Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-09
FEAR OF DISCRIMINATION
BASIS FOR ANTAGONISM
Darkened Roads to Be Evidence of
Lack of Consideration.
LEGALITY OF ORDER ATTACKED
Illumination of Farmers Way to
Market Urged-Danger Of Acct
dents-People Driven Out
of District to Dwell.


of the Commissioners. IL continued in
effect. would result in the determined op-
position of every suburban citizen af-
| fected. Col A. Z. Randle sprang a sem
sational surprise at the public hearing
at the District building this morning
when he declared that m .mbers Of sub
| urban citizen associations would turn on
the "Judson plan" for financing the Dis
trict and fight II to the finish unless there
should be modification OF the lights
| OUT order.
| Col Randle spoke plainly when he re-
ferred to what he termed army officer
rule" Although he made nothing per-
sonal of his threat that the suburbs
would use all their influence to combat
the 'Judson pIan," his words were direct
and clear.
| Demand for Suburban Betterments.
| On the other hand he prefaced his pre-
diction that the people would demand that
| the finance plan be modified or rescinded
unless a broader charity is shown in re-
gard to the outlying district. by paying
the greatest compliment TO the wisdom
| ands scope of the plan and to the ad-
vances the city has made under engineer
| commissioners.
"You take away our lights and we'll
fight your plan." said Col Randle.
He was leaning over the long oak board
table and his emphatic gesticulations
| reached close to- the faces OF Engineer
Commissioner Judson and OF the assistant
engineer commissioner, Capt Markham.
Col. Randle's speech followed q dozen
pleas for lights along Individual roads He
but called the Commissioners order, ex-
tinguishing the lights, the long arm of
authority that leaves us in darkness"
/. Investors Driven Away.
| The conclusion of Col. Randle's speech
l was as follows:
the power of the Commissioners to take
4 away vested rights. But there Is no ques-
ton that the voice Of the people, Ge-
| prived the right of suffrage, is unani-
| nous and sincere.
| THE discrimination against the sub
urbs of the District of Columbia is send
4
Virginia for investment in homes by
| people employed in Washington. To live
| i'm the suburbs of the District OF Colum-
| bia they must change cars to reach the
heart of the city. while they can come
from Maryland and Virginia and reach
| the center OF the city without changing
4 cars
Now the Commissioners propose to dis
4 rhtrrh he In
| trict of Columbia by turning out the
1 lights. This is a hardship when they
| tell us this Is the nations capital. where
| 100000 people are yoked up with eighty
| million people. and forced to pay one
half Of the expenses without any voice
| in expending their own money for public
improvements of the National Capital
| ''The eastern part of the District OF
| Columbia has been especially discriminat-
ed against. Some seem TO think that
| when the land west OF the Potomac Is
ceded back to Virginia the land east
of the Eastern branch will be ceded back
| to Maryland
Farmers Need Lighted Way.
I'm the portion of the northwestern
section of the city which Is to be lighted
up at night as bright as day between the
| hours OF and am, there is not sin
| gle individual to be seen. But in the sub
urbs the farmers who feed the city come
cropping through the dark with their
products along steep and dangerous
roads, where they cannot see their hands
| before them.
"AIso clerks I'm stores and market
| houses who come in from the suburbs
| must reach the city early In the morn
| ing They have TO find their way In the
| dark before daybreak to reach tneir
places of business long before the resi-
4 in
downy beds for a second nap. When
these residents do wake UP the great rays
| Of the sun have closed up the lights or the
street From = o'clock until in the
morning, when lights are needed IN tne
suburbs. not an individual can be found
| on 10th street in the distance of mile
but all this amounts 10 nothing In
considering the future result Under our
peculiar form OF government everything
in the line OF progress. development and
expansion is under an army officer.
1.-The Judson plan, which means so
much for Washington. puts so much
money under the control OF this officer
that the citizens Of the suburbs think all
the money will be spent in the city linn
ITS. and the suburbs will only be allowed
to paw taxes The result Is that the
suburban citizens associations will be
unanimous against this plan and prob
ably prevent it's enactment into law.
Therefore, In justice to the suburbs
and the future development of the Dis
trict of Columbia. under the Judson plan,
appeal TO your honorable board TO re-
scind this order and turn on the lights. SO
IL can be said that the capital of the
greatest nation on earth never took a
step backward"
Benning in State of Nature.
Opposition to the order to turn out
lights was also voiced by W. II. Richard
son. president of the Benning Citizens
Association. Mr.. Richardson confined his
protests to the neighborhood which he
represented at the hearing.
I'VE feel this is a retrograde movement
that the city is taking he said. I'm
our section we have the roads that
heaven gave us. and that Is ALL We have
no sewers, no water. and poor roads. Now
you've taken away our lights. So we are
back In tho prfmeval condition"
w. W. Price. who made the opening
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