Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-14
ARGUE FOR SUFFRAGE
Members of Citizens ASS0cia-
tons Give Their Views.
TWO ORGANIZATIONS MEET
Representatives Smith and Bartholdt
and Senator Gallinger Complimented
LOCAL OFFICERS COMMENDED
Decision to Insist on Through Street
Car Service-Southeast Section
a Business Center.
LOCAL OFFICERS COMMENDED

east Washington Citizens Association
suffrage in the District of Columbia
change in the form of government ant
representation in the Congress of thu
United States were among the subject:
that received earnest consideration.
The Brightwood Association met in the
Brightwood Hotel A bill to be presented
at the coming session of Congress. giving
the citizens voice in the rule of the
District, was read and explained by
Charles c. Lancaster. The association
decided to insist that through service or
! the Brightwood line be started by Decem.
Der /.
| The association adopted q resolution
urging the interstate commerce commits
sion to insist on the recommendation OF
| the District electric railway commission
| that through service be provided from
| center of the city by December land
decline to consider the offer of the Wash
| ington Railway and Electric Company to
provide pay-as-you-enter" cars and
| through service, without increase in fare,
| in the spring of 1909. The resolution was
presented by President Shoemaker. After
| recounting the fight of the people for
| through service for several years and
| the many promises made by the railroad.
/ he said: I'VE desire through service on
December 1. We are entitled to have the
| law of Congress obeyed by this company.
| The new cars in question can, if desired
by the railroad company. be put on now
or whenever It chooses to provide them
| in its own. interest and for It's own adj
| vantage. The cars now being used are
| good enough at the present time for
| us provided a sufficient number are fur
nished and through service established
History of Railway Question.
After mentioning several reasons ad-
vanced by the company for not operating
through cars. Mr.. Shoemaker presented
the resolution, copies of which were or
dered sent to the interstate commerce
commission and the joint committee rep
| resenting the various associations. He
| called on Vice President Wilton j. Lam
| bert, who gave brief history of the
railroad question and of the attempt sew
| eral years ago to force double fare on
the citizens, which was about to be car
| ried to the courts when an order was
issued resembling the two-fare proposition.
| President Shoemaker compIimented the
members of the joint committee ana
the views of the people before the Dis
trict railway commission at a recent
| hearing. Short addresses were made by
James w. Dyre. chairman of the joint
committee. and c. c. Lancaster. Mr.
Clayton stated that the company recent
~ obtained $250.OOO for the purpose of
| enlarging the present car barn at Bright
wood; purchasing thirtyfive new cars
| and installing a through service on the
Brightwood line. The company has rec
ognized the needs of this section and
has gone beyond the requests of the Dis
| trict electric railway commission and is
going to give more than was asked.
+ In connection with the movement for
ernment. in the District, Mr.. Ian
caster spoke and presented a resolution
(which was unanimously adopted He
said that the proposition had only the
best interests of the people of the Dis
trict at heart.
Would Amend Excise Laws.
| Mr.. Lambert attracted and held the
close attention of the members by pro-
posing that Congress be asked to amend
] the excise laws of the District A reso-
luton presented by him provides that
Congress be urged to amend the excise
laws by providing that no license be
granted or renewed when majority of
the residents and property owners on
from the location in question protest
against such establishment. The reso-
luton was adopted with one dissenting
vote. Others who spoke on the subject
were D. OC. Callaghan and Rev. John
| England Of Rock Creek parish.
Resolutions were adopted commencing
Representative Samuel W. Smith for
service rendered the District as chair
man of the District committee, and ex-
tending congratulations on his recent re-
election to Congress- and also to Repre-
sentative Richard Bartholdt, chairman OF
! the committee on public buildings and
grounds. who was also reelected. SEN
ator Jacob II. Gallnser. received similar
| recognition.
In view of recent efforts of the health
department to improve the sanitary con-
dition of restaurants and eating houses
Mr.. Lambert introduced a resolution.
which was adopted. commencing the
course pursued and urging the depart
ment to zealously continue it's rigid in
spection of all eating houses and to pros
| ecute without compromise all persons
| found not conducting such business &C.
cording to the most improved sanitary
methods.
Commends Health Department.
In this connection DR.. J. Preston Mil
ler offered resolution commencing DR..
| Woodward. health officer, for his efficient
work and pledging the support of the
association in behalf of his future ad-
ministration. Favorable action was taken
on the resolution.
| The association Endorsed the selection OF
Henry NJ. Nevius Of Red Bank, N. j., as
commander Of the Grand Army of the
Republic Commander Nevius served al
Fort Stevens, BrightwoOd, D. c., and
the desire was expressed that he assist
the association in its effort to establish
a suitable park on the site of Fort Ste
vens and also boulevard from that point
to the District line. thence west to 18th
street and thence north to the battle
| field of Gettysburg. The resolution was
| unanimously adopted.
! The action of Supt. of Sewers Phillips
in extending the sewer up the valley OF
Rock Creek to the Soapstone branch
sewer and for the continuation of that
sewer from Rock. creek up to Blagden
| avenue was commended.
The action of the Commissioners In
appointing James M. Wood, superintend-
ent of the street cleaning department was
approved, especially in view of the fact
that he is a local man, who, the asso-
citation believes, is well qualified to dis
charge the duties of the office
| Charles A. Langley, president of the
b. Ireland and Dr. William c. Woodward
District health officer, were elected men,
bers of the association.
Suffrage in the District.
The subject of suffrage in the District
was discussed and many views expressed
The first speaker was Rev. Howard G.
| England who told of a recent converse
ton at the White House. After express
| ing his humiliation at not being able to
cast a vote here in the District. he said
| that President Roosevelt replied that he
was not surprised at such feeling.
| E. w Oyster of the Petworth Citizens
| Association addressed the meeting saying
| that President Roosevelt has prepared a
| recommendation to submit to the coming
| N q (N0nprpSS on, he