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Evening star., 1935-01-25
JUVENILE COURT
LAW HELD FAULTY
Woman's Democratic Club
Group Commends Action
of Judge Bentley.

Terming the present Juvenile Court
law of the District of Columbia as
very faulty" the Education Com
mittee of the Woman's National
Democratic Club today made public
a resolution commencing the action
of Judge Fay Bentley in committing
two l5-year-old boys to the National
Training School on charges of steal
ing an automobile.
At the same time, they asked that
all persons interested in Juvenile Court
procedure work for the passage of a
new law for the District. Under the
present one, they claimed, no other
course was open to Judge Bentley.
The resolution was signed by Mrs.
E. P. Costigan. chairman; Mrs. Basil
Manly. Mrs. Clarence I. Hendrickson,
Miss Mary E. Bakewell and Ellis
Meredith.
The text of the resolution follows:
Whereas, there seems to be a gen.
eral misrepresentation in. regard to the
course of Judge Fay Bentley in COM
mitting two boys to the Training
School, and whereas there was nc
other action possible to the Judge
under our very faulty Juvenile Court
law, now therefore,
BE it resolved, That the Education
Committee of the Woman's National
Democratic Club commends the action
of Judge Bentley, and urges that all
persons interested in Juvenile Court
work give their assistance to the
passage of a Juvenile Court law In
harmony with modern methods"
Evening star., 1935-01-25
ELECTRIC TRAINS
TO BEGIN SERVICE
President Among Distinguishc ]
Passengers Invited by
Pennsy.

The first passenger train over the
newly completed electrified system of
the Pennsylvania Railroad between
Washington and New York will leave
Union Station here at 10 am. Monday.
with distinguished personages aboard,
the guests of the carrier.
j. G. Nettleton, Washington repre-
sentative of the railroad, revealed to-
day that President Roosevelt, Secre-
tary 1ckes. whose ALLEGATION of P.
w. A. funds permitted the electrifica-
ton to be completed at this time; the
District Commissioners, members of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, and other digni-
taries have been invited to make the
premier trip.
One of the new stream-lined pow
erful electric engines will be sent down
from Philadelphia to haul the coaches
over the route. There will be eight
cars on the train, including diner.
Mondays trip will take the guests as
far as Philadelphia and the railroad
will return them to Washington by
another train.
Officials of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and members of its board of di-
rectors also will be aboard on the first
run.
Mr.. Nettleton said today the road
hopes to switch over its service for
the general public on electrified trains
early next month. He made it clear
the change from steam to electricity
will be gradual, so that any imperfec-
tions in the system can be worked out
at the start. The train schedule under
the electrification program will remain
as at present, he said, until the new
time tables are printed, about April,
when daylight saving time goes into
effect.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
LIEUT.. CHARLES THRUN
FUNERAL RITES HELD

Funeral services for Lieut.. Charles
T. Thrun, Coast Guard, who was
killed Saturday in testing an am
phibian plane at Cape May. N. j.,
were held yesterday with full military
honors in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Thrun was drowned when one of
aSgroup of planes chosen for special
test, capsized in Cape May Harbor.
His companion was unable to rescue
him, as he had strapped himself in
the cockpit. An investigation has
been started to determine the cause Of
the planes failure.
The lieutenant is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mona Thrun, and a small
daughter, both Of Cape May; a
brother, Herbert Thrun, and two sis.
tiers, Mrs. G. w. Morgan of Battle
Greek, Mich, and Mrs. J. J. Mar
shall Of Chicago.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
So, 100000 Estimated as Cost
Of Rock Creek ,Piney Se,uers
Engineers Prepare Programs Calling
for 2 Intercepting Tubes and Lines
to Klingle and Luzon Valleys.

The proposed new Rock Greek inter-
'ceptors would empty into the Potomac
below surface, at point of Lincoln
Memorial, but engineers explain that
in dry weather the normal sewage flow
would be intercepted and pumped to
the disposal plant. In rainy weather
this could not be done, but, it is ar
gued, no nuisance would result for the
short periods because of the flow of the
river
A somewhat different system of
treating the Rock Creek-Piney Branch
problem was suggested by the Eddy
Gregory Greeley board last year.
Their study covered the whole Dis
trict sewage system. including these
two problems, but while their recon-
mendations led to adoption of the
sewage disposal plant that project
was not calculated to solve pollution
of Rock Greek, city experts explain.
Artificial Flushing Sought.
The 1884 boards recommendations
called for development of large re-
lief sewer, in tunnel. from the Piney
Branch trunk sewer. at Sixteenth
street, to the Potomac. This would
be 7 feet in diameter and the cost was
figured at $1,250,OO0. This would not
prevent all discharge of sewage into
Piney Branch during heavier rains
and the board proposed that an arti-
fetal system of flushing out Piney
Branch and Rock Creek valleys be
deve1oned
This would be done by laying a
water pipe connection from the Ly-
decker Water Tunnel, where it crosses
under Rock Greek near Massachusetts,
avenue, to the upper end of Piney
Branch, at Sixteenth street. The
flushing would be done whenever
storm sewage overflowed into either
stream.
The 1884 board also suggested that
such water connection could be used
to maintain flow of water in Piney
Branch to enhance the attractive
| ness of that creek and Rock Greek
in the warmer months.
It also recommended that areas
now severed on q combined system
be not converted into separate sys-
TENS, except in the relatively small
areas where the District already has
started the gradual system of con-
version, such as the Luzon and
Klingle Valleys and Potomac Heights.
It particularly urged that the Army
Medical Center revamp its drainage
system so as to divorce sewage from
storm water.
Evening star., 1935-01-25

The owner Of an unattended
horse" which ran away was one Of %
defendants arraigned in Traffic Court
today on a light docket.
Herman Woodfolk, colored, 1400
block of Ninth street, was fined $40
by Judge Isaac r. Hit for leaving his
ro-se unattended in the street while
t.2livering coal on Sherman avenue
near Euclid street.
The horse, which was blind, became
frightened and dashed down the
street, colliding with two automobiles
and injuring itself so badly it had to
be killed by policeman.
Five persons were arrested for
speeding yesterday and last night,
Aubrey L. Romin and John e. Weber
being fined $40. Eric Barry was fined
Evening star., 1935-01-25
DIRkSEN MAPS BILL
TO REDUCE RENTS
Ranking Republican on D. C.
Committee Proposes Law to
Curb Housing Profits.

Declaring an emergency creating a
shortage of rental property exists here
and can be cured only through an
anti-profiteering statute, Representa-
tive Dirksen of Illinois, ranking Re-
publican on the House District Com
mittee, announced today his intention
of introducing such a measure.
He proposes by law to reduce rents
summarily to the basis of January /,
1898, before an influx of people abb
sorbed all available housing. 1t was
this, he said, which gave immediate
incentive to a rent gouge."
Since it takes a long time to rem
edy the shortage of housing" Dirksen
said, "the situation is very properly
an emergency" and requires immedi-
ate action.
He has made a poll of all members
of Congress and employees of their Of
fees soliciting instances in which rent
profiteering has been brought to their
personal attention. In addition, he
has made an analytical study of the
rent situation In the District since
1920.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
CIVIL SERVICE BILL
STUDIED IN SENATE
Logan Measure to Compel Inclu-
sion in Rolls to Go to
Subcommittee.

A special subcommittee of the SEN
ate Civil Service Committee was
named today to consider the Logan
bill, which would require all Govern
ment employees who have been ap-
pointed without regard to civil service
to be placed under civil service, SUBJ
ject to a non-competitive examina-
tion.
AS announced by Chairman Bulow
OF the Civil Service Committee, the
subcommittee consists of Senators
Logan, Democrat. of Kentucky;
Dieterich, Democrat, of Illinois, and
White, Republican, of Maine.
Logan, who will head the Suhcom-
mittee, said he would hold hearings at
a date to be announced later. The
bill would apply to the large number
Of workers who have been appointed
outside the civil service to the vari-
Gus New Deal agencies.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
SOCIAL SECURITY
TO AID CHILDREN
100000 Under IS Listed
on Relief Last Year
by Witte.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS-
Probably the worst victims Of the
depression were the 100000 children
under is who were on relief last year,
Edwin E. Witte, director of the Presi-
dents Committee on Social Security,
told the House Ways and Means Com
mittee today during its study Of reme-
dial legislation.
States cared for 100000 fatherless
families with 100000 children under
10 and the Federal Government for
100000 fatherless families with $4,000
children under 10, Witte said.
Employe Contributions Opposed.
Secretary of Labor Perkins mean
while fatty opposed employe contribu-
tionS to unemployment insurance be-
fore the Senate Finance Committee.
She estimated the total jobleSs today
at about 100000 and again opposed
the Townsend plan for S200-a-month
pensions to those over so, even if it
were limited to those in need
Party lines were crumbling in Con-
gresS meanwhile on the social security
bill, as Republicans and Democrats
joined hands in one groups to modify
it and in another to liberalize it.
Byrd Plans Amendments.
Alternate plans were still in the
forn1ulative stage. but Senator Byrd
Democrat, of Virginia already has
announced he would offer amend
ments to modify provisions he con-
tends would permit the Federal Gov
ernment to "coerce" the States.
The latest recruit to the group de-
manding liberalization was Senator
La Toilette. Republican, of Wisconsin
who said he was studying amendments
to increase the benefits under the bill
He was not ready to announce them
however, pending further study oi
the problem.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
.COAST|NG M|SHAPS
.|NJURE 3 PERSONS
Few Auto Accidents Re.
ported Despite Slippery
Condition of Streets.

Three persons were slightly injured
in coasting accidents yesterday. Lu-
cille Fields, Is, colored, of 23l0 Ash
mead place, was knocked unconscious
when her sled hit lamp post on an
icy turn in Rock Greek Park near
Taft Bridge
Policeman Jesse F. Hasty of No. 6
precinct was knocked down, cut and
bruised when hit by a sled while
guarding coasting track at Fifth and
Buchanan streets. William WadS-
worth. Is. of 1885 K street, was treat
ed at Emergency Hospital for lacer-
ated lip received in a coasting spill.
Few Accidents Reported.
Comparatively few traffic accidents
were reported, despite the ice-coated
streets. DR.. Walter E. Seymour of
4703 Crescent place was severely cut
and bruised when thrown through a
window of his automobile in a col
lision at Thirtieth street and Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Miss Ruby Mechlin, Is, of 1888 Ver-
mont avenue, suffered a broken leg
yesterday when she fell on a snow
crusted pavement near New York ave-
nue. and Ninth street.
Park police announced today that
most of the main roads through Rock
Creek Park had been reopened tc
motor traffic, including Tilden street
Park and Military roads and Beach
drive. Deep snow drifts have forced
the closing of the Speedway around
Hains Point in East Potomac Park
from the Tourist Camp to the outlet
Fair Skating Surface.
High winds last night swept most
| of the snow from the ice in the Re
f1ecting Pool and the surface is in faiI
shape for skating, park police said.
Woe for motorists with cars ma
rooned at curbs by high drifts through
out the city was spelled this morning
in an official police order to enforce
the 18-hour parking limit regulation
The order was issued by Inspector l.
I. H. Edwards, who explained that
numerous complaints have been re-
ceivered from persons objecting to au-
tomobiles standing for long periods be-
fore their homes or apartments.
Evening star., 1935-01-25

The problem Of pollution Of Rock
Greek and Piney Branch can be
solved to a practical degree by the
expenditure of somewhat less than
S6 900, 600, according to estimates
compiled by District government en-
gineers.
Roughly speaking, these estimates
call for development of two additional
intercepting sewers. one on either side
of Rock Creek; and for development
of separate sanitary sewage lines to
serve Klingle and Luzon Valleys, where
combined stormwater and sewage Sys-
TENS now exist.
This information was compiled by
engineers of the District as result
of studies of the Washington sewage
system when special board OF sanl-
tary engineers recommended last Fall
development of sewage disposal
plant, now to be built under P. w. A.
advance of s4,000,000
All Data Made Available.
Together with the complete report
on last years survey, made by Harri-
son P. Eddy, John H. Gregory and
Samuel A. Greeley, this and all other
data in hand have been made avail
able by the District to the engineers
engaged by the National Park Service
to make special new study of Rock
Greek pollution under another P. w. A.
grant of $25,000. Leroy K. Sherman
of Chicago and Wesley w. Horner OF
st. Louis have been engaged to assist
John L. Nagle in the new survey.
The tentative suggestions OF the en-
gineerS of the District government. re-
vealed today, call for development OF
a huge interceptor sewer on the east
side of Rock Greek, to run from Piney
Branch Valley to the Potomac. Its
size would vary from a diameter Of
10 feet to IT'S feet. The cost Is esti-
mated at $4,500,000.
The principal purpose OF such
line would be to intercept sewage from
the Piney Branch sewer which now
in times of rain, is flooded, causing
an overflow into Piney Branch and
thence into Rock Greek. This inter-
ceptor also would intercept the over.
flow from 18 additional sewers now
discharging into Rock Greek from the
east at times of storm.
Conversion Plan Included.
Coupled with this program is plan
| for conversion of the combined sewer
system in Luzon Valley, the area be-
tween Alaska avenue, Piney Branch
road, the District line and Sixteenth
street, so that storm water would be
carried away in mains separate from
the sewer mains. 1t Is figured this
would cost about $350,000.
For the west side of Rock Creek
the city engineers suggest q new in
terceptor to run from Connecticut
avenue down to the Potomac, the
diameter to vary from to 10.5 feet
The cost Is calculated to total $3.50.
600. This would serve purpose SIM
liar to that of the new main proposed
for the east side Of the creek. This
also would intercept the overflow
from eight sewers from the west now
discharging into Rock Creek during
storms.
A project companion to this would
be conversion of the Klingle Valley
drainage area sewers from combina-
tion storm water and sewage system
into separate lines, at cost of some
$125,00O. This would bring the cost
Of the four projects to some $5,725, 900
To obtain more or less complete
freedom of pollution in Rock Greek
and Piney Branch, 1t Is explained
further development of the Rock Greek
trunk sewer in Maryland by the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Comnis-
sion is necessary. -
Evening star., 1935-01-25
FVE-PO|NT PLAN
FOR YEAR ADOPTED
Anti-War Group Urges
World Court Entry and
Aid for Treaties.

A fve-point program for the COM
ing year was adopted today by the
Cause and Cure of War Conference in
session at the Washington Hotel.
Under the general heading of for
eign policy, strengthening of the State
Department and simplification of the
machinery for treaty making are to be
sought. American adherence to the
World Court will be urged as pri-
mary factor in machinery for peace.
Urge Munitions Study.
For reduction of war machinery. the
delegates will urge study of the find
ings of the Senate Munitions Com
mittee so stand may be taken on the
committees later recommendations.
Endorsement of the United States pro-
posal for International control of man
ufacture and trade in arms, and a
campaign to make military training
in civil schools elective rather than
compulsory also are provided
Under economic policies of the Gov
ernment, the conference approved
negotiations of reciprocal trade agree
ments and urged that America enter
negotiations regarding war debts to
effect definite settlement, ''in a spirit
of willingness to make substantial
concessions"
The last point in the program was
an affirmation of belief in demo-
cratic processes in working for inter-
national relations" as a fundamental
basis for peace.
Men and women of the world were
invited today by leaders of the con-
ference to join in an effort to abolish
international conflict.
Mrs. Gait Makes Appeal.
Speaking over an international radio
broadcast Of the Columbia network
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, honorary
chairman of the conference, called
for an end Of wars because they are
"uncivilized, barbarous and wrong"
Declaring war will disappear when
the people of the leading nations de-
clare its continuance to be no longer
possible, she added:
mo nation can afford the waste
| of human life in war. Nor can
nations normally endure the depres-
sion that is the inevitable outcome oi
war: nor can they endure the increase
of crime, insanity. immortality and
suicide. Nor can the war generation
patiently carry the staggering load
Of war taxation"
War Preparation Seen.
She was seconded by Miss Josephine
Schain,. administrative chairman oil
the National Cause and Cure of Wal
Committee. who referred to ''tre-
mendouS preparation for war" now in
progress in the world. Hailing the
League of Nations, the World Court
disarmament and economic confer.
ences as sounding a new note in
peace efforts" she added:
Machinery for peace cannot pro-
duce results by its mere existence
Lasting peace can never be obtained
by external measures alone. It Is
dependant on a world will toward
peace and world prepared to make
sacrifices for peace"
A bigger budget for the State De-
partment as an agency Of peace was
urgently advocated before the con-
ference yesterday by Dewitt Clinton
Poole, of Princeton University.
For the fiscal year beginning next
July, Poole said, $312,000,000 had
been asked for the Army, $490,000. 900
for the Navy, and only $l2,600, 900
for the Department of State and the
foreign service.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
Commissioners Agree to Ask
Authority to Sell Two
Squares.
PLAN SEEN AS AIDING
FEDERAL DEVELOPMENT
Effort Will Be Made to Dispose
of Property to U. S. in Further.
ance of Triangle Project.

The Commissioners agreed infor-
mally today to ask Congress to approve
major revision in plans for the pro-
posed Municipal Center to provide
for sale Of the lower two squares OF
the site.
While some details Of the proposed
revamped plans are still to be deter
mined, the Commissioners did agree
to propose that the administration
buildings of the District be erected on
the northern half of the site-that is,
the portion north of c street, between
Third and Sixth streets.
Under this plan efforts will be
made TO persuade the Federal Govern
ment to buy the lower two squares
for some Federal development. This
would enable the Federal Government
to have full charge of development
OF the area opposite the eastern enc
of the Federal Triangle south of Penn
Sylvania avenue.
Fav0rs Plan for Expansion.
Lieut.. Col. Dan I. Sultan, Enginet
Commissioner. said he was in favo
of plan to place all three of the Dis~
trict minor courts buildings in Judic.
ary Square, leaving more room 70
future expansion of the administra
ton buildings in the northern ha,
OF the present site.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen va
inclined to favor construction of tn
new Juvenile Court Building in Jud.
ciary Square and to provide for tn
Pohce and Municipal Courts at tn
east and west areas of the northern
! half of the Municipal Center sit, =.
Even under this plan. it is argued
there will be ample room on the re
duced site for present housing neet
and for the future.
Building Balance Sought.
Under this plan the Juvenile Cou
| Building would be erected TO the MOTT.
and east of the District Supreme Court
| Building. to create balance with thu
| District Court of Appeals Building 20
the north and west of the Supreme
Court stru.ture.
Months ago Commissioner Hazen
advanced the proposal for sale of the
lower two squares of the site which
+ was purchased at cost of more than
! S6,000.000. Rough estimates for the
! cost of the Municipal Center over the
whole present site run as high as
s22,OOO,OO0. Hazen took the position
the District had no need for such an
| extravagant project and could not
| finance it.
This view was generally supported
by numerous civic leaders at a publ
hearing on the subject.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
Blind Runaway Horse Injured
And Killed Costs MAJ, $40 Fine

S. for speeding. Robert w. Mawson
given suspended sentence and the
case of George L. Cunningham was
continued until next week.
Samuel B. Herbert was fined S.
for passing a red light. The other
cases scheduled were for parking and
similar minor offenses. A large ma
jority of these forfeited their collateral.
Only $618 was collected yesterday
from fines and forfeitures in traffic
cases. This brings the total amount
of collections from this court so far
this week to $4,715. For the same
number Of days last week $5,3s4 was
collected.
Neil D. McEwan, 4577 Conduit road,
was to be arraigned before Judge Hit
this afternoon on reckless driving
charge.
Evening star., 1935-01-25
ENGINEERS GET HEARING

Engineers employed by the Board
of Education who complained of work.
ing conditions almost a year ago will
be given public hearing at q special
meeting of the board late today.
Chester M. Wright, head Of Local
No. 1O2 of the International Union of
Operating Engineers, already has filed
a brief in behalf of the unions COM
plants and plans to present another
today. Spokesman also are to be pres
ent from Local No. 104, party to the
complaint.