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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
Survey to Cover All Sections
Within 20 Mile Radius
of Washington.
ONLY 2 JURISDICTIONS
HAVE NOT YET JOINED
Study Will Form Basis for Road
Building and Community De-
velopment Of Future.

The traf1c survey in the metropoli-
tan district of Washington, to ascertain
the origin and destination of trafic
within a 20-mile radius of Washington,
is to start on July ! and continue for
a year This decision was reached late
Yesterday at q meeting Of the Regional
Highway Committee, sponsored by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, which agreed to meet
again on May to discuss further
plans.
Charles w. Eliot, I'd, director Of
planning OF the commission, explained
that all interested agencies save two
indicated their agreement to contribute
to the survey. which Is to cost about
$40 900. e. w. James. chief of the di-
vision of highway transport Of the Bu-
reau of Public Roads. Department of
Agriculture, presented draft of pro-
posed agreement which is to be acted
upon by the various interested agencies.
A report will be made to the commits
sion at it's Friday meeting and it Is ex-
pected that it will then ratify the
program.
Fairfax and Alexandria Out.
Fairfax County. Va, and Alexandria,
Va, are understood to be the two groups
that have not as yet agreed to con-
tribute to the traffic count, but 1t Is
anticipated they will lend financial sup
port and report at the May meeting,
which will be held in the afternoon.
James H. CiSsel OF Silver Spring, Md,
representing the Maryland National
Capital Park and Planning Commission,
presided at yesterdays meeting. Data
gathered in the trafic count will give
the engineers and civic planners infor-
nation on road building for the future
and are expected to facilitate the con-
struction Of highways along the most
direct lines of major trafic.
Each viii Contribute.
The various groups that are to take
part in the traffic count, each con-
rributing q proportionate share of the
SAC. 1000 cost, will study the draft of the
agreement presented by Mr.. James and
will report to their parent organizations
which each is to obtain for the money
Organizations interested in the traffic
count are: The District Government
the National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, the Bureau of Public
Roads, the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, the
Maryland State Roads Commission
Prince Georges County, Md: Mont
gomery County, Md; the Virginia State
Highway Commission, Arlington County
Va; Fairfax County, Va, and Alex-
andria, Va.
The survey will be conducted for an
entire year, and it Is expected that a
rotating crew will take periodic counts
in the 20-mile radius of Washington at
different intervals to register the stream
of traf1c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
ATTORNEY TO SPEAK

Samuel Herrick. Washington attorney
will speak at the commemoration of the
Battle of Lexington by the District of
Columbia Daughters of the American
Revolution, Saturday, April 10.
The program Is to be broadcast over
Station WMAL at 440 in the after
noon, with Miss Helen Marman, State
regent, making the introduction.
The annual banquet will be held at
the Willard Hotel that night. Mrs
George Maynard Minor will preside
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
TREB[ED NURSING
SERVICE IS URGED
|ND|STR|CT SURVEY
Council of Social Agencies
Would Increase Personnel
From SO to 249.
C0-0RDINATED GROUPS
ALSO ARE PROPOSED
Appointment of Director of Nurses
in Health Department Is
Asked.

The need of three times the number
of public health nurses now employed
in Washington was seen in the latest
report of the health and hospital survey
being completed under the auspices Of
the Council of Social Agencies.
The increase Of the personnel from 80
to 249, according to the survey, should
be accompanied by a gradual reorgan-
ization to bring all of the nurses under
two co-ordinated agencies, the Health
Department and the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society.
1t was further recommended that a
director of nurses be appointed to the
Health Department. to bring together
the present STATS concerned with COM
municipable, venerel and tubercular dis
eases.
Bureau Is Suggested.
Another suggestion was that the au-
thorities consider the establishment of a
Bureau OF Public Health Nursing with a
director of nurses in charge, and the
creation of a district to experiment on
the best methods of correlating the work
OF specialized nursing stats.
The current report, last Of two treat
ing with public nursing, is one of a
series under preparation by the Ameri-
can Public Health Association in con-
junction with the Committee on Inter-
probation of the Council Of Social
Agencies. The next section will deal
with social hygiene.
Proposals Outlined.
Other major recommendations con-
tanned in today's report were:
Transfer of the. Public Health
Nursing Service of the tuberculosis
Association to the Health Depart
ment
Continuance Of the present nurs-
ing service of the Child Welfare So
ciety only so long as 1t Is needed for
demonstration and teaching pur-
poses, and then the transfer of this
service to the Child Hygiene Serv-
ice of the Health Department.
Appointment at the present time
of q school nurse supervisor
Development Of the Instructive
Visiting Nurse Society by the follow
ing means: Increase of pay service,
development OF services to pre-
natal, tubercular. mental and car
diac cases: addition of a nutrition
program, q closer relationship to the
society's Medical Advisory Commit
tee, closer relationship to the
f1chlbn department., the bTdnSIST lOT
the present Of the home visiting of
the Columbia Hospital prenatal
clinic to the Visiting Nurse Society
and the encouragement Of nursing
schools to provide pupils with two
months Of field work In visiting
nursing and child hygiene nursing.
Service Exchange Urged.
Another general recommendation was
| that closer relations between the pub
lie health nursing services be gradu-
ally developed through the use OF q
social service exchange, through the
| employment Of co-ordinated systems OF
reporting cases and through q more
general instruction for nurses. to elm
mate, as far As possible. the necessity
for two or more nurses visiting one
| family at a time.
1t was suggested that hospitals would
be greatly assisted with their medical
social service work by an increased use
of the public health nursing service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
URGES CONTROL
OF TRACTION LINES
Clayton Tells BurIeith Citi-
zenS Government Could
Provide Scent Fare.

william NICK. Clayton, chairman Of
the Public Utilities Committee OF the
Federation Of Citizens Associations, last
night proposed that the Government
should purchase and operate the street
railways of the city
Speaking before the Burleith Citizens
Association at Gordon Junior High
School, Mr.. Clayton declared the Gov
eminent had made a great success of
the water system in the National Cap
ital and urged immediate acquisition
of the street railway lines here by the
Government.
The Government owes st to the Cap
ital OF the Nation. which is the work.
Ito see that we have just as fine a
transportation lire as modern builders
can build them"
Could Give Five-Cent Fare.
THE United States Government" de-
clared the speaker. could operate trans
portation lines here with first class
equipment. at scent fare. with I'M
limited transfers. make good money,
and build surplus on top"
Mr.. Clayton said Washington Railway
hearing on the proposed abandonment
of the Foxhall Village bus line. told only
half the story" He asserted the Of
ficials were looking through the small
end of the telescope TO see a $4,000
deficit so they could cut that line Off "
He declared the traction concern.
with the Potomac Electric Power Co. as
matter of fact was earning about 8
per cent on a valuation Of $68 900, 900.
Hits Outside Control.
Mr.. Clayton deplored the movement
by which outside financial interests
were gaining control Of the public
utilities here.
The speaker said. however. that we
have a good, well organized. efficient
electric light company" and that II
the Washington Gas Light Co. spends
the money it promises I'VE will have a
good efficient gas COMPANY"
J. s. Gorrell, president Of the Bur-
leith Citizens Association, announced
that the court hearing on protests
against assessment benefits for widen
ing Reservoir road was set for April
"a and that A. H. Moran, a member
of the association was going TO repre-
sent many individuals before the court
Lecture on National Parks.
An illustrated lecture on National
Parks" was delivered by Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Haney. passenger representative OF
the Baltimore &c Ohio Railroad
Mr. Gorrell named the Committee or
the Washington Bicentennial as fol-
lows: Charles z. Embry, Harry E. Rad
cliffe and Mr.. Ciorrell.
A letter was received from the Citi-
zens' Alliance asking that a speaker
from the alliance be heard by the as.
ISOLATION at future meeting and call
ing attention to seals, concerning the
campaign for votes for the District
President Gorrell said he would invite
speaker to appear before the aSso-
citation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
COL. PAYNE'S PLANE
REACHES CANAL ZONE
Assistant Secretary of War to
Spend Week in Panama, Re-
turning Via Mexico City.

After six days Of flying. broken by
stops for inspection of Army posts.
Col. Frederick H. Payne, Assistant Sec
rotary of War, arrived at France Field.
Canal Zone, yesterday in an Army tri-
motored transport plane from Boiling
Field, according to word received this
morning at the local field.
The big plane was flown by Lieut..
Frederick v. X. Kimble. Army Air
Corps. aide to Assistant Secretary
Payne, and Lieut.. Louis M Merrick.
operations officer at Boiling Field, and
carried as passenger Mrs. Payne. and
as members Of the crew. Master Sergt.
Leo Hukill and staff Sergt Charles p.
Marstin Of Boiling Field.
Secretary Payne will spend about a
week in the Canal Zone and then will
start back by air. probably stopping
at Mexico City en- the way back. As
an extra passenger on the return trip
will be Maj. william r. Gruber. Field
Artillery, assistant exef utiye in Col
Payne's Office, who met the party in
Panama yesterday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
AMPLIFIER WORKS ~AS WOMAN
ASKS ALOUD ABOUT DARN THING
Speaker, Annoyed by Difficulty With Voice Aid, Finds
Out About Trouble Amid Laughter of Audience.

One moment 1t was too low and the
next too loud.
Finally, provoked. she said, In an
aside, "Oh! What's the matter with the
darn thing?"
And that happened TO be one Of the
occasions when the loud speaker sent
her words booming out over her au-
dience.
There were shouts and laughter-and
the speaker moved out Of the danger
zone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15

Miss Maude X Wetmore OF Newport,
r. l.. a member Of the National Execu-
tive Committee of the women's Orsani-
ration for National Prohibition Reform,
has no use, for loud speakers.
Addressing last nights session OF the
organization in the Maynower, Miss
Wetmore was continually I'm trouble. as
she attempted TO adjust her voice to the
amplifier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
MAN HURT IN CRASH

Charles I. Milholland Sustains
Bruises When Three Cars Collide.
One man was hurt slightly in a triple
collision today in which one au' mobile
overturned at Sixteenth and N streets.
Charles L. Milholland. "a years old
Of 1920 Twenty-first street, driver of
one OF the automobiles. was taken to
Emergency Hospital and treated for
minor bruises.
The drivers of the other automobiles
we're Fred Christensen. 81 years old,
CT 1919 Nineteenth street and Theodore
Barnsley, % years old. OF Rockville,
Md It was Milholland's automobile
which overturned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
Mrs. Iselin Left over 10000.

NEW YORK, April is P,.-The will
of Mrs. Sara Oracle King Bronson
Ise1in, who ruled the 400" in the
'S0s. was fled yesterday. A petition
stated the estate was lover sec. 900, .
but the actual value was not disclosed
Two gTandsons, besides other be-
quests, receive 90 pearls from their
grandmother's necklace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
BOULDER DAM BOOMS
Post Office Opened in Town Being
Built by Government.

BOULDER CITY, New, April IS
(P).-Nevada now has new post office.
Rising from the desert, few places
have been born with such a widely
known identity as this new Government
town of Boulder City. j. L. Finney,
postmaster, began stamping letters while
hammers were ringing in the conStruc-
ton of the community that, for the
next six years or so, will be the home
town of the builders of the Hoover Dam
and the Boulder Canyon project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
WOMEN TO SEE HOOVER
DANES of Loyal Legion to Call at
White House Friday.

Before opening their annual conven-
ton Friday at the Willard Hotel, MEM
bers of the National Society of Danes
of the Loyal Legion will call on PreSi-
dent Hoover at noon tomorrow.
At o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
visitors will attend the unwilling of a
memorial tablet to Gen. Miles in the
Washington Cathedral The annual
dinner will be held Friday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
"RHAPSODY" is TONIGHT
Premiere of Play at Belasco As.
sured by Management.

Positive assurance that Lew Leslie's
Rhapsody in Black" would open to-
night at the Belasco Theater was given
today by the management
The premier was Cancelled last night
because specialist said throat irri-
tation induced by strenuous rehearSing
made it inadvisable for Ethel Waters.
star Of the attraction TO go on. Marked
improvement was shown today in the
condition OF Miss Waters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
Icelandic Parliament Dissolved.

COPENHAGE April IS CR-
Tryggvi Thorallsson, premier of Ice
land, infoI med the Icelandic Aithinx
yesterday that King Christian had dis
solved thS Parliament and summ6ned
O new election on June Ia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
0nES ofwAsnINGONpt

trict in Congress. as the legislature for
the National Capital, has arranged to
finance the campaign by the sale of
correspondence stamps to be placed on
the backs Of envelopes mailed from
Washington.
A quantity of these stamps has been
struck OF and are ready for use. The
stamp bears on its face a character
representing the District of Columbia,
chained to a post of "disfranchise-
ment" and also carries the slogan: Cit
liens of Washington, D. c., Demand the
Right to Vote
Bergman Cartoon Copy.
The design of the stamp is a copy
OF 3 cartoon drawn by Clifford K.
Bergman
The stamps are being purchased from
the Citizens Alliance at its Office in
room 204, The Star Building, in any
amount of rs or more The price of
the stamp Is ] cent each. and sell for
100 for 81 or 1000 for So
All funds received from the sale
of the stamps will be placed in the
campaign fund of the alliance. The
operating expenses Of the alliance at
present are less than $50 a week, the
services of all campaign workers being
voluntary.
The alliance is a non commercial or
ganization and every cent spent for the
franchise sta rp," it is stated by George
Adams. president of the alliance, will be
spent en- behalf of the attainment of
political equity for the residents of the
District
The alliance does not plan an inten-
sive drive for the sale of the stamps
the matter being left in the hands of
the proponents Of the movement for
national representation for WASHINGTON
to make use of the stamps as they may
have occasion.
Realization to Be Stirred.
1t is the hope of the alliance that by
the use of the stamps on letters being
sent from Washington to various points
throughout the United States, the full
fledged citizens of the various States of
the country win come to realize the
anomalous situation in the Capital of
the Nation. which deptives local resi-
dents OF direct representation in the
Congress that governs and taxes them.
Representation for Washington would
be provided under an amend rent to the
Constitution Of the United States, Civ
ing Congress the power to grant to
Washington membership in the Senate
and the House and also to give to local
residents representation in the electoral
college, which has been sponsored by
the Citizens Joint Committee for Ma
tional Representation. A Joint resolu-
ton, providing for the submission of
the proposed constitutional amendment
TO the States for ratification was pend
ing before the last Congress One of
the objects of the Citizens Alliance Is
Sctive cooperation with the Citizens
Joint Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
MRS. ASHFORD HONORED
Elected President of Women S
Christian Association.

president Of the WOmen's Christian As
ISOLATION at a recent meeting at the
association home, l7le Thirteenth
street.
Other officers elected are Mrs. J. G.
Hemphill, recording secretary; Mrs. Ed
ward Yonker, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Harry C. Jane, treasurer. and Mrs.
Granger. registrar. Mrs. LueAa Poin-
dexter wal retained as superintendent
of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
GUILD PLANS PLAY
Galsworthy's Comedy, Windows,
to Be Presented at School.

John Galsworthy's comedy Win
dows" will be presented by the Com
munity Drama Guild on the nights of
April 20 and ~ in the Mckinley High
School auditorium. The cast has been
rehearsing nightly for some time. under
the direction of Mrs. Ruth Harsha Nc
Kenzie. assisted by Helen Webb Zeller
Tickets have been placed on sale at
headquarters Of the American Automo-
lille Association and at the Drama Guild
ONCE. in the Franklin Administration
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
STAMP CAMPAIGN
IS STARTED FOR
VOTELESS CAPITAL
Backs of Letters to Garry
Little Messengers Through
out United States.
DEMAND FOR RIGHTS
VOICED IN CARTOON
First Issue Made Ready by Citi-
zens' Alliance in Amounts
Over twenty-five.

The Citizens Alliance of Washing
ton, 1t was announced today. has COM
pleted plans for an extensive cam
paign Of indefinite duration designed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
FORMER HUSBAND SUED

tributions for Children, Charge.
Marjorie M Odds. Hampton, Va. hes
Nied aiIit in the District Supreme Court
~ recover S3,674.06 from her former
husband, Charles z. Langley. local
builder. Through Attorney Alvin l..
NewnyeT. she tells the court that Lang
lev. In July, 1929. agreed TO pay. $3.50
oer month for the maintenance OF
their two children. and also 10 share In
TIE cost Of their education.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15

10 carry u HlcoodbS
t hrou ghout the
United States. in
forming the fran.
chised citizens oil
the country of the
lack of representa- =
ton for the half
million residents OF
the District Of Co.
lumbia.
The alliance. an
org a n liza ton oil
local res i'd e n t S
seeking representa-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
IN PANAMA
FIGHT U. S. TROOPS
Three Natives Shot When
Civil Officials Try to Take
Prisoner From Army Man.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALBOA. Canal Zone, Nav 11.-A
detective and two civilians suffered bull
let wounds and two members of the
military police were beaten with clubs
in clash between United States SOL
diers and police in Colon. Panama.
Saturday night. and Maj. Gen. Preston
Brown, in command of the Canal Zone
department. yesterday few there to con-
duct an informal personal investigation.
After it ne placed responsibility for a
detailed inquiry into the hands of Brig.
Gen. H. B. Fiske, commander Of the
canal division. Col. Henry Fleet, chief
of staff Of the division, Is in immediate
charge of the investigation.
From his informal investigation. Gen.
Brown said he learned the trouble
started soon after Pvt. Fred H. Swit2er.
who was on military police duty. had
arrested a man after an alteration in
the restricted district.
Policemen Draw Guns.
Switzer started for the station with
his prisoner Gen. Brown said. when a
Panama policeman arrived upon the
scene. produced gun and attempted to
take the prisoner. Other Panama po-
licemen, detective and a group of CT
villains gathered. he said. with drawn
guns and joined in the fray. Switzer
he said. was forced against wall with
his prisoner, but instead of surrender
ing him he drew a pistol and fired, the
bullet striking the Panama detective in
the shoulder.
Before the soldier could use his gun
again it jammed, and he retreated into
q doorway.
The prisoner fed. Gen. Brown said.
and the Panama police opened fire, dur
ing which an Italian coachman was hit
in the neck and newsboy bystander
in the leg.
Civilians Jam Street.
At that time. he said, the narrow
street was choked with civilians. all of
whom apparently were convinced a
pitched battle was taking place between
the Army military police and the Pam
anna police. Sticks and stones few, and
several persons were struck. Pvt. Ger
aid G. Leighton was hit in the shoulder
with a rock, and Pvt. Fred H. Hastil
was struck on the head with q club
in, the hands Of Panama policeman,
he said.
The confusion subsidized few minutes
later after the arrival of other military
police and Panama officers. The par
Elephants were taken to the Colon sta
ton and locked up.
Col. Fleet said the inquiry would be
conducted in conjunction with Panama
ofncials tomorrow and that 1t probably
VIII take several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
HITCH HIKERS' RITES
SET FOR TOMORROW
Eastern High Cadets to Be Pail
bearers for Boys Killed
on Truck.

Funeral services for Leonard Bean,
IL. and Ebert Gill, is, Eastern High
School classmates, who were killed
Saturday when a truck upon which
they were "hitch-hiking' crashed into
a culvert on the road to Chesa peake
Beach, will be held tomorrow morn
ing. Cadets from Eastern will act as
pallbearers.
Young Gill will be buried in the
uniform he wore as a cadet. Burial
will be in Rock Greek Cemetery fol-
lowing simple rites at his home, 1924
Claiming street northeast.
Services for the Bean boy, whose
death threw a pail of tragedy over
Mothers day family reunion planned
for yesterday, will be held at his home,
2l7 Tenth street northeast, with burial
in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Although only Gill was member of
the Sd Regiment at Eastern, cadets will
act as pallbearers at both funerals in
Difference to Beans brother Walter,
who Is quartermaster; Of the Sd .Regi-
ment. Rev. John G. Copenhaver OF
the Epworth Methodist Episcopal
Church will conduct the services for
young Bean. while Rev. Benjamin H.
Melton. pastor of the Ninth Street
Christian Church, will ofilciate at the
rites for the Gill boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
POLITICAL STUDY CLUB
TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS
Ballots TO Be Cast Saturday From
to 8 0'clock-Annual Break
fast Planned May %.

The Political Study Club will elect Of
flcers at meeting next Saturday at
the Washington club. The polls will be
open from / to 3 o'clock.
The candidates for ONCE are: Presi-
dent, Mrs Rose Yates Forester and
Mrs. Ernest Humphrey Daniel: first vice
president, Mrs. Frank M. Shortall; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Peter John Nc
Govern and Mrs. May d. Lightfoot;
third vice president, Mrs. Harry r.
Perry and Mrs. Frederick T. r. john
dillingham;: correspondine secretsry
Mrs. William A. Boss; treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Marvin Jones; auditor, Mrs
Wallace Streater; federation directors
and alternates, Mrs. John T. Marchand,
Mrs. Elma r. Saul, Mrs. M. Jordan
Markley. Mrs Henry O'Malley. Mrs C.
Albert White, MIS- Edward Shields. Miss
Martha Fitzpatrick and DR.. Laura S.
Brennon.
The annual breakfast Of the club will
be held May % at the Maydower Hotel.