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Evening star., 1940-01-11
Asks Crime
Jurisdiction Over
Memorial Highway
Judiciary Committee
Studies Bill to Clear
Up Federal Stutus

The House Judiciary Committee
had before it for consideration to-
day a report from Attorney Cen
eral Murphy recommending a re-
vision in the criminal code to give
the United States jurisdiction over
crimes committed on the George
Washington Memorial highway in
Virginia and similar Federal res
ervations in other States.
Mr.. Murphy cited as one reason
for recommending the proposed
change q recent criminal case grow
ing out Of an odense committed on
the Memorial highway. over which
the United States District Court
for the eastern district Of Virginia
refused to take Jurisdiction on the
ground that the Federal Govern.
ment only had a proprietary title
to the lands forming the highway
and consequently did not have ex-
elusive jurisdiction required by ex-
isting law.
Mr.. Murphy said the decision had
resulted in a number of jurisdic-
tional problems in connection with
enforcement of criminal law on
highway which in effect consti-
tutes a national shrine, and which
is visited annually by persons from
probably every State in the Union"
He also declared problems of
similar nature arise in respect to
other Federal reservations to which
the Government has not acquired
exclusive jurisdiction"
The proposed revision in the law,
the Attorney General explained,
would not deprive TIE States of any
jurisdiction they now have but
would give both the States and the
Federal Government authority to
deal with crimes committed In such
areas land thereby tend to enhance
the effectiveness of the admins
tration of the criminal law"
Mr.. Murphy failed to indicate in
the report the case on the Me-
mortal highway which inspired his
recommendation.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Teachers buildinu
Still Is Sinking,
Trade Board Told
Visitors Are Shown
Cracks in Walls
And Ceilings

Evidences of continued sinking of
the building housing Wilson Teach
ers College were pointed out to a
Washington Board of Trade dele
CATION yesterday by DR.. E. c. Higbie,
president of the institution. The
group was composed of members
of the trade body's Committee on
Education, headed by Chairman
George E. Keneipp.
Taking the visitors on a tour
of the structure, DR.. Higbie indi-
Gated cracks in the ceilings and
walls, falling plaster, sprung door
and window frames and uneven
floor surfaces as proof of the in
effectiveness O. repeated reconstruc-
ton work.
The school executive told the dele
cation District engineers were keep
ing the building under observation.
I'VE might be given the order
to move out ut any time" he added.
The Board Of Trade members were
assured q roped-of corner of a
classroom was not a prop" ar
ranged for their benefit but rep
resented q danger point at which
plaster had been falling.
Following the tour, the group
gathered in DR.. Higbie's office for
an informal private discussion of
the schools needs.
In order to acquaint the COM
mitteemen with the mode of oper-
alton and activities of the college,
an informative program was pre-
sented during luncheon attended
by a majority of the faculty men,
bers.
The College Council, college news
paper, Mems Club, Womens Club,
Women's Athletic Club, "W' Club
and Glee Club were represented.
Among those present at the
luncheon was Assistant Supt. of
Schools Chester w. Holmes.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
DC. Revanlp
Plans Face
Initial Test
Kennedy States
Consideration for
NextWeek

The special subcommittee Of the
House District Committee in charge
Of reorganization legislation will be-
gin consideration of various pro-
posals for revamping the municipal
machine next week. it was an
nounced today by Chairman Ken
nedy.
At the same time, Representative
Kennedy, q Maryland Democrat,
served notice on the Commissioners
he expected them to be prepared to
defend their own reorganization
plan when the subcommittee meets,
even though it might still be under
scrutiny at the Budget Bureau.
The reorganization program Of
the Commissioners, developed by
their so-called Kitchen cabinet"
has been at the Budget Bureau
awaiting approval for about week.
Meantime, its features have been
guarded with utmost secrecy.
Cites December Is Deadline.
"I do not intend to wait much
longer for the Budget Bureau TO
pass on the reorganization program
of the Commissioners" declared
Mr.. Kennedy. my subcommittee
gave the Commissioners instructions
last summer to have their recon-
mendations for reorganization ready
by December IS. It is now near the
middle of January and nothing has
been heard from them. When the
Commissioners appear before the
full District Committee Monday, I
expect them to have the reorganiza-
ton report with them"
The conference Mr.. Kennedy was
scheduled to hold with Commis-
sioner George 3. Allen yesterday
over the reorganization program was
postponed until Friday Mr.. Ken
nedy said he was forced to delay
the meeting because of congress
Nonal duties which took all of his
time.
Most of the day Mr.. Kennedy
spent in the House chamber to
vote on the .anti-lynching bill.
Later, he attended meeting OF
the House Maryland delegation in
the Office of Representative Cole,
Democrat, of Maryland.
Seal Sees Randolph.
Although Mr.. Kennedy and Com
missioner Allen failed to get to-
gether, Corporation Counsel Ell.
wood H. Seal was at the Capitol dis
cussing municipal affairs with
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee.
Mr.. Seal. who served as chair
man of the kitchen cabinet" during
the framing Of the reorganization
plan the Commissioners will spon-
sor, disclosed that several Federal
departments have manifest keen
interest In the program. AS re-
suit, he said, additional copies Of
the reorganization plan of the
Commissioners were sent to the
Budget Bureau for distribution to
officials of the Government depart
ments who wanted them.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Hatch Will Request
Early Consideration
For New Bills
Extension Of Provisions
To Stote Workers Due
Before Committee Soon

Senator Hatch, Democrat, Of New
Mexico plans to ask the Senate
Privileges and Elections Committee
to give early consideration to the
two bills he introduced few days
ago to broaden the scope of exist
ing laws against political activity
among Federal employees.
One extends to thousands Of
State workers the Hatch Act Of
1899, which prevents Federal en-
ployes from taking active part in
political campaigns.
- The other amends the Corrupt
Practices Act of 1925 to give Fed
eral employees q greater degree Of
protection against being called on
for political contributions. The
present law forbids any Govern
ment official or employe from So
liciting campaign funds from other
employees. The pending bill makes
it unlawful for any person, whether
in or out of the Government, to
request Federal workers to con-
tribute.
May Meet Next Week.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia, chairman IF the Privileges
and Elections Committee, indicated
he may call the first meeting of the
committee by next week. Senator
Hatch has not decided whether to
ask for hearings.
Senator Hatch's bill uses the
medium of Federal loans and grants
as the means of regulating the po-
ntical activities of employees Oh State
governments. His bill provides that
if any State employees whose pay
comes in whole or II. part from
Federal funds take active part in
political campaigns, any Federal
agency would have discretionary
power to withhold Federal aid from
the State agencies involved. Such
action could not be taken, however,
until the State agency had been
allowed a reasonable time in which
to take corrective action.
Safeguard Right of Vote.
The bill safeguards the right OF
the employees to express their in
dividual views and to vote as they
see fit.
Senator Hatch has included aa
provision definitely applying last
years law to employees of the Dis
trict government. 1t would exempt
the Commissioners, however, on the
ground that they are policy-making
officials, who are exempt under the
original act. This exemption will
make 1t unnecessary for Commits
sioner Allen to give up his connec-
ton with the Democratic State
Central Committee for the District
The New Mexico Senator has
stated he also would accept an
amendment to permit Federal en-
ployes who live in nearby Maryland
and Virginia to continue to hold
local county Offices, but feels that
the members of Congress from those
areas should originate the amend
ment.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
False Alarm Guilty Plea
Brings 180-Day Term

A sharp tongue lashing and 1S0
days in jail was meted out by Police
Court Judge Walter j. Casey yes
terday to Theodore Bowie. "a, COL
ored. who pleaded guilty to one Of
three charges of turning in false
fire alarms from the vicinity Of
Fourth and O streets NV. last
Monday evening.
Evening star., 1940-01-11

apolis calls her Grand Rounds"
park system. Inside this as within q
roughly circular palisade are some
40 small parks-from a few to 20 or
more acres-and Fairgrounds OF
from one to six acres. The center Of
the city, unlike Washington, is solid
business and industrial development.
No park lands exist here to speak
of and no Mall, Ellipse or Potomac
Park is present with the exception
of a narrow parkway along the Mis-
sissippi River banks.
Thus Minneapolis 5000 acres of
park land are where the people are,
not where the business and gov
ernmental section of the city is.
AS it Is now, large Washington
areas are available from an "at
your front door" point Of view tc
only a small portion of the popula-
ton compared to Minneapolis. In
Rock Greek particularly, one can
do little but ride, walk, sit and
picnic.
The rest of Washington has to be
content with areas which Minneap-
oils officials would describe as "one
Of our small neighborhood play
grounds" and one would see an
area of from S to 10 acres devoted
to supervised activities. In Wash
ington. these are called recreation
centers." and are pointed to with
pride as being large" areas serv-
ing several square miles of city.
Minneapolis doesn't even fool with
areas the size of Washington S
average playground.
One Center Equals a Park.
For recreation centers Minneap-
oils has whole parks. Take Fort
Dupont Park, for instance, and put
in a few play meadows, leave q
fair proportion of woods, build two
or three shelter houses, put in a
lake you can swim in, a golf course
and other assorted facilities, and
you'd have one Minneapolis center
The Minneapolis Board of Park
Commissioners maintains "a ath-
letic fields where Washington parks
have three. So baseball diamonds
where Washington parks have Is
II bathing beaches where Washing
ton parks have six swimming pools
two indoor swimming pools where
Washington parks have none, POI
tennis courts where Washington
parks have 81, 54 ice-skating rinks
and 81 hockey rinks where Wash
ington parks have the Rejecting
Pool, five ski jumps and one slalom
skiing hill where Washington has
none, II toboggan slides where
Washington parks have none and
156 softball diamonds where Wash
ington parks have 46.
Minneapolis has 1928 acres OF
park land, of which 1906 acres are
water. Washington was 5,798 acres
of park land. Minneapolis had ST.
1877, 1882 to spend on its parks in
1888, Washington in the current
fiscal year has $1,143,493. It must
be that the residents of Minneapo-
lis get more out Of their money
than do the residents of Washing
ton.
Washington probably never can
get distribution Of park lands to
compare with Minneapolis, because
Minneapolis bought its land in time
and thereby made residential de-
velopment conform to the parks
and not vice versa. However, it is
not outside the realm Of possibility
that Washington could make what
it has serve the community in many
more respects than at present.
Minneapolis, with q city park sys-
tenn which Is the envy Of all, is now
setting the machinery In motion tc
get, on top Of that, q metropolitan
system Of parks such as Cleveland's
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Frontier Nursing Head
To Speak January Is

Mrs. Mary Breckenridge, head Of
Frontier Nursing Service Of Ken
lucky, who started the service Of
women on horseback Is years ago,
will speak at 4 pm. Tuesday. jan
uary Is, in the textile museum at
the home of George H. Myers. 2310
S street NV. She will describe the
service hospital in Leslie County
Kentucky's only county without q
railroad-which provides the sole
practicing physician for 10000 peo-
pie. Colored slides will be shown.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
House Member to Speak

Representative Murdock of Ari-
IONA will speak at joint dinner
meeting Of ri Lambda Theta and
Phi Delta Kappa, honorary educa-
ton fraternities, at $50 pm. to-
morrow. His topic will be "A School
Teacher Comes to Warrington"
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Council Will Meet

A meeting Of the Central Neigh
borhood Council, Washington Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies, will be held
at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in the Y. w.
G. A. building, Ga E street NV.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 am. TO-
day:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 36.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested, 358.
Pedestrians injured, 8.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control
regulation. 6.
Evening star., 1940-01-11
Parks of Minneapolis Take
Recreation to Ones Front Door
With Acreage About on Par With
CopituI's, City Is Dotted With Developed Areas

The fifth OF a series OF articles
comparing parks and recreation
facilities of other cities 1Dith those
of the District OF Columbia.
Evening star., 1940-01-11

selected for the platform because
Of proficiency in their class last
year.
Evening star., 1940-01-11

lesson well. She cited her own
case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Most Cities Fight Budget, But Moses Beats Seven Lean Years, Trebles Gotham's Fairgrounds
BY TOM WOLF

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
 New York, May g. Any bird who migrated south for the Win- ter of 1033-34, and, because of ec- onomic conditions, had not started north again until this spring, would probably fly right past New York without recognizing 1t.
 From a birds-eye view the city must now present an unbelievably changed and pleasing mosaic of parks and playgrounds-.t -.trebled in size and number during the very years that planners In other ma jor American cities were strug- gling with acute attacks Of de- precision budgetitis.
 New York'S recreation spots present a literal mosaic for as neraly as any huge planning prof ect can be, they are the work Of one man Robert Moses. MT. Moses only paying job, of the seven important governmental posts he holds, Is commissioner Of New York City's Department Of Parks.
 When young Bob Moses, son of New Haven department store impresario. graduated from Yale in 1909, "" for swimming across his broad chest and a Phi Beta Kappa key on his watch chain, he had little thought of en- tering government service. He was, however, interested enough to sail for oxford to study British civil law; and in this field he took his Ph.D. at Columbia in 1914.
 It is typical of his urortbodoXy and his ability that Moses, q loyal Republican party man, got hls start in public life when Al Smith, an equally loyal Democratic party man, become governor in 1918. He has held governmental posts ever since, becoming commissioner of city parks in 1884.
 1 A mere recital of the doings of the autocratic young man with a quick temper, 6 biting tongue, and above Ill e Passion for Getting Things Done is itself impressive. But 1t doesn't tell he story of Moses siv-year dictatorship. His many fightS--with poiiticos, with grafters, with nice old ladies sen- timentally attached to the status quo -- have been juicy page one reading. But they have been symbolic Of the obstacles thrown in his path from every angle. Often he has had to compromise small things to Get Big Things Done.
 He has added 5000 acres (one- third ifcreaSe) to the city'S parks; crippled the number Of play grounds; Increased parkwayS 30- fold; and the old swimming star has increased 30 times the bathing facilities. More than 1900 acrei have been reclaimed from swamp' or dumps of New Workers recre. ation, including 1900 acres fir Flushing Meadows which MoSci
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
ALLEN WATT PAYS
 FINE PLUS COSTS
Wife Shows Court Tat- tered Coat as Evidence
 of Domestic BraWl

Allen Watt, 39, of 238 Hamilton avenue, was fined $5 and costs after he was found guilty of breach of the peace by Judge John L. Gaffney in city court today.
 His wife, whose complaint to the police department, resulted in his arrest, presented a tattered spring coat as evidence of the domestic brawl.
 If ever a coat was ripped to shreds," observed Prosecuting Attor- ney Michael J. Galullo, that one there is the coat"
 Frank Witkovic, 32, Of "A John street, charged with breach of the peace and intoxication after Q dom- estic skirmish, was given suspended sentences of 30 days in jail on each count.
 Teaby Truehart, 16, colorcd, Of Pearl street, charged with being in manifest danger of falling into ha- bits of vice, was committed to the Connecticut State Farm for Wo- men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Census Enumeration In Fifth District
 To Be Completed By Saturday, May II

Federal Census Supervisor W, Harry Byrnes today announced that completion of the 18th de- cennial census in the entire fifth district would be a virtual certain ty by Saturday, May II. Water bury's census will be finished by this Monday night.
 Of the 100 enumeration dis tricts in this city, 70 have been completed and all forces have been placed to work on the re- maining 30 districts. These un- completed districts are heavily populated and work on them has been much slower than the light CT ones.
 In the fifth congressional dis trict, reaching from Ansonia, to Canaan, there have been six towns completed and checked by the local office, and in spite of this territory being so sparsely set- tied with homes ana farms wide
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Rev. Paul Lunskis
 Breakfast Speaker
Native of Lithuania, Visiting Here, Guest of St. JOseph's Children of Mary Next Sunday Morning
BROOKLYN NEWS

ex-Mayor aPtrick Perriello and op- posed to Michael J'Anthony, now secretary of the Republican Town Committe, cvlerk for the Republican registrar of voters, and formerly Re- publican lader for the district. He relinquished the latter post when he became committee secretary. The Brooklyn club, on he contrary, has always been a cog in the wheel of the Republican town committee, Joy. al to the organization selections, such as those made last year for the city ticket and for Mir. J,An- thony as representative of the dis- trict.
 Exceptional Offer
 In Q unique educational trend in this city, the Capitol T,heater, Bank street will offer to their patrons @ complete reference library consist ing of encyclopedias, world histfoy, and Q modern, completely revised dictionary.
 Some of the worlds foremost ed- ucaticnal authorities have con- tributed to these works. Among the most prominent are George Max well Howe, Ph.D. member of the Harvard University faculty; Loomis Havemeyer, Ph.D. of Yale Universi- ty; and Francis J. Reynolds, former Reference Librarian of the Con- gressional Library.
 Tn detail, the offer will consist of l2 volumes of Worlds Popular Encyclopedia; five volumes of H. lustrated History of the World; and a newly re?ised Webster's Diction- ary. All 18 volumes are full library size, and beautifully bound, making complete reference library fol your hone.
 This will place a university edu- cation at your fingertips. more thar 4 4,200 900 words, maps, charts and tables; over 50,000 distinct and sep- arate subjects covering practically every subject known to man-tht total of human knowledge. It will fill Q long-felt need to aid you, children in their home work studies and will help you keep abreast oi
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

spread, the work will be completed only a few days after this city's.
 The Federal Census Bureau for bids supervisors making public the names of towns completed or any population figures related to those towns until 1t has been made certain that every person has been counted. This will be done oy printing formal notices in all newspapers informing any, one who believes he or she has been omitted in the regular count to inform the local census office. When thiS notice reaches the su- pervisor and his stan, they will check that name with their rec ords and :; an omission has been made, ei1Jrnerators will be rushed to the person and all information taken.
 Supervisor Byrnes expects to have ~otices ready for all news papers by Monday, May l3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Finals Reached In
 Debating Tournament
St. JOseph's, Church of Blessed Sacrament to Meet
 for City Championship Monday, May 27

The finals of the annual Catholic Youth Organizations debating tour- nament at the Hotel Elton May 21 will be waged between the St. Jo. seph's and Blessed Sacramen, church units which emerged victor ious in the Semi-finals last night al the Catholic High school auditor. ium.
 The two teams which were elimi- mated were the St. Francis Xavier and the St. Ann contingentS, with hot battles being fought all the way through.
 Onlciatlng Judges
 Judges were Attorney Michael V Blansfield, Attorney John 8. Mon- aghAn, and Dr. Edgar 0. Adams William T. Harrington, chairman of the Knights of Columbus education committee, presided.
 St. Joseph's and St. Ann's fought over the subject: Resolved: That the United States is Economically Self-Sufficient." St. Joseph's up- held the negative.
 The speakers Tor St. JoSeph'S in- cluded Frances Elinskas, Edmund Shambaris, Josephine Brazis and Betty Stankus as alternate. Miss Brazis handled teh rebuttal for her team. St. Anns speakers were Ray Perrigard, Yvette Lavallee George Carroll, with Adrian Bisail- lion as alternate.
 Splendid Contest
 The Church of the Blessed Sacra-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03

ment team took the negative on the resolution, Resolved, That the Uni- ted States Should Grant the Philip pines Complete Independence" The speakers for St. Francis Xavier dee cision were: Miss Jean Carlin, Rose. mary Keenan and John Tehan, with George Maher, as alternate. The winning team included: Ray Tier ney, James Pol en, Matthew Bergin and Norma McVey, alternate.
 Attorney Blansf1eld and Attorney Monagan alternating as chaiEmen of the judges paid tribute to the young speakers, complimenting them on their speeches and their splendid research efforts.
 Sixteen teams originally were enc tered in the contests arranged by the Knights of Columbus. The winners will be awarded the James ?. Ar. hold Memorial prizes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
Compensation Agreements

Agreements in which compen- sation will be paid weekly during the period of disability were ap- proved this morning in Compcnsa- = ton Court by Commissioner James M. Lynch as follows:
 Waterbury Farrel Foundry and Machine Company and Santc Cln- tia, injured in this city, hernia, $20.12 beginning April 25.
 Autoyre Company of Oakvlllc and Charles Chamberlin of Wa tertown, injured in Oakvillc April 1. crushed left hand, S11.36 begin ming April Q.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-03
RUTH THOMPS SON HERE TOMORROW
New Girl Scout Camp Di. rector to Attend COnl-
 mittee Meeting

Ruth L. Thompson of Ohio, re. gently named new director of Camr Wequapauset, Girl Scouts site ir Waterville, will make her initial ap- pearance in this city tomorrow af. ternoon when she attends a meeting of the camp committee and staff al the Girl Scout office at 2 o'clock.
 Plans will be made for the sum- nler program at camp. After the meeting Miss Thompson and the staff members will make a trip tc camp where they will be guests at Q supper. The remainder of the evening will be spent at Wequa- pauSet.