Evening Star Newspaper, December 31, 1934, Page 12

SALVATION OF U. S NATIONALISM SEEN.., IN CIVIL SERVCE - Town Hall Audience Hears Sir Willmott Lewis’ Views on America. EXTENSIVE ELECTIVE SYSTEM HELD FAULT Journalist Avoids Striking Con- trasts—Reciprocal Agreements on Trade Advocated. Analyzing the difficulties of govern- mental administration under the steadily changing political conditions | in the United States from the view- | point of a foreign observer, Sir Will- mott Lewis, correspondent of the London Times, told a Town Hall au- dience last night at the Shoreham Hotel that “the Civil Service is pos- sibly the future salvation of what we may call a democratic government.” Sir Willmott declared that “the ac- cretion of powers by the President em- bodying the spirit of nationalism in this country, is not only proof that the dual federalism—that of government by Congress and Executive—is proving insufficient, but must inevitably con- tipue after the depression emergency is gone.” This problem of nationalism, which he declared is the “one central prob- lem before the American people to- day” and has been exemplified in a slow but steady trend under the New Deal toward the concentration of addi- tional powers under the executive branch of the Government and a lessening of the powers of Congress. “Elective Fault” Seen. ‘He made his approach to the subject of an unfettered civil service by claim- ing that one of the essential problems of this day, under these changing conditions, is the problem of admin- istration. “One of its most potent faults,” he said, “is the excessive number of elective offices.” The only progress made in Great Britain in this respect in the last 100 years, Sir Willmott pointed out, was when Gladstone set up a civil service as offering a midway road between that democratic form of government and the proletarians of government, characterized by him as the Com- munists and other radical sects. Sir Willmott indicated that the de- velopment of a higher type of com- petitive civil service examinations, de- creasing the influence of patronage to & beneficial extent, would be a strong factor in this coun*ry toward develop- ing a spirit of nat‘onalism. For 15 years Sir Willmott has view- ed conditions in the United States from the press gallery of Congress, the press rooms at the White House and State Department. In taking as his topic “An English- man Looks at America,” Sir Willmott, whose position in this country closely resembles that of an unofficial diplo- matic observer, refrained from excit- ing controversial issues. He spoke more in the vein of a friendly analyst and avoided as much as possible sharply-drawn contrasts between the American and British governments. At the end of his address Sir Willmott was questioned on political and eco- nomic phases by members of the panel. The president of the Town Hall's board of trustees, Huston Thompson, presided at the meeting, which was attended by a large and distinguished audience. Members of the panel were Robert Lincoln O'Brien, chairman of the United States Tariff Commission; G. Gould Lincoln, political writer of The Evening Star; Albert Atwood, edi- « torial writer of the Saturday Evening Post and financial writer for Review of Reviews; Representative Sol Bloom of New York; Raymond Swing, an editor of The Nation and formerly London correspondent for the Phila- delphia Public Ledger. Sees 8-Area Nation. Sir Willmott viewed the United States as a continent divided into eight great regions, each with com- mon and sectional interests. They are the New England, the Middle At- lantic, the Middle West, the South- east, the Southwest, the Prairie, the Mountain and the Pacific Coast re- gions. “A glance at your Congress,” he said, “is like looking at the United States through the wrong end of a telescope.” It is a body composed of representatives from these diverse elements, he declared, and the great- est force that moves Congress is *‘economic_sectionalism.” “A foreigner asks what exists be- tween the executive power at one end of the Avenue and the legislative power at the other end,” he said. “I am told it must be a bridge of par- ties,” but explained that the beliefs of the present two-party system has been reduced to the nomination and protection of the President and the securing of patronage. He asserted that there are only five main political issues before the Amer- ican people today and he explained them in this order: Economic sec- tionalism in the eight regions de- scribed; second, the race problem, emphasized chiefly in the supremacy of the white race in the South; third, the question of religion; fourth, banker versus farmer embodying the tradi- jons of Hamilton versus Jefferson; and fifth, the issue of worker versus employer. The injection of the civil service into the general theme of the speaker interested Thompson. He expressed the opinion that in England appoint- ment to a government position s a considerably higher honor than in this country because of more severe ex- aminations. The chairman also was interested in the different steps the United States and Great Britain have taken in seeking economic recovery. Reciprocal Pacts Urged. In reply Sir Willmott said that the key to recovery is in a revival of for- eign trade. He believed the solution lies in reciprocal trade agreements rather than in barter agreements. To other questions he explained that the agricultural policy of the two govern- | ments differ, in that the United States. is trying to dficrem production, while Britain is endeavoring to increase it. ‘With this in mind, Lincoln asked what would eventually happen as a result of the different policies to the American cotton business. Sir Will- mott ventured the explanation that there exists in the world today a great population that needs shirts and that this no doubt in the end would take care of all the cotton grown in the ‘world. Sir Willmott, while predicting that the presidential powers would be ac- celerated with the coming years, said he felt no fear that centralism in the United States would ever reach Rus- sian_proportions. “The people of the United States Gertrude Stein Keeps Audience ]'AR[]Y ]'H[]USANDS D. In Delightful Fog of Literature pacity Crowd Edified or Bewildered by Writer’s Lecture. BY W. A. SHIPPEN. Five ar six hundred students, intel- lectuals and literary fans crowded into a ball room at the Willard last night to learn of the history of Amer- ican literature as Gertrude Stein un- derstands it, from the simple days of Chaucer up to the time when Miss Stein herself broke down the para- graph and said good-night. Additional scholars would have been edified, or slightly bewildered, as the case might have been, except for re- strictions imposed on the size of the audience by Miss Stein and the seat- ing limits of the ball room. A hum of annoyance, if not downright aggra- vation, informed lucky holders of seats of futile supplications at the door. Miss Stein was 25 minutes late and entered amid a dramatic hush. An audience predaminantly feminine glued their eyes upon the lecturer as i she marched down the center aisle in her well-known square-toed shoes, cloaked in a dark monkish garment which almost touched the floor. No Introduction. When Miss Stein mounted the lec- turer's platform, fiddling with her horn-rimmed glasses and stroking her gray hair, which was clipped in mili- tary style, the silence was so intense that the most backward student in the cr%wd could have heard an infinitive split. Miss Stein settled the platform light in the place which suited her best, thrust a 20-page manuscript be- fore her and began quite simply, with- out benefit of introduction: “What is English literature?” If any one knew, they did not vol- unteer the information. Miss Stein answered her own question. “It is a description of English lit- erature, as I understand it, from the beginning up to now.” She spoke in a well modulated voice, a voice which commanded attention by pleasing in- flections and dramatic quality. Even the scoffers and the cynics found themselves wondering if it mattered much what Miss Stein said, so long as it was Miss Stein who said it. Lost in the Fog. “That is to say, what is it?” con- tinued Miss Stein. “How can you know more than you do know. Yet one can know all of it (English lit- erature) inside you, behind you. But this you do not know. All at one time inside you.” Except for a chosen few, who wore smiles of understanding, Miss Stein’s audience was by this time in deep water, cast adrift and fumbling for their bearings. “There is going to be more Amer- ican literature, very likely. At any rate,” she continued, “it’s all inside me. English literature has been with us a long time, a lot to do and a lot not to do. Sometimes poetry and prose has had something to do with other arts and sometimes not.” For some time things went on that way. The gudience followed Miss Stein with unflagging attention, hop- ing, perhaps, not to be swept too far beyond its depth. From time to time, Miss Stein consented to remove the cloak of obscurity from her words. Explanations Are Clear. She let their meaning shine out in frankly explanatory es. The audience settled happily back into its seats, only to lose itself again in an- other verbal fog from the platform. To Miss Stein, English literature be- Gertrude Stein, standing, had a rapt listener at her lecture last night in Alice Toklas, seated, Miss Stein’s secretary and faithful com- panion. Miss Stein herself wrote Miss Toklas' “autobiography.” gan with a few simple words already in existence. This was about Chaucer’s time. Literature then went from simple words to phrases, from phrases to sentences and from sen- tences to paragraphs . but more of the paragraphs later. Throughout the lecture, Miss Stein’s faithful companion and secretary, Alice Toklas, sat leaning forward in a front seat, giving Miss Stein her undi- vided attention. Americans, as cqmpared with the English, Miss Stein continued, “have no daily island life. In America, they do not live every day, so they do not have any daily living.” Laughing With Her. Several passages drew a suppressed titter and outright laughter. The au- dience, however, was laughing with Miss Stein and not at her. For ex- ample: “Generally speaking, a century is sometimes and almost always about 100 years.” The audience had a merry time with that one. Scraps of history emerged from time to time for the edification of those who could not follow Miss Stein all the way. “As Victoria was over in the Boer ‘War and American daily life was not so daily.” Compliments Henry James. Speaking of literature, Miss Stein said, “We have the history of English literature inside us, until we tell it to some one else.” Such anxiety as this may have evoked among Miss Stein’s friends was allayed later by indica- tions that the speaker was in per- manent possession of English literary history, even after telling it. Miss Stein made complimentary ref- erence to the “future feeling” of Henry James. As for herself, she added: I broke down the “Then I came, paragraph.” Having brought literary history up to that particular minute, Miss Stein closed her lecture without more ado. Immediately, she was surrounded by women who wished to congratulate her and assure her of their under- standing. Miss Stein lectured under auspices of the American Association of Uni- versity Women with Mrs. William L. Corbin as program chairman. POLICE ATTEND SINCLAR RITES otor Cycle Officers Act as Honorary Escort for Traffic Victim. ‘While police today intensified their drive to hold down the rapidly mount- ing total of fatal accidents in the District, funeral services for Ray V. Sinclair, ace sleuth of offending mo- torists, who was himself killed last week in a traffic accident, were held at_his home, 5218 Lllinois avenue. Following services at the home, a requiem mass was said at St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church at 10 a.m., which was attended by both off-duty shifts of motor cycle police who acted as an honorary escort. Members of Wash- ington Police Post, No. 29, of the American Legion and representatives of police associations acted as hon- orary pallbearers. ‘The pallbearers included Inspector B. A. Lamb, Lieut. W. T. Storm, Sergt. Joseph Harrington and Pvts. Bruce Strong, Ray Aggleson and A. 8. Griffi Maj. Ernest W. Brown, police super- intendent, and Inspector L. I. H, Ed- wards attended the services. Officers from the ninth precinct acted as a guard of honor to the grave where Pvt. Daniel Moeller sounded Sinclair was Washington’s best known policeman, having made more arrests annually for traffic violations than any other member of the force. However, he was commended many times for his courtesy, and also held a high average for convictions in Traffic Court. Today’s demonstration was the largest and most elaborate police funeral in many years. Scores of floral tributes were re- ceived by the family honoring the officer, Provide 400,000 Jobs. England’s cutlery, carpet and furni- ture industries found work for 400,- 000 men and women in the last year. are politically awake,” he said. “The Russians are asleep.” At the outset of the questioning, Representative Bloom took exception to the speaker’s comments on the number of occasions that the Consti- tution has been amended. “How many times has Great Britain amended its constitution?” Bloom asked. The re- ply was that the process was perpetual. Bloom declared that was because Parliament was supreme in England and there is no power but that of Parliament to say if a law is constitu- tional or not. He insisted that the Constitution of the United States “was a pretty good thing” and con- tended, in view of the 49 governments existing in this country, there have been few constitutional amendments. But Sir Willmott had no criticism of the American Constitution in mind when he spoke and explained that he was merely pointing out the complex system under which this Governpent operates. 14 THREE BILLIONS SPENT FOR RELIEF One Out of Seven Persons Aided by Federal Funds in 1934. By the Associated Press. Uncle Sam looked back today on a twelvemonth in which some $3,000,~ 000,000 was poured out in the drive to aid the distressed by providing cash, goods or jobs. About one out of every seven per- sons in the country looked to Gov- ernment for support in whole or in part. This did not count benefits paid to farmers. Huge Sums for Belief. A huge item in the expenditure was for relief. Federal Emergency Relief Administration figures show that in 1934’s first nine months, $972,505,173 was spent, of which 69.5 per cent was contributed by the Federal Govern- ment. States and local governments put up 14 per cent and 16 per cent, respectively. The year’s total, assum- ing the December relief load to re- quire no more than the $175,789,742 for November, was estimated at about $1,480,000,000. The cost for the year of the Civilian Conservation Corps was set at $360,- 000,000. Some two billion dollars has been poured out on public works and civil works construction projects since they were started in 1933, Civil works, discontinued March 31, cost $814,- 000,000. Two-thirds of its life was during 1934. $1,250,000,000 for Construction, Public works has laid out $1,250,- 000,000 on construction projects, be- sides allocating money not yet spent and paying expenses of N. R. A. and some other emergency agencies. Dur- ing the height of its activity last Summer it estimated 2,000,000 persons had employment directly or indi- rectly from P. W. A. projects. The greatest part of its “pump-priming drive” was exerted during 1934. Few projects got under way during 1933. Relief officials have explained the | IS still-rising number on relief as at- tributable to discontinuance of the civil works program and the gradual exhaustion of resources of unemployed, particularly “white collar” people. ‘There have been signs that the ad- ministration is swinging away from direct relief toward a 100 per cent work relief program. F. E. R. A. is seeking to return some 4,000,000 “un- ;l':l'):ylbh" to the care of the — CHECK. TAX EXPIRES !xpifln( with 1934 tonight will be “nuisance” tax of eam on each bank check. Made effective 30 mont levy had yielded $101,000, ‘Treasury coffers up to November. This than $3,400,000 per Under the law, midpight and all heen that Congress . . SEEK AUTO TAGS AT LAST MINUTE 1934 License Plates Will Be Barred 18 Hours After Midnight. LONG LINES FORMED BY HOPEFUL MOTORISTS Hundreds Will Be Disappointed, Since Capacity of Office Is 700 an Hour. Literally thousands of tardy motor- ists stood patiently in line this morn- mxtoucurelleemeunumgm-l ing hours of 1934 made it imperative that they either get the new plates or stay at home after midnight to- night. Automobile drivers will be required to remove their parked vehicles with 1934 license plates within 18 hours of midnight tonight, it was announced by William A. Van Duzer, director of the Traffic Bureau. Approximately 5,000 registered au- tomobiles in the District had not re- ceived 1935 license tags this morning, & check-up by the bureau revealed, and of that 5,000 approximately 2,000 will not be served before January 2 and some day later in the week, Van Duzer said, since the Traffic Bureau can handle only about 700 applicants an hour today. In response to numerous queries, Van Duzer said the bureau’s mailing room had no applications on file early this morning and that up until about noon 150 had been received. These will be filled immediately. The bu- reau has serviced all but 30 of the mail applications received, and those not filled were returned or filed due to faulty addresses, he declared. TINKHAW DECRIES U. S-SOVIET LINK Demands Recognition Be Withdrawn as Blow at “Barbarism.” A demand that American recogni- tion of Soviet Russia be withdrawn was made today by Representative Tinkham, Republican, of Massachu- setts. He said “ferocious barbarism,” “atheism” and “anarchistic” dactrines preached in the U. 8. 8. R. should “not be encouraged by the United States.” Tinkham, who made a tour through Russia last Summer, said he would ask Congress to approve a resolution embodying his demand. “The Union of Soviet Socialist Re- publics,” his statement said, “is con- trolled by homicidal terrorists who have murdered or systematically starved for political purposes between 10 and 20 millions of human beings and who continue to murder and starve. * * ¢ Sees Peril in Propaganda. “These homicidal terrorists have adopted a militant and systematic teaching of atheism which is a stench in the nostrils of all Christian people. “The U. 8. S. R. proclaim doctrines opposed to our Constitution and aimed at the destruction of the character of our civilization, which doctrines are systematically spread in the United States by propaganda. “These Communistic doctrines have been officially denounced by our mili- tary and naval officers as undermin- ing the personnel of our Army and Navy. “These Communistic doctrines have been denounced also by the American Federation of Labor. * * * “Uniteq States recognition of this rule of homicidal terrorists encour- ages them to talk of war and to make provocative and warlike action in the Far East. “The withdrawal of recognition by the United States * * * would put an end to the use of American credit and American money to promote world revolution and ferocious barbarism, * * * would keep American credit and American money from being used to strengthen this uncivilized, savage and brutal power for war.” Meanwhile, a special House com- mittee which had been studying “un- American activities,” was preparing a report to the House. A number of recommendations were in mind, among them that of giving the Jus- tice Department sufficient money to keep close watch on Communists, Fascists and Nazis. PR RN, FORMER MISS IDA RILEY OF WASHINGTON DIES Warrenton and New York Wom- an Was Widow of Samuel Willetts, a Broker. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘WARRENTON, Va., December 31.— Mrs. Ida B. Willetts, widow of Samuel Willetts of New York, died this morn- ing at her home near Warrenton of bronchial pneumonia. She was Miss Riley of Washington and her first husband was Mr. Mc- Kinney. After marrying Mr, Willetts, a broker, she lived at Westbury, Long land. For several years she had lived at Nordix Farm, near Warrenton, and had an apartment on Park avenue, New York. Her only daughter was married last Spring to Kenneth Jen- kins of Washington and lived with ber mother here. Funeral arrangements have not been announced. SECOND BAPTIST PLAN ANNIVERSARY SERVICES ‘ashington ration of its 125th anniversary held tonight at 9:15 o'clock in the church suditorium, Fourth street Virginia avenue southeast. mfih.wvm; tableau portraying will be presented by the different de- partments. The ceremonies will be concluded with a candlelight reces- entertainment. A C. Wor?an Draws $36 000 F avonte in Australian Race MRS. AGOSTINA VERDI AND CARL R. GREIMEL. Mrs. Verdi holds a ticket on the favorite in an Australian Sweepstakes to be run tomorrow, and she may win $36,000. Greimel drew a non-starter, but gets $1,000. When the horses go to the post tomorrow for the running of the Sherbrooke Hotel Dieu Sweepstakes in Sydney, Australia, one of them— ‘Whittingham—will carry a $36,000 prayer offered up by a Washington ‘woman. Mrs. Agostina Verdi, 72, of 1017 Otis place, had just come from church yesterday morning when she saw a messenger boy at the entrance of her home. - He brought the news that Mrs. Verdi's drawing, Whitting- ham, in the Tattersalls Cup Run, was listed favorite in the race and, if the winner, might bring home $36,000. Mrs. Verdi learned later that even if Whittingham doesnt’ run in the money he will still “bring home the bacon,” as the boys say at the track. It just has to be a Happy New Year in the Verdi home. She will, get three or four thousand dollars gny- way. Tells of Premonition. Naturally, there was joy in the Verdi home today. Guiseppe Verdi, the husband, is a descendant of the Italian composer Verdi. Mr. Verdi was ready to dance, but Mrs. Verdi had only one idea—to go to Kentucky, —Star Staff Photo. there to visit a favorite brother she has not seen in years. She said: “I had a feeling that something pleasant was going to happen yester- day morning. It came to me first in church, and when on the way\home I saw a messenger boy turn in at our house I knew that whatever it was it was happening then.” She had purchased the ticket to help a bedraggled house-to-house canvasser. Chided for Buying Ticket. “At the time,” she said, “I didn‘t care anything about the ticket. ln fact, I'd forgotten it entirely until yesterday morning. The poor old man who came to the door looked so ragged and hungry that I couldn’t turn him away.” ‘When Mrs. Verdi displayed her ticket to the family they chided her good-naturedly for being an easy mark. Carl R. Greimel of 6369 Ridge drive, Brookmont, Md., had a ticket on the race, too, but his horse, Miramound, turped out to be a non-starter. Never- theless, Mr. Greimel will get $1,000 for his ticket. Greimel says he will use the money to pay some bills. [2 UNIONS LEAVE A.F.OF L INROW Building Trades Department Rift Widens as Units Move Quarters. The rift in the building trades de- partment of the American Federation of Labor is widening. The 12 unions standing by Michael J. McDonough as president have left thelr quarters in the Federation Bulld- ing at Ninth street and Massachusetts avenue and moved to the Machinists’ Building on the opposite corner. The seven other unions, recognized officially by the federation as con- stituting the department, were under the leadership of William J. Williams. Their headquarters are at 815 Fif- teenth street. Row of Long Standing. McDonough’s group, it was said to- day, is prepared to assert its right to be the legally constituted department. The trouble is of long standing. It came to a head in the Autumn when the faction now headed by Williags and having as its nucleus the “big three” unions—carpenters, bricklayers and electricians—after having been outside the department for some time was denied readmission, the Mec- Donough group contending they were seeking to gain control. Then the federation convention in San Frangcisco voted disapproval of its department’s action and William Green, the president, was instructed to seek settlement and, failing that, to call another convention. McDonough’s Group Left Out. This gathering was held here in November. The “big three” attended, along withy tile and marble setters’ helpers, teamsters, engineers and la- borers. The others stayed away. Williams of the carpenters was elected presiednt. This, in effect, left the other group, aligned with McDonough, on the out~ side. In this combination are the plumbers and steamfitters, sheet metal workers, asbestos workers, granite cutters, stone cutters, painters and decorators, plasterers and cement finishers, structural and monumental iron workers, elevator constructors, roofers, lathers and boilermakers. Thousands of workers are affected by the schism. One of the elements which have caused trouble in the department is recurrent jurisdictional disputes. —_— GEORGE J. BRICK, NAVY MACHINIST, DIES HERE Former Government Employe Was Veteran of Spanish- American War. and ol ROPER FORECASTS BETTER BUSINESS Reserve Board Reports 70 Per Cent Increase in In- dustrial Profits. By the Associated Press. Better business for 1935 and higher incomes far farmers were forecast in year-end statements published today. Adopting the words of the weather man, Seeretary of Commerce Roper saw the economic skies “clearing, with fairer weather ahead” for busi- ness. He reported a rising feelipg of op- timism in the business world, which be attributed in part to a better understanding of the national and international situations. “No longer,” he continued, “does the impression prevail that the ad- ministration is opposed to the profit system. The understanding that this administration seeks only to make a fairer division of income and has no intention of destroying the cap- ital structure is becoming general.” Profit Increase Cited. An increase of more than 70 per cent in industrial profits during the first nine months of 193 over the same period of 1933 was reported in the monthly bulletin of the Fed- eral Reserve Board. The same source said wages paid by factories, mines, railroads and pub- lic utilities were 25 per cent larger in the first 10 months of this year compared to 1933, while cash income of farmers during the same period was_enlarged by $946,000,000. About one-third of the latter in- crease was attributed to Government benefit payments for acreage reduc- tion and emergency live stock pur- The Agricultural Adjustment Ad- ministration, estimating that $476,- 000,000 would go to more than 38,000,000 farmers in 1935 in rental and benefit payments, said indications were that the income from the sale of farm products, plus rental and benefits, would “show some advance over the 1934 level.” Carriers Hopeful. From J. J. Pelley, president of the association of American railroads, comprising most of the class 1 car- riers, came an expression that “the railroads of the United States enter the year 1935 with renewed hopes as to their future.” He sald the last 12 months had not been up to expectations in trafic and earnings, but called attention to “notable accomplishments” in other respects, particularly improvement in operating methods. The Public Works Administration reported it created more than 3,000,- 000,000 hours of employment in 1934. Secretary Ickes said the employment of 2,000,000 persons can be traced to P. W. A, with indirect benefits to 6000000 others. WILLARD FETE ON AIR Local New Year Bve Party to Be Broadcast. High lights of the gala New York Holiday Hunters May Enjoy Seven New Year Days Can Keep Pace With Cal- endar by Traveling Around World. If you are really a holiday hunter, try this itinerary. Spend your regulay New Year day at home, on January 1. Then, by fast boat and plane, trek to Rumania, Bul- garia, Yugoslavia, or Greece. There they live under the old calendar, which decrees that what we call De- cember 25, really does not fall until January 7. So you may spend Christ- mas there. A week later, on January 14, New Year day No. 2, will fall. Still in the spirit, go leisurely to China, where the week from February 8 to 13 is New Year, strenuously observed. Now south, to Siam, where you will arrive in ample time for their New Year, on April 1. Across Asia to Arabia, and spend the Mohammedan New Year on Sep- tember 4. A journey to Abyssinia will make you arrive in time for another New Year, less than a week afterward, on September 10. North, now, to Jerusalem, where the Hebrew New Year day falls on October 3. And so, back home, and you will be in time to decorate your second Christmas tree of the year, on De- cember 25, 1935. In six days less than a year, you may have celebrated two Christmases and seven New Year days. and rather AUTOISTS WARNED OF PERILS TONIGHT Traffic Lights to Remain in Operation—Parking Ban Becomes Effective. As the year 1934 was to be ushered out tonight, special restrictions were being placed on motorists by police officials in an effort to hold the total traffic deaths to its present record total of 134, while overnight two hit- and run cases were among the nu- merous accidents reported. Traffic lights will remain in opera- tion all night and a new regulation was ordered in effect as of January 1, which will prohibit parking on 30 ‘Washington streets from 2 am. to 8 am. This latest regulation is intro- duced with a view toward facilitat- ing the removal of snow during the ‘Winter months. Care Urged on Motorists. Motorists are being urged by Traf- fic Director William A. Van Duzer to curb any urges for reckless or speedy driving over the holiday nights, because the many “Watch parties” and other celebrations in the city will find many merrymakers active until dawn. William G. Stretch, 46, of 3013 Vista nreec northeast, was injured last eve- ning when a hit-and-run driver knocked him into the street in the 400 block of I street, where he was crank- ing his automobile. . Witnesses said Stretch stepped from the side of his auto and was struck by a passing car. He was taken to Emergency Hospital by a taxicab driver. His injuries were not considered serious. Southeast Man Hit. ‘Walter W. Pearson, 49, of 213 Valley avenue southeast, was struck by a large sedan, according to witnesses, as he was walking in the 3700 block of Nichols avenue southeast. He was taken to Casualty Hospital for treat- ment, where his condition today was reported to be improving. The driver of the car did not stop, police said. Stephen R. Gates, 34, of 6235 Thirty-third street, is being held at the Sixth precinct on a charge of fail- ing to stop after a collision yesterday on Military road rear Daniels road, in Rock Creek Park, when a taxicab side- swiped the auto of Walter A. Smith, 20, of Chevy Chase, and failed to stop, according to police. No one was GAPITAL IS READY T0 GIVE NEW YEAR HEARTY WELCOME Night Clubs and Hotels AwaitCrowds—Watch Night Services Scheduled, OFFICIAL OBSERVANCE MADE LESS FORMAL Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt and Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Roose- velt Hosts at White House. What promises to be Washington’s gayest New Year celebration in a num- ber of years was to get under way with the closing of the Government departments at 1 o'clock this after- noon, with a climax at midnight, when every night club and hotel is expected to be jammed to capacity with merrymakers. While thousands are giving the New Year a noisy welcome, other thousands will gather at Watch night services in the various District churches. Those who plan to celebrate the turn of the year at home have just about, exhausted the stocks of the city's wine shops, which have re- ported the heaviest week-end buying of the year. Hotels and night clubs frown on the private bottle and will seek to discourage the carrying of flasks and private supplies by stiff “corkage” charges or refusal to serve those who bring their own supplies. The official Washiogton observance of the New Year has lost some of its glitter this year as a result of the decision to abandon the White House reception, receptions by members of the cabinet, and the customary break- fast of the diplomatic corps. Less formal affairs are expected to fill in these gaps. Party for Young People. At the White House there is to be a party for young people, with Mr. and Mrs. James Roosevelt and Mr. and Mrs. Ellioit Roosevelt as hosts and hostesses. Afier a dinner and an entertainment at the White House, the party is to move to the home of Assistant Secretary of State Sumner Welles on Massachusetts ave- nue to attend a New Year ball. Fair, crisp weather was forecast for the celebration tonight, with a mini- mum temperature of about 28 de- grees anticipated before dawn. To- morrow is expected to be cloudy and warmer, with possible rain late in the day. The Young Men’s Christian As- sociation will hold its customary “open house” tomorrow, with every depart- ment taking part in the festivities. The program will include fancy div- ing by Shoreham Club girls in the Y. M. C. A. pool, a demonstration of simultaneous multiple-game chess and checker playing by W. B. Mun- delle, mental feats by Mark Wooding, “memory wizard”; dramatic and mo- tion picture shows, vocal concerts, and an all-day round of contests and ex- hibitions in the gymnasium, courts and swimming pool. Boys’ Games Scheduled. The boys' department will hold its annual games tournament at 9 am. Activities in the main building at Eighetenth and G streets will begin at 2:30 pm. with a concert in the lobby. Dormitory residents will hold open house in the dormitories and club room, followed by a dance at 9 pm. in the gymnasium. ‘Today not only is a hnll holiday for Government employes in the District, but is pay day as well, the combina- tion aiding materially in putting many Government workers in a frame of mind to welcome the new year. The Capital Transit Co. announced a special New Year eve schedule of late street cars and busses on all its lines. Street cars will be run from downtown to all outlying pofuts ap- proximately an hour lategp than on regular schedules, except to Rockville, injured. P. W. A. CLAIMS AID IS GIVEN 7,000,000 3,000,000,000 Hours of Employ- ment Created, Administration States in Review, By the Associated Press. The Public Works Administration reported in its year-end review yes- terday it had created more than 3,000,000,000 hours of employment benefiting 7,000,000 persons. The survey, presented to Adminis- trator Harold L. Ickes, showed 9,100 projects completed and 7,600 under construction, with funds allotted for 2,800 more and construction due to begin shortly. Almost all P. W. A. funds, except those derived from op- eration fo the revolving fund, have been allocated and ‘he survey said the organization was ready for what- ever new program President Roosevelt and Congress might approve. Of the $2,000,000,000 total P. W. A. expenditures — excluding the Civil Works Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps and administra- tive work financed by public work allotments—$1,250,000,000 has been for construction projects alone, de- veloping 642,329,759 man-hours of di- rect labor. MRS. JAMES L. PUGH DIES, WAS WIFE OF JUDGE Daughter of Former Reprasenta- tive Sowden of Pennsylvania Expires in Cleveland. Mrs. James L. Pugh, wife of the former Police Court judge, died of a stroke Saturday, while visiting her daughter, Mrs. Louis Helmuth, in by dent of the National Press Ciub, at ladumufiuntthemmowm Club at the ¥. W. C. A. at 11 am. A N ‘Thursday Md., for which no change is made. Late busses will be operated as much 8s two hours beyond the time of reg- ular schedules on some routes. MOTORIST ROBBED BY COLORED WOMEN Feminine Bandits Leap to Run- ning Board and Seize $40. Police today were hunting two cc’ ored woman bandits, one of them c Amazonjan stature, who held up : motorist at pistol point and robbed him of $40. ‘The victim, Leslie P. Perry, 66 Cedar street, Cherrydale, Va., said the feminine bandits leaped to the run- ning board of his automobile Sat- urday night as he halted at Pirst and C streets southwest to let another car pass. One of the women, about 6 feet tall, held a large pistol on Perry while the other, short and stout, took his pocketbook, driver’s permit and personal papers. ‘The two women then fled. Police obtained a description of the pair and are seeking them throughout the Southwest _section. Burrel W. Taylor, 600 block of P street southwest, told police he was forced from the sidewalk into a house in the 1200 block of Water street southwest last night by three colored men who robbed him of $70, his watch, chain and glasses. COUPLE’S SUICIDE PACT IS THWARTED Rescuers Trace Odor of Gas to Room—Notes Reveal Despondency. floor room, found uW‘ nncha:. 36, and his wife, Mildred, 35, unconscious and 'It.h'.benliefitumed on. &'el'll notes telling of domestic affairs and