Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-28

plied that after it had performed tne
work for eight or ten years ne "ouYu
have no objection to turning the coiiiliis
sion over to District men. IL VIII .tho
at least that long to test the value OF the
commissions work, and the public service
COMBINATIONS can have rest Tor tiidt
time and be let alone
Mr. Smith then took up the question OF
postal telegraph, which he said has IN
terested him for years and which IS get
ting nearer and nearer as the years 90
by. Australia with a territory but l4,Voo
square miles smaller than the United
States has installed telegraph system
owned by the government, which extends
all over the country. Its rate is sixteen
words for IL cents. within a radius OF
ten miles; sixteen words for IL cents In
any of its three states, each OF winch is
two and one-half times as large as Tex
as and sixteen words for "a cents any,
where in Australia He charged the
Western Union Telegraph Company with
giving away franks for purposes of its
own, which the people who did not have
them had to pay for.
Mr.. Smith advocated the telepost,
which he said is now trying to secure
admission into Washington. He said
he had no interest in the telepost, not
cent, but he had been criticised and
he expected it, He asked for the help
of the citizens associations in the mat
ter.
Remarks were made at the conclu-
sion of Mr.. Smiths address by Louis
T. Shoemaker. Judge Bundy of the Co
lumbia Heights association, President
Edwards of the Lincoln Park associa-
ton, President Russell of the Park
View association, President j. w. Dyre
of the Takoma Park association, Presi-
dent w. N. Cromwell of the PetWorth
association and Mr.. Branson, represent
ing the Northeast Citizens Association.
Position Attacked by Mr.. Lancaster.
Mr.. Lancaster of the Northwest Citi-
zens Association attacked Mr.. Smiths
proposition that the District be taxed
for the reclamation of Anacostia flats.
He said he had talked with Maj Judson
upon the subject and the latter had re-
ceded from his original view that the gov
eminent should not pay all the cost OF
that improvement. He said he believed
the integrity and the mental and physi-
cal condition of the men of this COM
munity are as good as can be FOUND
anywhere in the world and they are as
well fitted to manage their own affairs
The District is sensitive upon this sub
ject.
Your proposition" he said to Mr..
Smith, 'is a reflection upon the hon
esty, the intelligence and the ability of
this community in taking this public
service commission from outside the
District. You were never more wrong
in your life, and you could not stand
for ten minutes on such proposition
for your home city of Detroit
Business Meeting Held.
Preceding Mr.. Smiths address, a brief
business meeting of the Brightwood Park
Citizens Association was held, at which
the bill of the Senate committee on edu-
cation for the retirement of school teach
ers was indorsed; also the protest Of the
East Washington Citizens Association
against the garbage plant and other nui-
sances in that section of the city. Presi-
dent Clayton reminded his hearers of
Commissioner Rudolph's invitation to at
tend a conference with the District Com
missioners Monday, February 81, at s
o'clock in the evening.
A report of progress was received from
the joint committee of the five associations
whose representatives were considering
the car service on Georgia avenue. John
N. keyser and J. c. Falker We're elected
to membership in the association.