Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-23
S|DDONS SEES INQUIRY
INTO DISTRICT FINANCES
Believes Congress Will Act, But
Voices Faith in Its
Fairness.
Urges West End Citizens Not to Do
Anything Rash at Pres
emit Time.

Urging the members of the West End
Citizens Association to be calm, and
not TO do anything rash at the present
time, Commissioner Siddons of the Dis
trict last night said he believed that in
the not distant future Congress would
order "A denomination of the financial
relations between the national govern
ment and the District.
Commissioner Siddons address was
brief. and he made it plain TO the mem
bers OF the association that what ne
said was not the opinion of the board OF
Commissioners, but was his personal
opinion as citizen.
There is going to be such re-ex-
animation" the Commissioner continued
II do not think that any OF US ought
to deceive ourselves into the belief tnat
matters are not going any farther AS
Stunning that such a re-examlnat1on must
come, let BE calm. Let US take our
fair part in this denomination winch III
is our duty to believe will come about.
And when il does come | hope 1t Will
be through a joint committee OF the sen
ate and House clothed with ample power
to make full, careful and comprehen-
sive examination into these questions.
hearing from citizens of the DISTRICT OF
all classes upon both of these vital ques-
tons.
Traces Districts History.
Mr.. Siddons traced the early history
of the District government and declared
that at the time the organic act was pass
ed the city was practically bankrupt
lie told the members not to get agi-
1ated over the situation of the past few
DAYS. and warned them against hostile
criticism He told them that there were
wise men in Congress, and no legislation
affecting the District would be allowed
TO pass without deliberate consideration.
He said that Congress as whole would
be fair and said that it was lnconcelV-
able that the District would be in1ureo
or destroyed. He expressed the pellei
that there might be some change III the
form of government in the future, Dul
when il would come and what form IL
would take he admitted he did not know
Extends Boundaries.
The association last night voted to ex-
tend its boundaries to include all of the
territory south of Florida avenue west of
18TH street and east of Rock creek.
A resolution was adopted last night in
dorsing the action of the District COM
missioners in refusing to sanction the
showing of certain motion pictures
which were declared unfit for children
to see. While the resolution was being
discussed DR.. W. E. hudson espresso
the opinion that the stories of the past
few weeks about the operations OF GER
tain needle wielders were the work OF
press agents of this particular film.
DIR. Hudson Charges Lie"
Dr. Hudson. who is superintendent of
the bathing beach, arose last night to
the question of personal privilege. and
characterized a statement given out to
newspapers to the effect that the water
at the bathing beach was polluted as
deliberate lie" He said he investigated
the statement and was informed that no
examination has been made of the
water.
The association gave DR. Hudson
vote of thanks for his work in connec-
ton with the bathing beach. - @rx
The following new members were elect
ed: Charles j. Evans, bernard g. Brown,
]. r. McCarron, A. r. Burche, Daniel
orc. Callaghan, Myron d. Smith and
Thomas w. Sidwei1.