The Washington herald., 1915-11-13
WOULD ABOLISH
HALF Plan HERE
Former Senator Butler Says
Capital Should Not Be
Treated Like Joke.
U. S. SHOULD PAY MORE
Brightwood Citizens Association In
dorses Great Falls. Projeet-Arsu-
ment Over Hospital.

Take the members of the Joint COM
mittee Of Congress at their word. Let
them abolish the half-and-half plan and
treat this city like great national capt.
tai and not like a country town"
This was the advice given the citizens
Of the District by former Senator Marion
Butler. Of North Carolina. addressing the
Brightwood Citizens Association In the
Brightwood School last night.
81 have always maintained that the
government has never paid enough to-
ward running the District" continued the
speaker. 81 have said SO from the floor
of Congress. and say SO here. / have
learned that II doesn't do to attack and
criticise Congress. but put the question
to them in a broad manner and make
them feel ashamed of themselves.
Say to Congress: If you abolish this
half-snd-half plan. then come around
like q decent white man and make this
a great National Capital. and pay three
fourths Of what IL will cost They never
have paid enough. because they have
taken charge of the District; they have
run this town. They have asked you, to
surrender your citizenship. whsn they
lay out a new park they don't ask you
whether 1t will be an economic PROPOSE
ton. They tell you 1t is part OF a ma
tional plan"
Indorse Falls Project.
DepIoring the source OF power that Is
wasting away In the Great Falls of the
Potomac, the association unanimously
Endorsed the project to harness the falls
as a source OF power for the District.
I'VE believe this power could be utilized
for not only local but national purposes.
and We approve the suggestion to de-
velop Great Falls by the United Sattes
for the National Capital" read the reso-
luton.
The association also Endorsed the efforts
of the West End Citizens Association
to have Congress at the coming session
appropriate 100000 for the erection of
a national convention hall in the Dis
trict, with a Sealing capacity of at least
1900.
Upon the complaints Of several menu
beers that the Brightwood School Is be-
ing Disseminated against by the Board
of Education, Louis p. Shoemaker, presi-
dent of the association, appointed a spe-
cial committee to investigate the charges.
Members declared the school is SO crowd
ed that the children are not getting prop
er Individual attention in their studies.
In an effort to stop the numerous
thefts of spigots and lead piping from
vacant houses, the association adopt
ed a resolution asking the Commits
sioners to erect a police regulation
making II necessary for a person who
offers these materials to a junk dealer
for sale to prove by an affidavit that
the materials were not stolen.
The association Endorsed the stand
taken by the Piney Branch Associa-
ton against the proposed location of
the new home for the Washington
Asylum Hospital at Fourteenth and
Upshur streets northwest William
NICK. Clayton declared that some
thing was being put over on the peo-
pie of that section that would never
be attempted with the people living
west of Rock Creek Park"
Col Charles c. Lancaster opposed
the action of the association in this
matter. telling them that none OF
their homes would be kept as clean
and sanitary in appearance as would
the new Gallinger Hospital. He de-
clared il was taking a decided stand
against the poor and unfortunate.