Weather Forecast Partly cloudy tonight; fair tomorrow and somewhat colder; lowest tonight about*42 degrees; moderate westerly winds. Temperatures today—Highest, 59, at 2 p.m.; lowest, 44, at midnight. Full report on page A-2. First in Washington— First In the news coverage that builds.public confidence—First in circulation and advertising that reflect public confidence. Closing New York Markets, Page 18. ^*) Meant Aeeociated Press. C£IfV» VP AT? Q4 kki Entered as second class matter Oulll I XjxjlXV* IN O. OT^t/ul* post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C.,. MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1938—FORTY PAGES. **** THREE CENTS. Daladier Bars Tunisia, Corsica Gifts to Italy Demands Integrity Of Possessions Be Respected BACKGROUND— Last Wednesday Italy began new campaign for expansion in Mediterranean. Speech of Italian foreign minister. Count Galeazzo Ciano. in Chamber of Deputies touched off demonstration and shouts of "Tunisia.” French pro tested and Britain supported France by instructing her envoy in Rome to make representations to the Italian government. Bj the Associated Press. PARIS, Dec. 5.—Premier Daladier flatly asserted today that France had no intention of giving up any part of her territory, personally an swering Italian qlamor for French Corsica and Tunisia. (In Rome Virginio Goyda. the Fascist editor, indicated that Italy would make demands on France at a later date.) M. Daladier. in a communique, an nounced his intention of visiting the two regions shortly after the first of "the year. He urged inhabitants, who have been demonstrating riot ously against the Italian campaign, to remain calm. "There is no need to state that these manifestations (in Italy) will meet strong opposition against the cession of any territory over which the national flag floats," the premier declared. His statement was regarded as doubly significant in view of prepa rations here to receive Joachim von Ribbentrop, German foreign min ister, who is coming to Par^s tomor row to sign a French-German no War accord. •tacks territorial Integrity. M. Daladier did not limit his re marks to Italy's newly-raised de mands. He also declared France's resolution to demand respect for “the absolute integrity" of all French territory by “every means." Both French and Germans agree that the war-renunciation pact, similar to the declaration signed bv Reichsfuehrer Hitler and British Prime Minister Chamberlain at Munich last September 30. would be only the starting point for further negotiations between Paris and Berlin. Some observers believed that M. Daladier had cleared the air for the French-German discussions with a definite expression of France's position against colonial demands from either of the Fascist partners. No hitch was expected, however, to signing of the pact, as M. Dala dier apparently was determined to go through with it. This was in dicated by the fact that formal conversations were arranged for after the signing rather than before it. The demonstrations of loyalty in Tunisia and Corsica, M. Daladier said, were the best response that could be made" to Italy's demands. He added that a protest made by France already had won a declara tion from the Italian government that demonstrations for colonial claims were not formulated by the government. That the premier made his dec laration after receiving the Italian answer, however, indicated that France still believed it would be difficult in a country where public opinion and the press are as well controlled as in Italy for such a campaign to get under way without government support. rress examines Agreement. The French press, although gen erally approving the agreement with Germany, warily looked into it today to find the game of the Rome Berlin Fascist alliance. A report that Von Ribbentrop i would offer to act as mediator be- | tween Rome and Paris already was j mooted about Paris, but the ques tion everywhere was "at whatj price?" Premier Daladier's own Radical Socialist party newspaper, L Oeuvre, referred to the fact that Von Rib bentrop s visit to Paris coincided wuth Italian agitation for French Tunisia and Corsica and said flatly: "It is a trap.” M. Daladier himself, reliable in formants said, was ready to re ject Von Ribbentrop s bid if any strings were tied to it, such as aid for the German goal of re turned colonies. These informants indicated the French believed Premier Mussolini of Italy would be willing to call * halt to the Tunisia agitation if (See TUNISIA, Page a78.) --- •-—-— Britain Reassured On Tunisia by Italy By the Associated Press. LONDON, Dec., 5.—Prime Minister Chamberlain announced today he had received assurances that the Italian government "did not asso ciate” itself with the territorial demonstrations against France. He said, therefore, he saw no rea son to change arrangements for his visit to Rome next January 11. The Premier told the House of Commons that the Italian assur ances had been received after the Earl of Perth, British Ambassador to Rome, had told the Italian foreign minister, Count Galeazzo Ciano, that such incidents “must have a detri mental effect on the prospects of collaboration between the four Munich powers” unless “steps are taken to correct the impression created.” Mr. Chamberlain, countering nu merous opposition questions, indi cated French sovereignty over Tuni sia, Corsica and Nice was covered by •an annex to the Anglo-Italian agree ment of April 16, which placed Britain and Italy on record as hav ing no desire to modify the terri torial situation in the Mediter ranean. This accord came into ^>ree November 16. ^ Tax on Those Who Call Strikes, Keep Plants Idle, Proposed Industrialist Suggests Levy on Workers Or Owners Who Hold Up Production An industrialist proposed to the Senate Profit-Sharing Committee today that the Government levy a high tax on those who call strikes and those who voluntarily take industrial machinery out of production. C. W. Hazelett, president of the Hazelett Metal Co. of New York, told the committee that such taxes, if accompanied by* lower taxes for those who maintain a high r ate of employment of their productive facilities, would solve the unemployment problem. Mr. Hazelett, author of a book on Incentive taxation, argued that tax laws should be geared to the«^ production or "tremendous profits, which he said can come only from "great employment of money, men and property.’’ Tax on Idleness. “We must make it so profitable for all these things to be in a high rate of production and so expensive for them to be in a low rate of production that no class, be it labor or capital, can afford to be idle,” he said. Under his plan, he added. “Ob viously it will be too expensive for either labor or capital to strike.” “If labor is made idle by a strike, those responsible for the strike must support those made idle thereby. In any case, the respon sibility for supporting idle people is upon those who make them idle, and labor has no fear of the lack of a job or of support.” He argued that the right to strike had not improved the condition of labor because a strike reduces pro duction “and therefore real wages,” and because capital also may strike in retaliation. “The fact that capital can live much longer on its accumulation than labor,” he said, “makes the strike of the latter absolutely futile.” “To be more specific, it is a plan to reduce present tax rates on all those who maintain a high rate of employment of their productive fa cilities. It requires p high rate of taxes on productive facilities taken out of production by the owner, such increased taxes to be for the support of people made idle thereby. “On the other hand, it proposes to tax those calling strikes to sup port the strikers until re-emploved. It proposes the elimination of relief by giving people a permanent op portunity to work. Moreover, it proposes a tax on idle money, with no tax on money in reasonable use. Turns Loss Into Profit. “In a single sentence,” Mr. Hazel ett continued, "it is a proposal to tax those who own or control pro ductive facilities of all kinds to sup port people made idle by the idle ness of those facilities, as a means of permanently preventing idleness and lowering of taxes.” Earlier. Joseph M. Friedlander, treasurer of the Jewel Tea Co., told the committee his firm had turned a loss ranging as high as $2,000,000 a year into profits averaging about $1,000,000 a year, after it began shar ing profits. "Good Business Investment.” The Chicago merchandising ex ecutive said he believed his com pany's payment of $2,179,000 in profit-sharing and $459,125 in extra wages during the last 10 years had been “a good business investment.” During that period, he said, $40,289, 000 had been paid out in regular wages to employes now numbering 3,600. On the other hand. Henry S. Dennison, president of the Dennison Manufacturing Co.. Framingham, Mass., testified before the Profit sharing Committee that his com pany had had a form of profit sharing since 1911. but the system “discontinued itself” in 1930 because the company went “into the red” that year. Mr. Dennison warned against generalization about the benefits of profit-sharing, asserting that a plan which worked for one company might fail for another. Mr. Friedlander recalled how the (See~COMPENSATION, Page A-4 ) Santa Claus Surplus ST. LOUIS. Dec. 5 (IP).—A Santa Claus surplus is this city's latest unemployment problem. Twelve roly-poly, jovial gentle- j men listed with the Red Cross— ! which acts as a Saint Nick ex- j change—thus far have been unable j to obtain jobs. ' Ford Says Father Was Early Victim Of Patent Control Denied Membership in Auto Makers' Group, Committee Is Told Open hearings began last Thursday on governmental com prehensive economic survey as asked last spring by President Roosevelt. Temporary National Economic Committee is official name of group which is popularly known as Monopoly Committee. Twelve-man committee of legis lators and officials was supplied with $500,000 to begin inquiry which will cover entire economic aspect of Nation and may last many months. By JOHN C. HF.NRY. One of the earliest efforts at maintaining a patent monopoly— success of which would have de stroyed the Ford Motor Co. in the initial year of its operation—was described before the Monopoly Com mittee today by Henry Ford's son. Edsel B. Ford, now president of the giant company. Root of a feud which has seen the Ford company remain perma nently aloof from the Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the effort consisted of refusal by the industry group to admit Henry Ford in 1903 and later to sue him for infringement of the Selden patent on internal combustion motors. mv lather applied lor member ship in the association in 1903. the year his business was founded," Mr Ford told the committee. “He was told to go out and estab lish a reputation as a builder or au tomobiles before he sought member ship: to prove he wasn't a fly-by night manufacturer." “But if patent infringement had been found, it would have been diffl cut for your father to do any manu facturing of automobiles, would it not?” asked Hugh Cox, Special As sistant to the Attorney General. “If infringement had been found the company wftuld have been forced out of business,” Mr. Ford replied Sued First Year. Established in June of 1903. the Ford Co. was sued for the patent infringement in October of that year. The suit required almost six years, filled 36 large volumes of testimony. The decision, in 1909, was that the patent was valid and had been infringed. Henry Ford appealed, and two years later got a ruling that, although the patent (See MONOPOLY, Page A-6.) London to Fly Home From Lima Dec. 19 Bj the Associated Press. LIMA, Peru, Dec. 5.—Alf M. Lan don, member of the United States delegation to the Pan-American Conference here, has made arrange ments to return home by air. leav ing Lima Dec. 19. 10 days after the the conference opens. An official of Pan-American Grace Airways said the reservation for the 1936 Republican presidential candidate was made in Washington. Informed persons asserted that the main United States delegation would return by the Grace Line steamer Santa Clara, sailing De cember 27, probably not waiting for the close of the conference. Summary of Today's Star Page. Page. Amusements, Obituary _A-12 B-20 Radio_ A-I6 Comics B-18-19 Sports - A-14-16 Editorials - A-10 Society _ B-3 Financial A-17 Santa Story B-15 Lost and Found, Woman's Page. B-15 B-12 Foreign. Won't yield territory, Daladier warns Italy. Page A-l Croats to continue autonomy fight despite vote. Page A-3 Japan reported shelling Pakhoi, near Indo-China. Page A-4 100.000 Reich Jews may get refuge in 1939. Page A-4 French factories rehire thousands after strike. Page A-4 Loyalists prepare for third winter of war. Page A-4 National. New Congress seen spending at least 10 billion. Page A-l Patent monopoly effort of 1903 de scribed by Edsel Ford. Page A-l Appeals court overturns ruling on compensation. Page A-l $3,157,000 T. V. A. annual loss seen by Dr. A. E. Morgan. Page A-2 Buick plant closes because of body shortage. Page A-2 Senator Guffey urges third term for President Roosevelt. Page A-5 New York boards up old Sixth ave nue “el.” Page A-6 Court defers sentence of Dixie Davis. Page A-8 Education of teachers in U. S. branded as poor. Page A-8 Solo flyer falls from plane; lands safely. Page A-9 Stock handlers return to work at Chicago. Page B-7 Hull aims to extend trade program at Lima. PageB-11 Washington and Vicinity. Police still without clues in Mary Brown case. Page A-l Warring jury, unable to agree, is twice brought into court. Page A-l Pedestrian control hearing set for December 29. Page A-l Justice Laws talks with deadlocked Warring jury. Page A-l Cab driver gives clue to Brown kid napers’ hideout. Page A-l Pare boost, better service ordered on Montgomery bus lines. Page A-l Two dead, several hurt in week-end traffic crashes. Page B-l Former sniper suspect arrested; re lease expected. j Page B-l Prince Georges C. of C. urges airport at College Park; Page B-l Judge a suicide after family fails to disarm him. Page B-l Editorial and Comment. Editorials. Page A-10 This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 Letters to The Star. Page A-10 David Lawrence. Page A-ll Alsop and Kintner. Page A-ll Frederic William Wile. Page A-ll Jay Franklin. Page A-ll Lemuel Parton. Page A-ll Sports. Alabama again leads in five-year grid survey, despite lapse. Page A-14 Complete flop of Redskins in rout by Giants is mystery. Page A-14 Minor baseball leagues talk trades and rule revisions. Page A-14 Three big bowl games are “naturals” for first time. Page A-15 Walper finishes third in golf behind Wood and Picard. PageA-16 Armstrong defends welter title to night against Manfredo. PageA-16 Boyd slight choice over Everett in ring bout here. PageA-16 Miscellany. Bedtime Story. PageB-10 Nature’s Children. Page B-15 Cross-Word Puzzle. Page B-18 Letter-Out. Page B-18 Winning Contract. Page B-19 Uncle Ray’s Corner. ^age B-19 Supreme Court Backs A. F. of L. In Utility Case Overrules Abrogating Contract; Widens Board Jurisdiction By tht Associated Pres The Supreme Court ruled today that the National Labor Relations Board has supervision over a com pany operating in only one State, but which sells its products to other concerns engaged in interstate com merce. This decision, applying specifically to the Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc., gave broad power, attorneys said, to the Labor Board in administering the National Labor Relations Act, The opinion, delivered by Chief Justice Hughes, also held, however, that the Labor Board had exceeded ■ its authority in directing abrogation 1 of collective bargaining contracts I between the company and the Inter national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, an affiliate of the American Federation of Labor. Acted on C. I. O. Complaint. The board had acted in the case on a complaint by the United Elec trical and Radio Workers of Amer ica, a C. I. O. affiliate. ! The latter contended Consoli dater Edison had picked the fed eration affiliate to represent the i employes in collective bargaining negotiations without giving the em ployes an opportunity to express a preference. Consolidated Edison contended in arguments before the court it was not subject to the Federal act be cause it operated entirely within* New York State and was regulated there by State law. The Labor Board replied that the company sold its product—electric | itv, gas and steam—to railroads, communications companies and other enterprises which operate be yond the confines of the State. It was argued by the board that the Federal act applied because a strike or other labor disturbance at Consolidated Edison might have a ‘catastrophic" effect on interstate commerce. Intimidations Charged. Finding the company guilty of 1 "unfair labor practices.” the board said it had "set in motion a vigor ous campaign to intimidate, in fluence and coerce" its employes into joining the Federation affiliate. The board also told the court prior to its decision today that the company had employed industrial spies and had discharged six em ployes for union activity. Their reinstatement, with back pay, was ordered. Mr. Hughes said in his ruling “it cannot be doubted" that the activities of Consolidated Edison, "while conducted within the State, are matters of Federal concern.” "In their totality,” he added, "they rise to such a degree of importance ; that the fact that they involve but a small part of the entire service rendered by the utilities in their extensive business is immaterial in ! the consideration of the existence of the Federal protective power.” Board Had Authority. After reciting the results which he said would be produced by stop page of the Consolidated Edison business, the opinion continued: "If industrial strife due to unfair labor practices actually brought about such a catastrophe, we sup pose that no one would question the j authority of the Federal Govern ment to intervene in order to facil itate the settlement of the dispute and the resumption of the essential service to interstate and foreign commerce. "But it cannot be maintained that the exertion of Federal power must await the disruption of that com merce. Congress was entitled to provide reasonable preventive meas ures and that was the object of the National Labor Relations Act. * * • "We conclude that the board had authority to entertain this proceed ing against the petitioning com panies.” Can't Make Contract. The Chief Justice decided, how ever, that the National Labor Rela tions Act “gives no express au thority to the board to invalidate contracts with independent labor organizations." “We think,” he continued, "that (the) authority to order affirmative (See COURT, Page A-4.) _ ~ -- " • Washington City Bank Will Pay Bonus The City Bank of Washington will pay a bonus of a half month's salary to all officers and employes of the bank before Christmas. This was announced today by Clarence F. Burton, president of the bank. The bonus will go to about 90 people, he explained. The “extra compensation” will be distributed soon, at a date to be de termined, but will be in plenty of time for Christmas shopping. The bonus will go to the persons in headquarters of the bank, at Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue, and its five branches, scat tered throughout the city, _ , Profit-Sharing A special Senate committee has been conducting a survey through public hearings into the advantages and disad vantages of profit-sharing and. “incentive taxation” to en courage it. Senator Clyde L. Herring of Iowa, chairman of the com mittee, will discuss this sub ject in The National Radio Forum Tonight at 1§:30—V9MAL. f'soMtmts i wondesN (If IT IS ft ftCASAKT JDAAAM I I OR JUST 4N OL’ FASHIONEdL NIGHTMARE! j Appellate Court Overturns Decision On Compensation Declares Act Calls for Payment of Benefits Beyond $7,500 The United States Court of Ap peals ruled today that the Em ployes’ Compensation Act of the District of Columbia calls for pay ment of mpdical and similar bene fits in addition to the maximum of $7,500 provided for “compensation" to a person injured at work. Overruling a District Court de cision which had enjoined payment of any benefits above the $7,500 limit, the Court of Appeals held that 'mathematical accuracy" was con ; templated in the law and that “as j it is impossible accurately to fore cast the cost of medical benefits, it j follows that ‘compensation to be computed does not include them.” Controversy Over Benefit. The case grew out of controversy over benefit payments under the act to Julius H. Cobb, formerly employed by a hardware firm here as a service man for refrigerators. His attorneys said he contracted tuberculosis as a result of using an allegedly faulty gas mask in repairing a refrigerator that was leaking sulphur dioxide gas on December 12.1931. He now is re cuperating in Florida. The Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., defendant in the case, which was appealed to the Court of Appeals by Mr. Cobb and Employes Compensa tion Commission officials, declined to continue compensation payments above the limit Of $7,500 set for “compensation" in section 14 has been reached. “We conclude that medical and similar benefits under section 7 are not to be counted in applying the $7,500 limit of total compensation in section 14 tM). “The same conclusion follows from the principle that compensation acts are to be ‘construed liberally in furtherance of the purpose for which they were enacted.’ ” Participating in hearing of the case were Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner and Associate Justice Fred M. Vinson. Appellants' Representatives. United States attorney David A. Pine. Assistant United States At torney Allen J. Krouse and Chief Counsel Z. Lewis Dalby of the United States Employes’ Compensa tion Commission, with Associate Counsel Charles T. Branham and Ward E. Boote of the commission and Attorney James E. McCabe, rep resented the appellants. They argued to the court that medical expenses, in the case where a workman was injured qn the Job, might equal or exceed the compensa tion total and the man would get nothing for himself. The insurer argued that certain sections of the act used the term “compensation” in a sense which in cludes medical benefits, funeral benefits, etc., but the appellate tribunal held that this argument proves nothing, for it is equally obvious that in certain other sections of the act, as well as in the defini tion, “compensation" excludes med ical benefits. O'Conor Back From Cruise NEW YORK. Dec. 5 OP).—Gov. elect Herbert R. O’Conor of Mary land returned from a 16-day Carib bean cruise today and left imme diately for Baltimore to prepare for his inaguration on January 11. Mr. O’Conor, who was accom panied aboard the Grace liner Santa Rosa by Mrs. O’Conor, said he had obtained a complete rest from the ardors of his campaign.? F. C. C. Refuses Action on Mars Broadcast By th* Associated Press. The Federal Communications Commission has decided to take no action on complaints that the Orson Welles broadcast of October 30 caused many radio listeners to be lieve that men and Mars were in vading the United States. The commission said today that it believed steps already taken by the Columbia Broadcasting Co. were sufficient to protect the public in terest. “While it is regrettable that the broadcast alarmed a substantial number of people,” the F. C. C. said, “there appeared to be no likelihood of a repetition of the incident and no occasion for action by the com mission.” W. B. Lewis, vice president of Co lumbia. had expressed regret for the incident and said the technique em ployed in it would not be used again. The commission received 372 pro tests against the program and 255 letters and petitions approving it. Taxicab Driver Gives Police Hut Clue in Kidnaping Case Shack Is in Direction Victim Believes Kidnapers Took (Pictures on Page B-l.) Maryland State police were run ning down a new clue today in an effort to locate the hideaway in which Mary Brown. 18-year-old Oxon Hill. Md.. girl, was held cap tive by three men who seized her near her homo last Wednesday. A Washington cab driver told a State officer the approximate where abouts of a shack which, he said, answered the description of the one to which the girl believed she was taken. The hut in question is located some distance south of the Brown home and in the general direction supposedly taken by the kidnapers. The officer said a thorough in vestigation would be made and said the cab driver's information was ‘‘as good as any of the clues we have had thus far in the case.” 'Keeps Identity Secret. The driver, who preferred to keep his identity from reporters, said he is familiar with the territory in which the shack is located and stated he did not plan to accom pany the officers as he was ‘‘afraid he might get shot by the kidnapers” should they be in the hideout when police arrive. The driver earlier reported his discovery to Metropolitan Police, through the eleventh precinct, but he was referred to State officers, who are in direct charge of the case. The girl’s father, William B. Brown, employe of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, said the girl spent a "more restful night last night than at any time since her return.” Maj. Elmer P. Munshower, su perintendent of Maryland State Police, was expected to go to the Brown home some time after noon to talk with the girl in an effort (See MARY'BROWN' Page^A-9 F Warring Jury Asks Judge to Repeat His Instructions Tries Again to Reach Verdict and Avoid Mistrial in Case By CARTER BROOKE JONES. Eleven men and a woman, com posing the jury in the Warring in come tax fraud case, out since noon Friday, were called into court twice today without a decision. At 9:30 a.m. Justice Bolitha J. Laws called in the jurors to read them the famous Allen case, in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that it was the duty of a minority of a jury to try to reconcile its views to the ma jority. Shortly before noon the jury sent word that it wanted to be charged again by the court, and Justice Laws re-read his entire instructions, which took 50 minutes. The grim-faced jurors gave no indication of how they stood, nor did the court poll them, except to ascertain that they were in dis agreement on the guilt or inno cence of all four of the defendants. smks to Avoid Mistrial. Justice Laws was expected to leave the jury out at least the rest of the day before declaring a mistrial, although he did not indicate how long he would require the 12 to wrestle with their problem. While a Malcolm Duvall, 43. a real estate man. foreman of the jury, said when questioned by Jus tice Laws this morning that he did not think any point of law was in volved in the disagreement, about two hours later a deputy marshal brought word from the jury room that the 12 wanted to be charged again in the law of the case. Justice Laws read a complete transcript of his charge to the jury on Friday, which was partly oral and partly written. The jury- then retired to make one more effort to reach a verdict. Foreman Is Questioned. Before an almost deserted court loom. except for the defendants— Emmitt. Leo and Charles (Rags) Warring, and their tax advisor. Gor don L. R. Sadur, and the attorneys —the weary jurors were brought into court for the first time. In the Allen case, the Supreme Court held that if a juror found that a large majority of his col leagues held a different view it was his duty to examine the question and decide whether he was merely being stubborn or whether he could not in honor do otherwise. Jus tice Laws added: “This is no compulsion on the part of the court. It is an honest desire to serve the public and the defendants as well. I want to ask you to take the case with these thoughts in mind, which are so essential to the promotion of jus tice and fairness, and see if you can't arrive at a verdict.” While the position of the jury was a matter no one outside the closely guarded jury room knew, observers in the court room noticed that when Justice Laws spoke of jurors who were in a decided minor ity, several in the box leaned for ward and looked at one juror in the front row. The court asked whether the jury had been able to agree on the guilt or innocence of any defendant. “We have not,” Mr. Duvall replied. Justice Laws inquired whether the (See WARRING7Page A-9J Assembling of U. S. Employes' Yule Gifts Starts This Week The tremendous job of assembling the Federal employes’ contributions to the Christmas campaign of The Star, Warner Bros, and National Broadcasting Co. will be launched this week under the direction of Harry R. Daniel, Federal co-ordina tor for the campaign. With his organization work prac tically completed, Mr. Daniel is pre pared to gather gifts from the more than 60 departments, bureaus and divisions of the Federal Government which are carrying the brunt of this great drive to insure a merry Christ mas in every home in the Capital. The first collection will be followed by many more, right up to Christmas Day, and the toys, clothing, food and money contributed! by the Govern ment workers will, be dispensed among the unludA through the Far ent-Teacher Association and the Metropolitan Police Department. Six additional Federal units, lp cluding the Department of Justice and the Civil Service Commission, where Christmas giving has become a tradition, pledged their full co operation yesterday. Attorney Gen eral Cummings already has indorsed the campaign. In a letter to Mr. Daniel, William C. Hull, executive assistant in the Civil Service Commission, said: “In accordance with our annual custom, the Civil Service Commis sion Welfare Association is planning a Christmas party to be held about December 21 or 22. At this party, employes of the commission con tribute very generously gifts of toys, clothing and cash to be given tc (See YULE CAIffAIGN, Page A-S.) D. C. Pedestrian Control Hearjng Is Set Dec. 29 Two Proposals for Regulation Drawn By Commissioners BACKGROUND— Efforts to obtain strict pedes trian control regulations in the District recently led the Com missioners to determine to call special public hearing to deter mine public sentiment on the Question. Although present traf fic law provides power for the Commissioners to regulate pedestrians. Distriot has failed to promulgate jay-walking rules, largely because of the conten tion by some that rules would be unenforceable without large increase in police force. By JOHN H. CASSADY, Jr. The Commissioners today drew up two proposals for pedestrian control regulation for the District for con sideration by the public and set De cember 29 as the date for a special public hearing on the suggested adoption of pedestrian control here. After a conference with Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer. his assistant, M. O. Eldridge, and Cor poration Counsel Elwood H. Seal, Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen an nounced that, for purposes of dis i cussion at the hearing, the follow ing two proposals will be offered: 1. Regulation of pedestrians cross ing in the middle of the block. 2. Regulation of pedestrians cross i ing at intersections, whether or not the intersection is controlled by traffic lights or officers. To Draw Up Regulation*. Mr. Eldridge and Assistant Cor poration Counsel E. W. Thomas i then were assigned the task of draw ing up the proposed regulations for formal presentation at the hearing. This was to be done this afternoon. The Commissioners will send copies of the proposals to civic and j business organizations of Washing ton, inviting them to study the pro posals and to send representatives to the public hearing. The hearing will be held in the board room of the District Building at 10 a.m. The Commissioners emphasized that they were not approving any Proposed regulations for pedestrian control at this time, but were mere i ly presenting two ideas for the pub lic to consider before and during the hearing. Amplify Present Law. It was explained that the two pro posed regulations are amplifications of existing law, which now provide for pedestrian regulation. In theii final form, the proposed pedestrian I control regulations will describe the duties of pedestrians at intersections and in the middle of the block. The Commissioners explained further that, if adopted, the regulations , would have the effect of making it unlawful for a person to cross in the middle of a block or at an inter section against a traffic light or against the signal of a traffic officer. Mr. Van Duzer gave the Commis sioners a lengthy report on methods used bv other large cities in con* i trolling jay-walking. He also furnish ed information on the pedestrian fatality record in the District, point ing out that 55.5 per cent of the accidents involving pedestrians in . the past three years have occurred in the middle of the block. Charts Are Presented. He presented charts showing analyses of 207 pedestrian fatalities which occurred between January 1, 1936. and October 31, 1938. and a map showing locations of pedestrian 1 fatalities in various parts of the city and indicating where pedestrians were crossing the streets. Another chart showed a digest of replies to i questionnaires on pedestrian regula ■ tion by 56 cities having a population of more than 100.000. I He said 16 or these cities had no ' pedestrian regulations, while in 18 others pedestrians are required to obey the signals of the traffic officer. In 29 of the 56 cities pedestrians must obey traffic signals and in 10 cities pedestrians are required to ! cross at intersections where ad jacent intersections are signaled. ; Nine cities have regulations requir | ing persons on foot to cross only ; at crosswalks. In five cities pedes trians must cross only at crosswalks in the business district and in one j city pedestrians must cross at marked crosswalks on “through'’ streets only. Referring to the proposed control of pedestrians crossing in the mid dle of the block. Commissioner Hazen said: “This practice of crossing be tween intersections seems to be the real problem in accidents involving pedestrians in Washington. The statistics show that more than half of the pedestrian accidents ocur in the middle of the block.” States’ Laws Cited. Mr. Van Duzer reported that the laws of 10 States contained no provision concerning the rights and duties of the pedestrian on high ways, leaving him subject only to his common law obligation to exer cise due care. These States are Florida. Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ne vada. Oklahoma and Wyoming. In the majority of States, how ever, some laws concerning pedes trians are found, he pointed out. In 29 States, the pedestrian is re quired by statute to obey traffic control signals at intersections. In 27 States a pedestrian crossing at a marked or unmarked cross-walk at intersections where such signals are not in operation has the right of way over vehicles. Where traffic control signals are in operation at adjacent intersec tions, it is unlawful for pedestrians in 22 States to cross the roadway between intersections. In 31 States, the pedestrian may cross the road at any place where such signals are not in operation at adjacent Intersections, but must yield the rigM of way to all vehicles.