Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
[|KENSATACK ON D. C.
TO THAT Of THE BRITISH
DR.. Frischkorn Calls Figures Of Rep
resentative Prouty Flag
rant Injustice.
Brookland Citizens Uphold Half-and-
Half Plan and Score Legislators
Seeking to Uproot It.

half plan is only parallel to the British
marching down Bladensburg road and
burning the Capitol declared DR.. R.
w. Frischkorn, speaking at the first
meeting this winter Of the Brookland
Citizens Association in the Masonic
Temple, Brookland, last night, when
the association put itself on record as
favoring the continuation of the pres
ent system Of government for the Dis
trict at the same time severely scoring
the legislation and legislators fnimical
| to the District.
Representative Prouty's statistics"
declared DR.. Frischkorn, are a. fragrant
| injustice" The discussion came about
| through an inquiry by Rev. W. j. D.
| Thomas, pastor Of the Brookland Pres
byterian Church, as to the half-and-
half plan and the renewed attacks
| on it.
The half-and-half PLAN" said Presi-
isfactory to nearly everybody, includ-
ing Congress and the citizens at large.
Now we do not know what is going to
take its place.
Views Of Man of Renown.
Mr.. Mclean, who has recently re-
turned from trip to Panama. told Of
conversation which he had while en-
route to the Canal Zone with a man of
national renown and a great friend Of
the District
This gentleman told me-" said Mr..
Mclean. when I asked him what
would take the place of the present
system OF government, that one idea
OF those opposed to the half-and-half
raised in the District should go to the
United States. and whatever should be
needed for government Of the District
should be taken out Of the Treasury
be borne by all the people Of the United
States. asked him what would hap
pen II We got Congress that was not
favorable to the District-which is the
did not reply.
Whether we could get Congress to
live up to the high ideal Of Washington
as the nations city," continued Mr.. Nc
to stick to the half-and-half plan,
which has proved SO satisfactory. It
does not seem to most of US that there
is any good reason to abrogate the
half-and-half principle"
Called "Hot-Headed Plan"
The investigation of the present
system of government and taxation of
the District by Congress was declared
by c. P. Judge as mot fair one, but a
hot-headed plan"
BY resolution offered by William
Lewis the association unanimously
voted for the continuation of the half
and-half plan. and directed that copies
of the resolution shall be sent to the
chairmen Of the appropriation commit
tees OF the Senate and the House, to
the chairmen of both District commit
tees and to the conference committee
before it shall meet.
Tribute to- the memory of James F.
McHugh. for eighteen years secretary
treasurer of the International Stone
cutters Union. who lost his life last
week by a fall in the Treasury Depart
ment, was paid by the citizens by reso-
luton and addresses. by many OF
Brookland's prominent citizens.
Resolution Of Regret. --
A resolution expressing the regret of
the citizens over the death Of Mr.. Nc
Hugh, who was one of the pioneer citi-
zens of this section of the District, was
introduced by Charles F. Tansill. and
was seconded by citizen after citizen,
who took this way of showing their
respect for their dead neighbor. Rev.
w. J. u. Thomas of the Brookland
Presbyterian Church and Rev. ]. Paul
Wright of the Methodist Episcopal
Church were the first two to speak.
He was a man who kept great deal
in the background and did not show 1t
to every one," declared DR.. Thomas.
Following short eulogy by DR..
Wright, c. P. Judge spoke of the gen.
uine humility of Mr.. McHugh, DR..
Frischkorn told of his charitable work
and President Mclean lauded his civic
activities.
anI<
ed men 1 ever knew" said Mr.. Nc
Lean, who also told Of Mr.. McHugh's
love for little children.
Mr.. Tansilrs resolution Of regret was
adopted unanimously by a standing
vote of the association.
Will Watch Rose Garden.
Brookland being the "Roseville' Of
the District. the citizens were very
much pleased last night by the an
nouncement of Mr.. Tansill that at the
meeting of the executive committee Of
the American Rose Society held in New
York city December Il, pursuant to a
resolution passed at meeting of the
society held in Boston last August, he
had been appointed a member of the
committee to watch over the Washing
ton rose garden recently established at
Arlington.
This committee Of three consists of
Robert Pyle of West Grove, Pa: Ad-
| miral Aaron Ward Of Roslyn, N. J.,
| and Mr.. Tansill of Brookland. D. c.
AS Mr.. Tansill is the recognized king
of Roses out Brookland way. the citi-
zens are we'll pleased that he should
be selected as one of the committee of
three by the American Rose Society,"
Made Associations Secretary.
| A. a. Ormsby, assistant chief clerk
of the Department of Agriculture, was
unanimously elected secretary of the
association to fill the position left va
cant by the removal Of Lee Wilson to
Seattle. George L. Clayton, acting Sec
rotary, was commended by the associa-