Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-29
APPROVAL GIVEN PLAN
TO PENSION TEACHERS
Demand for More Cars Made by
Southeast Washington Citi-
zens' Association.


Citizens Association, at a meeting last
night in East Washington Hail. voted
approval of the plan to establish a
pension and retirement fund for public
school teachers. Allan Davis. principal
of Business High School. brought the
question to the attention Of the assoc
citation. The plan for pensoning teach
ers, he said, is not so comprehensive
as is the plan for pensioning city fire
men. 1t is an adequate plan. however,
and is logical.
Mr.. Davis said he would file a copy
of the bill with the secretary. The mo-
ton of approval was unanimously
adopted, and the resolution was or
dered referred to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
Report on Public Utilities.
A. p. Conner. chairman of the public
utilities committee, submitted a report
which stated that the past month has
indicated increased activity by the
public utilities commission.
The views of the committee on the
are stated in the report as follows:
In the first place. the matter of
passenger having seven feet of space
appears peculiar from any point of
view. What the commission should do
is to order more cars. especially as the
car tracks are by no mean congested,
and jitney buses have been put out
of commission by the commission. To
indicate how few cars are run on some
lines, attention is called to the fact
that on the Anacostia line running
down 1st street southeast by the House
of Representatives office building cars
are run about twenty minutes or half
an hour apart. They are so far apart
that congressman frequently pass Jokes
on the fact. The Sth street line south
east is little tardy between its cars.
but the service is relatively good com
pared with the lst street line of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
THE recommendation to the public
to crush forward meets with the com
mittee's condemnation. We believe that
the cars ought to be run for the con-
venience of the public. not for their
discomfort, and this means that more
cars and more seats and less standing
room conditions should exist
1t was stated that the committee
noted the activities of William Mex.
Clayton in the matter Of universal
transfers and opposed a wait until the
valuation proceedings are terminated
for action on the transfer question.
All Immigrants Not Ignorant.
Secretary connor took exception to
letter of Richard X. Campbell. chief of
the bureau of naturalization. Depart
ment of Labor. concerning the naturali-
zation classes that are being conducted
in the public schools, and suggesting
the holding Of a mass meeting early in
December to urge a broadening Of the
work and increasing the number of
q "A
patroniZing.
All the foreigners who come to this
country are not ignorant, he stated. and
many Of them fully cogniZant of
what is necessary to good citizenship
The letter should be more specific, he
said, and not deal with eeneralities.
The past year we heard much about
the hyphenated citizen" he said I'VE
Location of Armor Plant.
Mr. Conner favored the location of
the proposed armor plant in the south
east section. Its location in this CITY.
he said, would hasten the completion of
the Great Falls power project and pro-
vide an increased water supply.
Henry c. Enrich said he thought
Four Mile run, between this city and
Alexandria, would be a good location
for it, The plant viii need a place
for dumping millions Of tons of refuse.
he said, and the Four Mile run site
would afford such facilities for many
years.
Capt W +. Luckett suggested that
Alexandria would be the best and
logical location for the plant. Its
Establishment in Alexandria would bene-
fit Washington as much as if the plant
were located in this city. he said.
In "A letter to the association Miss
+ GiIliss suggested pupils in the
schools should be required to finish a
high school course before being per-
mitted to enter a business college. She
complained that the city is overrun
with half educated stenographers, and
suggested that it is a mistake for
them to study stenography until they
are fitted for the study.
Eugene j. Hollis WAS elected a mem
Der of the association.