Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1935, Page 5

LOW-LEVEL RIVER SPAN IS PROPOSED Replacement of Old Chain Bridge Is Suggested in '37 Estimates. Construction of a new low-level span to replace old Chain Bridge over the Potomac River and drafting of plans for a new Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge over the Anacostia River, to be built later, are proposed in the 1937 estimates of the District Highway Department, released yesterday by Budget Officer Daniel J. Donovan. The cost of replacing Chain Bridge was estimated at $350,000 and $15,000 was earmarked for plans for the other span. The latter item was included in a sum of $80,000 sought for con- rtruction, maintenance and repair to bridges. All told, the Highway Department proposed expenditures for next year totaling $2,887,100, an increase of £52,500 over this year. $1,500,749 Expenditure Asked. Sanitary Engineer John Blake Gor- don has submitted a Sewer Depart- ment program calling for expenditure of $1,500,749, an increase of $607,000 over this year, Maj. Donovan also has disclosed. He listed numerous sewer projects proposed to be done next year. For collection and disposal of city refuse he asked $1,580.360, an increase of $248,000 over this year. Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, director of highways, proposed road work costing $2,593,280, to be financed out of gas- oline tax revenues, this being an in- crease of $40,000 over this year, and other road work costing $294,100, an increase of $12,500. Capt. Whitehurst asked for an ap- propriation of $150,000 to cover costs of replacing pavements in connection with abandonment of street car rail lines. Legal questions of what por- tion of this work is to be done by the Capital Transit Co. and by the Dis- ! trict have not been settled. The ap- | propriation is designed to meet the | District’s responsibilities next year. $178,280 for Personnel. | The Highway Department asked | $178,280 for personnel, the same as | this year; for paving, grading and street improvements, $200,000; for grading streets, alleys and roads, $50,- | 000 for curbs, gutters and shoulde: $225.000; for surfacing and street re- | placements, $375,000; for paving cen- | ter strips, $16,000; for repairs to streets, $765,000, and $200,000 for widening, straightening and extension of streets, including condemnation. The lists of streets involved will be announced later. For street work under the assess- ment and permit plan the depart- meht asked an appropriation of $150,- 000. | An appropriation of $112,500 for the ! trees and parks division was sought. ‘This is an increase of $12,500 over this year. The increase 15 needed for & systematic tree-trimming program, of- | ficials said. | The sewer department proposed an increase from $222,000 to $322,275 for | cleaning and repair to sewers and | drainage basins, to catch up with needs. An item of $246,943 was asked for replacement of worn-out sewers and basins in the old sections of the | city, the appropriation for this year | being $100,000. | D. ¢. FLOWER FANCIERS PLAN BALTIMORE EVENT| Attend Luncheon to Discuss Na- tional Garden Show to Be Held in March. A local delegation of flower fanciers headed by Granville Gude attended a | luncheon meeting in Baltimore ves- terday to make plans for the seven- teenth national flower and garden show to be held there next March. A large number of Washington peo- ple are expected to take an active part in the show, which is the largest of its kind in the country each year. In addition to Gude, others from | Washington attending the meeting | were Curtis Hodges, executive director#0f the same department, with a per- | of the Greater National Capital Com- mittee; Norman Kal, president of the ‘Washington Advertising Club; Arthur J. Richards, president of the Civitan Club, and A. C. Case. The'show is to be held in the 5th Regiment Armory and will feature exhibits by a number of local florists. MISS KAY.TO SPEAK Council of Jewish Juniors to Hear Executive Secretary. { ‘Miss Sonia Kay, executive secretary | of the National Council of Jewich Juniors, will be guest speaker at the first meeting of the season of the local section Thursday at 8 p.m. lt. the Jewish Community Center. Miss | Ruth Markwood is president of the | local unit. In October the section will be hostess to the Ninth Blennial Con- ference #<“he National Council of Jewisk.“Juniors. Delegates from the 126 units of the organization in the United States, Canada and Australia will attend. Many Visit Zoo. More than 1,600,000 visited the Lon- don Zoo in the last 12 months. Waterproofing Damp-Proofing Does your building ‘ leak? If so, call Met. 0446 Let waterproofing engineers solve your problem. Foundation to roof. AMERICAN -BUILDING CLEANING CONTRACTORS, Inc. 927 G St. N.W. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1935, Gas Lighf Company Joins Evening Star Safety Drive Some of the 378 drivers of th Washington Gas Light Co., who yest: e transportation department of the erday were awarded medals for safe driving. They represent about 95 per cent of the gas company’s drivers. o Safety (Continued From Pirst Page.) - a few hours after calling upon the Safety Council of The Star for an original allotment of 3,000 pledge cards, company officials realized from the hearty response that this number ‘would be wholly insufficient and asked for 1,500 more and a little later for still another 1,000. In the absence from Washington of Marcy L. Sperry, president of the Washington Gas Light Co, E. J. Boothby, vice president, took charge of the safety campaign within the company. Both Mr. Sperry and Mr. Boothby were awarded traffic safety medals, Sperry for driving 10,000 miles without accident in two years and Boothby for 24,000 miles of perfect driving in two years. In addition to the safe driving record of its employes, the Washing- ton Gas Light Co. has another record of which its officials are proud. That | is a record of four years of operatior during which there has not been an accident of any kind chargeable to faulty equipment. Hopper Presents Medals. H. L. Leonard, safety engineer of the company, presided at yesterday afternoon’s presentation meeting, at | which M. O. Eldridge, assistant director of motor vehicles and traffic was the speaker. The medals were presented to the drivers by T. B. Hopper, gen- eral superintendent, who himself re- ceived one of the medals from Mr. Eldridge. Traffic accidents don't just happen, Eldridge told the gathering. He point- ed out that they are caused by negli- gent or careless driving. He said that District traffic officials expect very beneficial results from the new “negli- In the front row, left end, are H. L. Leonard, safety engineer of the gas company, and M. O. Eldridge, assistant director of motor vehicles On the right end is T. and traffic, I Star, I promise to: 1 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 8. 9. 10. 1, 12. Be courteous and Drive on right of Give right of way Employer The Safety The Coening Star Washington, D. C. Sign and send above coupon to The Evening Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building Safe Driving Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer conditions on the streets and highways and in co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening Never operate at reckless speed. Stop at all §-T-O-P signs. - Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Make turns from the proper lanes. Signal before turning or stopping. Heed pedestrians’ rights. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. 7 highway, in doubtful cases. considerate of others, Council Of gent homicide” and compulsory finan=- cial responsibility laws which have|drivers in other company depart- just been written into the District | code. Both laws, he said, should have a very decided effect in reducing loca. | highway accidents. | Eldridge paid warm tribute to the Washington Gas Light Co. drivers, de- claring that he never has seen oae of them driving carelessly. The first medal was presented to| W. E. Larkin, of the street depart- ment of the company, who duriag four years has driven a total of 99, 800 miles without accident. His mar the finest in company records, was seconded closely by M. J. Donohue,] fect record of 96,000 miles. Charles Barber, also of the street departmert | was third with 95,000 miles. The best records established by | ments were as follows: Fitting de- partment, W. B. Murphy, 54712 miles; refrigeration department, Betts, 57,464 miles; transportation department, Joseph Johnson, 48,578 miles; meter reading, O. D. Thomas, 14,000 miles; west station, Henry A. Carr, 14,000 miles; utilization, H. H. Starn, 19,400 miles; home service, | Miss Ruth Sheldon, department di- rector, 35,301 miles; credit and col- | lection, C. Heffner, 60,000 miles, and | new business, W. Smith, 33,000 miles. The medal presentation ceremory took place in tMe company nrazel 1100 Twenty-ninth street. ! In announcing the entrance of the gas company into the city-wide safety campaign, Boothby told the company ) drivers constituting the company’s own Safe Drivers’ Honor Corps that “it is because we believe the results you have obtained in recent years are ample and tangible evidence of what organized safety units can accomplish that we are giving our complete sup- | 23,000 miles; east station, John Cook, | port to The Star's safe driving cam- paign.” “Our present safety organization,” Boothby said, “will function as the active Safety Council co-operating with The Star's Council. Urges Spread of Movement. “However, I ask you people consti- tuting our Safe Drivers’ Honor Corps to interest yourselves particularly. Go out and secure signatures to the Safe Driving Pledge from all possible mem- bers of families of our employes. We expect in this-'way to add several thou- 'OODWARD & LOTHROP 10" 1™ F N G STREETS PHONE DIstrIcT 5300 Semi-Annual One-Day Special On_Sale Moriday Only OCCASIONAL CHAIRS [ $7.95 Gracefully designed Chinese Chippendale Oc- casional Chair, well Attractive built. tapestry covers in choice plum, blue, green, brown and gold backgro , rust unds. Monday only at this price. Fornrrure, Sixre Frook. B. Hopper, general superintendent. ~—Star Staff Photo. ' | sand pledges to the already substan- | tial number received. HEARING IS ASKED ONBUS REROUTING Burroughs Citizens Discuss Proposed Changes on ~ Several Lines. Opposed to rerouting of bus lines in their section, the Burroughs Citizens’ Association last night requested a hearing before the Public Utilities Commission. It was the association’s first meet- ing of the season, held in Burroughs School. It was the understanding of asso- ciation members that rerouting plans were being considered for the Bunker Hill and Monroe street northeast? lines. They also want to avold re- routing of the Twenty-second and Fhepherd street northeast line, near th> Burroughs School, because of danger to children. Rezoning Is Favored. Action of the Michigan Park Citi- zens' Association in seeking to have property im their section rezoned to prevent building of flats or apartment houses was supported by the Bur- roughs group. Wilbur S. Finch, sec- | retary, was instructed to write the | Commissioners of the action taken. Dr. A. Fife Heath was appointed chairman of a committee to draft a program of entertalnment for the Fall and Winter season. Double Parking Protested. Complaint against .double parking | of automobiles on I street and Con- | necticut avenue near Fifteenth and | Sixteenth streets was forwarded to the | Police Department. Busses to the Burroughs section frequently are de- layed because of this, it was reported. Albert Strack was appointed chair- man of a committee to map’plans for ; Waslt_ington Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. DARWIN SCORES AGAIN! | "T'HE more intelligent monkeys at % the Zoo fi:rcely resent any loud, spontaneous ar general laughter at their expense among visitors usually ignored by the little animals. One visitor had the bad grace to laugh in a monkey's face and then toss him a peanut. ‘The monkey threw it back so quickly it caught the man on the nose. Other spectators chuckled, but the joke wasn’t on the monkey that time. * x x x ACT OF CONGRESS NEEDED. N a city where the nearest ap- proach & skyscraper is the ‘Washington Monument, the National Press Building stands as the highest in town. In order to achieve this| fame, however, an act of Congress | | We j-j-just p-passed it.” Was necessary. The original plan of the build- ing called for 11 stories, the maximum allowed by District regulations. Find- ing this would leave the new structure | in the shadow of the Willard, and learning also that more space could | be rented if available, backers of the | building added two full stories and a mezzanine, at express sanction of Congress, Aided by the National Press Club, which occupies the thirteenth and mezzanine floors, the. building ~The benefits from the campaign | g monthly publication by the asso- | has become the newspaper “capitol” | will be mutual. We shall all thus unite to make the streets safer for ourselves and our families.” Mr. Boothby pointed out that in| view of the fact their ranking honor driver, “Gene” Larkin, has been able to drive 99,800 miles without an acci- dent, “there seems to be no excuse for the terrible toll which traffic acci- dents are taking yearly within the District.” “The same care, courtesy, and thought that enabled you all to drive these millions of safe miles, if prac- ticed by all drivers, would solve the traffic accident problem overnight,” the company vice president said. Pledges Recorded at Star. ciation. L. M. Eidsness, Mrs. Eleanor | St. Omer Roy and Secretary Finch also are on the committee. | Nomination and election of officers | will be held at the October meeting. | POOLS T0 60 City Heads Told to Take Equip- ment From Monument Grounds. | Notice to remove all District equip- | ment from the Monument Grounds | swimming pools was served on the | Commissioners yesterday by C. Mar- | shall Finnan, superintendent of the National Capital Parks office. As the campaign of The Star Safety Council went into its third day | pledges of support were coming in | from business organizations and in- | dividuals representing a cross section | of the city’s business, civic and social | life. | Calls for pledge blanks in large | numbers were received from two of the leading public utilities organiza- tions, one of the largest local taxicab | companies, a dairy, one of the city's foremost department stores, the Amer- | ican Automobile Association and | many business houses. Joseph D. “Radio Joe” Kaufman, | offering the use of a portion of his' regular weekly radio program to fur-| ther the campaign, said: he writer | observes with interest and acclaim | your institution of the Safety Coun- cil, which, properly prosecuted, should lead to a further reduction of deaths, injuries and accidents in traffic in and about Washington.” It is the hope of the council that eventually all automobile drivers in the District will personally pledge themselves to the primary principles of safe driving as a means of cutting down the heavy death and accident WOODWARD 1Q™IM™F A0 G Smeere Monday Morning—at 9:15 Over Station W]JSV Hear Jean Abbey Tell About Important News at Woodward & Lothrop The Weman’s Home Companion radio shopper will tell you about important “finds” for the back-to-school and bac And new developments in home conveniences will also be discussed personality. M:iss Elizabeth Nutting Carter Will be here the first three days of next week —to help speed young moderns off to college with svelte, new foun- dations. Smartly styled, seam- less and smooth—Car- ter foundations are perfect for lithe, young figures. In one- piece garments, girdles and pantie girdles— they are a source of delight to sophisti- cated juniors. The Pantie Girdle, sketched— $3.50 Girdles, $2 to $5 One-Piece Garments © - $3.50 and 35 Coassrs, TamD FLOOR. | To this end a pledge blank is printed | ‘The pools are to be demolished at once in connection with building a | flood control dike through the site | of the pools. Federal and District | officials are studying plans for build- ing other swimming pools in the Southwest and Southeast sections, as ‘ well as other points. LIFT CONTRACT LET Otis to Install Elevators in New Interior Unit Structure. ! The Otis Elevator Co., 810 Eight- | eenth street, yesterday was awarded a contract for installation of all ele- | vators in the new Interior Depart- ment Building. | This company was low bidder on | the job and got the contract with an offer of $528496, the Treasury Departhent announced. | toll of the local streets and highways. in today's issue of The Star. Motor- | ists are invited to sign this pledge and send it to the Safety Council of ‘The Star, Room 600, Star Building. & LOTHROP Paove Dlstmicr §300 k-to-college movement. by this popular radio Stylist of the United States. Nearly 400 individual newspapers and magazines followed the Press Club in occupancy of the building, as well as most of the press associations. * o x X JUST COULDN'T MAKE IT! Nomination to membership in the National Geographic Society usually is equivalent to a sub- scription to the National Geo- graphic Magazine. But not always! For one sweet old lady, on re ceiving her formal nominvitation | to join, conscientiously advised the | institution: “I appreciate the honor of being nominated for membership in your society, but I respectfully and re- | gretfully decline because I now Jeel too far advanced in years to participate in all your expeditions.” * x ¥ x $2,500 OFFER GOES BEGGING. 'HE National Geographic Society has a standing offer of $2,500 for a complete set of its editions, but without any takers. Apparently it's comparatively easy to corral all save a few issues, al- though the period covered is more than 50 years. However, the particu- WOODWARD I0™IM™F axp G StREETS lar issues involved are as scarce as dividend-paying common stocks. * KK GREEK MEETS GREEK| THIS is not another story about the Scotch, even though it might seem that way. Anyway, one taxicab rider is mot sure yet whether his driver simply outsmarted him the other night or whether he really stutters. “What's the name of the street where this taxi zone ends?” the cab rider asked. “F-1-1-1-1" the driver began. “Don’t forget to tell me,” repeated the frugal fare. “I'll walk from the edge of the zone.” " the driver furiously spluttered. P-f-1-f-Florida avenue. ¥ EE NAMED FOR REVOLUTIONARY HERO. ONTGOMERY COUNTY was named in honor of Gen. Richard Montgomery of Revolutionary fame. R FIGURE THESE OUT. Curious differences in food and drink regulations show up at the Internal Revenue Bureau. “No food served until 11:30 a.m* reads a sign in the first floor refreshment stand. Yet while coffee is steaming early in the pot, it cannot be served until 11:30, whereas a popular, E-cent cold drink is available at any time. Candy is on sale but mo pastry can be sold until 11:30. In the big cafeteria on the top floor no food may be sold before 11:30, but at a small lunch stand on the same floor, coffee, dough=- nuts, sandwiches and all kinds of candy and fruit are on sale. ¥ % ¥ x DUPONT CIRCLE JAVA. JENTUCKY coffee trees, conspicu- ous here in the Fall because of their long pods shaped like those on a bean stalk, grow in Dupont Circle and near the Science Building. The tree was so named because Southerners of Revolutionary War days, unable to obtain coffee, ground | small beans produced in the pods for | a beverage they boiled and drank like coffee. . | Biochemistry Most Notable. One of the most notable innovations in science during the past 30 or so | years has been the creation of the science of biochemistry; the science of the chemistry of life processes. & LOTHROP Paove Dlstricr 5300 The Walnut Room Re-Opens Monday, September Ninth N event the smart woman has heen anticipating with the coming of Autumn and the social season. « o « because she is eager to see what is new—what fashions are making news— what women are talking about, and what they will be wearing. . . . because she wants to be right about the new silhouette—to know her new skirt lengths. . . . because she admires the scope of fashion in The Walnut Room—from the best of the youthful, chic things to the handsome, conservative gowns—the mod- erate prices. . . « because she likes the atmosphere of The Waltut Room—the personal back- ground fine furnishings give—she likes the possibility of seeing her mirrored reflection at two feet, or twenty feet. . . . because she wears clothes from The Walnut Room. 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