Evening star., 1915-12-31
SEES "TAMMANY|z|NG"
Of NATIONAL CAPITAL
East End Suburban Citizens Asked
to Oppose Proposed Change
in School Law.
After Several Members Voice oppo-
sition to Resolution Submitted
J. M. Wood Withdraws It.

controlled by "one-man government
James NJ. Wood asked the East Emu
Suburban Citizens Association wed
lnesday night to go on record as oppos-
ing every item in the estimates asklhS
THAT control of certain institutions oe
turned over to the Commissioners. me
whole thing is un-Amerlcan ana ols-
Tasteful he said.
Charles r, Talbert and others voiceo
opposition to the motion. and II was
withdrawn Mr.. Woods Suggestion
that the association register an opJec-
tion TO a change in the methods OIL ap-
nointing the school board was present
J ed in the form of a motion by w. d.
| Clements and unanimously adopted
| ."rhe present method of seiectin
members of the board of educatiof,
declared James NJ. Patten. lis about as
good as it could possibly be-.
| Criticises Loan Shark Law.
| Mr. Wood presented a communication
from William H. Baldwin and George
Is Wilson, representing the cltlZehs
committee on loan shark law, ASKING
an Endorsement of measure "hich
provides rate of interest of per cent
for money lenders.
| Mr.. Wood said he was opposed to the
Idra # of the law presented by the COM
mittee Pawnbrokers, he declared, can
lnot do business at a rate OF interest
less than 3 per cent on small loans
and per cent on loans of 500 or more;
/ The present law, ne stated caused
among the poor. He cited one instance
| of a man whose credit was good with
money lenders. but was unable to
borrow money because OF the operation
| of the law.
And the man. his wife and four chill
dren were put out in the snow for non
payment of rent" he said. Had there
! been a reasonable law on the statute
books that ejectment would not have
, happened" The matter was referred to
| the committee on legislation.
! The association passed resolution
! favoring the employment OF street
sweepers at an annual salary of s720
a year. Objection was made to the
Districts method of making such en-
Iployes report three times on rainy days
and then not paying them. A resoiu-
zion favoring increased salaries for
lpersons employed in the care of public
school buildings was adopted. and the
association also adopted a resolution
Improving the work of the vigilance
COMMITTEE of the Retail Merchants As
sociation in its fight against misleadin g
advertisements.
I James NJ Wood entered a vigorous
complaint against the car service on
the Columbia line of the Washington
! Railway and Electric Company. He
complained that the cars, especially
those on the suburban end of the line,
are continually overcrowded, carrying
a hundred or more passengers in a
lthirty-passenger vehicle. He further
complained that the excessive rate of
speed Of some of the cars on Benning
bridge is liable to end in an accident
that will destroy human life.
The association voted to refer his
complaints to the public utilities com
mission.
New Standing Committees.
President William H. Ernest an
aounced the standing committees for
The ensuing year as follows:
Executive committee - William II
Ernest, chairman; Charles r. Talbert
James NJ. Wood. Robert Bowdler, Dr.
L. D. Walter, John II. Rupert and
! William ]. Clements.
Committee on legislation and assess
ments-William H Ernest, chairman;
John w. Brawner. Leopold Luchs, John
A Rupert DR., L. D. Walter. Michael
A. Keane and William J, Clements.
bridges-Charles r. Talbert. chairman
c. Phelps, A. NJ. Holmes. James NJ Pat
ten. Michael Walsh. William Osborne
and f. V. Roche.
Committee on police and fire protec-
tion-Dr. L. ID. Walter, chairman
Jacob Oppenheimer. John Boyle, Mich
ael A Keane. A Piferling, Amos F
.Souder and Charles r. Talbert.
Committee on sanitary affairs-James
VI Wood. chairman; w. S. Clark, w G
Dunno, H. NJ. Van Ness, Victor H. Esch
A Pinerling and Robert Bowdler.
Committee on public utilities-Rober,
8owdler chairman; John A. Rupert
Gen. s. 5. Yoder, f. V. Roche, B. +
I tDv L II 7
lins.
Committee on schools and parks
John II. Rupert, chairman; Frank
Ernest William p. Palmer. w. B. Swim
delis, John f. Waggaman, II. NJ. Var
Ness and Jacob Oppenheimer.
| Committee on water. lights and sew
ers-Villiam J. Clements. chairman
NJ. J. Collins. W. w. Griffith. John Tai
bert, Hugh +. McQueeney, George
Iauer and Amos r. Souder.
Committees Urged to Work.
President Ernest said he hoped the
members of the committees would gel
busy and be prepared to submit in.
teresting reports at each meeting. He
said he was glad to be able to say that
the present District Commissioners
| seem disposed to do the right thing
for the people of the northeast section
This section has been shamefullS
neglected for a great many years.
said the president, "and there are many
improvements needed. For the past
fifty years all the improvements seem
to have been made I'm the northw est
! hut the present administration has
adopted policy which proposes Il
give some attention To the upbuildinp
OF East Washington. The widening oi
iIenniug aud BIadensburF roads should
ristcriRlly benefit the northeast, and
tope the work soon VIII be done.
ON motion of President Ernest the
association adopted a resolution tend.
srinH the Commissioners vote al
hanks tor the interest they are mani