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Evening star., 1935-01-24
ROOSEVELT HEARS
CIVIL SERVICE PLAN
Commission Discusses Program
for Emergency Agencies
Now Under Study.

The plan to put under civil service
employees Of the emergency agencies.
now being studied by the Civil Service
Commission, was discussed by mem
bers Of the commission with President
Roosevelt yesterday afternoon.
At the instance of the President,
commission undertook a survery
OF employment in the new groups
to determine those that might logically
be given civil service status-probably
by non-competitive examination. The
extent to which this study has pro-
gressed has not been made public, but
1t is expected before any definite steps
are taken the Attorney General will
be asked for an opinion as to what
employees may be brought under civil
service by executive order and for
which groups new legislation will be
necessary.
1t is intended eventually to put un-
der civil service the staffs of those
establishments which are to be oper-
ated permanently, or at least indefi-
nitely. One Of the proposals involved
in the bill of Representative Sirovich.
Democrat, of New York, for wide
spread improvement in Government
employment conditions includes giving
emergency workers civil service status.
This proposed legislation is getting
wide support in Congress, according to
a statement of the American Fedora
tlon OF Government Employees.
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Moves to Get Committee to
Insert Clause in De-
fiCiency Measure.
RULES MAY FRUSTRATE
SUCCESS TEMPORARILY
Nevadan Confident Provision Can
Be Added When Bill
Reaches Floor.

A final effort to have his per
cent Government pay restoration
amendment placed in the pending de-
ficiency resolution before it leaves
committee will be made by Senator
McCarran, Democrat, of Nevada, when
the entire Senate Appropriations
Committee meets this afternoon.
Members Of the committee have
said they do not believe Senate rules
will permit them to attach the pay
amendment to the measure in COM
mittee, but that Senator McCarran
will have an opportunity to offer it
on the Senate floor
The resolution in question carries
operating expenses for several of the
new Government commissions and
agencies for the period from now
until July l. The McCarran pro-
posal deals with the salary level for
the same period, and the Nevada
Senator is optimistic that his amend
ment will be in order on the floor
even if the committee holds other
wise so far as its action is concerned.
McCarran is seeking to have the
remainder of the pay cut restored as
of January l. 1t will be restored
in any event on July /, but McCarran
believes living costs justify immediate
action.
The issue may come to a head in
the Senate tomorrow.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
PLANS APPROVED
FOR UNION SQUARE
Mall Development Nearer
by Action of Capitol En-
Iargement Commission.

Development of the Mall was
brought step nearer completion yes
terday afternoon, when the Commis-
sion on Enlargement of the Capitol
Grounds approved plans for the land
scape treatment of Union Square,
bounded by Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania avenues. First and Third streets.
This area formerly was occupied by
the Botanic Gardens, which have
been moved into the area south of
Maryland avenue Union Square will
form the east end of the Mall and
will beautify another section Of the
area surrounding the Capitol. p W.
A. funds are available to go forward
with the landscape treatment, now
that the plans have been approved.
At Work Some Time.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Fine
Arts Commission have been working
on the layout for some time, but the
law required that the plans for Union
Square be passed on by the Capitol
Grounds Commission. That commits
sion met yesterday in the Office of
Vice President Garner.
One suggestion called for the re-
moval of Peace Monument at First
and Pennsylvania avenue and of Gar
field Monument at First and Maryland
avenue to provide an unobstructed
circular driveway around the west side
Of the Capitol. Members of the Capt.
tol Grounds Commission believe that
when such move is contemplated it
will require action by Congress.
Memorials in Area.
The Grant and Meade memorials
are in the Union Square area and will
be given improved surroundings when
the landscape work approved yester-
day has been carried out. There is
also space in Union Square for some
future memorial, just south of the
Meade Monument.
Direct roadways will extend through
the Mall from the Washington Monu-
ment to the Capitol. In order to
provide adequate outlets for these
roadways at the eastern end there will
be slightly curved driveway across
Union Square about where Second
street would be, leading toward Penn
sylvania and Maryland avenues.
The Union Square plans were pre-
pared by Frederick Law Olmsted.
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TRANSIT co. ASKS
TO BUY 3 BUSSES
New Type Carriers to Cost
$32,486-specifcations
Will Be Studied.

The Washington Rapid Transit Co.
today asked the Public Utilities Com
mission for permission to buy three
busses of new type at an estimated
cost of $32, ,486.40.
The commission was expected to
grant approval, unless specifications
should show certain technical require
ments are not met. Commission OFF,
cials said today they are anxious to
expedite the matter because additional
busseS are badly needed.
E. D. Merrill, president of the bus
concern, said the busses he proposes
to buy have a seating capacity of 81
passengers, and that "the arrange
ment of seats provides unusual roomi-
ness for the movement of passengers
and for rush-hour loads" He said the
buses are manufactured by the Twin
Coach Co. of Kent, Ohio, and that
more than so Of this type are in serv-
ice in various cities in this part Of the
country.
The proposed new buses are some
what similar in appearance, as to the
exterior, as the new buses purchased
a few months ago by the Capital
Transit Co.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
AUTO IMPOUNDING
LAW is INDORSED
Traffic Committee of Board Of
Trade Adopts Plan After
Conferences.

A motor vehicle impounding law
for the District was approved today
by the Traffic Committee of the
Washington Board of Trade at a
luncheon meeting at the Harrington
Hotel.
The proposal, drafted by Edward F..
Colladay, associate general counsel Of
the board, after conferences with
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen, Traf-
fic Director w. A. Van Duzer, Police
Supt. Ernest w. Brown and Corpora
ton Counsel e. Barrett Prettyman,
would empower the Commissioners to
draft specific regulations for i'm
pounding cars.
Their authority, under the proposal,
would be limited to automobiles ac-
tually blocking traffic or creating a
hazard either to pedestrians or mo-
toristS. 1t would not apply to cars
parked overtime.
An earlier proposal, covering
broader field, was rejected by the
Board Of Governors, which acted to
have Colladay draft a new sugges-
ton. Wallace Robinson is chairman
of the TRAFFIC Committee.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Walking in Sno,O
In Stocking Feet
Fails to Win Aid
Shoes Found Hidden BY
Man Seeking More
Relief.

In stocking feet a man trudged into
the Office of Ross Haworth, secretary
to Commissioner Allen, yesterday to
appeal for an increase in his relief al
lowance so he could obtain a pair of
shoes.
Haworth and a case worker of the
District Relief Administration listened
Sympathetically to the plea, all the
more so because of the snow that
blanketed Washington. Later, how
ever, they decided to investigate the
matter further
AS result, off1cials had before them
today reports that the man had hid
den his shoes near one of the relief
stations and that after leaving Aliens
Office had walked IN stocking feet in
the snow to Pennsylvania avenue,
where he failed a taxicab.
So far as Haworth has learned, the
shoe hiding stunt was adopted as a
means of getting another pair of shoes
that would fit better.
Further check revealed the man was
one who last year was hailed into
court accused Of having strung up his
two children by their thumbs as pun
ishment for some mischief.
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NINE ARE FORCED
INTO COLDBYF FIRE
Two Children Are Partially
Clothed During Blaze
at $3.50 Am.

Nine persons, including two children
partially clothed, were forced out into
the bitter cold about $3.50 am. today
by smoke from a fire in a restaurant
at 1885 Ninth street, beneath their
apartments.
Those forced to leave the building
were Harry Contos, 35, proprietor of
the restaurant; his wife, Mabel, and
two children. Ethel, 10, and Billy, g.
who occupy the third floor, and five
men rooming on the second floor. They
left through the residence entrance at
902 o street.
The boy and girl were carried from
the building by Contos and one of the
roomers. All took refuge in the home
Of friends across the street. Mrs.
ContoS Smelled smoke and aroused her
husband, who notified the other
occupants.
The fire, believed started by short
circuit in wiring, was confined to the
basement and first floor and caused
damage estimated by Contos at ap-
proximately $4,000.
Several families also were forced
from an apartment building at 116
c street northeast shortly after 9 am
by fire which started in the furnace
room and spread to the first floor.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Stormy Weather
Forces Observance
Of Traffic Rules
Only % Cases on Docket
as Three ViOlatOrS Re.
port at Court.

Dangerous icy streets yesterday and
today accomplished what the Traffic
Bureau has long sought in its drive on
law violators-there were no Speeders
or reckless drivers arraigned in Traf-
fic Court this morning. The shortest
docket of the year, calling for only
% cases, was brought before the bench
of Judge Isaac R. Hit, and only three
out of that number appeared.
Nineteen others forfeited collateral
on minor offenses.
The sharp decline in traffic law vio-
lations has been seen since the Police
Department began its drive at the first
of the year, and yesterdays collections
in fines and forfeitures netted only
1927, or $3.50 less than the previous
day.
Marshall Gordon of Richmond, Va,
who was arrested two weeks ago on a
speeding charge and the case continu-
ed for today, forfeited $25 when he did
not appear.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
TAXICAB DRIVERS
INVITED TO HEARING
Provision Requiring Financial
Responsibility Proposed to Be
Written in Bill.

A proposal that a provision requir-
Ing financial responsibility for taxi
cab operators be written into the
general automobile responsibility bill
now before Congress will be debated
at conference Monday, it was an
nounced today by Corporation Coun-
sci E. Barrett Prettyman.
Many operators of taxicabs are in
vited to appear. Prettyman set the
date for the conference after certain
cab interests recommended that steps
be taken to include taxicabs in the
general bill. Prettyman said if the
taxicab industry could agree on a
form of liability for taxis, he would
seek to have it inserted in the pend
ing bill.
At the past session of Congress
there was proposed a separate bill
for taxicab responsibility as well as
one applying to automobile owners
generally, which has been reintro-
duced. ...-.......
Evening star., 1935-01-24
HIGHWAY BUILDING.
NEEDS STRESSED
Michigan State Commits
sioner Urges Motor Levies
-
for Construction Work.

Concentrating their efforts on OBJ
tanning a general highway construc-
ton program for the Nation for the
two-fold purpose of providing ener-
gency employment and improving
transportation, nearly 1000 dele
gates to the thirty-second annual
session of the American Road Build
ers' Association. today at the Willard
Hotel, considered methods for bring
ing about more general application
of State gasoline tax funds to road
construction and of obtaining Federal
action.
The keynote of the general session
of the conference today was sounded
in a report by Murray D. Van Wag-
oner, State highway commissioner,
Lansing, Mich, who dealt with the
necessity for applying gasoline tax
and motor vehicle license revenues to
highway construction.
Weeks Stresses Necessity.
The urgent necessity for new legis-
lation providing for continuance OF
the highway program was to be
stressed by j. Borton Weeks, preS1-
dent of the keystone Automobile Club
Of Pennsylvania, during the after
moons general session of the confer
ence. Representative Wilburn Cart
wright of Oklahoma is to speak this
afternoon on the need for scientific
highway program and will outline
the progress IN roadbuilding during
the past few years.
It was pointed out at today's ses-
sion that the highway industry and
profession in general has settled on
three major issues to be pressed dur
ing the coming months: First, the
justification for continuance OF an
adequate and economic highway pro-
gram; second, the principle that high
way revenues, including the gasoline
tax and motor license fees, should be
utilized for construction and malnte-
nance of highways, and third, the
continued appropriation by the United
States of Federal aid funds for the
completion Of the highway system
throughout the country.
Contractors Meet.
This mornings session Of the con-
ference was devoted to business meet
ings of various sections There was a
special contractors meeting.
T. H. Cutler, chief engineer OF the
Missouri State Highway Department
will preside at a general session Of the
conference this afternoon.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
BREAK DECLARED
NEAR IN MURDERS
States Attorney Calls De.
teCtives After Night of
Chasing Clues.

Declaring that a "break" in the
hold-up and dual murder at the Chevy
Chase Lake car barn appeared i'm
minent, States Attorney James H.
Pugh of Montgomery County sum-
moned detectives investigating the case
to his Office this afternoon for a con-
ference.
Pugh refused to disclose the infor-
nation supporting his claim, but it
was learned that Montgomery, Wash
ington and Baltimore detectives had
spent the entire night in running
down new angles of the probe.
Police Release Three.
Shortly after Pugh's announcement
three men who have been In custody
in Washington since late Monday
were released. They included former
employe of the Capital Transit Co.,
who surrendered after learning police
were looking for him, and two friends.
With the release of the men police
now have no one under arrest in
connection with the crime. Eight
people, including a woman, have been
in custody for questioning at various
times during the investigation.
Meanwhile, an intensive search of
garages and cleaning establishments
is being made by police in hopes Of
locating the car used by the bandits
responsible for the hold-up and twin
murders early Monday or the clothing
which they wore at the time the crime
was committed.
Heard Shots in Car.
Appearance of a mystery witness in
the case gave rise yesterday to belief
by detectives that Emory Smith,
40-year-old Capital Traction Co.
watchman and one of the bandits
victims. was slain in the hold-up car
near the scene of the crime.
Detectives were told by the witness
that he heard an automobile speed
away from the car barn and several
shots ring out a few minutes after it
started toward upper Rock Greek Park.
where Smiths body was discovered in
the waters of the creek Monday morn
ing.
Police said the new witness story
backed up their theory that Smith had
been murdered either at the scene of
the crime or in the bandits car They
pointed out that only small quantity
of blood was found where Smiths body
was discovered, although the watch
mans cranial artery had been severed
by one of the four bullets which caused
his death.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
BROAD INTERPRETATION
OF CONSTITUTION URGED
Sufficient Elasticity to Cope With
Enormous Changes" Held
Necessary.

A plea for liberal Interpretation of
the Constitution was made by Frank
j. Burns, Illinois assistant attorney
general, in an address today before
the students and faculty of the Catho-
lie University Law School.
I'VE have a great Constitution,
Burns declared, $50 long as it is given,
by judicial decision, sufficient elastic
ity to meet enormous changes brought
about, often suddenly, by the efflux Of
time and the development of our coun-
try. But it has been changed, in any
material respect, by its own machinery
only q bare half dozen times in $50
years, except at the cost of civil war"
Burns added that ''the overwhelm-
ing mandate Of the people" is suficient
to warrant the Supreme Court to avoid
dealing "a vital blow to the monetary
policy Of the Roosevelt administra-
ton"
Evening star., 1935-01-24
NAVAJO LIFE DESCRIBED
Miss Mary Tucker Lectures at
Women's CITY Club.

Beauties of the Navajo country and
the life Of Indians living there were
described by Miss Mary Tucker in a
lecture last night at the Women's City
Club. Miss Tucker recently returned
from trip through Arizona, Colorado
and New Mexico. Her talk was illus
trated with slides.
She will give more extended lee
ture on the same subject tonight in
the Commerce Department Audi
torium.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
TWO MEN ARE ARRESTED
IN GROCERY STORE RAID
Police Charge One With Permit
ing Gaming and Other With
Accepting Bet.

Police arrested two men late yes
terday in raid on a grocery store in
the 1900 block Of Seventh street. Jack
Schwartz, 25, was charged with per-
mitting gaming, and Nathan Lober,
IS, was charged with accepting bet.
They were released later under $500
bond each.
Lieut.. George M. Little, head Of the
police vice squad, said he would con-
fer with the district attorney today in
an effort to have charges of operating
a lottery placed against each in a
move to secure more severe penalties
The arrests were made on warrants
after police said they had made sew
eral plays"
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Fire Auxiliary Elects.

wARRENTON, Va, January "a
Especially The auxiliary of the War
renton Fire Department at its annual
meeting elected the following officers:
Mrs. D. P. Wood, president; Mrs. e.
c. Thornton and Mrs. ]. D. Richards,
vice presidents: Mrs. W. G. Barten-
stein. secretary; Mrs. Harold Smith,
assistant secretary, and Miss Phoebe
Green, treasurer. The annual BAN
quet to the firemen will be given in
February.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
THREE FAIRGROUNDS
TO GET CERTIFICATES
Barry Farms Organization Rank ed
Highest by Women's
City Club.

Certificates of award for civic stand
ards in District Fairgrounds will be
presented to representatives of three
playground divisions at pm tomor-
row in the board room of the District
Building by the Women's City Club.
The Barry Farms playground has
been selected for the first place certifi-
cate, the Georgetown playground for
second rank and the Lincoln play
ground for third place.
The certificates will be presented by
Mrs. John S. Bennett, president of the
club. The program will be conducted
by Mrs. Ernest Field Parkinson of the
Civic Committee of the club. Com
missioner George E. Allen, Miss Sibyl
Baker, supervisor of District play
grounds, and Major Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police, will partici-
pate.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
TRANSFER OF SCHOOL
TO MUIRKIRK ASKED
Sale of Industrial Home Unit to
Be Considered by Com
missioners.

A proposal that the District sell the
property on Observatory Circle, now
used by the Industrial Home School
for Children, and tranfer that agency
to District-owned property at Muir
kirk. Md, will be considered tomorrow
by the Commissioners at board ses-
sion.
Corporation Counsel Prettyman and
District Auditor Donovan have ad-
vised the Commissioners an act OF
Congress would be necessary to ac-
complish the transfer. which has been
suggested by the Board of Public Wei
fare
Civilian Conservation Corps mem
bers are now quartered on the Muir
kirk property, which consists Of 155
acres.
Evening star., 1935-01-24

continued to work hills and important
intersections. This latter group has
worked a -and-night schedule.
The snow ploWS we're withdrawn this
morning as no longer useful after day
and-night duty since the snow began
to pile up.
The snow was being Shoveled into
trucks and dumped in manholeS. Dis
trict officials at a conference this
morning estimated that regular en-
ployes could handle the job after to-
morrow afternoon. About 400 District
employees worked all night last night in
the wake of the plowS.
Traffic Bureau officials reported less
than the usual number of accidents,
despite streets cruSted with ice.
Juvenile Washington and many
adults welcomed the snow as a sport
ing opportunity. Many hills have
been closed to traffic by police to allow
coasting, both in the city proper and
in Rock Creek Park, where steep
curves are dangerous to automobiles.
Night Ideal for Sport.
Hundreds of coasters and men and
boys on skis turned out for the sport
while the snow was falling yesterday
afternoon and last night. Tonight
should offer a better opportunity for
Shedding, with runways beginning to
pack and clear, cold weather in pros
pect.
The local Audubon Society today
issued an appeal to the public to scat
ter scraps of food in places suitable
for birds.
"Suet should be hung up or fastened
to conspicuous objects such as trees,
posts or fences" the appeal said.
Apples and raisins are also greatly
relished. Birds, due to their high
body temperature, are able to with
stand extremely cold weather, but re-
quire nouriShment at comparatively
short intervals if they are to survive"
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Capitol Families
Health Improves
AS Cold Increases

Paradoxically or no, the health
OF Congress seems to get better
as the weather gets colder and
snowier.
DR.. George W. Calver, Capitol
physician, explained today as he
looked out the window at fairly
deep snowdrifts:
I'VE needed some cold weather.
All this fog We had been having
was conducive of colds"
The "f1u" which attacked many
congressional families about the
time the session started also is
decreasing, he reported. 4
Evening star., 1935-01-24
BLIND PENSION ASKED
Measure Would Give Sightless in
District $50 a Month.

A bill providing pension for the
blind Of the District was introduced
late yesterday by Representative FL
lenbogen, Democrat, of Pennsylvania.
The measure is similar to one that
died in the last Congress, except that
it limits the pension to $50 a month.
The Board Of Public Welfare, under
the new bill, would administer the
act.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
FOOD SHOW PLANNED
Arrangements Completed for Ex-
hibition Here February 6-16.

Arrangements for the fourth annual
United Food Stores Exposition, to be
held in Washington Auditorium Feb
ruary 6 to 16, were completed last
night at a meeting of two-score rep
resentatives of distributors who will
have exhibits.
Morris Kraft, president Of United
Food Stores. who presided at the
meeting, stated that all space in the
exhibition hall has been allotted. It
is planned to have rs booths. The
show this year will be the most
elaborate ever held, featuring a fashion
review, cooking schools and a baby
contest.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
PARK LIFE ILLUSTRATED
Western High Club Sees Interior
Department Pictures.

department flctureS.
Slides of Glacier National Park
and wild life in national parks, lent
by the Interior Department, were
shown before the History Club of
Western High School yesterday by
Joseph Sorrell, history teacher at Stu
art Junior High School. The slides
were obtained by Mrs B. A. Y. Werth-
ner, faculty advisor.
Miss Peggy Dow, president, was pre-
sented with a pin in recognition of
her services to the club Miss Elva
Dawn Outland' was appointed chair
man of the Publicity Committee to
succeed Miss Emily r. Doores, who will
be graduated in February.
Tomorrow the club will visit Con-
gress. Plans for the visit were made
by Miss Katherine Newcomer, chair
man of the Transportation Committee.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
CONVENTION PLANNED
Commercial Law League to Hold
1885 Session Here.

The Commercial Law League of
America, which held its annual con-
vention here in 1888, has selected
Washington for its annual session
again this year and will meet at the
Wardman Park Hotel from July 20 to
August /. The program was an
nounced today by Curtis Hodges,
executive director of the Greater
National Capital Committee of the
Board of Trade.
Martin j. Teigan of Chicago, secre-
tary. says nearly 800 delegates will
attend the convention.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Directors Hold Session,

The Board of Directors of the Bet
ter Business Bureau held its monthly
meeting today at luncheon at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1935-01-24

Snow removal work concentrated to-
day on the downtown section, while
the Districts half dozen sanding crews