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4) TRAFFIC LIGHTS MARKED FOR SHIFT TOBUGERPLACES Van Duzer Plan Expected to Get Final Approval Early in Week. TRAFFIC COUNT GUIDES RELOCATION PROPOSALS 1,000 Vehicles an Hour Regarded as Test of Need—Safety Fac- tors Also Considered. A traffic light reorganization pro- gram, providing for the relocation of misplaced signals at locations where the flow of traffic is heavy, was drafted yesterday by Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer. The plan will be submit- ted to the Commissioners early this ‘week for final approval. Forty lights, located at 10 intersec- tions at various points in the District, would be removed under the program. Instead of scrapping these signals Mr. Van Duzer proposes to erect them at intersections where he believes auto- matic lights are needed to relieve con- gestion. * Intersections at which it is proposed to remove the lights were not revealed. All of them, it is understood, are at locations where a recent traffic count showed the number of vehicles pass- ing an hour was not sufficient to jus- tify continued operation of the signals. Regarded as Formality. Mr. Van Duzer's program Wwas re- eently approved by the Traffic Ad- visory Council, a group appointed by the Commissioners to consider and ad- vise them on traffic matters. Formal approval of the plan by the Commis- ;doners now is regarded as a mere Relocation of traffic lights was one of the principal recommendations made by Mr. Van Duzer when he was ap- md to head the department of ve- and traffic. It was his belief that Drastic restrictions on the attend- ance of non-resident pupils in District public schools appear probable for the next fiscal year as a result of opinions expressed by members of the House Subcommittee on District Appropria- tions and school officials during the recent hearings on the 1933 school budget. Made public yesterday, the reports show the hearings were lacking in any of the recrimination which has marked them in recent years. The reports occupy 144 pages of the volume of hear- ings on the 1933 appropriation bills. Besides the non-resident pupil ques- tion, the more important school topics discussed were teacher salary cut pro- posals, Wilson Teacher College repairs, psychological tests of pupils, special teachers and plans for the use of the old Business High School Building. The attendance of 2,400 non-resident children in District schools was char- acterized by Representative Holaday of Illinois almost at the outset of the hearings as “an unjust burden on the District " Representative Holaday said: “I still hold to the views that I have had for some years, that it is an unjust burden on the District to provide facili- ties for these 2,400 pupils residing out- side of the District.” He then expressed a desire for the Board of Education’s views. Ballou Favors Curb. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools, replied that the board al- ready had considered the matter and had concluded that either a restriction should be placed on the outsiders com- ing into the District schools or else they should be ed to pay tuition. Representative ons of Nebraska, who, when chairman of the committee, was one of the most active critics of the school system, followed Ballou's statement with: “That is one place, Doctor, in which Mr. Holaday and you and I have been in pretty general accord.” Citing figures submitted by school authorities in one of various tables they offered, Chairman Cannon pointed out that on the basis of educational costs per pupil, the non-resident pupils were paying to the District in tuition only $5,000 a year while they were receiving a total of $232,000 worth of education. Thus, he said, the loss to the District is approximately “a quarter of a mil- lion dollars.” Recalling arguments of seven years ago, when the House sought to limit WASHINGTON, CURB ON NON-RESIDENT PUPILS LOOMS AFTER HOUSE HEARINGS Ballou Agrees With Committee on Move to Stop Drain on Session Rep SChOOI Funds. orts Reveal. | also a legal obligation that we believe rests upon all of us.” Holaday said that is “exactly what will probably happen to all of the other employes throughout the Government.” “I can see that,” Dr. Ballou answered. | “Here is what you are confronted with in connection with the withholding of increases. There are perhaps more than 50 per cent of our teachers who are on the maximum salary; you are with- holding the annual increase for teach- | ers which is not going to affect them in the least; they are at the top. You are going to withhold the annual increases in salary for a comparatively small number, for less than half of the teach- ers, and they are the ones getting ine lowest pay right now.” Under questioning, Ballou said he thought reducing all on a blanket scale would be more equitable. | timates of $160,000 for repair of the Wilson Teachers' College Building. evacuated two months ago when cracks | appeared in the floor and walls, sur- prised members of the committee. They asked if it would not pay the District to abandon the operation of the teach- ers' colleges entirely and pay for the | tuition of the student teachers in other colleges and universities here. Dr. Ballou pointed out that neither the University of Maryland nor George | Washington University offers more than a “very limited” course in education The work of Miss Jessie La Salle, in charge of research and psychological testing of pupils, was defended by Dr Ballou against charges quoted by Hola- day that her work “was a general nuisance.” Dr. Ballou asked what e dence had been presented by the com- plainants, and Holaday replied that while no specific evidence was offered, the complainants, who he said were teachers, had described “the general proposition that & teacher having charge of a pupil over several weeks ought to know more about its capabil- ities than some one coming in with a H(:IP series of tests and testing them out.” “They may know more about the matter in a general way,” Dr. Ballou replied, “but the fact is that these spe- cial examinations that Miss La Salle gives of individual children are given only on the request of the teacher. They do not go into a school and pick out some child and say ‘You are not getting B}O?Ki' So. '.h:lre c?uld not be ln}r‘. com- plaint originating from any teacher on that basis.” i Pointing out that Miss La Salle draws | & salary of $4,700 and that she teaches D. ¢, RELIEF FOR 20,000 T0BE DISCUSSED AT MASS MEETING Need for Immediate Action to Be Stressed by Charities’ Representatives. $250,000 CHEST DEFICIT SEEN BEFORE YEAR END | Expenditures First Quarter of 1932 Are Nearly Double Those of Same Period in 1931. Measures for prompt action to meet |the needs of the unemployed in the District, estimated at 20,000, will be |considered at a mass meeting this afternoon at the United States Cham- | ber of Commerce Building. The meet- ing will be held in the west room at 3 o'clock. Dr. Frederick W. Perkins, president of the Council of Social Agencies, will ! preside. With the acknowledgment | that contributed funds to the Chest are insufficient to take charge of the unprecedented demands for relief, the needs for speedy action will be dis- cussed by Walter S. Ufford of the Associated Charities, Dr. John O'Grady of the Catholic Charities and Mrs. Charles H. Goldsmith of the United Hebrew Relief Soclety. Expenses Are Slashed. Simultaneously with a statement is- !sued in connection with the meeting, setting forth the unemployment situa- tion and some of the problems in- volved, it was reported on behalf of the Community Chest that despite the fact that the funds collected and dis- bursed this yvear greatly exceed those handled in 1931, the expenses of con- ducting the Chest during the first three months of 1932 were $20,000 less than for the same period & year ago. These figures, made public by Robert V. Fleming, Chest treasurer and presi- dent of the Riggs National Bank, were accounted for by a reduction in oper- ating expenses from $83,000 for the first three months of 1931 to $63,000 for the corresponding period this year. At the rate at which funds are being disbursed by the Chest, Mr. Fleming re- ported, a deficit of $250,000 will exist non-resident pupils’ attendance at schools here, Simmons asked Dr. Ballou 'to answer “now or later” the conten- placed | tion that since the District has the plant and the teachers anyway, and since the non-resident children were scattered over the city, the exclusion of | these puplls would not save any great | sum. Dr. Ballou chose to answer the argument “at once.” also at George Washington University, |in the budget before the close of the Some Schools Burdened. Dr. Ballou admitted the sudden ex- Representative Holaday asked if Miss La Salle performed her work in the public schools efficiently. Dr. Ballou said, “She does, with eminent success. Playground Plan Bared. The hearings revealed that the school authorities plan ultimately to raze at least a portion of the block immediately north of the old Business High School Building for playground purposes when present year. The unemployment situa- tion and consequent increased demands for relief has resulted in the disburse- ment of $728397.14 the first three months of this year as compared with $428,082.40 paid to the same organiza- tions during the first quarter of 1931. This represents an increase of ap- proximately $300,000. Pledges $500,000 Over 1931, Based upon this average of $300,000 clusion of Maryland and Virginia pupils would not save “at once” the entire quarter million dollars. There are some schools, he said, in which 10 non- tersections trafic flow is greater than 1,000 ve- hicles an hour. that structure will have been converted | more to the agencles in three months, to use as & colored elementary school. |the Chest would face an alarming defi- During the brief discussion of the|cit, it was pointed out, as the pay- item of $50,000 for the preparation of | ments at this rate of $100,000 a month Other Factors Considered. ‘There are, however, several locations, now having lights, where the flow is less than 1000 vehicles an hour, at which Mr. Van Duzer intends to con- tinue the signals. Near one a public school is located. A car line crosses the other. Continuation of the signals at these two points, he considers abso- lutely essential to public safety. Some of the signals slated for re- moval are said to be at isolated inter- sections, but others are understood to be in a network of lights. Most of them will be relocated at intersections in the section. business Another important change in the traffic situation will be undertaken to- morrow when electricians of the Po- tomac Electric Power Co. begin the in- stallation of secondary timers in lights at 105 intersections. ‘These timers will | enable trafic officials to convert the | lights into the flexible progressive s_\'a-J tem of operation—a system now used on | the network of signals along Rhode Island avenue from North Capitol to Twelfth street. Orders authorizing the change were issued Jast week by the Commissioners. REED AND BOWMAN SECURITY BILLS 0. KD Report Approving Measures Sent to Congress by District Commissioners. The District Commissioners yesterday sent to Congress reports approving the Reed and Bowman bills to regulate se- curities brokers in the District and dis- approving the Blaine bill on the same subject. The principal difference between the two types of legislation is that the Blaine bill prohibits the issuance of | securities without securing the permis- sion of District officials, whereas the Bowman bill simply sets up a system of qualifying securities dealers who wish o operate in the District Under the latter bill they must be licensed by the superintendent of in- surance and their licenses will be re- voked or suspended under certain con- ditions—for instance, of a crime involving securities trans- actons, whether here or elsewhere, In his report on the bills to the Com- missioners, Herbery L. Davis, superin- tendent of insurance, said “racketeers have subjected honest investment bank- ers to unfair competition” in the Dis- trict, but that the Bowman bill repre- sented the best way to deal with the subject Several amendments, involving changes in the phrasing of the bills, were rec- ommended. FIRST LADY ATTENDS LONGWORTH CONCERT Cincinnati String Quartet Gives) Initial Program Toward Foundation. ‘The first concert donated toward the | Yongworth Foundation was given yes- | terday afternoon in the chamber music auditorium of the Library of Congress before a large and distinguished audi- ence that included Mrs. Herbert Hoover, mmany officials of the diplomatic world, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, and prom- inent musicians and music lovers. The E was given by the Cincinnati tring rtet, including Raoul Berger end Michail Stolarewski, violins; Viad- upon_conviction | 2, resident children in their various classes do not materially burden those schools. But, he ville. where there are 104 non-resident pupils, the exclusion of those children said, in a school like the Burr- ‘would effect genuine relief. “At Central High School,” Dr. Ballou said, “with 238 non-resident pupils, it seems to me that it is perfectly obvious that we can save a considerable number of teachers in that school if these pu- were excluded. Or, on the other d, we would save just that much | mg’y it they were required to pay tui- The superintendent added that be- cause books are purchased on the basis of anticipated enroliments, the exclu- sion of the non-resident pupils would save money there. Simmons asked if it were true that “most of these schools are border schools?” “It is not so,” Dr. “Take the Paul Junior High School: that is fairly well toward the central part of the city. Also the Central High | School.” Later, Simmons said, “There is abso-i lutely no theory for, or possible defense against, those children paying tuition.” Rabbi Abram Simon, president of the School Board, said the board was agreed on this point, “but we are hampered by the legislation that you yourselves enacted. We would like to throw this burden on you again, namely, you have made a law which permits outside children to have free tuition, and we feel that there is no justice in it, but we cannot alter the situation.” Agrees on Responsibility. Later, addressing himself to Simon’s remarks, Simmons said: “I agree, Dr. Simon, with your state- ment that the responsibility for this situation rests with Congress and not with the Board of Education, except this: I do believe that the board could, probably more effectively than we can, educate the citizens of Washington to the injustice that I think is being done them.” Representative Blanton of Texas said every dollar of taxes paid by the parents of non-resident children goes to their own State, and pothing is paid to the support of the District govern- ment. “If they try to get an automobile | license here,” Blanton said, “they would tried and convicted overnight. | Everything they pay out in the way‘ Dr. of taxes is paid to their States, Mary- land and Virginia, and it is inequitable the people of the District to have to rry that load. 1 think it ought to be stopped.” The question of teachers' salaries was introduced by Chairman Cannon, who told Dr. Ballou the committee had received complaints that Washington school teachers were paid too highly, and that the annual increases of $100 constituted too rapid an advancement. Dr. Ballou, at the request of the com- Ballou replied. | plans for the proposed senior high school in the Reno section, Represent- ative Cannon suggested that various cities might exchange school building plans. Maj. Donald A. Davison, acting Engineer Commissioner, said he did not know whether there had ever been an attempt of this sort but that architects generally made studies of school build- | ings in various cittes. TESTIMONIAL DINNER PLANNED BY WOMEN | Federal Employes’ Council to Be Feted by Engraving Bureau Workers. Prominent Government officials and members of Congress will be among the guests at the testimonial banquet to be given Saturday night at the Mayflower Hotel by Local Union No. 105, Women's Union. Bureau of Engraving and Print- would mean increased payments in a year of $1,200,000 over payments made last year, while the pledges amounted to_only $500,000 more than those of 1931. Part of this increase, however, was paid to the District Committee on Employment, which will have received its final funds from the Chest on May 1, 50 that this $250,000 will not be paid out in the next three quarters. Cessa- tion of the work of the Employment Committee on made work has already increased the burden of the family welfare organizations, it was pointed out, and at the present rate of increase in relief needs the estimated deficit of the Chest treasury will amount to $250,000. Collections for the first quarter of 1932 totaled $1,312,511.60 as compared with payments of $904516.64 for the same period last year. MAJ. GEN. A. A. FRIES ADDRESSES STUDENTS Former Chemical Warfare Head ing, to the Executive Council of the National Federation of Federal Em- ployes. An elaborate program of entertain- ment is to be provided. National Or- garfizer Earl R. Hoage will be toast- master. Among the entertainers will be Miss Mary O'Donoghue, who will sing. Officers of other local unions will be among the guests, in addition to many | officials of the Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Civil Service Commission, Personnel | Classification Board, Employes’ Com- pensation Commission and friends of Federal employes in Congress. The af- fair will be held in the ball room of the hotel Plans for the affair are in charge of the officers of Local Union No. 105 and an Entertainment Committee under Olive Greer. The officers are Belle A. Trouland, president; Mignon Miller, vice president; Gertrude McNally, corre- sponding secretary; Anna Coburn, re- | cording secretary; Mae Bergevin, secre- | tary-treasurer; Leo Williams, guardian; | Minnie Stevens, guide. The Entertain- | ment Committee includes Olive Greer, | chairman: Belle Buckley, Mae Hall, Mary Willard, Lulu Kendrick, Jessie A. Bell, Gertrude Shellhorn, Edna 8. Dove, Anna B. Lesseur, Mildred F. Stamm, Maude T. Miller Violet M. Turner, Anna |Maude T. Miller, Violet M. Turner, Anna Morgan, Margaret Carter, Ruth L. | Danser and Ethel Fowler. | . 'NEW ENGLAND WOMEN T CONVENE TUESDAY mittee, submitted data showing Wash- | ington is fourteenth in population of a | Annual Congress of National So- list of 24 cities, and that it is twelfth | in the salary scale for teachers. New | York, with the greatest population, he showed, had a median school teacher wage of $3,126, such cities as Newark, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Chicago, San Francisco, Cleve- land, Milwaukee, Boston, Buffalo and Philadelphia all have higher median salary schedules than Washington, whose median is $2,219. In the junior high school salary field, Ballou showed the committee, Washington i four- teenth, and in the senior high school field it is ninth Opposes Pay Scale Cut. Representative Holaday asked Dr. Ballou if, “in view of the general con- ditions over the country,” he belleved it would be an “unreasonable hardship” if the annual Increases “were remitiod or not in effect for the coming year.” Ballou replied that many hers spent three years in preparing In the mir Bakaleinikoff, viola, and Desire Danczowski, violincello. ‘This string quartet, which came all the way from Cincinnati for this event, played the Franz Schubert “Quartert in Minor,” and the Johannes Brahms “Quartet in A Minor,” opus 51, No. 2 The audience gave the musicians a warm welcome and was enthusiastic in its applause after both selections. District Normal Schools for teaching positions in the bellef the salary sched- ule would remain In force and that, de- spite the low starting pay. they would receive higher salary If thelr work was satisfactory. “I dislike very much to feel” Dr. Ballou continued, “that they are golng to be disappointed. that "the salary aside and schedule is going to be set [ elementary | and | ciety to Be Preceded by Tea for President General, The annual Congress of the National Boclety of New England Women will open at the Hotel Washington Tuesday, when consideration will be given o the most effective way of stimylating | patriotic interest and civie work based upon good American ideals The day before the rongress opens an executive bonrd meeting will be held followed by a ten for the retiring ofeers iven by the president general, Mre Hihert Leslie Lewie of Rochester Delegates and presidenie from the 60 colonles will begin to arrive i Washing- ton today, amemg whom will be groups from the Parific Oomet Ropthwest, Middie West and Fastarn sactions, The snnusl banguet will be g | April 12, guests of ot lmmm:im fodie arnes ¥ | presideiits of ey imlflhrv r-" re e Bride, S vies pres Mis. M. P Jacote astond oiee prosi- dent genetal, Mre Jerme H i, third viee presidemt ol Mrs George Kder, ooy wectetary general; Mre Bdwer Whal, ireas- urer general, and iee iy w Canaday, Jr, registras #re Mr it genersl Speaks to G. W. Engineering Classes’ Banquet. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. 8. A, retired, former chief of the Chemical Warfare Service, delivered an address on George Washington and the cele- bration of the Bicentennial of his birth, at the fourth annual banquet last night of students of the School of En- gineering of George Washington Uni- versity. More than 100 undergraduate students attended the banguet, which was held at the Mayflower Hotel Short talks were made by John R. Lapham, dean of the School of En- gineering; C. H. Birdseye, president of the Washington chapter of the Ameri- can Society of Civil Engineers: G, L. Weller, chairman of the Washington section of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Irvin H. Fullmer, representing the Washington sectlon of the American Soclety of Mechanical Engineers, and A, B, McDanlel, presi- dent of the Washington Soclety of En- gineers. Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, presi- dent of the university, was a guesl of honor. J. G. Barry was awarded the Sigma ‘Tau Fraternity medal as the freshman student of the preceding year who at- tained the highest scholastic rating Otis L. Turner was chairman of the committee in charge of the banquet meeting. Among those assisting him were George Jackson, Harold G. Free, F. P. Lyle, P. M. Hoffheims and G. C. Thom. Entertainment was furnished by Frances Willlams and Blanche Arison. James i Platt of the Bureau of Indian Affairs acted as toastmaster, COLORED MAN ACCUSED OF POSING AS OFFICER Alexandrian Oharged With Rob While Pre. Detective wed ae @ third bing Two Women tending to Be A colored man who presinet detective tn exbort momey from Mary O. Tomey of the 1100 block, Twenty-secomd strest, and Jenny Smith of the 1100 hloek Nineteenth sireet was held fir action of the grand jury when atraigned In Polies Osurt yester- day om 1o g I-hmf'l enty Lee Johnson, 33, of man, 827 North Pabviek street, Alexandria, Vo, was sald by pollee to have robbed the ‘Tuney woman of $3 and the Smith womnan of $4.50, beth oh February 10. wilee were {ld that Johnson went to the home of Mrs. Toney, ldentified Himeelf as & deteotive of the third pre- tinet and threatened to arrest her and het husband for selling whisky unless &he gnve him some money. He left after obtaining $2 Earller the wme day, Johnson ia sald to hnve obtained $4.60 from the Smith woman through a similar ruse. There 18 no Detective Blake in the third pre- clnot, police deciare, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1932. SPORTS N Arlington Cemetery Connection Opened NATIONAL AND COUNTY OFFICIALS M the bridge from Arlington County. Shown here, left to right, are: Thomas 8. Settle, secretary of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission; County Manager Roy S. Braden and Board Member Lyman M. Kelly of Arlington County, Lieut. Col. Grant, A. J. Porte! GATHER FOR FIRST TRIP OVER ROAD. EETING at the District of Columbia-Virginia line yesterday afternoon, Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, executive offi- cer of the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission; officials of Arlington County and members of the Arlington County Bicentennial Council braved a driving rain and large quantities of mud for the first trip over the tem- porary gravel road connecting the bridge and Arlington National Cemetery. The road also furnishes access to T, Mrs. Dorothy G. Dunn and Mrs. Katherine G. Cohen of the Arlington County Bicentennial Council, Board ‘Member Fred A. Gosnell and Chairman Harry A. Fellows of the Arlington County Board, Albert H. Cohen, Arthur Orr, president of the Bicentennial Council; Mrs. Orr, their two children, Ca and J. R. McCormick and George D. Ricker of the Bicentennial Council. t. R. C. Montgomery, head of the United States park police, THOUSANDS T0 SEE CHERRY BLOSSOMS Rains Delay Blooms—Special Traffic Plans Made. Flowers of Old Nippon, on the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin, were ready today to lure thousands of visitors to the National Capital. This is “Cherry Blossom week” in the city, and the single varieties of blooms are ex- pected to be at their best about Priday. ‘The Tidal Basin will be the magnet that will draw thousands of automo- biles from near and far all this week, for the cherry blossoms already are making a goodly showing of bloom. Capt. R. C. Montgomery, U. S. Army, superintendent of the United States Park Police, has made the necessary traffic arrangements to handle the crowds, with traffic being directed to travel clockwise around the Tidal Basin. Traffic to the Tidal Basin will he mainly by way of Fourteenth and Seventeenth streets. The Lincoln Memorial has been designated as the exit for most of the cherry biossom t Aid in New Bridge. Traffic from Virginia is to be routed into the city by way of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway and the Arlington Memorial Bridge, and offi- clals expect that for the first time since the cherry blossoms have become famous here motorists will experience Little trouble. The recently opened Arlington Memorial Bridge affords a new traffic artery that will be watched by officials with interest to determine its effect upon the Potomac Park situ- ation. The American Automobile Association has placed signs about the city direct- ing visitors along the best routes to the Tidal Basin. Trafic must travel one way north across the Inlet Bridge and one way south from Constitution avenue, along Seventeenth street, turn- ing left at the John Paul Jones statue. Temporary roads just south of the Lincoln Memorial have been made passable by contractors in co-operation with the office of Public Buildings and Public Parks. This route will be avail- able to the public for trafic coming away from the Tidal Basin area. Capt. Montgomery announced yester- day that the various oil companies in the vicinity of Rosslyn, Va., which cus- tomarily haul ofl and gasoline on Sun- days to the downtown service stations here, are co-operating today to make their deliveries before the anticipated traffic rush about 2 o'clock this aft- ernoon. Biossoms Retarded by Weather, ‘The cold weather of Friday night and yesterday’s chilling rain have held back the full blossoming of the trees. The officials say that a warm spell after all the rain would make the buds unfold as if a wizard waved his charmed wand over them. Over in Anacostia Park the crabapple trees are beginning to burst into bloom. ‘The officials believe that within a cou- ple of years the crabapple trees will put on a display that will rival that of the cherry trees. They are beginning to show color now. Originally, the officials of the park division of the Office of Public Build- ings and Public Parks with an eye on the weather predicted that the single blooms would be at their best about Wednesday. Due to the cold weather of the past few days, they now say that it will be Friday before they reach their peak, unless an unlooked-for spell of balmy weather visits the National Cap- ital and coaxes out the pink and white blossoms. The double bloom trees are expected to display their blossoms in about three weeks. These trees are, for the most part, along Riverside Drive, in East Potomac Park Arrangements were made yesterday by officials of the Capitol Traction Co. with Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, to augment their bus service in Potomac Park, commencing tomorrow. The busses, which will give increased service during cherry blossom time, will start from Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue, C. OF C. FOR SLASHES U. 8. Budget Balancing Refer- endum Results in Statement. The Chamber of Commerce of the United Btates Is committed to the rinciple of balancing the Federal dget “In so far ws possible through reduced expenditures.” This statement was made In an announcement of the result of ref- erendum based on a report by a special Committee on Federal tion, headed by Pred W. Sargent of Chicago, presi- dent of the Chicago & North Western Railway Co. BISHOP SHAHAN HONORED (1iem mass was celobrated yesterday morning for the late Most Rev. Thomas J. Shshan, bishop of Germanicopolis and former rector of Catholic Univer- sity, in the National Shrine at the uni- versity. The ceremony was led by Right Rev. James H. Ryan, with Rev. James A Qflwz! as deacon and Rev. Frederick J. Wenthe as subdeacon. Bishop Shahan died in his 75th year after hlvln‘ devoted 40 years of active service to | university. Maturity of | |Blanton Defeated ' In Pay Fight With . Veterans’ Counsel House Turns Down Plan to Stop Smith’s Salary by 70-to-6 Vote. | By the Associated Press. | An effort by Representative Blanton, | Democrat, Texas, to stop the pay of ‘Wiliam Wolff Smith, general counsel of the Veterans' Bureau, failed in the House yesterday by & 70 to 6 vote. Blanton called Smith a ‘“parasite” and said that, in addition to a large salary, he is drawing retirement pay under the emergency officers retire- ment act. “He was put there as counsel by politics and he knows just about as much about law as this telegraph page here,” Blanton said. Representative Swing, Republican, California, replied to the Texan, oppos- ing his motion. “The gentleman from Texas occa- | | sionally gets an obsession,” Swing said. | | “He crossed swords on & legal paint| | with Mr. Smith and the general coun- | sel of the Veterans' Bureau could not | fmee with him on a question of ad- | ministrative law. This obsession ap- parently started there.” WASHINGTON FETE * TOBEREENACTED “First Inaugural Reception and Ball” May 7 on Cap- ital Plaza. George Washington's first inaugural | reception and baii will be re-enacted on | the East Plaza of the Capitol the night | | of saturday, May 7. under joint spon- | sorship of the District Bicentennial Commission, the Community Center | | Department and the All States Officers’ | Society and verious State societies. | In announcing this event yesterday, | | Dr. George C. Havenner, executive vice | president of the commission, said it | would be one of the unique historical | occasions of the Bicentennial year. It is expected that thousands of partici- pants, garbed in Colonial costumes, will | be on hand for the function, which will be open to the public. POLICE HEADS VIEW DETECTIVE RATINGS Increased Efficiency Goal as Glassford Confers With Crosby. Plans for increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the headquarters de- tective force were discussed yesterday at a protracted conference between Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, police commissioner; Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, superintendent of police, and Inspector Frank 8. W. Burke, chief of detectives. ‘The record of each member of the detective bureau was analyzed in detail in an effort to determine his efficiency. This study involved the number of in- vestigations made by each detective, the number of cases he has closed, and the number of made which failed or aided in the solution of a case. New Ratings Planned. EWS PAGE B—1 TRANSIT MERGER ASKED IN REPORT GIVEN T0 HOUSE District Committee Favors Unification of Three Local Companies. TRANSFERS HEAD LIST OF BENEFITS CITED Findings Presented by Black In- clude Improvement in Street Car and Bus Service. Representative Black, Democrat, New York, submitted to the House yesterday afternoon the report from the District Committee recommending favorable ac- tion on the joint resolution to bring about unification of the raliway and bus lines operated in the District of Columbia and sdjacent States by the Capital Traction Co., the Washing- ton Railway & Electric Co. and the Washington Rapid Transit Co. Mr. Black said the “obvious public ad- vantage of the unification may be sum- marized as follows: “1. At present, with two street car companies, charges are made for trans- fers from one line to another and in some instances no transfers at all are obtainable. Under the resolution, there would be immediate free transfers be- tween all connecting street car lines, and in addition transfers between street car lines and busses ad between bus lines shall be granted upon reasonable terms and conditions to be fixed by the Public Utilities Commisston. “2. Better service. The Capital Park and ‘Commission, after an extensive study of street car, bus and traffic conditions, emphasized this in its last annual report.” Eliminating Turns Possible. ‘The commission said, “The first ini- tial study of the commission has indi- cated the possibility, by building ap- proximately 6 miles of new track and abandoning some 16 miles of old track which now has to be maintained, of liminating 108 right-hand turns and 160 left-hand turns. Of course, more exhaustive study may show that some of these changes would not be as ad- tageous as now appears, but the fact that circumstances justify such inten- sive study and favorable consideration of any plan to permit closer co-opera- tion between the street car lines is manifest. “3. In addition, testi before the subcommittee, which hi numerous hearings on the subject, was that there would be considerable economy as a re- van As a result of the conference Gen.|sult of unification which should be re- Glassford said he hoped to work out a|flected in ents in service and system for rating the efficiency of mem- | in lower fares than would be possible bers of the detective bureau—a that would be fair to the officer in de- term!mn%whnflwr he should be allowed to remain on the detective force, or returned to the precincts for further training. Gen. Glassford considers the detec- tive bureau the backbone of the police department, and he wants its personnel composed of the best trained and most efficient _investigators on the police force. He said he believed there are ‘wit unification. These economies would entail no hardships on employes. e public sentiment for unifica- tion has been shown at the hearing to be 5o overwhelming that it is clear that legislation on the subject should be “The resolution as reported, with the exception of the amendments, is the recommended n to the House by the Public Utilities Commission. The resolution differs in numerous respects not changes are contemplated in the near |interests. future. Several months ago, & plan for rat- ing members of the Detective Bureau on the basis of efficlency was adopted primarily to give a half dozen officers, slated for transfer to the precincts, a chance “to make good.” It was an- nounced that the probationary period for these men would expire April 1. System Unsatisfactory. Under the rating system, detectives were to be graded in three different classes—A, B and C. The A group would be made up of the most efficient men. In the B class would be placed men whose efficiency was doubtful and who would be warned that an improve- ment in their service was expected to avoid transfer. The C group would be composed of officers giving unsatisfac- tory service. This rating would call for an automatic transfer to the precincts. When April 1 came, however, police officials decided that the rating system was not exactly what they wanted—that The Army Band will provide dance music and the wide plaza at the east of the Capitol Building is to serve as | a dance floor. | | Impersonations of George Washing- | ton and others high in his Government | will be done by members of the State | society groups. Following the reception of the “presidential party” there will be general dancing Interspersed with | special dances of the Colonial period to | be staged on a platform to be erected on_the steps of the Capitol. Provisions are being made to accom- | modate more than 5,000 dancers, and space for spectators also is being ar- ranged. ckets will be obtainable through the District Bicentennial Commission, National Press Building AUTOMATIC ELEVATOR HOLDS MAN BY FOOT | Donald Jones Freed With Crowbar | at Connecticut Avenue Apart- | ment After Call for Help. Donald Jones, 35, got his caught last night in the door automatic elevator in an apar & house in the 3200 block of Connecticut avenue and couldn't get it out It seems that when he stepped mto the 1ift and set the automatic “stop- per” for the floor on which he tntended to alight he forgot to take his foot in with him. Almost before he knew it, he and the elevator were ascending, but his foot jammed in the door. Jones esuk'kly stopped the elevator and called for help. Occupants of the apartment house went to his assistance and one of them called the fire rescue | squad. Before the firemen arrived, how ever, it occurred to some one that pry- ing the door open with a crowbar might get Jones and his foot out of the lift So a crowbar was obtained from the Jjanitor’s quarters and Jones was lib- | erated. His foot brulsed, Joues umrd from | the bullding snd returned to his home | at 2000 Connecticut avenue. A L WINS PONTIAC COACH Mre. Daphne D. Witsell First at General Motors Show. Mrs. Daphne D. Witsell, 3533 Quebec street, was announced as winner of first prize, a Pontiac coach, at the close of the General Motors show in Wash- ington Auditorium last night. Becond prize, an electric refrigerator, lliam Cooksey, Claren- WAs won Willlam don, Va.; third prise, a vacuum cleaner, Francis Echloff, 4925 Butterworth fourth prise, an automobile 1128 Sixteenth toot an 0 the fundamental basis of the plan was sound, but that it might work an in- Justice on some of the officers. A more thorough plan was regarded as neces- sary to protect the interests of the men; one that would be based primarily on the achievements and ability of the officer. In the meantime the half dozen men who were given an apportunity to im- prove when the rating plan was adopted, are still unaware of their fate on the detective force. e PROGRAM WILL OPEN CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN hamber of Commerce Drive Will Be Placed in Motion Fri- day Night. C! A “Natiopal City night™ progra Friday night i the New National’ Mu- seum will inaugurate the 1932 clean-up campaign of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, it was announced yes- rday by Harry King, president of the trade body Speakers at the meeting will include Frederic A Delano, chalrman of the National Capital Park and Planning Comumission, and Charles W. Eliot, 2d, ¢ity planper of the commission. Mo- thon pictures of the park system of the | Capital will be ‘The movement to clean up and beau- tfy Washington, launched by the chamber three vears ago. will be briefly summarized by Bliss, who will announce the District Committee on Employment's connection with the clean-u A report will be presen P. Littlepage, vice president of the cham- ber and chairman of the group's Bi- centennial Committee, and a report on behalf of the District Pinance Commit- tee be made by Raymond F. Garrity. Other reports will be made by George E. Keneipp, chairman of the Trans. rtaticn Committee; Dr. George C. avenner, ol an of the Law and Legislation Committee, and Thomas 8. Settle, Public Recreation Committee. WINS ORATORICAL PRIZE Special Dispateh to The Star LA PLATA, Md, April 9 —Harry Anderson, & pupll of Lackey High Bchool, was awarded $5 in gold for winning in an oratorical contest be- tween puplls of the school. The other Elisabeth _Dorsett, contestants were: Mary Beecher, Jameson McWilliams, Hagel Smallwood, Ora Ward. “The objective of the committee has been merely to bring about the unifica- PARiaS 5o thah thelr Tights. powers and s0 powers an duties shall be lodged in the unified company, to be exercised and performed by it at all times under the regulations of the Public Utilities Commission, the permanent body established by Congress to regulate the operation of public utili- ties in the District of Columbia.” Provisions Summarized. Mr. Black's report contains a sum- mary of the provisions in the merger resolution. Regarding the operation of taxicabs, Representative Black points out that this was “one of the chief points dis- cussed before the commission and the subcommittee had to do with the pos- sibility of the unified company driving existing taxicabs out of business. To eliminate this question, the committee has proposed amendments by which the unified companies would be authorized to engage in the street railway and bus business. Regarding subsidiaries, Mr. Black's report points out that amendments were suggested to prevent the unified com- panies from operating in the District through subsidiaries. “Obviously,” the report said, “the street car companies, recognizing the merits of unification, would not employ subsidiaries except when -absolutely nec- essary. It is sometimes an advantage, when new construction is undertaken, to form a subsidiary as a financial de- vice to insure free and economical lower capital into extensions, betterments and improvements. The committee, there- fore, rejected the proposed amendment. The situation is protected since'all the operations are subject to regulations by the Public Utilities Commission, & crea- ture of Congress.” Regarding bus transfers, the Black report says: “It was urged by some that free transfers between street cars and busses and between busses be made mandatory. The committee bill leaves (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) e 'BOY IN CUSTODY TWICE SAME DAY Car Theft Charged After 13-Year- 01d Is Released in Similar Case. A 13-year-old colored boy who was released in custody of his parents after being arraigned in Juvenile Court yes- terday for unauthorized use of an automobile, was arrested again last night on a similar charge. The boy, Berkeley @mith, jr., 900 block of N street, was taken into custody by sixth precinct police after a car which he is alleged to have stolen near Center Market collided at Thir- teenth and Delafield streets with an- other machine and injured Mrs. B. B. Horne, 63, of the 1300 block of Jeffer- son street. Young Smith, according to police, was driving an aul to Miss Lols Lake of the 4400 bleck of P street at the time of the mishap. Mrs. Horne was treated at her home for bruises. Smith was placed under arrest, booked for unauthorized use of Miss Lake's automobile and then sent to the Recelving Home. He will be arraigned in Juvenile Court tomorrow morning. The boy, police say, had been turned over to his parents in Juventle Court in the steal- ging to yesterday when an automobile belon; Rhodes of fthe 200 block of southeast. ing of Isaec L. Twelfth astreet