Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1940, Page 18

House May Act May 13 on Jobless Tax Compromise Slated ToReachD.C. Unit on Monday Hope for prompt approval of the eompromise plan for amendment of the District’s Unemployment Com- pensation Act to grant basic tax reductions to employers and pro- vide séveral more liberal features for the jobless was voiced today by Chairman McGehee of the Judiciary Subcommittee of the House District Committee. ‘The simplified program, which is estimated roughly to provide for a lessening of the tax burden by something approaching $1,000,000 annually, is scheduled to be laid before the District Committee at its meeting Monday. Reported out favorably there, it would be ready for action at the next and probably last District day of this session, May 13. Neither the proposed tax reduc- tion nor the relatively mild increase in benefits to the jobless, however, were calculated to place any heavy damper on the mounting benefit reserve fund of the District which has been piling up. This reserve now amounts to more than $17- 500,000, whereas during the past calendar year pay roll tax receipts ran far over $6,000,000, with benefit payments requiring less than one- quarter of that sum, or $1,450,000. Shorn of what were regarded by the McGehee subcommittee as more controversial features, the plan en- visages consideration of further amendment early in the next ses- sion of Congress. Increases in bene- fit payments agreed to by the sub- committee yesterday are less than labor spokesmen had sought, and employers were granted neither the | suggested employer experience rat- ing system, by which lower rates than the proposed 2.7 level would be available for employers who sta- bilize employment for their work- ers or a flat rate sliding scale plan for rate reductions in keeping with the size of the reserve fund. ‘Whiie the Washington Board of Trade and other business groups | had urged adoption of either the| experience rating system or the| sliding scale plan, approval of the | reported compromise program by taxp ers was predicted by Law- rence E. Williams, president of the board, so far as action at this ses- sion is concerned. Since this ses- sion is nearing a close, he said he felt sure business groups would strongly indorse the move to obtain | action now. Woman Dies in Crash Beyond District Line Edna Miller, 41, colored, of 1414 V street N.W. was killed in an auto- mobile accident yesterday on Massa- chusetts avenue extended about & mile beyond the District line: The car which she had been driv- ing was found in a ditch by the side of the Maryland road. The in- Jured woman was removed to Georgetown Hospital by the Glen Echo Rescue Squad and was pro- nounced dead there. Others injured in trafic mishaps included Allen Lambright, 4, who was treated at Children’s Hospital for minor injuries received when struck by a car near his home, at 1104 Fifth street N.W., and Alonzo Holman, 22, colored, of 1659 Kramer street N.E, who was in Casualty Hospital with severe injures re- ceived when he was crushed by the shift of a load of bricks in the truck he was riding near Fourteenth and Bryant streets N.E. Mayne Will Receive Purple Heart Decoration David D. Mayne, who will be in- vestigated by a grand jury Monday on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States, today was notified that the United States is decorating him with the Purple Heart award. T. Edward O’'Connell, Mr. Mayne's eounsel, announced that the ex- service man had received notifica- tion of the award. The communica- tion from the War Department in- formed Mr. Mayne that the decora- tion was being given him for being wounded in action on June 17, 1918, while serving in France as a sergeant of Headquarters Company, 119th Field Artillery. The grand jury, second such body to consider the case, will investigate charges that Mr. Mayne sold fake letters to show a connection be- tween Chairman Dies of the House Committee on Un-American Activi- ties and Silver Shirt Leader Wil- liam Dudley Pelley, and hoodwinked Congress into believing they .were genuine. The Mayne case is being given right-of-way before the grand jury. United States Attorney Edward M. Curran and Assistant United States Attorney John W. Finelly are seek- ing an indictment alleging perjury, forgery, obtaining money under false pretenses and conspiracy to commit an offense against. the United States. Boy Shot.Climbing Fence To Recover Lost Ball Ronald Whisonant, 7, colored, of 1842 California street N.W. was under treatment today fof minor leg wounds received when shot yes- terday while pursuing a ball into a neighbor's back yard. - The child was shot while climb- ing over a back fence in the 1800 block of Vernon street N.W. The neighbor who fired the shot, a col- ored man, told police he thought he had removed all the shot from the 12-gauge shell. He said he was trying to frighten the boy. Traffic Record The traffic record, as revealed at police headquarters for 24- hour period ending at 8 am. today: Fatalities, none. Accidents, 46. Motorists injured, 14. Motorists arrested, 320. Pedestrians injured, 7. Pedestrians arrested for vio- lation of pedestrian control regulations, 6. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL, 27, 1940, RAILROAD WAR SERVICE HONORED—J. J. Pelley, president of the Association of American Railroads; Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and a member of the Railroad War Board during the World War, and Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson shown yesterday at Union Station, where a plaque was unveiled commemorating the services of the board and of the railroads in general. Col. Johnson and Mr. Willard spoke. 0ld Dominion Show Opens With Record Number of Dogs 80 Cocker Spaniels In Parade Before Judges in Alexandria A.grand total of 718 dogs in 838 entries started their parade before the judges at the Old Dominion Kennel Club Show this morning at the baseball park in Alexandria. This is the largest number of dogs ever entered in a show south of Washington, and puts this fix- ture up in the list of importan American Kennel Club shows. The largest entry is that of the cocker spaniels, 80 of which are on view for Mrs. Morgan Churchman, owner of the well-known Orthodox Kennels and a real expert in the breed. This, too, is a record entry for the breed at a regular all-breed show south of the metropolitan New York area. The second largest entry is fox terriers, 40 of which will'be shown. Dr. Reuter of Washington, presi- dent of the American Pointer Club, is judging pointers, and has a large entry for this breed. An- other prominent local fancier who figures among the judges is John Herrick, slated to do borzois as well as his own favorite breed, Scot- tish deerhounds. Among the unusual exhibits at the show are some Irish wolfhounds, giants of the canine family. The showing of these dogs is attended by unexpected difficulties as in the case of Miss Constance Winant's Hollensted Flute. Instead of being permitted to spend the evening with his owner at her hotel, he was consigned by the manager of the hostelry to a stable. Fortunately, it was possible to place him in a kennel for the night instead. West Point Class of 1898 Members Hold Reunion Campaigns and walstlines were topics discussed last night by 8 of 59 West Point graduates of the class of 1898 who gathered for a reunion at the Army and Navy Club. The officers, all now retired, were graduated in April instead of June 50 they could serve in the Spanish- American War. Last night the group recalled that two of their class were killed on San Juan Hill and that there are now less than 30 members of the class still living. About 20 of the 59 graduates became generals. Brig. Gen. E. D. Scott recalled that until last night he hadn’t seen Col. J. C. Johnson since graduation. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries declared that the intervening years had made but little difference in the personalities of the officers and that but few had larger waistlines. Besides Gen. Scott, Col. Johnson and Gen. Fries others attending the reunion were Gen. Malin Craig, Maj. Gen. Fox Conor, Maj. Gen. Guy V. Henry, Maj. Gen. William E. Cole and Col. Willlam P. Wooten. All eight live in Washington. Workman Is Injured In Fall From Building Clarence Swann, 44, colored, of 150 L street S.E. was in Providence Hos- pital today with injuries received in a fall yesterday from the second floor of a building on the grounds of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital on which he was working. Goldie Tyler, 44, colored, of 5046 Bass street S.E. was under treat- ment at Casualty Hospital for in- juries received while doing con- struction work at Camp Sims, Md. War Hasn't Cut Services Of Red Cross in U. S. . The American Red Cross has not decreased its service in the United States despite the extensive aid it has given war-oppressed countries, Livingston Blair,- assistant director of the Junior Red Cross, told the Washington Round Table yesterday at the National Press Club. He said that the American Red Cross has not as yet launched a war fund cam- paign, but has received contribu- tions for this purpose. Teacher Retirement Bill Introduced Teachers in the District public schools would be given the op- portunity to retire voluntarily after 30 years of service if a bill introduced late yesterday by Senator Neely, Democrat, of West Virginia becomes law. It was referred to the Benate District Committee for report. It makes provision also for com- pensation for teachers who become disabled in the service before reach- ing retirement age. “QUEEN OF QUEENS”—This pretty Trinity College student will reign as the “Queen of Queens” of the Georgetown University freshmen tea dance this afternoon at the Hotel 2400. Doris Pettit is her name and she was chosen over 600 other Washington college girls by the Hilltop frosh. —Harris & Ewing. Physicists Obtain Possible Source 0f Atomic Power Stuff That May Change Face of Civilization Is Gotten in Tiny Amounts Separation of tiny amounts of pure actino-uranium, possible ulti- mate source of atomic power, was —Star Staff Photo. Economic Policy Unit Is Told U. S. Faces Maturing Economy Dr. Colm Declares Nation Still Has Time To Solve Problem Warning that the United States faces the problems of a maturing | economy and the same difficulties | that have caused the overthrow of | democratic governments in Europe, Dr. Gerhard Colm told the Con- ference on National Economic Pol- icy at George Washington Univer- sity last night that America still has time to solve these problems in a constructive, democratic fashion. Dr. Colm, who came to the United States from Germany in 1933 and has been serving as a financial ad- viser to Secretary of Commerce leave from the New School for So- cial Research in New York City. He spoke last night in place of Marriner Eccles, Federal Reserve Board chairman, who withdrew from the program on account of illness. Supports Deficit Spending. “How can we sustain and main- tain a high level of prosperity after we emerge from the present depres- sion?” Dr. Colm asked. The ex- perience of many European coun- tries and that of the United States since 1933, he said, proves that deficit spending can bring about recovery. Deficit spending, how- ever, is no panacea, he warned, and if prosperity is to be sustained, suc- cessful Government spending must be accompanied by non-fiscal measures. Encouragement of private invest- ment, tax reform and permanent capital outlays by local, State and Federal government, he asserted, should accompany and supplement depression spending in order to sustain prosperity. He urged tax described to the American Physical?t policies to prevent excessive na- Society, meeting here today, by Drs. J. H. Kingdon and H. C. Pollock of the General Electric Co. At the same time they showed that, using the most advanced meth- ods now available, it would require nearly 200 years to get a single gram, which is only about a thir- tieth of an ounce. By working their apparatus three hours the two physicists were able to obtain approximately a millionth of a gram of the substance which, some physicists predict, eventually may completely change the face of human civilization and make avail- able to man the source of power which provides the light and heat of the stars. World’s Most Precious Stuff. Even the tiny amount obtained by the new mass spectrograph used by the General Electric physicists is sufficient for laboratory experiments. It was first discovered last year that when uranium was bombarded with neutrons some of the atomic nuclei split in two, releasing power of approximately 20,000,000 volts. Experiments soon showed that most of the splitting occurred in actino- uranium atoms which occur in the average specimen of uranium in a ratio of about 1,000 to 1. If a pure specimen of the precious isotope could be obtained it would be pos- sible to set up a chain reaction, the explosion of one atom setting off another. A single gram of the ac- tino-uranium would furnish more power than many tons of coal. ‘Today it stands as by far the most precious substance in the world, but at present there seems no possibility of obtaining it in amounts greater than those needed for experiment. Dr. Day Gets Bowie Medal. ‘The_highest honor of the Amer- ican Geophysical Union, the Bowie Medal, was awarded last night to Dr. Arthur L. Day, former director of the geophysical laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, for his work on the mechanisms of geysers and volcanoes. At a meeting of the American Mathematical Society, Prof. H. B. Curry of Pennsylvania State College reported that new formu- lations in arithmetic necessary for dealing with some of the paradoxes of logic have just been discovered by Dr. Kurt Goedel, Austrian exile, who is now at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. One such problem, Prof. Curry ex- plained, is that of the barber in the Spanish village who is said to “shave all the men in town who @ not shave themselves” The problem is: Who shaves the barber? “If- he does’ not shave himself then he is one of those men who *| do not shave themselves, s0 by the definition he must shave himself,” said Prof. Curry. {Wthout appli- cation of advanced rules of logic such as those worked out by Dr, Goedel the problem is unsolvable. Kappa Beta Pi Party Set Epsilon Chapter, Kappa Beta Pi, international legal sorority, will hold a breakfast party at 10:15 am. to- morrow at the Toll House Tavern, Silver Spring, Md. Rushees from Wi College of Law will be tional savings and permanent cap- ital outlays for constructive proj- ects and improvements, financed by savings and borrowing. Sees Courage as Vital. “The thing needed,” said Dr. Colm, “is to use all the tools at our and to meet the problem of a maturing economy. Only a bold, courageous and consistent policy can save the values of western civ- ilization so disastrously endan- gered at the present time.” A discussion followed Dr. Colm's address, led by a panel consisting of Louis Shere of th) Treasury De- partment and Clarence Heer of the Social Security Board. Last night's conference was the second in & series of four on na- tional economic policy, held under the auspices of the department of economics of G. W. U. and an ad- visory committee of Government economists. Later sessions of the conference are scheduled for Wednesday, May 15, and Priday, June 7. Man Sues for $10,000, Alleging False Arrest A $10000 damage suit, alleging false arrest and imprisonment, was filed yesterday in District Court by Luther Miller, colored, 1460 Church street N.W. against Mrs. Lucile H. Kelley, 2301 Connecticut avenue N.W,, wife of a naval commander. On January 3, according to the suit, Mrs. Kelley accused the plain- tiff of attempting to rob her with a pistol and sent police to his place of employment in the 1100 block of Connecticut avenue where he was arrested. He complains he was held in a police precinct cell until the following Monday morning; that he “‘was placed in various police line-ups and was indicted by the grand jury and charged with attempting to rob Mrs. Kelley. The suit, which was filed through Attorney Robert H. Driskill, points out that another person subse- quently confessed to the crime. Chicago Firm Bids Low On Weather Bureau Unit The Public Buildings Administra- tion yesterday received a low bid of $183,740 from the Thorp-Rogoff Co. of Chicago for construction of the first unit of the new building for the United States Weather Bureau to be erected in front, of the present establishment at Twenty-fourth and M streets N.W. Two Washington firms also sub- mitted bids. They were the Ross Engineering Co., with $188,400, and Jefress-Dyer, Inc., which bid $195,~ 697. The first unit will consist of a ground floor, five stories and a con- servatory. It wilt be of brick with stone trim. Bids also were received for the elevators in the new building, as follows: W Elevator Co., Jersey City, N. J., $16,500; ‘ Otis Elevator Co., Washington, $16,615, and the Haughton Elevator Co., ‘Washington, $18,600, A Hopkins sifte September, is on| Fund Increase ForRelief Asked InD. C. Bill Senators Hear of Needs; Ickes Faces Underpass Defeat *By J. A. O'LEARY. Increased funds for meeting the local relief problem were asked by witnesses heard late yesterday by the Senate subcommittee handling the 1941 District appropriation bill. Meanwhile, as today’s session be- gan, there were reliable indications the subcommittee is not disposed to grant the request of Secretary of the Interior Ickes for an amend- ment under which plans for the Scott Cirele traffic underpass would have to be approved by him. Al- though the subcommittee will not act on changes until next week, sentiment in the subcommittee ap- peared to favor leaving the plans to the Commissioners, in consulta- tion with the National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the Fine Arts Commission. Secretary Ickes had submitted the proposed amendment, on the ground that the underpass plans affect a park area and monuments under the control of the National Park Service. May Increase Shui-in Fund. | There also were clear indications today that the Senate group will transfer the function of instructing handicapped, shut-in children from the Board of Public Welfare to the Board of Education, with an appro- priation of $22400 instead of the $15,000 allowed by the House. The campaign to get this project in the school budget has been going on for a number of years. School of- ficers many times have asked for it, but have been denied. The agitation by school officials and members of the community reached its height in the fall of 1938 and since W. P. A. was supplementing and helping in other school fields, it was suggested something might be done by them in the visiting teacher work. Ross Haworth, then W. P. A. adminis- trator for the District, gave the proj- ect its fullest support, along with Mrs. Mary Steele, also of W. P. A. The emphasis was heightened on the need for the project when it de- veloped that some crippled children were unable to receive transportation to the Langdon School because slashed funds curtailed bus routes, W. P. A finally approved the project, but made it clear that the matter was one for the school budget and that W. P. A. was only doing it because school officials had asked for funds and failed to get them. United Opposition. At the end of the first year there were indications that the project | would not be renewed, but the sug- gestion of abandonment drew such united opposition, especially from the parents of children who had been receiving the service, that the President finally approved its ex- tension through next June. Need for a larger relief budget was stressed by a delegation in- cluding Mrs. Olive W. Swinney of the Washington Council of Social Agencies; Rev. Lawrence J. She- han, director of Catholic Charities; George J. Cleary of the St. Vin- cent de Paul Society; Dorsey W. Hyde of the Family Welfare Com- mittee of the Council of Social Agencies; Dr. Leifur Magnusson, Monday Evening Club, and Samuel J. Sugar, Jewish Social Service Agency. o Specifically, the subcommittee was asked to provide additional funds for unemployed employables to per- mit a more adequate percentage of the fund to be used for administra- tion and supervision, and to lighten the limitation on budgets of relief families. Would Add $1,348,000. As it came from the House, the bill carries $900,000 for relief; the same as for the current year. Wit- nesses heard yedterday indorsed this estimate, but advised the sub- committee it would take $1,348,000 additional to provide for unemployed employables, and certain other re- lief needs. It was estimated this would provide for 3,000 families at $35 a month. Better provision for a variety of public welfare activities also was advocated by Mrs. David Cushman Coyle, Mrs. Paul H. Appleby and Mrs. Francis M. Walters. Mrs. Appleby outlined child-welfare needs. Mrs. Walters discussed the requested provision for two vocational guid- ance officials for the school sys- tem, and the transfer of education of shut-in children to the school board. Ray H. Everett of the Social Hyglene Society recommended ad- ditional funds for dealing with the venereal disease problem, and the proposed establishment of a mental hygiene bureau with a $10,000 ap- propriation. Library Branch Site Asked. A. W. Lee of Randle Highlands urged $15,000 be provided for a site for an Anacostia branch library. He also asked for additional police for the 11th precinct, improved fire protection and an increase in the item for the Anacostia High School. The Rev. Harry V. Porter re- quested additional dental facilities for the Southwest Health Center, a site for a Northwest health center, supported the proposed mente’ hygiene. bureau, and indorsed the 5-cent milk plan as part of the relief program. Mrs. B. G. McIlwee, chairman of & commitee on beautification of school and library grounds, recom- mended creation of a Jandscape division for this purpose, together with an increase in the appropria- tion for school gardens. Daylight-Saving Clocks Move Ahead Tomorrow Clocks in New York and a number of other cities throughout the coun- try will jump-ahead one hour at 2 o'clock tomorrow morning, as daylight-saving time goes into effect. Washingtonians will note the change, however, only in changed’ hours for national radio broadcasts and out-of-town travel schedules. Many Government agencies and private concerns here attain results comparable those of @ylight- saving time ules by having their employes come to work 30| Mr mlnuulwlnhlwrm‘a::m% mornings and leave mus earlier in the afternsons. New Police Judge, Bachelor, Too Busy to Think of Marriage GEORGE D. George D. Neilson, whose appoint- ment yesterday as a District Police Court judge was confirmed with lightning speed by the Senate a few hours later, celebrated last night by engaging in one of his favorite pastimes—dancing. Mr. Nellson still is an eligible bachelor today,dut he’s watching his step’ a bit closer than usual from now on. At 33 he now has an as- sured income of $8,000 annually for six years. “Yes, I've got to watch out sure enough now,” he laughed today. He's just been too busy to think about marriage heretofore. He has had his work, he studies frequently at night and he often spends several hours at the Y. M. C. A. swimming or taking gymnasium exercnse, Will Succeed Curran. Mr. Neilson was confirmed by the Senate after Senator King, Demo- crat, of Utah, one of his supporters, obtained a favorable report by poll- ing the Judiciary Committee. The new jurist will succeed Judge Ed- ward M. Curran, who resigned re- cently to become United States at- torney. The court, operating with only three judges, has been pressed to keep the docket current. Mr. Neilson’s attitude toward drinking is reflected in his ideas about drunken drivers, whom he often has prosecuted in his six years as an assistant corporation counsel at the court and who now will come before him for sentencing. “I've got no sympathy for the drunken driver,” he declared. “I state this emphatically. My record of prosecution shows it; I have left n‘o stone unturned to secure convic- tions.” NEILSON. —Star Staff Photo. Mr. Neilson, answering a question as to whether he indulges in strong beverages, commented: “Well, when it comes to drinking, I'm a sip- Il go to a cocktail party, but when they hand me a drink I simply carry it around with me, taking a little sip now and then. I rarely drink it all; usually I find some place to put it down.” He would like to see a scientific approach to judging whether an automobile driver 1s actually under the influence of liquor. He sees the present method. of presenting tes~ |timony on whether the driver walked steadily, his manner of | speech and whether his breath has | the odor of alcohol about it as “hit and miss.” Advocates Physician Plan. Mr. Neilson advocated a plan he evolved several years ago in which the city would be divided into sec- tions and physicians retained in each. As soon as police officers arrested' a driver they suspected of being drunk, the physician would be summoned immediately and make an examination. The physician's testimony at a trial later, Mr. Neil- son pointed out, would be considered as cxpert. Mr. Neilson also sees a need for uniformity of sentences among the Jjudges when the same set of facts| are present. He believes some sentences are too high, others too low. Close co-operation between the Jjudges, with frequent conferences, is the solution, he thinks. The judge-designate does not smoke. .He is a regular attendant at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Admiral Greenslade Sees Attack on U. §. As a Possibility Sons of Revolution Addressed at Meeting In Willard Hotel * \ Rear Admiral John W. Green- slade, U. 8. N, told the Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the District last night that with the latest warfare equipment an attack on the United States and South Americ 15 not entirely out of the picture should Germany or any other one Europesn nation gain con- trol over Great Britain and France. Cites Pacific Possessions. He touched on the United States’ Pacific possessions, including the Philippines and Guam, their vul- nerability and relation to the mother country as refueling bases for air and water craft and outposts, rather than stepping stones to the Far East. Admiral Greenslade weighed the factors of cost of materials and labor and speed of construction in determining the ldtest estimated ratio of 5 to 4 between the sea fleets of the United States and Japan. He said, however, that some authorities contend a 4 to 5 ratio exists. Admiral Greenslade cited the need for larger locks in the Panama Canal, saying that it is noy only difficult, but a matter of inches, in the passage of some of the more modern large battle cruisers through the locks. He termed our natural isolated position as ideal in any situation of war. At any rate, he conceded the United States naval air fleet to be vhe strongest in the world in rela- tion to similar fleets of other nations. New Members Admitted. Following the opening of the meeting with a prayer by the Rev. George W. Parsons, society chap- lain, tWwo new members were ad- mitted. They are Maj. John F. R. Scott, U. 8. A, and Ensign Robert G. Merritt, U. 8. N.,, who is now on duty with the Pacific fleet. Comdr. Edward M. Blackwell, U..8. N, retired, presented the so- fiezwlwm:.. mmuehr:wmi; ts insignia, himse carved, and an exact facsimile cof the written oath of allegiance made by George Washington upon his in- auguration as first President of the United States. Edmond H. Talbot, former attor- ney general of Massachusetts and visiting member of the Boston so- clety, spoke briefly. Brig. Gen. George Richards, U. 8. M. C,, re- tired, asked and received a per- l:ust night’s meeting, held in the Willard Hotel, was until next fall. the last one|The Committee Heads Named for $107,600 Symphony Drive Leaders Selected From 700 Volunteers for Campaign Appointment of chairmen of a number of committees in the Na- tional Symphony Orchestra Associa- tion's campaign to raise $107,600 for the 1940-41 season was announced yesterday by A. F. E. Horn, general chairman of the drive scheduled from May 6 to 16. The committee leaders, chosen from approximately 700 volunteers who will take part in the campaign, are to work under a central group that will include Walter Bruce Howe, association vice president, as vice chairman; Mrs R. H. Dunlap, as campaign secretary, and Fred C. Spaulding, as campaign director. Committee heads, as announced by Mr. Horn, are: Special Gifts Committee, to solicit contributions from large givers— Thomas P. Morgan, jr., and Mrs. Milton W. King, with Mrs. Arthur T. Lyon, acting as secretary. Business and Professional Com- mitte, assigned to ousiness firms in Washington and vicinity—John Rowland Hill, chairman; with Miss Ruby A. Black, Miss Margaret A. Blackistone, Bert M. Sarazan and James W. Hardy as vice chairmen. Army Committee—Mrs. Barton K. Yount and Brig. Gen. Maxwell Mur- ray. Navy Committee —Mrs. Emory Scott ‘Land and Mrs. Alfred John- son. - Clubs and other organizations’ division—Mrs. Eugene Byrnes. Speakers’ bureau—Brig. Gen. Al- bert L. Cox. Education subcommittees—Catho- lic and parochial schools, Miss Eleanor Connolly and Miss Mary L. McQuade; colleges and universi- tles, Miss Anna Pearl Cooper and Mrs. L. Corrin Strong; private schools, Mrs. Royal T. McKenna, and public schools, Mrs. Miriam B. Hilton. Suburban Committee—Mrs. Edwin B. Parker and Mrs. Robert L. Le Fevre. Orchestra Guild Committee—Mrs. Charles Bittinger and Mrs. Foster Adams. Publicity Committee—L. E. Rubel. Campaign headquarters, now in room 211 of the Woodward J. E. Colliflower Named Head of Board of Trade Plans for Scott Circle Underpass Approved By Directors The directors. of the Board ef Trade today elected James E. Colli- flower president for the coming year and approved inclusion in the 1941 District budget of plans for a Seott Circle underpass, No action was taken on s similar proposal in connection with a grads separation at Fourteenth street and Maine avenue, Mr. Colliflower, a vice president during the last year, succeeds Law- rence Williams. Other new officers are Fred A. Smith, first vice president; Lanier P. McLachlen, second vice presi- dent; Granville Gude, secretary; George Plitt, sr., treasurer; F. P. H, Siddons, assistant treasurer; E. F. Colladay, general counsel; Harrison Brand, executive secretary, and Wil- liam H. Press, assistant executive secretary. Mr. Gude, Mr. Colladay, Mr. Brand and Mr. Press were re-elected. Act on Traffic Matiers. Meeting in the Borad of Trade offices, the directors also acted on several other traffic matters. They opposed repaving of Massachusetts avenue from Rock Creek to Wiscon- sin avenue until it is widened. They approved an increase of $9,000 for the purchase of trafic signs and $25,000 for traffic lights for the 1941 budget, asserting that on the basis of the House bill now before the Senate there will be a sufficient bal- JAMES E. COLLIFLOWER. ance in the highway fund to cover these additions. The street and highway items acte ed on by the directors today were recommended by the Traffic Com- mittee, which held a luncheon meet- ing yesterday. A traffic survey of the Fourteenth street and Maine avenue intersec- tion has revealed that it “is one of the tightest spots in the District from the. viewpoint of congestion,* Capt. H. C. Whitehurst of the Highe way Department toid the committee. Of the 36,000 vehicles that cross the Fourteenth Street Bridge daily, 98 per cent go by way of the Foure teenth street and Maine avenue intersection, he pointed out. Traffic Increase Expected. In addition to this heavy through traffic, there is an almost equally heavy turning movement, the High way Department director declared. And, with the opening of the new Washington Airport and the com- pletion of the Jefferson Memorial, traffic will be increased greatly over this route, he added. “This grade separation,” he ex- plained, “will carry Fourteenth street over Maine avenue for through Fourteenth street traffic and at the same time will provide a complete separation of park and city traffic. “The separation will include a bridge over the Tidal Basin so that park trafic will not have to enter Fourteenth street at all, while Maine avenue traffic will pass under ‘the railroad bridge and ‘reach Foure teenth street by means of a ramp.” Capt. Whitehurst emphasized, however, that traffic coming out of East Potomac Park wili not be able to go north on Fourteenth street, but will have to enter Maine avenue before going up the ramp into the street. Further Study Proposed. Congress has been asked, he said, to reappropriate in the 1941 District budget the unexpended balance of the $25,000 appropriation provided for study and preparation of plans for the grade separation. Of this amount, only $6,000 has been spent. he said. The remainder would be used to proceed with plans for the low level bridge across the Tidal Basin. He estimated the entire project would take two years to complete. “We have been pikers in compari- son with other cities in our street modernization work,’ Capt. White- hurst said. “Unless we provide easy means of entrance to and exit from our downtown area, we are going to have a decentralizatiorr of business which will cost us more in the end.” After referring to the Scott Circle ;mderpua as a “much-needed link” n a comprehensive traffic program in the District, Capt. Whitehurst re- called that the Thomas, Scott and Dupont underpasses originally were considered as one project. "'ir:ov that t.hevk Thomas Cirele underpass is ecompleted, congestion has increased at Scott Circle and it is imperative that the latter be Mfi:"; With 25,000 vehicles using # be- tween 6 am. and 10 pm. daily, Massachusetts avenue was degcribed by Capt. Whitehurst as “as heavily congested a street as we have in the District.” will be moved next Saturday to the Carlton Hotel. Twenty-Five Club Party The Twenty-five Club will cele- brate its second anniversary with a banquet at 7 o'clock tonight at the Maryland Club Gardens. About 42 persons are expected to attend. Wade Hobbs, president, will preside. group is so named becauss it has 25 members. Byrd Sails for U. S. From. Valparaiso