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MONUMENT AR DECISION DELAYED 1901 Plan Held Unsatisfac- tory Solution of Gardens Development. The National Capital Park and Plan- ning C>mmission holds that no satisfac- tory solution of the problem of proper development of the Washington Monu- ment gardens has yet been reached, so further study is necessary. Moreover, 1t believes that the plan of 1901, evolved by the McMillan Park Commission in the days before automobiles were a fac- tor in city planning, does not furnish & complete answer to the problem. These views were embodied in a res- olution passed by the commission at its three-day meeting last week and made public today by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, its vice chairman and executive offi- cer. The commission debated the prob- lem with the Fine Arts Commission at @ joint meeting. Text of Resolution. ‘The text of the resolution follows: “Resolved that it is the opinion of the commission, after long and seri- ous study has been given by architects, landscape architects and engineers, to the problem of a fitting design for the grounds surrounding the Washington Monument, that no satisfactory solu- tion has yet been found, which safe- guards both the stability and the esthetic possibilities of this important’ monument; the commission is there- fore reluctantly led to the conclusion that further study of this matter is essential. “That the plan of 1901 does not, in the opinion of the commission, ade- quately provide for the traffic conditions which have arisen since it was made.” Col. Grant asserted that the automo- bile has made a different method of city planning imperative and remarked that there were no automobiles in 1901, when the Michigan Senator and his colleagues mapped out a program for development of the Mall. The 1901 plan has the highways down the Mall ending abruptly, but the colonel pointed out that this method cannot now be followed in view of the traffic problems arising. Excavation Would Be Peril. ‘The Washington Monument, which rests on a great bed of blue clay Ang gravel, stands in danger of being dis: turbed should any great amount of earth be added to its base or extensive excavation done to hew gardens out of the surrounding mound. This was one of the prime considerations that led the planners to their decision. Assisting Col. Grant is a special ad- visory committee on the foundation of ‘the Washington Monument, after bor- ings determined how far down bed rock really is, consisting of William A. De- lano, member of the Planning Commis- sion, who is a New York engineer; Frederick Law Olmsted, Brookline, Mass., landscape architect, commission member, who recently resigned; James Vipond Davies and Lazarus White, New York engineers, who are experts on foundations; Maj. D. H. Gillette, Col. Grant’s assistant, and John L. Nagle, designing engineer in the colonel's office. Congress will be asked for further funds in order that additional studies may be made to determine the .most acceptable means for finishing the area surrounding the base of the Washington Monument, now that the Lincoln Me- morial and its adjacent grounds have been improved, and in the Mall, east of the monument, the commission is WILL DISTRIBUTE BOOK Kibrary Foundation Sponsors New i “Alice in Wonderland” Edition. Approximately 500,000 copies of a special edition of “Alice in Wonder- land,” containing an introduction writ- ten: by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife of the President-elect, are soon to be distributed through schools by the Na- tional Hme‘zl;aamry Poundlr.g)‘n. The organization, & non-profit group, plans to make the books available at I | White House Plans Simple Observance Thanksgiving Day President and First Lady To Attend Services Before Dinner. Thanksgiving day will be observed very simply by President and Mrs. Hoover. No plans have been made for any extraordinary festivity on this oc- casion other than the customary ‘Thanksgiving feast, to be featured by & large turkey gobbler. Already the President has received five turkeys from admirers in different parts of the country and it is likely that more will be received before ‘Thanksgiving day arrives. Lawrence Richey, one of the Presi- dent’s secretaries, has during the past two years produced a wild turkey for Thanksgiving which he shot himself at the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club in West Virginia. He has been so busy this Fall that he has not had time to go turkey hunting. It is understood that the President and Mrs. Hoover will attend special ‘Thanksgiving religious services during the forenoon and later will have a few close friends join them at dinner. FOURTH ANI'IUAL BAZAAR ‘The Americanization School Associa- tion of the District of Columbia will hold its fourth annual international bazaar in the Webster Americanization School auditorium, Tenth and H streets, | December 5, 6. 7 and 8. | The bazaar is presented for the pro- | motion of the benovolent, educational | and patriotic projects of the association Articles of native handicraft will be! sold and foreign dishes will be served. I's a gay foot SAN ing. sandal in white and black crepe. (8hoe Department Main Floor) THE F St..at Seventh THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, EMPLOYMENT GAIN SHOWN FOR WEEK Many Factories Add to Force in Preparation for Winter Schedules. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Noveémber 22.—The New York Central Railroad announced it would employ 1,500 new men for five days a week to repair freight cars. ‘TOLEDO, Ohio, November 22 (#).— ‘The highest level of employment in two years was reported here today when 51 major companies announced the employment of 243 new men last week. mostly as the resull of acceleration in the automobile manufacturing industry. CHICAGO, November 22 (#).—The International Harvester Co. announced it intends adding about 4,000 men for part-time work during the Winter and Spring. Half of them will be employed mhch!cnxo plants and the rest else- where. FALL RIVER, Mass, November 22 () —The Firestone cotton_ mills, closed since August, will reopen November 28 with two six-hour shifts to give em- ployment to about 600 persons. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., November 22 (#).—The International Shoe Co. factory here has been reopened, giving employment to 150 persons. Industrial and trade organizations in Czechoslovakia have forced the govern- ment to reduce official interest rates one-half of 1 per cent. that “steps out” Thanksgiving in this clever EVENING DAL 6 We don’t mean to rush you. But it’s only two days till Thanksgiv- If you want to be “rushed” at your parties, however, a smart will help. Model sketched “BEEF-EATERS” CARRY ON MOCK SEARCH IN LONDON Hunt London Tower for “Guy Fawkes Gun-Powder Plotters.” By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 22 —Dressed in medieval costumes but riding in mod- ern automobiles, the veteran ,yeomen of the guard, or “beef-eaters,” went to the houses of Parliament from the Tower of London early this morning in traditional search of the “gunpowder” | plotters. ‘They started before Parliament re- — Ry R e e ————— D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1932. assembled, but they have never found anybody since Guy Fawkes' gangsters were apprehended back in 1605 and the gunpowder plot thwarted. Nevertheless, the search goes on. The dungeons are electrically lighted now- adays, but the leading beef-eater car- ries an ofl lamp and all of them have their halberds ready for action. At _the conclusion of a half-hour’s search the beef-eaters reported every- thing was well for the royal opening. Police Seek Gold Teeth. NOVI SAD, Jugoslavia (#).—Teeth— gold ones—worth 6,000 dinars are being hunted by the police. Some thief stole them from the showcase of a Russian woman dentist. She hopes his con- science bites him if the teeth don't. MOLLISONS MAY RACE Captain’' Suggests Dual Attempt to Set New Record. LONDON, November 32 (#).—Amy Johnson and her husband, Capt. J. A. Mollison, seeking new worlds to con- quer, now are contemplating & dual at- tempt in separate plrnu to break the Capetown-London record. The decision rests with Amy, the captain said last night, revealing that he had cabled to her asking whether it would be all right if he flew to Cape- town in an attempt to break the Eng- land-to-the-Cape record she set last week. Then they could fly their planes back, trying to break their records over again. < SAVES FOUR CASTAWAYS U. 8. Cruiser Picks Up Survivors of Cocos Island Shipwreck. United States crulser division, yester- day picked up castaways of the tuna clipper ship Continental of San Diego Calif., which burned and sank off Cocos Island last Tuesday night, and started with them to San Diego. ‘The Continental’s sister ship, Salvador. picked up 10 of the castaways, but was forced to leave four others on the littic island 550 miles southwest of Panama the entire crew of 14. PANAMA CITY, November 22 (#).— | The U. 8. S. 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