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X WASHINGTON, C., SUNDAY MORNIN( he Sundy Staf NOVEMBER 1931. * PAGE B—1 WORK 1S LAGGING ON NEW SCHOOLS, The Thornapple St. News Staff CIRCULATION DOUBLES IN FIRST ARCHITECT SAYS, Scarcely More Than Third of Construction Seen Up to Contract Time. [WHREE OF SEVEN SITES | AUTHORIZED ARE BOUGHT Ouly Eight of 21 Buildings Are } Expected to Be Completed in l Specified Period. { “Scarcely more than a third of the #chool buildings now in the hands of Bhe municipal architect will be com- Pleted on contract time. This was re- Mealed yesterday by the office of the municipal architect when S. B. Walsh, #@ssistant municipal architect, made Ppublic a report he had presented to Dr. ¥rank W. Ballou, superintendent of Bchools. Out of 21 building projects, for which have been appropriated, six are et tarted, two will not be com- Pleted until after the date specified in act, four more are doubtful punctual completion and eight will com| Of the last p, three actually are ahead of con- | schedule. One building, the addi- to the B. W. Murch School, was leted 10 days ago, ‘ust one month of its contract schedule. the seven school sites appropri- for in the 1932 act, only three been bought, three more are in of purchase and will be in the of the District of Columbia 30 days, and one—the proposed high school in the Reno district evy Chase—still remains tied up maze of controversy. This was nown in the office of Maj. H. L. . 8. A, assistant engineer com- er.. Double Shifts Urged. According to the information sup- lied Dr, Ballou by Mr. Walsh, the de- ys in completing butidings according gt contract schedule are due largely to ifficulties in. wuich contractors find lves after they have begun work. r o overcome this, in some in- stances, the municipal architect’s office has ired (he contractor to put double of workmen on the job in oMeruw complete the school as soon as 3 Included in the ‘which defi- Ryt I B | be finished by November 15, Mr. Walsh believes that ancther month will be re- quired to make the school ready for oc- g finish the gymnasium by November two weeks after tiie con date. The rontract for this phase of the building was signed last February. Progress Reported Slow. ‘The Phoebe Hearst School in Chevy Chase, now 11 per cent completed, is ©oa the doubtful list. Ac to Mr. ‘Walsh, “the progress is very slow,” but his office, he explained, has called upo: the contractor to work a double shiff ‘While not vet certain that the building ‘will be delayed, the assistant municipal architect has acvised Dr. Ballou that e will notify the school officer as soon @s it becomes apparent the structure cannot be completed by February 21, the contract date. The contract for $his building was signed August 25. Another “uncertain school” is the Orr dition in southeast Washington. Ac- ording to Mr. Walsh, “this contract as been proceeding slowly, and indica~- fons are that the contract date may t be met” He added, however, that t is too early to make any definite tatement on the completion of the uilding, which is scheduled for Feb- ary 17. The contract was signed to 15, fourth issue HERE are several reasons, eact unique, why the circulation of the Thomapple Street News jumped 100 per cent with the ! first four issues. One is the editor, 9-year-old Larry Wwilliams of 128 East Thornapple | Chevy Chase, Md., whose foreca {always for fair weather. | Another is the star reporter. I 6-year-old brother Leonard, who never carries a jead pencil. A third is Miss Dixie Fowl 503 East Thornapple street, assoc editor and business. manager, who had | honey for breakfast this morning be- | cause an advertiser bartered for space Three good reasons, but a still bet- ter is the determination of the staff give the news from their point of view, and from their point of view only Thus babies, dogs and cats are of first importance; world news centers mostly about personalities, especially those associated with pets or inven- tions, and as for editorials—— “Keep your dog in your yard" ad- monishes " the editor, mindful of the fate of Pat, which, he presumes, is well known to his readers. “Remember Pat? He was a nice dog and we don't want anybody else to lose his dog.” And this item, howsver little it might meet with adult approval, the Thorn- apple Street News listed, appropriately enough, under “Sports”: “There was a terrible fight over at school, and one boy was nearly killed. He was knocked unconmscious; but il it had not been for the bell ringing he cause the other boy was choking him.” Miss Dixie Fowler, 503 East Thornapple street, Chevy Chase, Md., and| Larry and Leonard Williams, 128 East Thornapple street (left to right), wi® | are getting out the Thornapple Street News, a weekly publication, now in its ! | dog which sharpens his teeth on the probably would have been killed, be- News doe: The Thornapple News, so far, has de- | with today’s FOUR WEEKS. TERMINAL RAZING_PLANS UNDER WAY 4 SEEN SOON AS .. FOR DEDICATON OF - G . AWARDS GONTRACT D.C. WAR MEMORIAL —Star Staff Photo. voted considerable space to Mr. Gandhi, aithough Mr. Gandhi’s goat, with his ppetite for tin cans and milk, seems to have crowded his illustrious master from the spotlight. The editor, on one occasion, ventures this explanation of the presence of a kitten in the editor's desk at school: “Bill Leigh lost his black kitten and it came over to the Chevy Chase School and was in Larry Williams' desk hiding. Larry took it out in the school yard and let it go. The editor, who probably wished to avoid unnecessary detail, failed to men- tion what prompted him to liberate the captitve or just how the Kitten “came over.” Weekl® deliveries are made by the staff_itself, just at the Sabbath break- fast hour, when fhere is leisure both to peruse the news and paid advertising columns, The reporters dictate their stories to the editor, who is learning fast to dif- ferentiate the typewriter keys. The pa- per itself, which costs 10 cents a month, is mimeographed in the office of Larry's father, Lawrence E. Williams. Do you know about the Adventurers’ Club? Have you heard what befell the police shanks of postmen? Or what happened to the boy who crossed the street when the policeman said “No!" Or who cuts his grass at 4 o'clock in the morning? If you don't. the Thornapple Street —just another reason why the initial circulation of 40 copies doubled Each Monday in Session Instead of Monthly. Beginning tomorrow the District Court of Appeals will adopt the method of the United States Supreme Court and will hand down opinions each Monday that the court is in session, instead of the old method of announc- ing decisions in a group on the first Monday of each month. Another innovation will be the fur- nishing of printed coples of the o ions each week to the justices of t | lower courts and the members of the tribunals from which appeals lie to th appellate court. Copies will be sen the justices of the District Su; Court, the judges of the Mun Court, the Police Court judges and the judge of the Juvenile Court. In adc tion, copies will be furnished the mem- bers of the Board of Tax Appeals an the members of e Federal Radi Commission. By this means the lower tribuna COURT OF APPEALS | CHEST FUND NEED TO SPEED OPINONS LARGE Decisions Will Be Given Out Increased Welfare Demands; st 21, Likewise, the gymnasium ition to the Randall Junior High chool “is proceeding slowly,” but the sistant municipal architect is not yet onvinced that the contract date of ebruary 28 cannot be met. The Benjamin Stoddert School in hevy Chase, the fourth school on the doubtful list.” is only 26 per cent com- plete. Mr. Walsh reports, but he adds, Owing to pressure brought to bear by this office. the contractor is working a flouble shift and it is hoped to be com- Plcted within the contract time.” The contract calls for completion by Janu- | Bry 20. The contract was signed | Puly 24, | Schools Awaiting Contract. The schools for which contracts have | Supreme C. the Douglas-Sim- | sons why on, the Giddings School, the | an order School in the Brook district ¥ Bchool additioh and the Vunior High School ¢ Delay in cases of the Harrison | the lan and nons Schools s | pro gue to the he land for them | Mi: has not vet been purchased. The Taft Junior High plans are not quite com- ted, but are being rushed by the| will be advised promptly of how t court has ruled on appeals from the decisions and will not have to learn of the decision through press reports At one time the court was accu tomed to read its opinions on the Monday of each month, but disca; that method as taking up too m time. | LOUIS;ANA MAN Flf;HTS WORK OF FLOOD CONTROL owner preser rday with the Harrison | Junior Hig new Jefferson water f ire floods, posed action by the S Cout Secretary H se departr th ntrol work 9 review has been laid aside temporarily “owing | pressure of more tmportant items. no_date for completion has be The Gidding: occupancy next for High | February 1, 1933 to believe that these | is not be completed by the | Bas e, the architect’s office ex- municipal | will be completed o edule are the Powell Junior ! Biigh School addition. at Lamont and | Bhch Soeens. I oune Flensane, wiicn OPPOSED BY s scheduled 'for completion on Decem- | 31; the Key School addition in tomac Heights, which is scheduled < completion December 30. and the | arch which already is finished. g | Progressing on Timé. ! The remaining six schools which will | be ready on contract time are, with | { the scheduled dates of completion, the | Janney_addition. January 6 Macfar- | ., b ® - 3 Junior High School sddition, ‘Santa Claus Lane” from above Thom: February 24; the Paul Junior High | Circle “outward about 2 miles o School addition, March 20; Woodridge | Fourteenth street” developed in a meet- School addition, January 13; Browne| ing of the Columbia Heights Business Junior High School, January 15, and | Men's Association held at the New the Roosevelt (Senior) High School| Amsterdam Hotel Friday night. The August 1, 1932. s ml proposal to lengthen the lane was made ca The hav several at otr which the Direct opposition to the extension of The three school sites at a luncheon of the Central Business the 1932 appropriation bill al-| Men's Association on the day before. yoady have purchased are the Fox- ' and belief was expressed then that the hell Village, Manor Park and the Doug- only requisite to insure the success of Jas-Simmons addition. The first ofi the plan was & permit from the Dis- these, ng 241,758 square feet.| trict Commissioners * Yies west of TPoxhall road. cost $48.251' The Columbia Hel group. how- «Sontinued on Page 3, Column 3J ever, clalmihg to be the originators of EXTENSION OF SANTA CLAUS LANE BUSINESS GROUP/: RTHIS YEAR Requires Larger Drive Than in 1930. The Washington Community Chest, in its campaign in January and February, will have to raise more money than it | raised last year to meet the increased demands for relief in Washington, Di- rector Elwood Street announced yester- day, Mr. Street, who is on leave of duty with the Gifford Committee, spent the we nd in Washington and New York i nd Gifford Committee. Relief demands last year, which set a new record for the Capital, required the Ghest to raise approximately $2,000,000. “Indications throughout the country re that the demands for relief are go- 1 to be unprecedented this year,” Mr. treet said. a he ol the effects of the depression more an was felt last year. Requests Increase. mily welfare organizations con- cted with the Chest are already re- greatly increased requests for d the Chest Executive Committee | s meeting yesterday was forced to | cate an additional $49.000 to meet { needs of these organizations. This s in addition to their regular budget T the year and is the second extra : ion to these organizations to meet needs. resent increased needs are due to the exhaustion of resources are now beginning to result from Savings. which some sessed at the start. are gone, and shoes are wearing out and s can no longer assume d all these factors mean k for the family welfare Winter to Swell Needs. nber of persons needing help incre: and the combined increase 1ly of persons needing help and increased amount of aid per person ded means a terrific rise in the unt of help our family weltare or- ons will be asked to give. not only must ask for more next vear, but must also collect nection with activities of the local | as Winter months | “Washington, while per- | McK. Clayton, that the federation go on | ps not as badly affected as some of | record as indorsing all the matter con- | industrial cities, nevertheless will | tained in the brief on the subject filed ! Philadelphia Company Clear Site for New Post Office Department. STREET RAILWAY LINE HAS ASKED BUS PERMIT | Mt. V., A. & W. Sought Injunction Unsuccessfully to Prevent Building's Destruction. Early destruction of the Mount Ver- non, Alexandria & Washington Rail- way Co. terminal, Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue. appeared certain | today’ as the contract was let for ex- cavation -and foundations of the new Post Office Department on this site. Justice Adkins in District Supreme Court recently denied the railway's petition for an injunction to prevent the Government from taking the ter- minal and tracks of the railway line without compensation. In- his opinion, he declared. the terminal building be- longed to the Government already and there could b> no question but that! the Government had the right to tear it | down. Lease Already Vacated. ‘The contract let today by the Treas- ury Department went to McCloskey & Co. of Philadelphia. It called for de- struction of all remaining buildings on the site, including the terminal build- ing and other structures on the south side of D street near Twelfth, which now house a restaurant and bus ter- minal. The lease of the railway on its ter- minal was vacated some time ago by the Treasury Department, which, how- | ever, has since allowed the railway to | accupy it from day to day. It is now | expected, however, that another formal | notice will be handed the railway to leave within a few days. McCloskey & Co., whose figure was $686,000. was low bidder of eight and is already carrying forward another big | Twelfth to Four‘centh streets for three | adjoining Federal structures. Track Question Unsettled. ‘The question of the railway tracks is still up in the a'r. The court decision held, Congress iniended to build Fed- eral structures in the triangle and, therefore, the Treasury was authorized to go ahead and build them. Railway officials have ind'cated they may ap- Peal to a higher court, but at the same time it is known they have asked the Virginia Highway State Commission | for authority to start additional bus service from Alexandria to Washington. Justice Adkins, it denying the injunc- tion petition, told the railway it had a complete and adequate remedy in the | United States Court of Claims. The McClosk2y Co. already has a lot of equipment on the job in charge of a superintendent, and is prepared to be- gin work shortly. The company is given 21!(,) calendar days for completion of the job. \ CIVIC GROUP FAVORS ZONE TAXICAB RATES| Citizens’ Association Federation to File Brief Tomorrow Before Commission. The Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions, through its Committee on Public Utilities, will submit a brief to the | Public Utilities Commission tomorrow | favoring the retention of the zone or flat-rate system of taxi eperation. It was learned that at a meeting of the committee Tecently, a proposition was made by its chairman, William i by People's Counsel Richmond B. Keech. s did not find favor with | the committee, however, and its posi- imply one in favor of the The question of rental | operation came up, but it is under- stood that no action was taken on this phase of taxi operation. ‘The commission is expected to issue an order bringing taxicabs under its supervision this week, although there is no hint as to what will be included in the order. been considered by the whole commis- sion, since Vice Chairman Harleigh H. Hartman been away from the city because o ess in his family. MAN IS NEARLY SHOT IN RESCUING WOMAN Filling Station Operator Halting Husband Chase of Wife Is Target of Bullet. to Tescue a woman from a the hands of most resulted in serious in- Rubin Green, operator of a filling station at Third and K possibie penny of pledges made | Streets. at about 7 o'clock last night 31 in order to meet the situation that Washington will re- T fe e is upon us a crisis equal r,_than that engendered feel sure that Wash- 8 d it | war times, see sure that Washingtonians | Wife we | They Originated Idea. the “Santa Claus Lane” idea, appointed James W. Lauderdal to vestigs was stated very positively that Santa Claus Lane” this year “will run, as last vear, on Fourteenth street, from Faimont street to Meridian - place only." References to special store lightings or street decorations in other parts of the city as “Santa Claus Lane” were termed “unfortunate” by the Columbia Heights organization, which said, how- ever, that such decorations were in themselves “welcome and praiseworthy evigence of Christmas spinit.” i ate | assailant ppose any unwarranted use of the | t0 have escaped during the melee. ! According to the story told by Green and witnesses, a colored man and his t to a house in the 900 block street, adjoining the filling where he became involved in r Dosiah Fuller, colored, of that address. The man’s aid to have interfered and he n her and began beating her. ran toward Green's fill- empting to take refuge husband followed and ailed her, Green said. Green terrupted and attempted to stop he sated, but the man struck he face. and when he retali- > colored man drew a pistol pocket. Green attempted t om the attacker’s hand trugg! the weapon was dis. . the bullet passing over Green shoulder and penetrating & window The man then fled. PFirst precinct police Were notified and a Jookout was broadcast for the The man’s wife was found ot sta Th Plan to Cut Road Curves. FAIRFAX, Va., October 31 (Special). —Tre State Highway Commission in Richmond this week requested Repre- sentative Howard W. Smith to ask the | War Department to grant the com- mission permission to change the present right-of-way of the Richmond Highway through the Quantico reserva- tion, so as to eliminate a number of dangerous curves through Chippewamsic Swamp, Al The question has not | her enraged | to,Work to Start on Stands for| Hoover Address on Armistice Day. DIPLOMATS AND VETERAN AND U. S. HEADS INVITED Military Units of Government and Organizations to Mass Colors at Ceremony. Preparing for the dedication of the District of Columbia World War Me- morial by President Hoover on Armi- stice day morning at 11 o'clock, work- men tomorrow will begin to erect stands at the site in a grove of trees between the Lincolm Memorial Reflecting Pool and the Tidal Bauin. The speaker's stand will be on the south side of the temple, and further south will be erected two other special stands to accommodate a limited number. Within the opening In the grove, be- tween rows of trees leading southward to the road in the park, will be ar- ranged also large roped-off _spaces. which will accommodate a much larger number. Veterans Specially Welcomed. The public generaliy has been in- vited through informal invitation issued through the press. The committee in charge especially welcome all veterans of of the World War veterans’ organiza- honored by the memorial, and all those who contributed to the cost of the temple. : Among_the guests on the speaker’s stand will be departmental commanders of the World War vewerans organiza- tions, high officials of the Government and members of the diplomatic corps. Colorful background for the ceremo- nies will be provided by massing of the colors cf official military units of the Government and of the military organ- izations of the World War. These will include the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, | Codst Guard and National Guard of the active services, and these military organizations, American Legicn, Veter- ans of Forcign Wars, Disabled Ameri- can Veterans and Gold Star Mothers. Each of these organizations will be rep- resented lay the color guard of four men and two . John th Sousa, the famous band- master, will come 'to Washington to lead the United States Marine Band, of which he was once commander, music appropriate to the solemn c mony. A Gold Star Mother will lay a wreath upon the memcrial. Construction Nears Finish. Construction work on the grounds, such as laying of walks, sodding of lawns and final improvements to the site are nearing completicn, so that sli will be in readiness for the dedication. The temple is to be officially present- ed to the President by Frank B.Noyes, chairman of the Memorial Commission authorized by Congress. President Hoover will dedicate the memorjal in an address, appropriate not only to the occasion, but significant of the spirit of Armistice-day. The entire proceedings are to be broadeast throughcut the through both the grest radio compa- nies, the Columbia Broadcesting sys- tem, and the National Broadcasting Co. PARK POLICEMAN IS MADE SERGEANT First Promotion in Four Years That of Successor to Sheedy. Marking the first promotion in the United States park police in four years, Officer Carroll T. Gillespie, 1352 Long- | fellow street, was advanced to sergeant yesterday by Capt. R. C. Montgomery, U. S. A, the superintendent. Gillespie, who is 41 years old, was appointed to the force September 13, 1916, having previously served in the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds as a caretaker and later as a park watchman. Capt. Montgomery said Sergt. Gillespie was the oldest available man in point | of service for the advancement and he was chosen from a number of prospec- tives. He has been acting sergeant for a number of months. He fills the post formerly held by Officer John W. Sheedy, demoted for infraction of police rules. ‘There are 75 members on the park police force, including 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 1 first sergeant and 5 | sergeants | BABY AND TRUCK MEET; RESULTS ARE TRIVIAL 14-Month-0ld Boy Escapes With Bruised Nose in Collision With Carrier. Norman Baum, 14 months old, had an encounter with a big truck yester- day but came off with nothing more serfous than a bruised nose. Norman, according to thirteenth pre- cinct police, was playing on the side- walk near his home at 4800 Georgia | avenue when the truck, owned by the Potomac Electric Power Co. and oper- | ated by Russell Mills, came along. { The baby, police reported, darted | from the sidewalk and ran directly into | the side of the truck. Mills, who lives |at 1931 H street northeast, took the | child to Walter Reed Hospital where | physicians found that. all things con- | sidered, the boy hadn't fared 50 badly. BY “SECOND THOUGHT” upposed Vctim Remembers Gro- ceries He Reported Taken From Him Were at Store. Joe Jones, colored. was held up and | Tobbed last night. Joe Jones, colored. was not held up and robbed last night. Jones, who couldn't remember where { he lived, said he was standing at North Capitol and K streets when a man jammed a pistol to his back and ordered him to hand over the bag of groceries which he was taking home to his family. Investigation by first precinct police revealed, however, that Jones, in a mo- ment of absent-mindedness, had left his groceries in a store on the corner. And, under questicning by officers. he finally admitted that meybe he wasn't held up alter all On second thought, | | ADULTS MAY USE Nation | Grosvenor ITAL'S ESTHETIC GROWTH DECLARED TRIUMPH OF AGES Traces Development of French Architect’s Superb Design of City in Geographic Article. “Here 18 in the making an archi- circles as designed by L'Enfant were| tectural triumph of the ages With these words Dr. Gilbert Gros- venor, president of the National Geo- graphic Society, sums up the remarkable growth and esthetic development of the Nation's Capital in a glowingly cescrip- | tive and lavishly illustrated article pub- | lished in the November issue of the National Geographic Magazine. “Could the Father of His Country Dr. Grosvenor writes. “h: been in the aircraft from which sky pictures were made for this article, he woull have seen how the Capital he founded is growing up. “Now, after 142 vears, the architec. tural ideal conceived by that romantic Frenchman, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, is coming true. Long, w tree-fringed | avenues sweep the rolling Potomac hills, | and stately palaces of marble and gran- ite rise, just as Jefferson, Washington and the Prench artist planned them on paper, when they dreamed of this Capi- | tal that should some day be. And many | Presidents, from Washington and Jef- | ferson to Taft, Coolidge and Hoover, | have added stones to its enduring struc- ture.” History Is Traced. The article, captioned “Washington Through the Years,” traces the his- tory of the “Federal City" from vil- lage days to its present monumental | era. ‘There are more than a hundred striking photographs of the city and | its environs, many of the plates in natural color. | One of the featured illustrations is | an extraordinary aerial photograph | taken by Capt. Albert W. Stevens, U. | S. A., from a height of 20,000 feet, and | encompassing a sweep of territory in- >luding Washington, Baltimore, Angapo- lis and part of Chesapeake Bay, whose head is visible 85 miles away. | Dr. Grosvenor, after recounting col- orful incidents 'of Washington's early | days, declared that the city had been | always “faithful to a plan.” Kept to Original Plan. “From L'’Enfant to Hoover,” he wrote. “usually by design and seldom by chance, the city grew through the years | with fidelity to its original plans. Maps of then and now prove this. “We @gand today in the dome of the Capits and look down the grassy Mall, | flanked by shining new edifices, across | the splendid Memorial Bridge to Ar- lington, and we sense its perfect art.| Here is in the making an architectural | triumph of the ages. Here will be the substance of all that builders ever, dreamed, from Greece, Rome, Babylon and Luxor to the Taj Mahal, Versailles | and Potsdam. And from the day Wash- ington laid the Capitol’s cornerstone with his silver trowel, the growth of | the United States is entertwined with | the growth of this Capital.” Rebuilding Described. Referring to the burning of Washing- | ton by the British in 1814 and to the | rebuilding _program instituted under | Mnddison, the Geographic Society head | said: | “It is signficant that during this| and other building-fever periods, de- | spite haste, confusion and discord as to where and how various new buildings should be erected, the stately lines and seldom much violated.” He cited as one of the few “viola- tions” the present Treasury Building. which, he pointed out, was “‘arbitrarily” by President Jackson. Architects Disagreed. “Architects disagreed,” Dr. Grosvenor explained, “as to where a new building should stand (after burning of the Treasury). TJhe story goes that Jack- on, appealed to as an umpire, stalked rom the White House early one morn- ing. testily poked his cane Into the ground, and arbitrarily marked the exact spot where the new building should rise. ‘Old Hickory’ may never have heard of the L'Enfant plan. Any- way, the Treasury Building stands to- day on the spot he chose. It violates the city plan, obstructs the view be- tween the White House and Capitol, a puts a kink in Pennsylvania avenue. The influence of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 on American architecture and on structures in Washington was discussed in connection with the revival in 1901 of plans for restoring the L'En- fant program. The rapid development of the great Mall area followed, coin- cident with the removal .of rallroad tracks from the Mall and the erection of a new Union Station. “After the World War,"” the article states, “Washington began growin once more. And Congress added this time by establisbing the National Cap- ital Park and Planning Commission. It located | HAM BLAVES R DECLINE TO PUBL UTLITES BOARD Failure to Curb Cutthroat Taxi Competition Makes Im- provement Impossible. |DECLARES IT FOLLY TO SPEND BIG SUMS Popular Mass Transportation Re- quires Co-operation, W. R. & E. President Says. This is the first of a series of articles discussing the problems confronting the street car companies of Washington. The next article will appear tomorrow. Discouraged over ‘the failure of the Public Utilities Commission to put ap end to the cutthroat taxicab competi tion, Willilam F. Ham, president of tae Washington Railway & Electric Co, does not believe that any serious stepc can be taken by the car company a' this time to regain lost business by making car riding more popular, Mr. Ham, in an interview with ¢ | representative of The Star, took the position it would be nothing short cf folly to spend thousands, perhaps sev- contemplated an even greater city, in- | eal millions of dollars. for new ané volving a metropolitan area 46 miles | modern equipment to improve service in diameter, wherein the study of build- | ¥ith the future of the traction situa. ings, landscapes and highway ap-|tion so uncertain. Should the Utilitiee proaches is carried on. Commission, however, give definite as “Work now planned or under way is | Surance that it will undertake to regu to cost about $400,000.000. The entire | south side of Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol to the White House will be lined with monumental structures.” Dr. Federal building development in the “triangle” south of Pennsylvania ave- | nue, the orderly growth of the rosi- dential and business districts, the ex- nsion and beautification of the park system and the emergence of Washing- ton as a center for art, education and science. “The Emperor Augustus. we are told, found Rome built of brick, but left it a_city of marble,” Dr. Grosvenor said. “We might say that now of those who build the new Washington. Get Ready for Bicentenial. “Today an army of artists, architects and builders make the Nation’s Capital ready for the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. Mil in 1932 will honor the Father of His Country, and the Bicentennial, cen- tering here, will be the most widely organized celebration any American city ever observed. “And no plaster palaces then, of ornate, flimsy, exposition type, but abiding structures of grace and beauty. built so that Americans for hundreds of years may use and admire them. Huge stones weighing many tons we see being swung into place, and we remember that when floods came &nd winds beat upon a certain hcuse it fell not, for it was founded on a rock. “Modern Washington will be Jike that, God willing.” SANTABLN e Welfare Board Hints That| Property for Children Could Handle Overflow. A hint that the property in_ Prince | Georges County, Md., purchased for a | { one year. |at the jail was 460, as compared with 14,437, as compared 'with 12,722, an in- crease of 1715. This is the largest nummber of prisoners ever received in The daily average number 503 the preceding year. The fact that the daily average was about 8 per cent less than during the preceding year, while the total number of prisoners admitted increased 13 per cent indi- cates that the efforts made to secure trial as promptly as possible and to re- move convicted prisoners from the- jail prlompfly have been reasonably success- ful. “Of the prisoners committed to the jail 7,205, or almost one-half, were committed on the charge of intoxica- tion; in addition 1,031 were committed for violation of the national prohibi- tion law. “The jail buildings have been kept in as good sanitary condition as possible Grosvenor described the great ! land Upshur streets, and states that it | should be made in accordance with age, children’s_tuberculosis “sanitarium, will |{ an old building. In the near future be used to house adult as well as child | 3 new jail should be provided as the patients, is contained in the annual|only satisfactory remedy. The jail is report of the Board of Public Welfare, |now more than 50 years old, is lacking made public by the District Commis-|in modern sanitary conveniences, light sioners yesterday. |and ventillation, and can never be The report speaks of overcrowding at | made satisfactory. It does not permit the Tuberculosis Hospital at Thirteenth | of the segregation of prisoners that j late the taxicabs as a competitive fao ’tor in_the mass transportation busi ness, then his company plans to make ! an honest effort to get the public back into the street car riding habit. Right now, though, the traction o cials are not in a happy frame of min¢ Their attitude might be called pess! mistic, and the taxicabs that are eve increasing in number are to blame. Ar the taxicabs have grown in number so have the revenues of the car com- panies fallen almost in proportion. $46,000 W. R. and E. Loss. In the case of the Washington Rail- | vy & Electric Co,, it lost $46,000 dur ing August; in September the loss war the same. For the first 17 days of Oc- tober, when the last check was made the loss averages $1,812 a day, or, fig- uring that for 31 days in October, the loss will amount to $56,000. That is an alarming loss in revenue. ‘The Capital Traction Co. shared a similar fate. Its losses in July were ts,fillbin August $47,000, in Septembes ,000. It is a matter of history that for 20 years—ever since the automobile begap to assume importance in urban traffic— Strugsiing ThEough Yatious stges of si: struggling thre 'various of ad- justment. There have been times ip the past when the leaders of the indus- try were inclined to waver in their faith in the future, and when convic- mind that" or at least cat nm’nd“m{v S e o o eys. Nex! m hailed as the cure-all for lnl.". transportation ills. Then came increas- ing costs of operation and fare adjust- m:‘r’n.. which the car companies weath- ered. What has been true of ‘the industry as a whole, also has been true in Wash; ington. But now the Washington com: panies are faced with a new menace fi. the cheap-rate taxicabs. Regardless of their tic oute look, Mr. Ham and others are unan- imous on one point—that the street railway lines are here to stay. A city of the size of Washington, it is pointed out, cannot scrap its car lines and de- pend on motor busses, or even taxicabs, for mass tion. Situation Called Trying. Mr. Ham admits his company is pass- ing through a mng‘t:m. but he is confident there be a decided im- provement as soon as the Utilities Com- mission breaks the existing hold of taxicab competition. Solution _of restoration of street railway operations to a profitable business, is not the only factor involved, according to Mr. Ham. He insists that the companies must { class of patients. has been necessary to take care of part of the overflow in an old wooden build- | ing on the Gallinger Hospital reserva- tion. Even this, it says. has proved in- | sufficient, so that there is always a | waiting list of tuberculous patients | awaiting treatment. | lnnl(l.ltlnnl Overcrowded. | “It is important.” the report states in part, “therefore, that early considera- tion' be given to the provision of en- larged facilities for the care of this It may be that when the children’s tuberculosis sanitarium, already appropriated for, is established on the 216-acre tract of land at Ran- dall Station, it will be found desirable to erect buildings for the care of adult patients on that tract of land. The land is ample in area to permit the location of buildings for adults at sufficient dis- tance from the children's department The story of overcrowding at the Tuberculosis Hospital 1s repeated in the | case of a great many other institutions under the board’s control. For instance. at Gallinger the daily average of patients rose from 378 in the 1930 fiscal vear to 459 in 1931. For the month be- fore the report was written it had risen above 500. “The continued growth of the work at this hospital,” the report remarks, “with the concentration there of the major portion of the public hos- pital service for the indigent, indicates the early need of additional buildings. The present building is well equipped and eficiently managed, but it has practically reached the limit of capacity in the number of patients cared for.” As to the jail, the report says: “The number of prisoners received * * * was BOY DESERTED ON i:IALLOVi;E character of offenses, etc.” Other sections of the board's report give in detail the statistics for the many hospital, penal, correctional ana welfare agencies under its control. The report shows it has control over 12 in- stitutions, has contractual relations and partial supervision over 12 an operate 7 types of welfare services. TREES TO BE' REPLANTED More than 200 trees are to be trans- | planted shortly in West Potomac Park to make a suitable landscape for the Washington approaches to the Arling- ton Memorial Bridge. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, executive officer of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission. expects to call for bids for the removal work about the middle of the week. The trees to be shifted in- clude 194 ¢lm trees and 15 white pine. Plans for the landscaping effect around the bridge are now being per- fected by Irving W. Payne of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks and the specifications are being placed in final form Bazaar to Benefit Orphans. CLARENDON. Va., October 31 (Spe- cial) —Clarendon Rebekah Lodge, No. 28, has plans about completed for a luncheon, dinner and bazaar to be given Tuesday, Election day, in Odd Fellows’ Hall here for the benefit of the I. O. O. F. Orphans’ Home at Lynchburg. | The luncheon will start at 10 a.m. and the dinner will be held from 5 to 8 | o'clock. EN RIDE BY DRUNKEN STRANGER |Six-Year-Old Becomes Police Guest After New-Found Friend Leaves Him to See Sights Alone. Six-year-old Gibson Evans will long remember Washington's first city-wide Halloween celebration. He was the guest of the United States park police last night at the carnival on Constitution avenue after an excit ing ride from Capitol Heights, Md. with a drunken man. Gibson, disconsolate over the prospect of not seeing the parade and carnival, as accosted by the Inebriate while alking along a street in Capitol one. " apswered Gibson, eagerly. | . attempting to locate Gibson's Cout ‘The man hailed a passi taxi and met'omnedlorwm. , the man from a botttle” fre- quently on the way, according to Gib- son In Smithsonian Institution Park the boy's escort decided he was going else- where and jumped from the cab before his surprised guest could cry a warning to_the taxi driver. Park Policeman M. A. Rainey, who saw the affair, took charge of the boy, nd while officers at were rents through Prince y au- thorities, Gidson took in the carmival, have the co-operation of the regulatory agencies, which, he declared, is lacking now. The lack of this co-operation, hs said, is a big handicap in the propes and profitable operation of the strees railways, but it is something over whicL :;h:] companies have absolutély no con- For instance, Mr. Ham declared, if the car companies go to Congress for remedial legislation for their ills, they “get the big stick.” If the companies 80 to the commission for assistance, instead of receiving sympathetic con- sideration, they must fight and fight hard. Should the companies be fortu- nate enough to win a point, the com- mission, he declared, endeavors to create unfavorable public reaction. He cited the fight of the companies for a 10-cent cash fare as an illustration. The com- mission, he charged, did everything posible to make the 10-cent fare un- popular with the public. ‘This lack of co-operation, according to Mr. Ham, also extends to the Com- missioners and the traffic authorities Regulations which vitally affect the operating schedules of the car lines, hé ! said, are adopted without regard to the car_companies. Likewise, he declared traffic lights are installed, without con- sideration for the effect they might have on car schedules. Motorist’s Disregard. In addition to all of this, Mr. Ham points out, the motorist shows little if any regard for the street cars. He drives on the right of way, ties up or delays the cars, and nothing is done about it. In other words, the motorist, in Mr. Ham’s opinion, is given primary consideration, the street cars are sec- ondary; all this in sharp contrast to conditions some years ago, he cited, when a street car had the right of way over all vehicles with the exception of ambulances and fire apparatus. liminate these handicaps and reg- ulate the unregulated taxicabs, and Mr. Ham believes the street car business will return to the place it deserves in (the commercial life of Washington. He i!hmk.s the public, too, will return to the habit of car riding if it is made more attractive, with new and more modern equipment, and schedules are speeded up by the elimination of unnecessary ope: 3 in cost,” he said, “may be such as will im- pair the facilities of the company as to structures and ent. ma; be such as 'maq'\:fim for %} services rendered the public, or mn{frequn ‘i.n wage !«l\lby heu‘ all. v recognized by the commis- sion and the public that there should be a continuance of the operation of street _cars or busses, then (Contgaued on