Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-14

only by the substitution Of an effective
and sufficient law III place Of the "N-
listing illogical and insufficient statute.
toward which the Board of Trade should
lend every energy. No individuals In the
public service are more worthy Of Hb-
eral treatment than are those whose lives
ire constantly imperiIed in the pubic
ause and whose dependent ones may at
any moment be deprived OF their needed
support
II the present form of government have
our mun'c pal finances attracted more at
tention than nov nor has the nalf-and-
half principle been III greater jeopardy
than at this; moment just on the eve oi
the meeting OF "A new Congress.
Defense of Organic Act.
During the last few months opposi-
ton to the organic act has taken a new
if not more serious form. The chair
man Of the subcommittee on the District
OF Columbia appropr alton bill. who was
formerly a stanch defender Of the con-
sress:ona ~ esta blished half and half
principle has reached the onclusion that
ii is not 'ethical'if he has been quoted
CORE tiy-and las announced that II must
be mod.t fled or repealed
BY an unfortunate coincidence. the
new chairman Of the House committee for
the District of Columbia has not Only
expressed his opposition TO the 30 per
cent feature of the or. an!c I, but be-
ieveS sincerely he has discovered that
he United States never intended to pay
any part Of the interest o. principal OF
the 8 81 bonds, and that the many mil
Ions of do lars that have been paid from
the public Treasury on that &C cunt nave
cen pa ! without authority OF law. and
should. therefore be refunded by the
District This would seem like fantaS-
ri claim if it we're made by less astute
and exper .euced LAWYER.
Whatever grounds there may be to
support this contention, the fact that the
chairmen of these no important m
nittees are in accord upon the rep a OF
ne half -and-half feature IS one OF SUI
rome Importance to the Board OF Trad
nd SHOULD receive its careful and earn
attention
The report Of the committee on NUM-
al france completely retut the con
n.ion Of the cha rman OF the District
ammittee as to the 80 bonds
Advocates Washington Memorial.
With the comp'et on Of very much o.
large work plann,d through the ar
this body there is not any apIar' n
.ason why we should not have promo
d effective concentration on he proJec
of the George Wa hinston Memoir al rs
sociation. On that subject there Is moth
ing new to lie said. Every live Wash nS-
tonian knows what the association *
trying TO do and there surely is no lack
Of information as TO the CONTRIBUTION ex-
pected of the community. For the com
para lively small sum of $4,000 OF local
money we can encourage tn" erection
il r. OF masn.ticent nonumt ntal s.ruc-
ture. the prospective use. uihcsS Oh Whlch
is everywhere admitted.
Many ndependtnt and rely iocai ct
forts to provide such building nave
come TO naught. Now there is an OF por
tunity-eaSily within our sTaS'-to DC mi
nority financial partners in a plan. in the
workings OF which those mentioned woulu
receive the ma Gritty Of the benefits " mi
1 is possibly true that I'm multitude =.
conseiors there wisdom. II Is 80
tl4r that no large entorI rise ever ash evec
success il : initial We Deepen led 20
merely Il number OF promoters, Some
where there is one highly capable man
whose devotion and skill make nm u,
active power Somewhere in the Distric
Of Columbia Is the one man who "a
make certa n the prompt arr val OF Wh:t
We all believe 10 he necessary adJLn
o Our community equipment. The wor
to he done involves more than 4 ,tie 81
| rifce but the fl illment of the miss. +
VII bring with il no small amount o
praise and reward Wash nston has mar
citizens of abundant apa WHO .
hem will take this burden upon his shyu.
ders?
Eigh-Pressure Water Service.
THE committee on nsuran. .--.ss tron
views with respect to increased fire-extin
| gushing facilities. AMI strongly urges H.
| Introduction Of a high-pressure serv &c.
The probability of such installation
| now before us, for in the last District az
| propr. alton bill is a proviso direct ng tn
/ District Commissioners to report on IT,
project and to submit estimates Therefol
| This proviso was inserted in the bill
| the request of this body, and there
every reason for believing that affirm;
| tive action will follow.