest
W. Brown and Police Court Judge
John P. McMahon. The present sys
tem of receiving collateral only at
the central office was inaugurated in
1932 by Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glass
ford. then superintendent of police.
The new rule to be sought by the
Commissioners will lessen the incon
venience to motorists who receive
tickets in outlying precincts and must
come downtown to put up collateral.
Prior to 1932 collateral was accepted
in any precinct for offenses commit
ted in another or the same precinct.
The Keystone Automobile Club yes
terday requested Maj. Brown to rec
ommend the change back to the old
system because the present system
I “works undue and unjustifiable hard
ship on a large number of motorists.”
Maj. Brown replied that he and
his conferees already had agreed on
recommendations as suggested, and
these would be laid before the Com
missioners when details are worked
out.
‘LIFE THROUGH THE AGES’
MUSEUM TOUR SUBJECT
Dr. Bassler to Accept Reserva
tions of First 65 Persons
Phoning Today.
Dr. Ray S. Bassler, head curator of
geology, United States Natural His
tory Museum of the Smithsonian In
stitution, will conduct a tour entitled
"Life Through the Ages” tomorrow,
but the time and place are yet an
official secret. The tour will be un
der auspices of C. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of the National Capital
parks.
The first 65 persons phoning Geor
gia 8811 for reservations between 2:30
and 5 o’clock today will be accepted
for the tour. Officials explained that
no reservations will be accepted be
fore or after that time. The size of
the party is being purposely kept at
65, because "too large a group would
make the enjoyment of such a trip
impossible,” said Donald Edward Mc
Henry, naturalist of the National
Capital parks.
Dr. Bassler is professor of geology
at George Washington University.
MERIT SYSTEM URGED
FOR ALL U. S. WORKERS
Declaring that “the Government
cannot continue on a half merit and
half patronage basis,” L. A Moyer,
chief examiner for the Civil Service
Commission, last night told the Dis
trict Federation of the National Fed
eration of Federal Employes that "a
real career service is essential to an
efficient civil service.”
Moyer said that the merit system
should be extended throughout the
Government and that every effort
should be made to obtain, develop and
retain the highest type of employe.
The speaker emphasised that the
success of the whole social security
program depends on .administration
and that efficiency can best be ob
tained with merit workers.
Dr. J. Franklin Meyer, who pre
sided, announced that at the next
meeting resolutions to come before
the national convention in the Fall
will be discussed.
CLUB TO HIKE
The Wanderbird Hiking Clyb will
take its outing at Scott Run tomor
row.
Led by Robert Shosteck, the walkers
will start at Gantt Hill and go to
the source of Scott Run, following it
down to the Potomac, vi iting New
Kirke gold mine en route. The group
will meet at 1416 F street at 9:30.
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Miss Pugh, Ace Receptionist
For Democrats, to Wed Today
Party Job Interviewer
Adds Role of Wife to
Present Duties.
A young lady who has interviewed
more job seekers than you could shake
a stick at is going to take on a new
job herself today.
She is Miss Madeline Pugh, the
Democratic National Committee's ace
receptionist. But this new job is not
a political one.
The attractive, dark-haired girl is
to be married this afternoon to James
Howard Biscoe of the Lee House. The
wedding will take place at 5 o'clock
| at the New York Avenue Presbyterian
| Church.
| Miss Pugh expects to keep on being
the Democratic National Committee's
I receptionist at its headquarters in the
j National Press Building—a job she has
held almost four years.
"I enjoy the work too much.” she
said. "It’s lots of fun meeting peo
ple.”
It was even more fun a few years
ago when there were more jobs handy,
she added. She talks to practically
! every one who visits the committee's
offices, interviews the job hunters,
hears plenty of kicks.
“Not every one is after a job.
though,” she said. “—thank heavens."
And with that Miss Pugh flashed a
charming smile that has soothed many
an irate job seeker.
Miss Pugh came to Washington
from Des Moines, Iowa, and for three
years was employed in the crop loans
division of the Agriculture Depart
ment, she said.
She was reminded that seven years
ago the Republican party was in power.
MISS MADELINE PUGH.
—Star Staff Photo.
“Oh, but I was under civil service,”
she said.
She became the committee’s recep
tionist in May, 1933. Last Summer
she was the party's hostess at the
Philadelphia convention, and at New
York headquarters during the presi
dential campaign.
The marriage ceremony today was
to be performed by Dr. Albert Evans,
with W. Forbes Morgan, treasurer of
the Democratic National Committee,
giving the bride away.
GIANT PLANE SPEED
REGULATIONS ISSUED
Anti-Static Antennae and Radio
Direction Finders Treated
by Air Bureau.
Regulations prescribing take-off
and landing speeds for the giant new
air transport airplanes which are be-,
ing constructed o- planned for land
and sea service, requiring anti-static
antennae for air transport planes and
requiring installation of radio direc
tion Anders have been made public
by the Bureau of Air Commerce.
Under the new rules, landplanes up
to 20,000 pounds gross weight must
have landing speeds of not exceeding
65 miles per hour at sea level in calm
air. Transports up to 30,000 pounds
gross may not exceed 70 miles per
hour landing speed. For higher
weights, a formula is set up giving
a sliding scale of weight and speed.
Airplanes used in non-passenger serv
ice are allowed 5 miles per higher
landing speeds than passenger ships of
the same weights.
It is prescribed that landplanes
shall be able to take off with full load
in calm air at sea level in a distance
of 1,000 feet and that seaplanes, Aying
boats and amphlbions shall take off In
45 seconds or less in winds not ex
ceeding 10 miles per hour from
moderately smooth water.
Installation of the new shielded or
anti-static antennae is required by
November 1. Shielding must be pro
vided against snow, rain, sleet and dust
static.
Installation of radio direction Anders
on transport aircraft is to be re
quired by January 1, 1938.
Cruising Doctor
Saves Patient by
Radio-T elephone
By the Associated Press.
A story of surgical treatment by
radio-telephone went into the records
of the House Merchant Marine Com
mittee yesterday.
Capt. R. F. Woodford of the Wilson
Transit Co. said the extraordinary
long-distance treatment was used suc
cessfully by Dr. Claude Beck, noted
surgeon of Cleveland, Ohio.
Dr. Beck performed a delicate heart
operation on a 9-year-old boy in a
Cleveland hospital shortly before
leaving for a Lake Erie cruise. A day
or two later, Woodford said, the child
suffered a relapse.
By radio-telephonie from his steam
ship the surgeon prescribed treatment
which resulted in tbs boy’s recovery.
ANACOSTIA TO STAGE
AMATEUR PROGRAM
March 19 Fixed by Citizen*'
Association for Enter
tainment.
An amateur program, sponsored by
business and professional men of Ana
costia and limited to residents of the
community, will be held in the Ana
costia Junior-Senior High School
March 19 by the Citizens’ Association,
it was announced at a meeting of the
group held in the school last night.
The amateur show will be held In
place of a puppet show, as previously
planned, due to the fact that it was
found inconvenient at this time to
sponsor a show of this type and get
the aid of the schools and teachers
of all the nearby communities. The
talent for the show will be drawn
from strictly "local” contestants and
the sponsor will be limited to two
entries. The business men of the
community will be solicited for cash
contributions with which to buy
prizes for the winners in each event,
consisting of soloists, instrumentalists
and skits. The affair will be held in
the school, Sixteenth and R streets
southeast, and entries will close
March 9. The show will be preceded
by a short business meeting. Edwin
Simensen, president, announced that
the meeting and show had been
advanced to March 19 instead of
March 26 because of Good Friday
occurring on the latter date.
The president was empowered to
appoint a committee to draw up a con
stitution for the association. The pre
vious constitution had been "mis
placed.” The committee consists of
Mrs. William J. Plemmons, chairman;
Fred Gould, Frank Reed and Capt.
Frank M. Dent.
HOARD LURES HUNDREDS
NEW YORK, February 27 (JP).—A
hundred lawyers representing several
hundred persons who want some of
the $877,000 hoarded in a downtown
hotel by an aged woman recluse for
23 years crowded into Surrogates’
Court yesterday to file objections to a
public administrator’s accounting of
the estate.
The woman. Mrs. Ida E. Wood, died
in 1932, leaving no immediate rela
tives. Two purported wills have been
Invalidated.
•Informed there were involved in the
case altogether more than 1,000 claim
ants with 250 lawyers. Surrogate
James A. Foley set April 30 as the
deadline for filing objections and
I
GHURCHESDEMAND
CARE OF MESS
Committee of Federation
Holds Problem Is Respon
sibility of Government.
The Social Service Committee of the
Washington Federation of Churches,
after carefully considering the plight
of 3,000 employables denied local relief,
authorized its chairman. Dr. J. Hill
man Hollister, to make public a state
ment today saying that the problem
was “definitely a major responsibility
of Government—the District Commis
sioners, the Budget Bureau and Con
gress.”
"They must face up to it and not
attempt to get out from under the
burden.” the federation declared.
Dr. Hollister, who is pastor of Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church, said that
“to the extent that the churches
have a duty in the situation, it is as
much a responsibility of Catholic and
Jewish organizations as of Prot
estants." It should also be remem
bered, he pointed out, that a large
number of citizens have no church
affiliations.
Adding that the churches may be
expected to do their utmost to help
distressed families and that enlarged
plans are under way, Dr. Hollister
said the churches are already carry
ing a heavy relief load.
"Most of the Community Chest
money comes from church people,” he
said. “Practically every church is
giving relief; many churches a great
deal of it. They are maintaining
hospitals, homes for the aged and
for children, missions and aiding the
new Goodwill Industries. They are
also doing very large and important
work through the federation in hos
pitals and the Juvenile Court, which
reach back into the distress in
families.”
Speaking for the Protestant
church. Dr. Hollister said that the
problem faced by the District in
meeting the needs of the 3,000 em
ployable persons, representing a popu
lation of about 15,000 is “far beyond
the resources of the churches, and of
churches and social agencies com
bined.”
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ZEPPELIN HINDENBURG
RESUMES TRIPS MAR. 3
First 1937 Flight Will Be Made
to Brazil—Service to IT. S.
to Start May 3.
Br tne Associated Press.
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, February 27.
—The Zeppelin Co.’s transocean
schedule for the year 1937 will begin
with a voyage of the Hindenburg to
Rio de Janeiro, March 3. Following
trips, fortnightly as fr April 13,
will be made by the Graf Zeppelin.
When the new LZ 130 is placed in
service by the end of the year, the
average time of the passage between
Germany and Brazil will be reduced
to 90 hours.
Until the new Rhein-Main Airport
at Frankfort-on-Maln is fully com
pleted, these sailings will start from
Fried richschafen.
Services to North America will be
from Frankfort-on-Main. The first
departure of the Hindenburg for
Lakehurst is set for May 3; the next
for May 11, and from then on in 10
day intervals; from August on every
Friday.
HOUSE GROUP STUDIES
MILK ADVISORY UNIT
Considers Trade Commission Flan
for U. 8. Authority to Assist
State Officials.
Br the Associated Preai.
Members of the House Interstate
Commerce Committee studied today
recommendations of the Federal Trade
Commission that an appropriate Fed
eral authority be empowered to ad
vise State officials regarding produc
tion, sale and distribution of milk
and by-products.
The recommendation was made on
the basis of an investigation of the
dairy industry authorized by Con
gress in 1934.
The Trade Commission, in & report
filed with the House committee this
week, said its two-year investigation
uncovered a number of undesirable
pnctlrw.
NEW BILL THROWS
WILSERVICEINTO
POLITICAL AREN A
Reorganization Measure
Takes All Patronage
From Congress.
JOINT COMMITTEE
TO LOOK INTO DETAILS
Revolutionary Proposals Give
President Right to Raise Pay
by Executive Order.
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.
The new administration reorganiza
tion bill throws the extension of the
civil service into politics, permitting
the President to cover into the civil
service the peacetime peak of Federal
personnel and giving the President
the right to raise pay by executive
order. It takes all patronage from
Congress and strictly limits the Sen
ate on positions where the President
has appointive power and the Senate
confirms. The joint Congressional
Committee on Government Organiza
tion meets again Monday to consider
the details of this new, revolutionary
measure.
Title 2 of the bill covers the civil
service. It is emphasized that the
purpose is not to supercede but to sup
plement the civil service act. Then
it abolishes the Civil Service Com
mission. It sets up an advisory com
mission of seven, who name a com
mittee of five, who in turn certify a
list of three eligibles for the office of
administrator—the President names
one of the three, and a deputy. Then
the board of three ceases to exist and
so does the register of three, so that
the two not selected for adminis
trator have no priority in case of a
vacancy. The advisory board of seven
get $50 a day and traveling expenses,
not to exceed $1,500 a year, and are
to meet four times a year.
Then practically the entire Gov
ernment personnel is covered under
civil service—with a probationary pe
riod and non-competitive examina
tions. The House Civil Service Com
mittee has been holding hearings and
expects next week to take action on
the Ramspeck bill to extend the civil
service—the administration reorgani
zation bill relieves any committee of
Congress of this legislative function.
It gives the President unlimited au
thority.
Brownlow Report View.
The Brownlow report, sponsored by
the chairman of the President’s Ad
visory Committee on Administrative
Management, says on this subject:
“There are those who believe that
‘emegrency’ activities should not be
brought into the recommended de
partmental set up—‘twelve major de
partments.’ They fear that to do so
would constitute an acceptance by the
Federal Government of responsibility
for the continuation of a function, and
that the discontinuance o. the work
would thus be made far more difficult.
We are led to the contrary view. The
inclusion of temporary and emergency
activities within departments, where
they are brought into Juxtaposition
with established related services and
under the surveilance of the regular
managerial agencies for which we
have provided, will, we think, subject
them to a greater pressure for discon
tinuance than if left to themselves.”
Yet, the administration’s reorganiza
tion bill provides for extension of the
classification act, as follows:
"Whenever the President, after such
classification and compensation sur
veys or investigations as he (not any
other agency) may direct the admin
istrator to undertake and upon con
sideration of the administrator's re
sultant report anr. recommendations,
shall find and declare that an exten
sion of the provisions of the classifi
cation act of 1923, as amended, to any
office or position in the agencies of the
Government is necessary to the more
efficient operation of the Government,
he may by Executive order extend the
provisions of the classification act of
1923, as amended, to any such office
or position not at the time subject to
such provisions.” That’s how any and
all agencies may be blanketed in.
Another Provision of Bill.
Clinching this bioad grant of power
for extension of the Civil Service is
another provision of the bill—where
leaders In Congress see a grave danger
of throwing the entire civil service
into politics. Section 215, specifically
referring to agencies policy-forming
in character, define what agencies may
be brought in and what left out, under
certain conditions. Then the very next
section, 216, caste all those careful
curbs in the discard, saying: "In ad
dition to all other functions vested in
and imposed upon him under this
title, the President is authorized by
executive order to except from or cover
into the classified civil service, any
office or position whenever he finds
and declares that good administration
of the Government will be facilitated
thereby.” Thus, any office or em
ploye which did not agree politically
could be declared not necessary to
good administration and one “playing
ball” politically could be declared to
be required for good administration.
The President would be sole judge and
Jury.
So, the President would have au
thority, if this bill should be passed,
of covering into the civil service, at
his own unrestricted volition, the
peace time peak oi Federal personnel.
He would, also be given the right
to raise salaries by Executive order.
Read this language: “Whenever the
President, upon report and recom
mendation by the administrator, shall
find and declare that the rates of the
compensation schedules of the classi
fication act of 1923, as amended, are
inadequate for any office or position
under such act, as amended and ex
tended, he may, by Executive order,
establish necessary schedules of differ
entials in the rates prescribed in such
compensation schedules, but the differ
ential In the compensation of any
such office or position shall not exceed
26 per centum of the minimum rate of
the grade to which such office or po
sition is allocated under such compen
sation schedules.”
And the bill takes away from Con
gress practically all of its control over
appointments, through requiring con
firmation by the Senate. Only seven
groups of appointments are left for
Senate confirmation.
Police Protect Whale.
A huge whale which had been
washed up on the beach at Bridling
ton, England, attracted so many
souvenir hunters that police protection
was sought for it “before it was pulled
to pieces.”
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Navy’s Cafeteria
Time Is Limited
To Rout ‘Loafers’
Secretary Puts Ban on
Food Except at Regular
Meal Times.
Convinced that Government em
ployes and naval and Marine Corps
officers were wasting too much time
in the Navy Department cafeteria be
tween meals, Secretary Swanson to
day clamped down a ban on the
serving of food except at regular
hours.
Heretofore the cafeteria has been
a favorite gathering place for the
Saturday morning "coffee club” as
employes and officers sought to rush
the five-day work week in the Gov
ernment service here. Sandwiches
and other foods were available during
the morning, but now under the new
rule only coffee can be served.
Likewise, during the week food will
not be served except at regular meal
hours. On Saturdays sandwiches will
be served only from 12:45 to 1 o'clock.
The department goes to work at 8:45
on Saturdays and quits at 12:45.
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TO CUT AUTO TOLL
Plea of Hazen Comes as
Pedestrian Carelessness
Figures Are Stressed.
Aroused over the rising number of
deaths in traffic accidents, attributed
primarily to disregard of traffic regu
lations, the Commissioners have ap
pealed for a greater public obedience
to traffic regulations.
The declaration came late yesterday
from Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen
after a conference with Edwin S.
riege. a member of the Traffic Ad
visory Council and a delegate to the
Federation of Citizens’ Associations.
"From all thoughtful and law-abid
ing citizens we ask and expect serious
co-operation in our efforts to put ar.
end to the unnecessary killing and
maiming of human beings on local
highways,” said Commissioner Hazen.
Pedestrians Found at Fault.
"From the group of deliberate and
willful violators of traffic safety meas
ures we expect no co-operation, but
it is perhaps advisable to handle
members of this latter group in a
manner more promising of beneficial
results.
"As an example of the situation
that is causing concern to us and
to the Traffic Advisory Council, 13
pedestrians, ranging in age from 30
to 85 years, died of injuries received
in traffic disasters in January. 1937.
Of that number, 11 either disregarded
traffic signals or lights or declined
to use cross walks in attempts to
cross the streets.”
Shows Disregard of Safety.
Hege, in his appeal to the Commis
sioners. said that of the 13 deaths
listed for January. 7 were attempting
to cross streets not at cross walks, 4
were attempting to cross streets
against signals or red traffic lights.
1 was walking In a roadway instead
of on a sidewalk, and 1 was at
tempting to cross at a dark Inter
section.
“In most of the cases of the 13
fatalities,” he said, “there was evi
dence of poor judgment in disregard
ing signals or red traffic lights or in
avoiding cross walks.” He added:
“It is a sad indictment of motorists
that right-of-way privileges of pedes
trains are too seldom recognized,
despite the fact that practically all
motorists are at times pedestrians.”
WOMEN HEAR TALK
BY MRS. ROOSEVELT
-r
Auxiliary Members of Police
Boys' Club Told to Get Ac
quainted With Youths.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt yester
day told a meeting of the newly
formed Women’s Auxiliary of the
Police Boys’ Club that club activity
among underprivileged children is an
effective means of putting down ju
venile delinquency.
Mrs. Roosevelt advised her listeners
to get acquainted with the young
members of the elute and told how
much she enjoyed knowing boys who
belonged to similar cliibs in New York
City, where her grandfather started
one of the first elute for newspaper
boys.
“Crime can be prevented more ef
fectively through these organizations
than through any other medium,”
Mrs. Roosevelt said.
Police Chief Ernest W. Brown told
the auxiliary members that juvenile
delinquency has been reduced in sec
tions served by the four elute, which
now have a membership of 2,228 boys.
The talks were made at a luncheon
In the Raleigh Hotel given by Mrs.
John Allen Dougherty, chairman of
the new auxiliary. Mrs. Roosevelt is
honorary chairman of the auxiliary.
Other guests of honor at the lunch
eon yesterday were James E. Colli
flower, president of the Police Boys’
Club; John A. Remon, a leader in the
work, and Sergt. John E. Scott, di
rector of the elute.
new rajlTretirement
LEGISLATION FORECAST
Association of American Bail
roads to Discuss Suggestions
in Chicago March 9.
New railroad retirement legislation
to replace part of that now under lire
in the courts loomed today as mem
bers of the Association of American
Railroads prepared to meet in Chicago
on March 9 to discuss various sugges
tions made on the problem.
Yesterday the matter was discussed
with President Roosevelt in a con
ference attended by J. J. - elley, pres
ident of the Carriers’ Association;
George M. Harrison, president of the
Association of Railroad Labor Execu
tives; Murray J. Latimer, chairman
of the Railroad Retirement Board:
and Arthur J. Altmeyer, chairman of
the Social Security Board.
Although not disclosin' the exact
nature of the plan, Pelley told report
ers that the group expects agreement
on some set-up. "If we agree,” he
uided, "it will be written into lav ”
D. C. BUDGET NEEDS
FOR WELFARE ID
Collins Group Hears Street.
Jail, Work House and Re
formatory Considered.
SCHROM AND RUHLAND ,
TELL OF DEPARTMENTS'
Hearings on Supply Bill Go Over
Into Next Week—Jacobs to Be
Questioned Regarding Plan.
Budget estimates for the District
Jail, Work House and Reformatory,
and other institutions under juris
diction of the Board of Public Wel
fare, were considered today by the
House Subcommittee on Appropri
ations when it resumed consideration
of the 1938 District supply bill.
Elwood Street, director of public
welfare, was the principal witness.
Executives of - number of the insti
tutions over which the Welfare Board
has jurisdiction also testified.
One of the major items in the wel
fare estimate calls for an appropri
ation of $1,465,000 in the coming
fiscal year for emergency relief. Indi
cations are the subcommittee will ap
prove this item.
Barnard's Plea Weighed.
Chairman Collins has promised to <
give serious consideration to the rec- I
ommendations of Capt. M. M. Barnard,
retiring general superintendent of
penal institutions, for funds to In
crease the guard force at both the
work house and reformatory. Capt.
Barnard has pointed out that unless
125 additional guards are provided, it
will be impossible to operate the so
called "walled group” at the reforma
tory as originally planned.
The subcommittee spent the entire
day yesterday considering th- esti
mates of the Fire and Health Depart
ments and the District courts. The
witnesses included Dr. George C. '
Ruhland, health officer; Charles E.
Schrom, chief engineer of the Fire
Department, and Justices Alfred A.
Wheat and Jesse C. Adkins of the
United States Court for the District.
Fire Chief Schrom. it is understood,
was questioned about the proposed
plan for instituting a three-platoon
system instead of the present two
platoon system in the Fire Depart
ment. Information has been given
the subcommittee that the adoption
of such a plan would add more than
$1,000,000 a year to the expenses of
the Fire Department.
Hearings to Continue.
Although Chairman Collins had
hoped to complete hearings on the
appropriation bill today, he said it
is now impossible to carry out the
program, and predicted it would be
the latter part of next week before
the subcommittee would be in a posi
tion to prepare the measure for sub
mission to the full committee. At
least two days next week ar* to be ^
devoted to consideration of the Jacobs
plan for settling the fiscal relations
controversy between the Federal and
District governments.
J. L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency
engineer, who directed the fiscal re
lations survey on which the new plan
was based, is to be the principal wit
ness. George Lord. Detroit tax ex
pert, who assisted the special Mapes
committee of the House when it made
a fiscal relations study about five years <
: ago. also is to be called before the
subcommittee.
MAGRUDER DISPUTES
REPORT ON VOTING ;
i
Says He Registered Opposition
to Suburban Sanitary and
Planning Bill.
By a Staff Correspondent ot The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. February 27.—Dele
gate Walter M. Magruder of Mont
gomery County took issue today with
the press reports that the bills pro
longing the terms of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary and Maryland Na
tional Park and Planning Commis
sions' members had been favorably re
ported in the House and passed to
j third reading without a dissenting
! vote.
Magruder firmly declared he had op- ,
j posed both measures, which were in
troduced to continue the present mem
I bers in office for another two years
and save the jobs of some 350 Demo- _
cratic appointees. The vote on the
favorable report, therefore, was:
For adoption, 117; against, 1.
I JEWELER LEFT $95,810
| ESTATE IN WIFE’S WILL
Mrs. Salvatore Desio Specifies
That Daughter Is Beneficiary
on Husband's Death.
The will of Mrs. Mary Magdalena
Desio, leaving her $95,810 estate in
trust to her husband, Salvatore Desio,
local manufacturing jeweler, was filed
for probate late yesterday in District
Court.
Mrs. Desio died February 14. Her
I will was dated October 20, 1931. It
! provided for the estate to go to the
couple’s daughter, Delphine L. Desio,
at the death of Desio. After the death
of the daughter it will be divided
among four children of Mr. and Mrs.
Desio—Salvatore, jr.: Magdalena D
Corcoran, Alma Desio Von Steiner
and Camille C. O'Hara.
Mrs. Von Steiner was named ex
ecutrix. She was represented by At
torney George C. Gertman.
GEOGRAPHIC LECTURE /
DEALS WITH JAPAN
Frederick Moore Describes How
Automobile Is Replacing
Rickshaw.
Modem Japan, clinging to colorful
ancient festivals, tea ceremonies,
unique methods of fishing and the like,
was pictured last night by Frederick
Moore in an illustrated lecture before
the National Geographic Society in
Constitution Hall. •
How the automobile is displacing
l the rickshaw and how modern ma
chinery is crowding many former hand
industries was described by Moore,
a former newspaper man and adviser
to the Japanese ministry of foreign
affair*
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