Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-13
CAMPAIGN FOR HONEST
ADVERTISING ENDORSED
Anacostia Citizens Association Sup
ports Efforts of Truth Tell
ing Merchants.
More Cars During Rush" Hours
and Better Postal Service
Demanded.

| Unanimous Endorsement of the move
ment of the Retail Merchants Associa-
tFon to do away with fake advertising
in the District of Columbia was given
| by the Anacostia Citizens Association
at it's reGlar meeting last night
| President Otterback appointed l.. W.
! thompson as the permanent delegate
of the associate to the central COM
mittee. The methods employed by some
concerns to sell their goods were bit
terly criticised by S6veral of the mem
/ bers. and specific cases were cited to
/ show the need of stricter legislation
along the line of proper advertising.
! The street railway company will be
asked to relieve the crowded condition
OF the street cars during the rush
hours of the day, between and in
| the morning, and and at night. 1t
was stated that cars operating to the
city from Anacostia in the morning
| were crowded before they reached the
| suburb, because of the large number of
employees leaving their work at the
ashinGton Steel and Ordnance Com
| pany at that time.
Same Condition in Evening.
The same condition existed in the
evening, when change in the shift
was made at the steel plant, and at
the same time large numbers were re-
turning from their work. The asso-
citation will urge also that some better
means of illumination be provided by
the car company, so that it's signs des-
lgnating the routes of the cars may be
| seen at night
| The proposed legislation to transfer
the control of that portion of the Ana
costa flats from Poplar point to the
Anacosta bridge from the War De-
partment to the Interior Department,
| to be made part of the grounds of the
! Government Hospital for the Insane
Will be strongly opposed by the asso-
cation, according to action taken last
night: 1t was pointed out that it was
originally intended that this reclaimed
area should be developed as a public
park. whereas if the control were
transferred to the Interior Department
for the proposed purpose the prospect
of ever having this development ac-
{ compilshed would be lost. 1t is the de-
! sire of the association that the entire
reclaimed area be used for park pur-
poses.
| A letter was read from the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company to the eff
fect that a daily freight train would be
operated between Baltimore and Ana
costa in the future Heretofore but
| three trains each week have been OPP
Grated. and on complaint of several of
| the business men the matter was taken
up with the officials, asking for daily
service.
Postal Service Criticised.
! Conditions at post Office station H
were bitterly criticised because of the
reduction in the number of men for
this station by Postmaster Otto Praeger
| when he was in charge. 1t was said
| that this change was causing a long
delay in the delivery of mail, espe-
cially in the rural districts.
| During a recent windy season, when
! large quantities of paper from the
! dumping grounds near the approach to
| the bridge had blown through the
| street. President Otterback caused sew
| eral photographs to be made of the
conditions and these were forwarded to
the Engineer Commissioner with an
other request that the dumping
! grounds be discontinued. A letter was
| read last night from the Commissioner
| indica ting that the wishes of the as
ISOLATION in reference to this matter
may be granted. The letter stated tina t
| most of the loose refuse dumped on
| these grounds was sent there by the
| navy, yard officials, and that letter
| had been sent to the commandant of
| this ward asking that in the future ma
| teral of this kind be sent to the Dis
| trict grounds for disposition. Instruc-
| tions also have been issued to the
| dumpman to prevent the dumping of
| paper and such material. and also to
| the police department to see that these
| instructions are carried out.
| c. r. Graft, chairman of the commit
! tee on Anacostia flats, reported that a
| contract had been awarded for the
dredging of about 100000 cubic yards
of material from the proposed channel
and depositing it on the shore of the
Anacostia river. and that this would
provide a channel twenty-five feet deep
in that portion west of the Anacostia
bridge and q siXteen-foot channel in
that portion between the Anacostia and
Pennsylvania avenue bridges
Assembly Hall Nears Completion.
Work on constructing an assembly
hall at the ketcham School, at a cost
of about $4,000, is practically complet-
ed, and this hall can be used in the
near future. The lamp posts for the
east side of Nichols avenue have been
shipped from the factory, it was stated
and erection would be ACCOMPLISHED in
the near future. The Improvement of
10th street from w to Butler street
and Butler street from 14th to 18TH
street Will be included in the next es-
inmates OF the Commissioners accord
ing to letter read last night 1t was
reported that new iron railing is to
be placed on the approach to the bridge
in place of the present wooden one ana
that the work would be started within
the next few weeks
Upon motion it was decided to in
dorse the recommendation of DR.. Will
ham A. white of the Government Hos
| Iital for the Insane that the name Of
that institution be changed to Gov
eminent Hospital.
William III. Smith. Charles A. Little
and Charles II. NJ. Barrett were elected
to membership. In connection with
new members, the constitution was
, amended last night SO that in the fu-
ture those desiring to become mem
bers must present their names at one
meeting and the vote on the same can
not be taken until the month following