Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1929, Page 17

40 TOURIST CABINS TOBEBUILT AS AID TOBUSINESS PLANS Contract for Construction at Camp Is Awarded to Help Hoover Program. WORK TO BE STARTED ON PROJECT AT ONCE Capacity of Housing Space to Be Increased More Than 50 Per Cent by Move. Forty new cabins at the tourists’ camp will be constructed immediately by the Welfare and Recreational Asso- ciation of Public Buildings and Grounds, Incorporated, in response to President Hoover's call for construction to go for- ward now, rather than to walt until later, in order to stimulate prosperity and industry. This decisick was reached today at & meeting of the association, presided over by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, di- rector of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capi- tal, who is president of the association. ‘The association awarded the contract for construction of the cabin to C. A. Schaeffer of 518 G street southeast, but ‘withheld the figures involved. In ex- plaining the program, F. W. Hoover, general manager of the association, said today that the contractor will start to GRIEF LOOMING The Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, WRECK LEFT IN TRAIL OF CRASH FOR TWO CHAMPIONS A pair of pedigreed birds destined to grace the presidential table and part of a lot of five which have been received for the holiday season. turkeys are George Pomeroy and Roy Drake. Holding the —Star Staff Photo. Directors Request That He put in the concrete foundations imme- diately, so that work on the upper part of the structures can go forward during the colder weather. Capacity to Be Increased. ‘This construction work, the general r said, will increase the capacity of the cabins of the camp 50 per cent. ‘There now are 72 cabins at the tourist camp and the addition of the 40 cabins will aid the motorists who are planning to come to Washington during the ap- proaching season. Mr. Hoover asserted that demands for cabins were so heavy during the t season that the association could ve rented as many as four times the number of cabins available. Each of the 72 present cabins can accommodate an average of four people, and the new ones will be constructed to care for a Mke number. Each cabin will be ap- ymnmlkly 14x16 feet. There will four blocks of cabins, each block to contain 10 cabins. Each of the new cabins will be lined with a composition board, designed to make them cooler in Summer and warmer in Winter. They will be com- Eleeuly screened and in front there will a lawn, guarded by an iron-pipe fence, making a pretentious front lawn along the main street of the camp. Peterson Succeeds Maj. Brown. Maj. V. L. Peterson, alde to Col. Grant, has been elected vice president of the association, to fill out unex- pired term of Maj, Carey H, Brown, U. 8. A, former engineer of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission, who was transferred to other service duties. Maj. Peterson also was elected a trustee to fill out the balance of this year. E. W. Libbey, chief elerk of the De- partment of Commerce, also was elected a trustee, to fill out the unexpired tern ot Capt. M. H. Parson, U. 8. A., former superintendent of the United States Park Police, who now is on duty at the Coast Artillery School, Fort Monroe, Va. The association voted to have a Christmas party for all its workers who work at night on urday, December 21, in the Interior Department Auditorium. Another party will be given to colored employees who work during the day time, and this also will be for colored messengers in the ment who come in contact with the associations helpers and those of Col. Grant's of- fice. Colored employes of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks will be included in these two parties. The second party will be given on Monday, December 23, also in the Interior De- partment Auditorium, Prepare for Christmas Tree. A sum of money was appropriated by the association sufficient to cover the expense of erecting stands for the com- munity Christmas tree at Sherman Square, south of the Treasury Depart- ment, near the White House, and also to clean up the debris, following the ex- ercises. ‘The association voted to authorize the construction of a miniature golf course, probably near the tennis courts at Sev- enteenth and B streets, which have been lighted for night play, until re- cently. Mr. Hoover plans to go to Chatta- nooga, Tenn,, soon to confer with man- ufacturers, PAGE TO MAKE ADDRESS BEFORE OPTIMIST CLUB Clerk of House of Representatives Scheduled as Principal Speaker at Luncheon Tomorrow. ‘William Tyler Page, clerk of the United States House of Representatives and executive secretary of the Presi- dent’s Bicentennial Commission for the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington, will be the principal speaker at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Washington Optomist Club at the Hotel Hamilton tomorrow afternoon, it is announced by Herbert B. Nevius, president of the club, Mr. Page, the directing force of the Bicentennial Commission, is in close touch with the plans of the commission for celebrating both in Washington and throughout the Nation the 200th anni- versary of the birth. of the Father of His Country in 1932, He will speak, it is announced, on the plans of the com- mission as they stand now and the fu- ture projects of the body for the bi- centennial. NEW BUS LINE PROPOSED TO SERVE CHEVY CHASE Petition Filed for Service Via Con- necticut Avenue Bridge to De- partment of Agriculture. Establishment of a new bus line to Chevy Chase loomed as a possibility today as the Public Utilities Commission considered a petition presented by 100 citizens of the community. ‘The petition was for a line starting from Chevy Chase Circle, across the Connecticut Avenue Bridge through Twenty-first or Twenty-second streets and Potomac Park to the De- partment of Agriculture, extending | Resign From Tuberculosis Organization Work. Achieved Many Improve- ments During 20- Year Sec- retaryship of Association. ‘Walter S. Ufford resigned as executive secretary of the Association for the Pre- vention of Tuberculosis at a meeting last night of the board of directors in order to give his full time to the Asso- clated Charities, of which he has also been executive secretary for 20 years. The resignation was presented at the urgent request of the board of man- agers of the Associated Charities, who, it was explained, realized that the great expansion of their work needed all of Mr. Ufford’s time and attention. ‘The resignation will become effective January 1, it was explained by Dr. George M. Kober, president of the Asso- ciation for the Prevention of Tubercu- losis, and it is expected that a new secretary may be chosen and installed before Mr. Ufford leaves. A committee of the board was appointed to draft suitable resolutions of regret at the departure of Mr. Ufford. Budget Has Increased. ‘The Tuberculosis Association, when Mr. Ufford became secretary 20 years ago, was but three years old, and the budget of its activities in the health field amounted to about $5,000. The budgté for the, past year amounted to Many stages of progress were made by the association during Mr. Ufford’s service. The plan of distributing a series of 12 “health rules,” printed on large cardboards, to the school children of the city, was formulated. That &allcy has been continued from year year, but in 1913 it was decided by the board of directors to amplify the health rules into a book of 12 chapters, each chapter developing one of the rules and to be written by an expert on the subject. The chapter cn sleep and rest in its relation to the cure of tuber- cullfo!i! was written by Mr. Ufford him- self. \ ‘The fight for an adequate milk in- spection law in the District which was carried through under the leadership of the late Emile Berliner as a member of the Tuberculosis Association Board had the effective support of Mr. Ufford at every stage, it was recalled today. Develop Health Camp. Another achievement of this associa- tion during Mr. Ufford's administration,'| it was pointed out, was that of develop- ing the Children's Health Camp from the daytime service it rendered under the Red Cross management into a 24- hour service. The results thus shown, it is added, went far toward demonstrating the need of a children’s sanitorium, provi- sion for which has now been made by Congress with the appropriation of $500,000 specified. Mr. Ufford’s activity in community health work has won for him recogni- tion in the national fleld. He was elected last year as a member of the important committee of State execu- J. R. Hanna, president of the Capital “Traction Co., told the commission there was_insufficient potential business to justify. proposed.- improvement, and Mrs. * day cake, UFFORD TO DEVOTE FULL TIME TO CHARITIES BODY WALTER S. UFFORD. —Harris-Ewing Photo. tives of the National Tuberculosis As-| bein, sociation. His helr in matters affect- ing national problems and legislation has often been called for. The great expansion of the associa- tion’s program in recent years, his as- sociates declare, has been made possible by the remarkable success of its execu- tive in building up and extending the sale of Christmas seals, through which largely the work has been financed. Mr. Ufford’s ability in this respect has led to his appointment as 8 member of the Christmas seal committee of the |y, national association. It was under his supervision that the ‘Tuberculosis Association brought to ‘Washington in 1918 the educational project known as the Children’s Health Crusade, by means of which many thousands of children were induced to practice health habits and which pioneered the way to a system of health vf:chmg in the public schools of the city. 3 ROBBERIES REPORTED. Wearing Apparel Taken by Thieves Is Valued at $500. o ‘Three robberies in which wearing ap- parel valued at approximately $500 was stolen were reported to police late yes- terday, including the theft of a musk- rat coat and other articles said to be ‘worth $275, which were taken from the machine of Susan Parker while parked in front of her home at 2001 Eleventh street. A suit case containing clothing valued at $50, belonging to Ada Hatchett of 901 Florida avenue, was stolen from the same automobile. Gaining entrance through an un- locked front door, a burglar stole cloth- ing valued at $125 from the apartment of Jean Costello and Mary Gordon at 1201 Thirteenth street. An overcoat, scarf and a pair of gloves, *he total value of which was placed at $20, were stolen from Lee A. Brown of Sixty-first and Eastern avenue at the Shaw Junior High School, Rhode Island avenue and Seventh street, last night. CELEBRATES FIRST BIRTHDAY e et et i e Sl o . ,May Minnesota Gobbler Grace Hoover’s Thanksgiving Table‘ Three Birds, One of Them Wild, Among Five Con- tenders for Honor. Having won the championship, a rather haughty Minnesota turkey gob- bler also won a trip to the White House in time for Thanksgiving. And now it looks as if more laurcls will be heaped upon the victor, aot to mention the cranberries. There is strong probability that he may win a welcome to the presidential board. Not that the President is playing favorites. There are no less than five contenders, among them another Min- nesota champion, and it is possible the big winner will lose out when the final choice is made. o The latter was chosen at a contest in West Duluth from the pride of eight counties. He was sent on by the Minne- sota Arrowhead Asscclation, while the Boys and Girls 4-H Club of St. Louis County presented Mrs. Hoover a second gobbler chosen in a similar manner. Another favorite is a wild bird shot by ‘william M. Mooney, the local post mas- ter. _After this gift had been received, the President said, in reply to questions. that he had not made a choice as yet, although he was tempted to begin on the wild turkey and then figure out what to do with the others. The wild bird weighs 18 pounds. The gobblers from Missouri weigh 25 or 30 pounds and arrived yesterday. In addition, there is a 35-pound gobbler sent by an admirer in California. ‘When the delegation was considering the best means of transporting the win- M. | Jaw received last night when struck by 1|in the Park Central Apartments, at 1900 | ning birds from Minnesota the air mail at first was decided upon. However, & blizzard swept the North country and it was feared that the plane, after passing through the higher altitudes, would deliver cold storage turkeys. An automobile, accordingly, was com- mandeered and a motorist got away in all haste, the winning turkeys in crates in the tonneau. RED CROSS MAKES NOVEMBER with a taxicab this morning. AR BURNS AFTER CRASH WITH TAY Paul H. Elkins, 50, Seriously | Hurt in Collision Here Early Today. As the result of a spectacular col- lision between a small automobile and a taxicab early today at New Hamp- shire avenue and N street, in which both cars turned over and one was almost destroyed by fire, Paul H, Elkins, 50 years old, of Fredericksburg, Va., is at Emergency Hospital suffering from injuries to his head and right hand. His condition is reported by the hos- pital physicians to be serious. Elkins was riding west on N street in MEMBERSHIP PLEA Quota of 40,000 for D. C. Is Far From Complete, With Two Days Remaining. The local chapter of the American Red Cross sent out today a final appeal to Washingtonians to enroll in the an- nual drive for memberships, which is rapidly drawing to a close. With only two more days left for soliciting, the quota of 40,000 members is far from g filled, although cash receipts thus far total more in dollars than do the members. This is due largely to the generous contributions of a nymber of persons, which have in man; exceded the $1 fee for enrollment. Mrs. Harry C. Barnes, director of the local body today announced the follow- ing contributions received: Mrs. Margaret Hood Robbins. . A friend B. W. Parker . Lucretia K. Baldwin fund. sabel C. s i | | | “Radio Joe" 36.00 Government Printing Office. .. 1,527.90 ‘The contribution of the War De- partment brings the total number of members from that body to above the 1,000 mark, while that of the Govern- ment Printing Office sets a new high mark for memberships solicited from a single body. NEWS REPORTER INJURED WHILE WITNESSING RAID Howard Wentworth Suffers Pos- sible Jaw Fracture From Blow by Colored Man. Howard F. Wentworth, 21-year-old reporter forshe Post, is in Emergency Hospital with a possible fractured right an unidentified colored man while “cov- ering” a raid in the 500 block of Florida avenue. While his condition is not regarded serious, hospital physicians said this morning he may lose several teeth, | Wentworth, who lives with his mother | F street, is a page on the Democratic side of the House of Representatives | and is sald to have told physicians who | treated him that he was attempting to hold a colored woman from escaping from police when he was struck vio- lently in the jaw. P MARKS THRIFT SHO FIRST ANNIVERSARY Huge Cake Displayed in Window as Feature of Children’s Week Sale. ‘The first birthday of the Thrift Shop, child welfare rummage sale at 504 Tenth street, was observed today by inaugurating a Children's week sale, which drew crowds of customers to far | Fire | Emergency Hospital. a taxicab driven by Jullan Renfro, 633 E street northeast, about 7:30 o'clock when it collided with & small car driven by Frank Deaton of 626 Twenty- second street. The small car was thrown a considerable distance against the curb. It upset and burst inlo flames. Deaton escaped with slight bruises, for which he was treated st Emergency Hospital. The {axicab was thrown violently against a heavy electric light pole at the northwest corner of the intersec- tion, Rreaking the pole off at its base. When" the cab overturned the driver was shaken up badly. Rushed to Hospital. Elkins was hurried to the hospital in another taxicab. Besides his address at Fredericksburg, Va., Elkins gave 613 M street as his address in this city. When the automobile caught fire and the flames began to envelope the whole machine a call was sent for aid to the Department. Engine 23 and truck 2 responded to the alarm, but were not able to save the car, only a skeleton of which was left standing when the flames were put out. Policemen I. E. Dalzell, Jeremiah Mc- Carthy and Otho Johnson of the third precinct were on the scene soon after the accident occurred and helped to keep back the crowds which threatened to block traffic on New Hampshire ave- nue and M street at the busy hour of the morning. Two Are Injured. Fourteen-year-old Evelyn Dawson of 103 Eighth street northeast and Mil- dred Eulack, 32, same address, were serfously injured late yesterday when the machine in which they were riding and driven by David J. Powell, 23 years old, of 820 C street southeast, was in collision at Ninth and D streets north- east with a Washington Railway & Electric Co. street car operated by Mo- torman Golden S. Stewart of 219 Twelfth street northeast. The injured girls were taken to Casualty Hospital. The condition of both this morning was described as “undetermined.” Powell escaped. John Hessick of 1725 Irving street, suffered a possible fractured left hand and a left rib and other minor con- tusions early this morning when the machine he was driving, was in col- lision at Fifth street and Massachusetts avenue with an automobile operated by Catherine Gardner of Clinton, Md. James Gardner, 34 years old, also of Clinton, a passenger in the latter car, sustained a fractured right collar bone. Both injured men were treated at An Outodor Noah’s Ark. ‘The Island of Marajo, at the 200- mile-wide mouth of the Amazon River, is as large as the kingdom of Denmark, An area of dense jungles, great prairies, rivers and a long shore line on the At- lantic, it is a haven for a vast congre- gation of wild life. Animals, birds, fish and gorgeous insects abound in great numbers, including the jacare or Brazil- ian crocodile. 926, This is what remained of an automobile that caught fire after a collision The driver, Paul H. Elkins, 50, of Washingto: d Fredericksburg, was so badly injured that he is confined to Emergency Hospital. 1929. ”*” ~-Star Staff Photo. FORNER FINGE T0 GV TESTMONY Mrs. Maragon to Arrive Mon- day for Jury Hearing in | Scrivener Case. Mrs. John Maragon of Chicago, for- mer fiancee of Arthur Serivener, de- tective sergeant, whose body was found in an alley in Georgetown in September, 1926, will return to Washington Mon- day to be among the witnesses which United States Attorney Leo A. Rover will place before the grand jury when that body starts its investigation into the cause of the death of the detective. Her husband, John Maragon, will also be among the 16 witnesses named for the first day of the inquiry. United States Attorney Rover stated today that the name of Charles Mont- gomery, custodian of police property, is not on the list furnished him, but had not Montgomery killed himself yester- day he would probably have called him as & witness to see if he knew anything of the history of a gun which was found beside the body of the detective. “There was nothing in the evidence which would have been sought from Montgomery,” Rover said, “that should have given the police property custodian any cause for worry or which could in the slightest degree be interpreted as a cause for the taking of his life.” 2\9!1?‘.!] had asserted Montgomery had en 1ll. Besides the Maragons, the list of wit- nesses for Monday's session of the grand jury includes Dr. Joseph Rogers, deputy coroner; Dr. Herbert Martyn, Dr. Charles Lalley, Sergt. A. S. Bohrer, No. 1 precinct; Pvt. H. H. Carper, De- tective Bureau; Pvt. Fred Sandberg, Detective Bureau; Gus Blank, Occi- Policeman Offers Help to Motorist; Own Car Is Struck Passers-by Hit Both Ends of Machine on Slippery | Highway Bridge. | Sergt. Milton D. Smith of the Traffic Bureau is one person who will testify that Saturday night was a very slippery night. The policeman is also of the opinion that it does not pay to play the “good Samaritan” after his experi- ences of the night of November 23. He let the following things be known in Police Court this morning in an ef- fort to interest the court authorities in having the street surface of Highway Bridge sanded in slippery weather to prevent recurrence of such mishaps as occurred to him and his on that evening. ‘The officer, returning from a short trip into Virginia, saw that the car of a fellow Washingtonian had skidded on the ice of Highway Bridge and turned over on its side. The sergeant, wishing to be of assistance, halted his machine, alighted and walked over to the unfortunate vehicle. Before he had scarcely arrived at the scene of the accident a car bearing a Virginia license slipped in from the direction of the city, skidded and crashed into the front of the police- man’s automobile. The front *bumper” and license were torn off and a fender was badly dented. Before he had re- covered from the first shock, a Wash- ington car skidded up from the direc- tion of Virginia and crashed into the rear of the sergeant’s machine, caus- ing considerable damage to this part of the car, Meanwhile, the sergeant's wife, Mrs. Katherine Smith, became frightened and decided to walk across the bridge. She had proceeded a scarce 30 yards be- fore her feet slipped from under her, She was bruised. The sergeant said that he thought he had better drive the car home while it was able to go unassisted. Just as he started, Thomas Harris, the owner of the overturned machine tried to step onto the running board of the police- man's car to thank Smith for his help. He slipped and fell under the wheels of the car, narrowly averting serious injury. T8PN12 PLANES - ORDERED BY NAVY Contracts Are Awarded to Keystone Corporation for $1,067,829. Contracts for the construction of 18 twin-engined patrol boats of the PN-12 type, developed by the Navy at the Philadelphia Naval Aircraft Factory, were awarded today to the Keystone Aircraft Corporation of Bristol, Pa., at a cost of $1,067,829. ‘The PN-12 is one of the most success- ful of the famous line of Navy patrol planes which have figured prominently in naval aircraft histdry. Several world records, two of which still stand, were dental Hotel; Pritz Merkel, Occidental Hotel; Catherine Doering, 3128 N street northwest; bert Doering, same ad- dress; Thomas Nally, Detective Bureau; Matthew Walsh, 3123 N street north- west; Mrs. Matthew Walsh, same ad- dress, and Amelia P. Turley, 303 D street northwest. . SHOW ENGINE THEORY. Motion Pictures to Tell Story of In- ternal Combustion Motors. Motion pictures showing the theory of the internal combustion engine wiil be shown at the seventh lecture of the Standards Flying Club, composed of employes and officials of the. Bureau of Standards, at 8 p.m. today, in the east lecture room of the East Building, Bu- reau of Standards, Connecticut avenue and Van Ness street. The public is invited. The picture, in three reels, was pre- pared by the Bureau of Mines in co- ox)ernlon with one of the large automo- bile corporations, and is said to be one of the best educational films of its kind. C. 8. Bruce, president of the club, will preside. Ex-Soldier Wins Medal. Robert E. Pyrcell of Jordan, Mont., formerly second lieutenant, 362d In- fantry, 9lst Division, has just been awarded by the War Department the Distinguished Service Cross for extraor- dinary heroism in action at Gesnes, France, September 29, 1918. “Early in the engagement,” says the citation, “Corpl. Purcell was wounded by shrap- nel in the left shoulder, but despite his wounds he refysed to be evacuated and continued with his organization until it was relieved about 15 hours later, when he was senf tg the hospital. His heroism and devotion to duty were a great inspiration to the members of his organization.” the unique store. To celebrate the birthday anniversary a huge barthday cake was placed on display in the store window, and at- tracted much attention from passersby. | It was decorated by one candle, around which were placed four tiny dolls, rep- resentative of the four organizations which benefit from the rummage sale— the Children's Hospital, Child Welfare Society, Children's Country Home and Prenatal Clinic of Columbia Hospital. ‘The sale for this week features chil- dren’s clothing and toys. The clothing has been arrayed in special display on the first floor, while a whole room on the second floor has been devoted to the toys, games, railroad trains and many “gadgets” to delight the heart of a child. ‘The store was ‘crowded this morning as the sale got under way, and more goods continued to come in, the gifts of persons interested in the support of the four organizations. Many officlals of the organizations came to the shop to hel{) celebrate the birthday, among the early callers being Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, president of The Thrift Shop, 504 Tenth street, observes anniversary, Mrs. Mathews Dick | tinue for a week. . William no'elur, members of the pricing committee exhibiting the birth- the board of Lady Visitors of Children's Hospital, and Mrs. Reginald Walker, chairman of the house committee of Children’s Hosp! | traffic hazards by | mother, Mrs. A, Sel Although it was admitted that the “air-line” distance between the section involved and the Blow School was shorter than the distance td the Wheat- ley, it was pointed out that the nortn and south streets were not open, with the result that the children would have to take a roundabout route, much longer and much more dangerous. Accordingly a special committee, comprising J. H. Thomas, chairman; Daniel Hardy, and E. J. McVearry, Was appointed sident George Cleary to immediately ask the revoca- tion of the order. About 50 children are involved, the association was told. . H. Gregory, president of the| Staunton Park Citizens’ Association and | guest speaker of the evening, declared a biennual inspection of the boiler plants | of the public schools was needed 1o safeguard the city’s 65,000 school chil- dren. The citizens, in a formal resolu- tion, “deploring the recent. calamity on ‘The Children's week sale will con- On Saturday, as usual, a ial food Will be held at. the Thuilt Sbop, Seventh street,” urged the ‘Freplrlllnn of suitable regulations provi rigid inspection of bollers in 00l and apartment houses, MOTHER WINS CITIZENS' BODY SUPPORT IN SCHOOL TRANSFER Appears Before Trinidad Association to Protest Order by Wheatley Principal. A mother and her two small children won the sympathy and backing of the Trinidad Citizens' Association by appearing at the organization’s meeting in the Wheatley School last night and soliciting aid in an effort to revoke an | order which, it was contended, would require the children to risk unnecessary ! compelling them to attend the Blow School instead of Wheatley. ‘While the youngsters, Ethel and Albert, aged 6 and 8, nodded sleepily, their lby of 1921 L street northeast, explained that she had been advised by the supervising principal that children in the first, second and third | grades living east of Bladensburg road will be required to attend the Blow School at Nineteenth street and Benning road northeast, after February J. | advisory council of the ‘Federation of | sentation for the Distriet of Columbia, 3 Other items requested in various reso- lutions were the placing of passenger platforms for bus passengers on West Virginia avenue, the adoption of uni- form and distinctive style of stop signs and the passage of the Capper and Zihl- man bilis providing for an increase in pay for police and firemen. The citizens opposed the granting of & permit for the erection of a lumber yard at Sixteenth street and Maryland avenue northeast, and asked that the Citizens’ Associations investigate the matter, A request for 25 coples of a supple- ment_published by The Star on April 27, 1929, dealing with national repre- was made by the association. Expressing gratification over the manner in which the recently installed traffic lights on K street northeast have reduced traffic accidents on that thor- oughfare to a minimum, the citizens di- rected their secretary to write a letter of commendation to the director of made by Navy pilots in the PN-12 last year at Philadelphia. These records in- cluded endurance, altitude with loads, and weight-carrying. The designation PN-12 shows that the plane is of the patrol type, of Navy design and is the twelfth of the series. Comdr. John Rogers of the Navy wrote an_epic on the pages of naval history when he flew from the United PAGE 17 HALF HOLIDAY SURE FOR MAJORITY OF FEDERAL WORKERS Employes to Be Let Off at 1 P.M. Tomorrow to Buy Turkeys. POST OFFICE’S COURSE YET TO BE DETERMINED Veterans’ Bureau to Release as Many as Possible to Join Shoppers. One o'clock tomorrow is “H hour” for a vast army of Government em- ployes, who then will be free to make last-minute preparations for the annual attack on the Thanksgiving turkey. The heads of virtually all the de-, partments today had decided that all employes who can be spared might have the afternoon free. At a few of the departments where the matter had not been definitely decided, a hopeful note was sounded. The Departments of Commerce, Labor, War and the Treasury will close at 1 o'clock, and the Veterans' Bureau, which houses the greatest number of employes of any single activity, will grant half-holiday to “all who can be spared.” Some bureaus in the Treasury are expected to remain open. The Justice, Agriculture and Navy Department officials announced also they would close at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A definite decision had not been reached this afternogn by officials of the Post Office Department. Officials of the General Accounting Office also ordered their department closed at 1 p.m. With a half holiday thus assured for a great portion of Government work- ers, the disappointment reflected in the voice of a young woman at the Govern- ment Pripting Office was understood. Pausing to ask an official about the matter, she returned to a telephone to ;8}" “It looks as if we'll work here all ay."” ‘The Library of Congress will close at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and re- main closed until 2 o'clock Thursday, Thanksgiving day. The Library will gpen from 2 to 10 o'clock on the holi- ay. URGE 13TH STREET KEPT FOR TRAFFIC Mid-City Association Adopts Reso- lution Asking Change in Triangle Plans. A resolution urging that Thirteenth street be kept open in connection with the governmental development of the so-called Pennsylvania Avenue Triangle, instead of being cut off as proposed in present plans, was adopted by the Mid-~ City Citizens” Association at a meeting in the Thomson School last night. A card party followed the business session. The association also adopted a reso- lution urging that a retail produce mar- States to Hawali in a PN-9, being forced down at sea some miles off the Hawalian Islands. For days the plane was missing and a great search was instituted by the Navy. Rogers finally i} sails on the plane and sailed into harbor. ‘The 18 PN-12 planes ordered today will be used chiefly at Pearl Harbor and Coco Solo Naval Air Stations. The type is designed for long distance patrol work with heavy military loads. . POLITICAL WRITER HITS AT SECRECY Tells George Washington Class There Is No Reason for Such Action by Congress. “There is not the slightest reason why any public business should be transacted in secret,” G. Gould Lincoln, political writer of The Evening Star, said in discussing recent controversies over congressional reports, before the class in journalism at George Washington University, yesterday afternoon. ~Mr. Lincoln told of the liberalizing of the custom in this fleld in the past quarter- century. ‘The speaker also stated that Ameri- can newspapers had “found it a good plan to tell both sides of every question, whether related to politics or any other subject,” and voiced the view that the present custom was valuable for the re- porter as well as.for the paper. ‘Washington as a world news center was emphasized, and Mr. Lincoln de- scribed the groups of writers from all sections which had been coming to the National Capital in increasing numbers, to cover at first hand the events in Con- gress and the conferences at the White House. The method of governing the work in the press gallery of Congress, through rules established by the stand- ing committee, was shown. Referring to the use of unofficial polls | in connection with national elections. | he said that it was the duty of political reporters to put life and color into their study of a campaign, and to tell why | certain things were developing. “In Washington,” he added, “there is a fleld for political reporting all the time. As soon as we elect a President and Congress and get them to Wash- group of public officials.” The importance of guarding confl- dential sources of information was im- pressed upon the college class. KINDERGARTEN SCHOOL PLANS TO CELEBRATE “The First Thanksgiving” to Be| Presented Tomorrow on Vir- ginia Avenue Playground. “The First Thanksgiving” will be pre- seuted as the annual Thlnksglving play of the kindergarten class of the Vir- ginia Avenue Playground tomorrow at 1:30 o'clock at the Playground Field House, Tenth street and Virginia ave- nue southeast. The leading characters are: Gov. Bradford, played by Howard Coster: Elder Brewster, by Adrian Cauffman; John Alden, by Normal Fry, and Pris- cilla, portrayed by Shirley Handcock. The entire cast consists of a group of ! Juvenile ket be located somewhere north of Pennsylvania avenue, preferably at Fifth and K streets. Questions per- taining to an elective school board and the abolishment of capital punishment |in the District were deferred until a future meeting. Due to the regularly scheduled meet- ing date for December falling on the 23d of next month, only two days from Christmas, it was decided not to hold a meeting then, btut leave the date on which the association is to meet m December up to the executive committee. A. J. Driscoll, president of the a: sociation, announced following 2 meeting that an intensive membership campaign will be carried on by the association, beginning January 1. Mrs. E. J. Brennan, Mrs. Netta G. Miller and Dr. Joseph B. Lutz were elected new members at last night's meeting. Committee appointments for the year were announced by Mr. Driscoll. The chairmen are: m;l;bools—(leorge A. Warren, chair- Entertainment—Mrs. Alfred Wynne, chairman; Mrs. Anna Spurr, vice chair- man. Law and legislation—W. H. Richard- son, chairman; Gilbert Hall, vice chair~ man. Streets, parks and highways—F. B. Hoffman, chairman; E. E. Brandstatter, vice chairman. Public health—Mrs. E. W. Huff, chairman, and Dr. F. Thomas Evans, vice chairman. Membership—G. Howard Dunnington, chairman, and J. W. White, vice chair- man. Max T. Pimes was chairman of the committee on arrangements for the card party, at which numerous prizes were awarded. The prize winners were Mrs. Fanny Schoenthal, Mrs. George T. Bowman, Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Kruger, J. B. Wheeler, Miss Maud P. Miller, Mrs. Joseph Zegowitz, Miss Christel Bangerter, Mrs. M. T. Pimes, Judge Robert E. Mattingly, J. H. Kennedy, P. B. Hoffman, William B. Johnson and Mrs. A, Levy. MEETING PLA.NS CHANGED. Protective Association Session at Y. W. C. A. Hall. ‘The annual meeting of the Juvenile Protective Association, which was to have been held at the Mayflower Hotel tonight, will be held instead at the Young Women'’s Christian Association, | ington, we start in to elect the next!it was announced today by Miss My~ dred Terrett, executive director of the associatior. Miss Mary S. Labaree, director or the Bureau of Children in the Depart- ment of Welfare for the State of Penn- sylvania, will discuss “New Trends in Social Work for Children.” Miss La. baree has had a wide and varied ex- perience in this work, being a mem- ber of the executive committee of the Child Welfare League of America, and was formerly connected with the State Charities and Aid Association of New York City. AERO CLUBS TO MEET. Simultaneous Parleys on Aviation Scheduled for Tonight. The Capital Aero Club and the Avia- tion Club of Washington will hold simultaneous public meetings at 8 o'clock tonight in the rooms of the Aviation School of America, 1108 Sixteenth street, | The Aero Club meeting is the regular weekly smoker, and will be 25 children and the costumes are to be and Indian. 2 et featured by an exhibition of official Army Air Corps pictures,