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Evening star., 1940-03-13
Special Study
|0f Institutions
Needs Planned
House Group May
Consider Welfare
Items Tomorrow

The House subcommittee In charge
Of the 1941 District appropriation
bill made plans today to give special
consideration to the needs Of the
three public welfare institutions
criticized by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-
velt-the Home for the Aged and
Infirm, the Receiving Home for
Children and the National Training
School for Girls.
Rushing through the budget-ap-
proved estimates for the coming
fiscal year with unprecedented
speed, the subcommittee set aside
the items of the three institutions
for special attention. If the sub
committee adheres to its present
schedule, the needs Of these institu-
tons will be considered tomorrow.
Visits Inspire Probe.
Mrs. Roosevelt has visited all
three institutions and complained
about conditions she observed at
each. Her visits inspired a congress
sional investigation, the result of
which was q recommendation for
increased funds to improve the
physical conditions for the inmates
as well as a larger staf1 of employees
at each place.
Robert E. Bondy, director of pub
lie welfare Is to be called before the
subcommittee when it takes up the
budget items Of the three institu-
tions.
Other public welfare items in the
budget, however. are scheduled to be
considered today when the subcom-
mittee resumes its hearings. Items
slated for attention are those of the
Industrial Home School, and the
public assistance division.
Hearings Near End.
In addition, the subcommittee
proposes to consider the estimates
Of the highway department, the
department of vehicles and trafiic
and Geological park.
In view Of the speed with which
the subcommittee is handling the
estimates, the hearings on the ap-
preparation bill probably will come
to a close before the end Of the
week. Members already have in
dicated they did not propose to make
any major changes In the Budget
Bureau recommendations for ap-
prppriaitons totaling $49, ,a00, 900.
Before the hearings are concluded,
Chairman Caldwell said he proposed
to give civic leaders an opportunity
to express their views on the budget,
According to tentative plans. the
"civic forum" will be held Thurs
day afternoon.
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Police Will Line Up
5 10 40 Robbery
Suspects Tonight
Sixty Victims Asked
To Look Over Those
Seized in Roundup

Another big lineup will be held
at police headquarters tonight fol-
lowing number Of arrests made in
the search for two men wanted in
Baltimore for robbery and a shoot
ing Monday night.
Eight detectives from Baltimore
have been helping local police in
spotting suspects and searching
known hang-outs.
Men picked up are being finger
printed for a check against Depart
ment Of Justice records and held
for possible identification in hold
ups.
Between IS and 40 suspects were
expected to be lined up tonight,
while some go victims Of recent rob-
berries have been asked to look them
over. The search here was intensi-
fled by the serious injury of Bal
timore newspaperman during a
holdup Monday night, and the ar
rest of Washington suspect said
to have implicated two local resi-
dents
Pianist's Coat Stolen.
Miss Eugenia Buxton, concert
pianist of Memphis. Tenn. reported
to police last night that her mink
coat valued at $1,000 was stolen from
a cloak room at Howard University.
Miss Buxton is stopping at the May
flower Hotel.
A white youth about IA snatched
her pocketbook containing SIS and
fled down an alley, according to a
report last night by Miss Mona Hud-
dleston of 1874 Otis place NV. The
robbery occurred near Fourteenth
and Oak streets NV.
A stop light" bandit operating in
Brentwood, Md, robbed Charles
Murphy. employe Of downtown
Washington parking lot, Of 81 in
cash, his automobile and two checks
worth 5000 early today.
Motorist Robbed Of Car.
Mr.. Murphy, who lives at 3527
Dewey street, Brentwood, was en-
route to work about 6 am. when he
stopped for a red traffic light at
Dewey street and Rhode Island ave-
nue..
A colored man armed with a re-
volver jumped on the side of his
machine. slid into the seat beside
the driver~and ordered him to drive
to Queens Chapel road near the
District line.
Reaching that point, Mr.. Murphy
told Prince Georges County Police
man Richard Pearson, the man took
81 in cash, the two checks and then
drove of with his automobile after
forcing him from the car.
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Band Concert

BY the United States Marine Band
Symphony Orchestra tonight at 8:15
O'Clock In the Marine Barracks
Auditorium. Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader: william F. Santlemann,
second leader, conducting.
Program.
Overture, "Freischutz" Weber
"Song Of the Bayou" u"B Bloom
Grand scenes from Madame
Harp solo with orchestra accom-
paniment:
sIriSh Rhapsody Pinto
, soloist, Musician Joshua Tyler.
Ballet Music from "Faust" Gounod
1dyl, Under the Stars" Coates
Waltz, THE Bachelors"
VIM. H. santelmann
Suite for orchestra, 'The Shoe"
Ansell
I. The Sabot
II. The Ballet Shoe
III. The Court Shoe
~. The Sandal
V. The Brogue
"The Marines Hymn"
The Star Spangled Banner.
BY the United States Marine Band
tomorrow afternoon ut 2:30 O'Clock
IN the Marine Barracks auditorium.
Program.
March, "i20th Infantry Glass
Irish Rhapsody Herbert
Cornet solo, Spanish Caprice"
Smith
Musician Edward Masters.
Eide OF the Valkyries," from
die Walkure" Wagner
March, THE Mulligan Guard"
Braham
Fantasie, Let Erin Remember"
- Brase
hymn, Jesus Savior Pilot Me-"
The Marines Hymn"
The Star spansled Banner
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ESQ More Beds
Recommended
For Ga||inger
ConvuIescent Home
Facilities Urged by
Dr.. Seckinger

Construction of 250-bed addi-
hon to GaAinger Municipal Hos
pital estimated to cost some $780,
600, to serve as a convalescent home
providing enlarged facilities at
cheaper operating cost for persons
recuperating from ailments, was sug-
gested to Commissioner George E.
Allen today by DR.. Daniel L. Seek
inger, assistant health officer.
The report from Health Depart
ment officials had been requested by
Commissioner Allen as to the size,
cost, location and purpose of a con-
valescent home which he advocated
recently as result of findings as to
the inadequacy of facilities at the
Home for Aged and Infirm at Blue
Plains.
The proposed convalescent home
would be for the use of patients
from Gallinger and other District
institutions as we'll as the Home for
Aged.
Request to Be Ready Soon.
Mr.. Allen has been authorized by
the Board of Commissioners to pro-
ceed with his plans for the proposed
new development and hopes to be
able to submit definite appropri-
alton request to the Budget Bureau
within few days. Since the House
District appropriations subcommit-
tee has made such rapid progress in
hearings on the 1941 District budget,
Mr.. Allen said his plan probably
would not be ready in time for con-
sideration by that body in the pres
ent hearings, and if not, he said, he
would seek to submit the plan on the
Senate side.
DR.. Seckinger's report was sub
mitted today after he had con-
suited with Commissioner Allen,
Health Ofdcer George c. Ruhland
and DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, superin-
tendent of Gallinger. He empha-
sized that present facilities for care
of convalescents in Washington are
very limited and confined entirely
to private institutions, having u
beds in all, and these for white
children only.
He has estimated that operating
costs at Gallinger could be reduced
by as much as $4,000 If an ade-
quate convalescent home were pro-
vided, since patients could more
rapidly be moved out of the hospital
and into the home where q much
smaller staff of physicians, nurses
and attendants would be required.
Convenient for Physicians.
DR.. Seckinger recommended max
Ing the home an addition to Gal
inger because it would be more con-
venient for visiting physicians to
reach and close at hand at any
time when professional help might
be needed from the hospital.
At the same time, DR.. Seckinger
told the Commissioners that the
Health Department realized the need
for establishing an out-patient med
acal clinic at Gallinger, which would
treat ambulatory patients, who
might be able to come to the clinic.
He said there is also the possibility
OF enlarging the staff of physicians
to the poor to care for cases in the
home who may not actually need
to go to the hospital and who prob
ably could not attend clinics.
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Finnish Legation Flag
Dipped on Clerks Death

The flag of the Finnish Legation
hew at half staff today because of
the death of RENO Juva, 27-year-
old Legation clerk, who died yester-
day in Garfield Hospital.
A native of Helsinki, Mr.. Juva
had been on duty at the Legation
here since September, 1897. His
body will be cremated and returned
to Finland for burial,
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declared, "you shouldn't have to
make forecasts "a hours ahead Of
time, but you've got to put down
something"
He started to explain the reason
for the abnormality Of the weather,
mentioning stagnation and retro
grade movements, among other
things, but finally gave up because
the public probably wouldn't m-
derstand anyhow.
Sometimes" he admitted, I'VE
don't understand It ourselves.
Weather is q very complicated phe-
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A harassed weather man pointed
out today that Babe Ruth was pretty
good, too, but he had been known
to strike out with the bases full.
In answer to one simple question,
'eWhy did you predict snow when 1t
didn't snow?" the chief forecaster
of the Weather Bureau, who must
be getting pretty tired Of that sort
of thing, launched into q discourse
to end all discourses on the weather.
He concluded by saying that 1t
would rain q very little bit during
the day and . great deal tonight,
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K. Of G. to Present PIuoue

A Knights of Columbus plaque
will be presented at the Tomb Of
the Unknown Soldier at pm. to-
morrow by the supreme knight Of
the Knights Of Columbus, Francis p.
Matthews of Omaha, Nebr. 1nvoca-
ton will be delivered at the presen-
tation ceremony by the Rev. Joseph
e. Gedra, assistant pastor Of I'M
maculate Conception Catholic
Church. The plaque will be housed
In the trophy poom Of the Amphi-
theater.
Evening star., 1940-03-13

nomenon and weather predictions
are not on q very scientific basis
yet.
"Take Michigan. The tempera-
ture is 20 degrees and it's raining.
It should be showing, but the
chances are the temperature Is
higher at the cloud level"
He said If he hadn't predicted
some kind Of precipitation for the
last few days he wouldn't have
had q leg to stand on" because
the rain was moving toward Wash-
ingtm. It Just didn't azyive.
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with slowly rising temperatures.
Then he added:
Right now 1t could either rain
or snow, but we're not mentioning
that"
He laid the blame for his predic-
tions going astray on the "abnor-
NAL" weather conditions of the last
few days, admitting that his a.
hour -ahead-of- time predictions were
'valueless" under those conditions.
Wouldn't Understand Anyhow.
when you have . complicated
Ntuation On the weather map" he
Evening star., 1940-03-13
FinoI Lecture TONIGHT

The Catholic Thought Association
tonight will conclude its series Of ~
lectures when Father James r. Gillis
Of the Dominican House Of Studies
discusses "The Moral Virtues" at
Aquinas Hall, SIC Michigan avenue
NE. The program will open at 8:15
o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-13

the temperature Is low We figure the
precipitation will be snow"
The main point, however, Is that
the Weather Bureau is up against
1t" right now, with the weather be-
having In q most peculiar manner.
IT the public will Just bear
with US for couple more days"
said the weather man, II think
things will be all right again.
They've just got to remember that
some situations are Just too COM
pdcated for poor mortals to un-
dmstand.s
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Didn't Snow Bobe Ruth Struck Times Weoemon Soys

about two-thirds Of the United
States is having rain or snow
right now." he sighed, "and here
we are trying to get 1t and it won't
come"
What makes him even tmhap-
pier is the public reaction to snow
predictions.
If that word snow Is mentioned
it's almost fatal" he muttered.
"The public expects . covering Of
snow over anything. What we're
predicting - precipitation, and Il
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Dr.. Paul Titus to Speak

DR.. Paul Titus Of Pittsburgh will
lecture tomorrow at II am. before
the George washington University
School Of Medicine. DR.. Walter A.
Bloedorn, dean Of the school, will
preside. DR.. Titus will be guest at .
luncheon at the Cosmos Club after
the lecture.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
vehicu|ar Traffic
ToUse Thomas Circle
Underpass Tomorrow
Commissioners Will Be
First to Ride Through
In Automobiles
Star STAFF Photo.

The Thomas Circle underpass
will be opened to vehicular trafnc at
10 am. tomorrow. It was opened to
pedestrians yesterday.
The District Commissioners and
other omcials made an informal in
spection on foot yesterday. They
found the project to their liking and
will be the first to ride through in
automobiles tomorrow morning.
| Several groups of citizens inter-
ested in the project also went
through in parties, as well as the
general public.
The three Commissioners-Melvin
G. Hazen, George E. Allen and Col.
David McCoach, jr.-were accom-
panied by Corporation Counsel FL
wood Seal, Trafnc Director william
A. Van Duzer, Richmond B. Keech
of the Public Utilities Commission,
Tax Assessor E. A. Dent, Police In
spector Of Traf1c william E. Holmes,
Capt. Milton D. Smith Of the police
traffic division and others.
"A1tCuULSt lNbSkCI Vi NCICulVA1COs
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, director
of highways, acted as master Of
ceremonies to escort several parties,
explaining features and advantages
Of the grade-separation project.
All agreed it would be a help to
traffic at Thomas Circle. There
were several expressions which in
dicated that more such underpasses
may be needed along Massachusetts,
avenue, under other circles, such as
nearby Logan and Scott Circles and
eventually Dupont Circle.
Commissioner HAGEN thought the
city eventually should have under
passes beneath the circles on down.
town Massachusetts, avenue and
Mount Vernon place to release traf-
flc pressure.
Mr.. Van Duzer predicted that the
new project would be Of great help
He said there may be some con-
gestion at Scott Circle, two blocks
away at Massachusetts, avenue and
Sixteenth street. after the underpass
Is opened. He was of the opinion,
however, traffic is not so likely to
become congested at Logan Circle.
Mr. Van Duzer also favors moro
underpasses, especially at Scott and
Dupont Circles.
Whitney Leary, chairman of the
Traf1ic Advisory Council, which was
the first group escorted through the
underpass, said the project would
"go long way toward solving our
problem"
Public Admitted Today.
A. j. Driscoll, president Of the
Mid City Citizens Association, said
his organization at first had opposed
the underpass because Of destruction
Of trees. After going through with
the first party. Mr.. Driscoll said
his association would cooperate in
efforts for its success.
Among other groups invited to
walk through the underpass yes
terday and today were several COM
mittees Of the Board of Trade, the
Advisory Board of the District OF
Columbia Motor Club of the Amer
ican Automobile Association, the
Keystone Automobile Club and Cen
trail Business Association. The public
generally also is being admitted on
foot today from 2 to 5 pm.
The merriest group to visit the
place were pupils Of the fourth
grade ut Thomson School, not far
from the circle. They came in
charge Of Robert w. Eaves, prin-
cipal Of the school and chairman of
the Safety Committee Of the pub
lie schools Of the District.
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Central HIGH PIT. A.

Mrs. Paul v. McNutt will be hon.
ored guest Of the Parent-Teacher
Association Of Central High School
at dinner tonight, beginning at
$50 O'Clock in the Central High
School library. The dinner will be
preceded by a reception for Mrs.
McNutt.
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stitution avenue
between Tenth
and T Welfth
streets NV.
Coron er A.
Magruder Mac
Donald ordered
an inquest into
Mr.. Hanagan's
death and at the
same time pre-
pared to per-
form an autopsy
on the body Of
George Winy,ey,
93, Of 63s Second
street NE. to
~ ~
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Inquest Ordered in Traffic
Fatality, 18th of Year
Stor Building Wotchmon Killed
Crossing Constitution Avenue

The Districts trafic toll rose to
IA today with the death Of Jerry
J. flanagan, 81, Of 8 Grant circle,
who was killed last night on Con-
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Traffic Record

The trafnc record As revealed
at police headquarters for a.
hour period ending 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities, l, q pedestrian.
Accidents, SO.
Motorists injured, 5.
Motorists arrested, 1858.
Pedestrians injured, 10.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control reg
ulations, 2.
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reference to civil service since the
enactment Of the original law was
the inclusion of postmasters of the
first, second and third classes. Post
masters Of the fourth class have
been included in the classified civil
service for many years. It can be
expected that future Congresses will
further extend and further strength
en- the present law and that per-
sonnet will keep pace with the
steadily increasing demand for q
better public service.
Aided by Reorganization.
The gradual application of the
recent Government reorganization
authority is resulting in an ex-
banded civil service. This measure
is accomplishing its primary objec-
tives and is proving its worth-but
we will recall the vigorous oppo-
sition that that proposal originally
encountered. So it has been with
every outstanding progressive step
dealing with expansion of the merit
system. The opposition to the civil
service expansion contained IN the
original reorganization bill was
reminiscent of the struggle back
before 1883. Now that most of
those features are in actual opera
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ton they have proven their value.
But the awakening Of public In
terest which brought the law OF
1887 years ago-which brought
the brilliant administration of
Grover Cleveland, the reforms Of
Woodrow Wilson, the Reorganiza-
ton Act, the Postmaster Civil Serv-
ice Act, and many others, Is as in
tense today as it has ever been. It
Is well that this Is so because gov
eminent is big and complex today.
The efficiency of the civil service is
needed in every department Of both
Federal and local governments. It
is coming and 1t is coming rapidly.
Our leaders and our people gen.
orally are realizing that w6 must
have competent, enduring public
service in order to have good gov
eminent. More than ever before,
the new tasks of government re-
quire that the laws be economically
and effectively executed if the bene-
fits of progressive legislation are not
to disappear in inefiiciency and ex-
cessive cost.
Particularly today, when govern
ments of the world face despair,
dissolution and distress, the fate of
democratic processes rests heavily
with the success or failure of gov
eminent management and govern
ment personnel.
Need for Improvement.
There is still need for improve
ment. Fitness, capacity, constant
training and reasonable permanence
are increasing requirements. For
the development of a genuine career
service it is necessary that impor-
tant administrative positions which
are not "policy-making" positions
should be brought within the CLASH
fed civil service. Persons of high
competence often will not enter the
Federal service when they see that
these positions are closed to them.
If they do enter and find that they
cannot reach the top, they will leave.
In this way, the public service is
constantly losing many Of its best
employees. Our system of taxation
has become so complex as to re-
quire constant study and applica-
ton on the part of the field en-
ployes of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. This important perma-
nent agency should be covered by
civil service without further delay.
Through forums such as this, the
future problems and needs of the
civil service may be thoughtfully
discussed. Through such discus
sions, there may arise a rededica-
ton to the principles of patriotic
public service that embraces all of
the people regardless of creed, color
or political affiliation.
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basis of merit rather than on the
basis Of political activity.
Pendleton and Eaton Drafted Act.

basis Of political activity.
Pendleton and Eaton Drafted Act.
These men, Senator George H.
Pendleton and Dorman B. Eaton,
drafted the original Civil Service
Act and, incidentally, did so sound
a job of it that its substance has
not been materially altered to the
present day.
The bugaboo Of dangerous bu-
reaucracy was raised to fight the
growing sentiment for civil service
reform, and but for tragic event,
victory might have been long de-
layed-that tragedy was the as
sassination of President Garfield.
James A. Garfield was elected
President of the United States in
1880. Like all of his recent pre-
decessors. he was besieged day and
night by eager seekers of public
Office.
Among these was a man named
Guiteau. Guiteau's character and
background was such that the Presi-
dent felt himself unable to consider
him eligible for an Office Of respon-
sibiliry and trust.
Guiteau ranked over the re-
lection of his opportunities; he
determined to seek revenge. His
opportunity came one day at a
Washington railroad station when
Garfield was about to board a
train.
AS the President and his party
entered the station, Guiteau pressed
close, drew a revolver and fired.
Garfield, mortally wounded. was q
sacrifice to the spoils system Of
that day.
Public opinion exploded; reform
gained tremendous strength, and
the National Civil Service Act was
passed on January 16, 1888.
Today we are in an era of an
expanding civil service and it is
a laudable trend. The cause of
the merit system has been advo-
Gated by many Presidents since
1883. I presume its most vigorous
advocate was an illustriouS son of
my own city of Buffalo who, as the
Mayor Of Buffalo, as Governor Of
New York State and as twice
President of the United States, gave
the civil service life and opportun-
tty. President Grover Cleveland
knew that modern government could
not function under the spoils sys-
tem-that 1t could not bring to
the public service men whose
loyalty, ability and probity were Of
the highest type obtainable in the
Nation. Grover Cleveland is often
referred to as the father" of the
civil service-from the standpoint
OF practical application, he earned
that appellation. q.
President Woodrow Wilson and
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in
the more mature Government of
this century, have carried on many
measures designed to improve, mod
ernie and expand the civil service.
Representative Ramspeck Of Geor-
gla, chairman Of the Committee on
Civil Service Of the House OF Rep
resentatives, and Senator Bulow.
chairman of the corresponding Sem
ate committee, are the contempor-
airy champions Of the civil service.
Their diligence, perseverance and
wisdom shapes present-day statutes
aimed to extend and perfect an
honorable system that has been
tested and found to be practical
and efficient.
This Congress has taken long
strides in the extension and
strengthening of the merit system.
One OF the most important acts in
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