Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1937, Page 4

A—4 xx MEMORIAL PLANS HIT BY OLMSTED Surviving Member of McMil- lan Park Commission Says Basin Site Inadequate. Prederick Law Olmsted of Brookline, Mass., only surviving member of the McMillan Park Commission of 1901 and former member of both the Fine Arts Commission and the National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion, opposing the projected Thomas Jefferson Memorial at the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park, today was on record as contending that an “adequate setting could probably never be cre- ated” there. Pointing to the problems arising from the proposed construction of the memorial, Olmsted said any attempt to proceed with building now without solving attendant problems would be “a leap in the dark, with failure more likely than success.” Olmsted's position was made known by Horace M. Albright, former director of the National Park Service, now president of the American Planning and Civic Association, who quoted the prominent landscape architect in his own vigorous protest to Representative Boylan, Democrat, of New York, chair- man of the Thomas Jefferson Memo- rial Commission. Olmsted wired to Albright, Delano Commission Chairman. Prederic A. Delano, chairman of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is a leader in the associa- tion and was its president formerly. He is now chairman of the board. Olmsted said: “The Jefferson Me- morial, with its terraces as now de- signed, would be so stupendous in ap- pearance that, in my opinion, an adequate setting could probably never be created in the Tidal Basin location hemmed in by the Buredu of Engraving and Printing and by railroad and highway embankments and bridges. “Other vitally important problems a8 yet unsolved and possibly une- solvable are involved in its relations to surroundings, including Washington and Lincoln Memorials “Unless and until successful solu- tion for these unsolved problems are found and embodied in feasible and approved plans for the reconstruction of the surrounding park, any precipi- tate commitment to building latter | as now designed would be a leap in the dark with failure more likely than | success.” Fears for Shade Trees. In his letter, in which Olmsted's | sentiments are set forth, Albright as- | serted that a study showed that the present shores of the Tidal Basin would be altered, save at the Inlet and Outlet Bridges, and that not only would the famous Japanese cherry | trees be sacrificed, but that about 1,000 shade and ornamental trees would go, in addition. “We believe that the commission can find a more suitable site for a ‘Thomas Jefferson memorial,” Albright wrote. We believe that public senti- ment in Washington and in the coun- try at large is opposed to the use of the Tidal Basin site.” A poll of the members having most to do with the Federal City, Albright said, showed that sentiment is op- posed to the construction of the Thom- as Jefferson Memorial, as at present planned. John Russell Pope, the noted New York architect, has been selected by the commission, and he has now designed the memorial for the south side of the Tidal Basin. Albright pointed out that since the McMillan Commission made its re- port, the Tidal Basin has come into increasing importance, with the Japa- mese cherry trees being planted there and West Potomac Park materially im- CENTRALIZATION FEARED BY GEORGE. Senator Warns Doctrine of Division of Political Powers Is Vital. By the Associated Press. MOULTRIE, Ga, April 26.—United States Senator Walter George sald to- day: “The doctrine of division and separation of political powers, whether in State or National Government, is vitally necessary to the preservation of human liberty.” The senior Georgia Senator, ad- dressing a Confederate memorial day audience, declared: “We will do wrong if we do not uphold the Executive in the exercise of every power given him by the peo- ple; we will do wrong if we do not uphold the legislative branch of the Government in the exercise of every power which we have given it, and we will do an equal wrong and the consequences will be irreparable if we do not uphold the judicial branch in the rightful exercise of every power which we have bestowed upon it.” George, who is identified with the | Senate group opposing President Roosevelt's court reorganization plan, did not discuss the topic directly. As for centralization of Govern- ment, he reminded his audience: “Liberty of the individual and free- dom of the common man depend now as ever upon local self-government. * * * It is difficult to realize what a comparatively centralised Govern- ment would mean. In all of the vital concerns of the citizen it would be Washington, not your county govern- ment and not your State capitol, that would have the authority to speak.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO Appropriations Subcommittee) man Ross A. Collins. “That is principles of physics.”—School officials. Center: “What are you going to do with rubber balloons?”— “They are to demonstrate the expansion of lighter- Collins. than-air.”—Assistant Supt. R. L. estimate apparently because of the School Board. Left: “If these putt-putt boats are purcimsed, can we (the Right: “The committee threw out the whole school garden bought for 10 cents and some balloons.”—Supt. F. W. Ballou to | yo fishing with you?”—Chair- a toy boat for demonstrating | Haycock. - a putt-putt boai which can be —Star Staff Photos. A 10-cent putt-putt boat and some | rubber balloons may be responsible | for discontinuance of a 35-year-old in- stitution, affecting 13,000 Washing- ton school children—the school gar- dens. The schools and Budget Bureau asked for $6,000 for rudimentary sci- ence, which includes, among a num- ber of things, the garden instruction. However, the House Subcommittee on Appropriations, reporting to the House, cited the toy vessel and the balloons in recommending that the item be postponed indefinitely. ‘The gardens were begun in 1902 and have been in continuous opera- tion since, an investigation reveals. There are now about 40, ranging from the large one of 8,308 square feet at the Buchanan School to the three small plots of- 5 by 11 feet at the Ketcham School, where the children grow radishes, onions, beans and flow- ers, as well as study plant life. 13,000 Children Affected. At present, according to Miss Esther | Scott, in charge of elementary science | in the schools, there are about 10,000 white children and 3,000 colored boys and girls receiving this instruction at a cost of about 2 cents per pupil. Part of this science program also provides for indoor beehives, pets taken from school to school and aquaria and terraria, all designed to acquaint the child with the signif- icance of his environment, she pointed out. The first congressional appropria- tion was $1,000 in 1906, Miss Scott explained. It rose to $4,000 in 1918 and then decreased to $2,400 last year. The $6,000 was asked in an effort to get gardens of 1,500 square feet, at least, for the other 103 schools. Parents will miss the gardens, too, Miss Scott declared. “Many a home garden has im- TAREYT FULL E REALLY now oNLY proved because of the example set by the school,” she said, “and many parents regard the gardens as havens of traffic safety for the children, es- pecially during the Summer.” Insisting that children learn the dignity of labor and the significance of property rights and law enforcement, she asserted that training in citizen- Congress Kills School Gardens,l | Affecting 13,000 Children Here than almost anywhere else. “Personalities grow, t0o,” she con- tinued. “Even raising one radish gives the child a sense of achievement.” She also pointed out the healthful features of working in the sun. Stressing the value of elementary science, Miss Scott sald: “We need both natural science and social sci- ence to get along in this world.” Oklahoman to Speak. Representative Massingale of Okla- homa will talk on “What Is the Cost of Production for the Farmer?” be- fore the Dollar-an-Hour Club at 8 o'clock tonight at 1414 Sixteenth street. NOTHING LIKE THE i ON FOR THE NJOYMENT OF FINE TOBACCOS “Theres SOMETHING aboscl lhom you'll like” 52 " TAREYTON CIGARETTES LGy proved. Coal (Continued From First Page.) measure were resigned to its enact- ment and had decided not to spend any more money fighting it. The original draft of the law was written by counsel for the United Mine Workers and, although as en- acted it contained no labor provisions beyond & declaration of policy in favor of collective bargaining, the union still 1s strongly in favor of the legislation. Spokesmen for the miners contend their union is strong enough to enforce their wage demands as long as the producers are prevented by law from indulging in disastrous “price-cutting.” Labor charges constitute approxi- mately 65 per cent of the cost of pro- ducing coal and when prices are slashed about the only retrenchment open to the operators is through wage reductions. In addition to the revised labor pro- visions, the new law differs in several respects from the original act. It pro- vides for seven instead of five $10,000~ a-year members of the commission and places the price-fixing power directly in the commission’s hands. Twenty-three district price-fixing | boards will propose minimum prices | where formerly they established them subject to review by the commission. ‘The Senate substituted a tax of 1 eent a tpn for a ' of 1 per cent levy designed to raise funds to administer the act. The invalidated law pre- scribed a tax of 1%, per cent for that purpose. 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Anniversary merchandise will continue on sale to- morrow—shop and share in Anmiversary savings. T L s An Extra Day. TUESDAY to share in our 4lst ANNIVERSARY SAVINGS - § All JAMBARS THREE ARE INJURED ASCARTURNS OVER Two Incur Skull Fractures When Auto Plunges 0ff Maryland Road. Three Washington persons were in- Jured, two seriously, when the car in which they were riding overturned after plunging off the road on Central avenue near Capital Heights, Md., last night. Catherine Savage, 26, of 621 Emer- son street, and John Guerin, 57, of 412 East Capitol street, suffered fractured skulls and other injuries. Both were treated at Casualty Hospital, where their condition today was said to be “fair.” The driver, police : id, was Daniel B. Leahy, a member of the Washington fire rescue squad, who suffered cuts to the face. Police were unable to determine definitely the cause of the accident. Despite rain and heavier-than-usual traffic of sightseers no serious acci- dents were reported in the District yesterday. Frances Corbin, 41, Berwyn, Md, was injured today when the auto- mobile she was operating was struck by an alleged hit-and-run driver in Berwyn. She was treated at Casualty Hospital for injuries to the right arm. Police issued a lookout for a truck and trailer with Virginia license plates. Sam Branochi, 54, of 229 Third street, possibly received fractures of both hips and several ribs when struck by an automobile as he was crossing Third street near Constitution avenue. He was treated at Emergency Hospital. ———————————— e Police said the driver of the car was Emil Steiman, 41, of Bethesda, Md. Jane Carey, 23, of 715 F street, re- ceived cuts to the face and head and brush burns on the body when struck at First street and Pennsylvania ave- nue yesterday by a car driven by Richard McNulty, 38, of 1016 East Capitol street. The girl was treated at Emergency Hospital, Blackmail (Continued From First Page.) cross-examination on his direct testi- mony, begun last Thursday. The New Yorker denied numerous statements attributed to him in the stenographic transcript of a confer- ence he had with Plerce’s attorney im- mediately preceding his arrest last September. The conference was over- heard by police and prosecution offi- clals by means of a dictaphone. Among statements he repudiated was one that he had won a $500,000 breach. of promise suit for one client. He also denied having commented, “There’s no fool like an old fool.” Garnett cross-examined Frooks closely on his World War record, which had been referred to favorably by the defense. Frooks admitted he landed in France with a non-combat outfit some time after the armistice. He denied, in response to a question, that he had been arrested and confined to quarters. Senator Elmer Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma also has been subpoenaed by Mrs. Krieger to testify as a char- acter witness before Justice F. Dick- inson Letts and a jury of men in Criminal Division 1. In his direct testimony last week | Frooks declared he acted solely as a lawyer for Mrs. Krieger in pressing her claim against Pierce on the ground the banker had broken “contract” to employ her for life in his bank. Mrs. Krieger will attempt to con- vince the jury there was no hint of blackmail in her efforts to collect $2,500 from Pierce after they had en- gaged in friendly relations—relations described by the prosecution as “intimacies.” e PENELOPE TARWATER, MUSIC TEACHER, DIES Was Head of Children’'s Musie Department at King-Smith School. Miss Penelope Tarwater, former student and later teacher at the King= Smith Studio here, died last night in Rockwood, Tenn., after a long iliness, according to word received here. 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