Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-04

lens one member has been a commits
sioner of public works i'm one of the live
liest boroughs of Greater New York. and
several of them have expressed a willing
ness to buckle down 10 hard work and
learn the local situation.
Half-and-Half System Open Question
Scarcely any of the new members know
anything at all concerning the relations
between the United States and the Dis
trict of Columbia, and while one or two
have shown a disposition TO line up with
those who are admittedly endeavoring to
abolish the half-and-half principle of ap-
preparation. they are all of open mind on
the subject, waiting to be shown. One
member of the committee, Representa-
tive German of Illinois, was for three
years a resident of this city, from 1898
To 1s36-when he was employed as an
eectrotyper.
The one progressive on the committee
Representative Walters of Pennsylvania
is a newspaper publisher from Johns
town. Thoroughly alive to civic move
ments and municipal problems. he has
been identified with the upbuilding of his
own city.
81 take the greatest interest in your
Fairgrounds" he told Star reporter.
"and / think YOU ought to be plenti-
fully supplied with good. up-to-date.
scientifically arranged Fairgrounds.
had much to do with Johnstowns sys-
tenn Of Fairgrounds. and while | am not
advertising myself as a playground fiend
! certainly will take an interest in play
ground legislation here"
Mr. Walters is gas expert TO some
extent. He was controlling element
in the Johnstown Gas Company. and
will be a valuable addition to the Dis
trict committee. which has constantly a
demand for gas legislation of all sorts
Also il may be presumed that he will
follow his partys rule and work for
omen committee meetings at all times.
II am interested in Washington, and
| want to see the city grow to be the
most beautiful in the world. ] hope to
be able to sponsor some progressive leg
islation for it. he said
Expert on Many Lines.
Another man with a long string of
municipal experience IS Representative
Winslow Of Massachusetts, who is par
TALLY responsible for the horde OF roller
skaters, which flock to the smooth as
phalt streets in season. He is the roller
skater king" coming from Worcester
Mass, where he is the president Of all
sorts OF boards and the power behind
the throne in many political movements
In the city. He is in Worcester now
hut his interest i'm Washington was mani
fest when he told friend that he had
taken new route 70 the Capitol every
day using his electric runab bout 10 ex-
plore the highways and bvways Of the
ctty, before he dreamed Of being on the
District committee.
Mr. Winsiow is known to the Massa-
chusettS delegation IN Congress- their
best civic expert. His interest IN civic
affairs * one of tie things which elect
him Ia Congress. He IS also a recognized
expert on the affairs Of foreign cities
az he has travelled abroad extensively
always studying city conditions. He beat
John Alden Thayer. a democrat in the
i.ct l.s w h
leans with that record this Congress
Representative keister Of PENNSYLVANIA
vas extremely uncommunicatiye when a
Star reporter called on him. He said he
knew nothing about the District OF Co
lIrnbia nor the organic act, and expressed
tne opinion that the republicans on the
committee would lave very little to do.
REPRESENTATIVE Reed of New Hampshire
q democrat, was mayor or Manchester
for eight years. He was put on the com
mtttee for that reason.
II believe / have had something 10 do
With pretty nearly every Kind OF city
problem" he said, "and am looking for
ward 10 buekling down to hard work /
want 70 learn all there Is about the half
and aalf plan and the other features Of
the local government
representative Wallin Of New York was
mayor Of Amsterdam. y. y. he Is a
wealthy manufacturer and has gone in
for q species of municipal housing by
constructing many houses for the three
HIS record for civic Improvement N Am
sterdam is said TO be splendid one He
Is not in the city and probably viii no,
II for several days
Once a Resident of Washington.
George T. German of Illinois. a one
time Washingtonian, will be enter
ta!ned by his old friends in the Elec-
trotypers' Union at a dinner the 2ls'
Of June Like many other congress
men he is back in his district. await
ing the time when currency legisla
ti"n will be due He became appren,
rseed TO the eIectrotyping business
when he was sixteen years of age. anC
white working at the trade went Il
law school at night in Lake Forres
University. These studies were inter
rupted. however. when he came T.
Washington in 1898 and entered the
government printing office He re
'eived the appointment through Rep
resentative McGann, who then repre-
sented the district which has sent Mr.
Gorman to Congress
While employed in the government
printing Office Mr.. German was the
president OF the local Eiectrotypers
hion. and il was while thus employee
that he resumed his law studies. which
mad been interrupted. taking the
courses in the law department ol
Georgetown University and graduatins
WIN the class Of 1895. In august VI