Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-05
STARS CAMPAIGN 0. K. D
BY PARK VIEW CITIZENS
Unanimously Endorse More Drastic
Laws to Govern Sale
Of Weapons.
Association Votes to Extend It's Ter
ritory-J. L. Wilmeth De-
scribes War Scenes.

scribes War Scenes.
by unanimous vote the Park View
citizens Association Endorsed The
stars campaign for more drastic laws
governing the sale and handling of
nrearms and dangerous weapons in
the District of Columbia at a meeting
last night. The resolution was intro
duced by Charlton NJ. Clark of the ad-
Jutant generals Office in the War De-
partment. The association recorded
itself as heartily commencing the
campaign inaugurated by The WASH
ington Evening Star for the suppress
sion of pistol toting and the indis-
eliminate sale of firearms to the pub
lic."
Mr.. Clark said The Star. in urging
more effective regulation of the traffic
IN deadly weapons is promoting a re
form that will be for the good of the
entire community and that it should
have the community's support. He
said he had lived in various sections
of the country where pistol toting was
common and had witnessed a number
of alterations where loss of life re-
suited because the deadly weapon was
handy, but that he had never seen an
instance where it had saved life or
honor.
He cited the popular sentiment
against militarism and said that to his
mind 1t was just as evil for man to
be going about armed looking for trou-
BILE as it was for any nation to devote
it's manhood to military training to
surpass in martial preparation any or
all the other nations.
Abetting Crime, He Says.
He thought the District government
in making it easy for those SO in
clined to purchase weapons immedi-
ately while swayed by a spirit of anger
or dependency was aiding and abet-
ting in the crime.
The association voted to increase the
territory over which it exercises super
vision, but in doing so incurred the
displeasure Of the Columbia Heights
Citizens Association, which claims that
the added territory comes under its
own supervision. The additional area
lies between Park road, New Hamp
shire avenue and Rock Creek Church
road and Is embraced within the Park
View School Jurisdiction.
Residents of the acquired area petit
toned the Park View Association to
extend it's supervision over that por-
ton of the city and an amendment to
the associations constitution permit
ting this to be done was introduced at
the November meeting by J. H. Rus
sell. Despite a letter of protest re-
ceived from the Columbia Heights or
ganization, the association last night
voted unanimously to extend it's juris-
dictional limits.
James L. Wilmeth, chief clerk of the
United States Treasury, and disbursIng
officer of the American relief eXpedi-
ton to Europe, delivered an address
before the association, in which he
nr1b ioA hof ha nf
championed by the United States, will
eventually triumph in the world and
nations no longer will resort to the
sword in settlement of their misun-
derstandings.
Close-range observation of the strug-
gle that is now drenching Europe with
blood did not lessen Mr.. Wilmeth's con-
viction that the fallacy of war ulti-
mately will be established and that the
United States is destined to take the
lead in bringing lasting peace to all the
peoples of the earth.
Attendance Is Large.
The announcement that the Treasury
Department official would speak on
some of his experiences as dlsbursing
officer of the relief expedition brought
out a large attendance. So vivid were
his descriptions of conditions which he
saw abroad that they scarcely could
have been more impressive or realistic
had they been illustrated with lantern
slides.
The speaker declared the plight of
the Belgians hardly can be exaggerat-
ed. He told of seeing shiploads of
Belgian refugees landing in England
in providing food and shelter for these
oppressed people. A portion .of the
Bank of England. he said. had been
converted into a kitchen, where food
I To aItyia
Mr.. Wilmeth praised this country for
providing immediate relief for Ameri-
cans who were stranded in Europe al
the outbreak of the war. In voting
cans, Congress. he declared. had taught
the world noble lesson, and one which
had an instant and deep impression on
European nations.
An interesting description was given
by the speaker of the voyage across
the Atlantic on the cruiser Tennessee,
the relief ship, and of the first land
ing. at Falmouth. England. He told
of the preparations made on board for
disbursing the money, and of the
schools of instruction held daily in
order that those assisting in the relief
work might know exactly what to do
One of the difficulties of the situation
was the devising of scheme whereby
obligation to repay the amount adj
vanced him.
Tells Of Expeditions Progress.
The progress Of the expedition from
London to The Hague to Berlin and
fanally to Paris was related. In the
latter city Mr.. Wilmeth and member
Of the relief force arrived just after
six bombs had been dropped into the
city by a German aviator. killing sew
eral persons. Paris was not then the
gay city that 1t has been depicted,
he said. Cafes were closed at o'clock
at night and everywhere business prac-