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found possible to make an experimental
group during the coming year."
Against Fake Advertising.

President johnson. presenting the re-
port of the executive committee. said
the committee favored paying to school
janitors and others employed in the
care of school buildings salaries COM
mensurate with work they performed
The committee also Endorsed the plan
of the Retail Merchants Association to
prevent false advertising. The COM
mittee recommended that no action be
taken on a communication from the
Mercantile Association in reference to
the question of prohibition.
Attention was called to the establish
ment of tennis courts on the site of the
old Pennsylvania railroad station al
9Th and 3 streets, and President john
son said NE had communicated with
Col. Harris, in charge of public build
ings and grounds, as to their use; he
had been assured that they would be
used the same as SIMILAR courts are
now used.
The question of asking for the i'm
provement of 18th street from b street
to the water front was discussed. and
it was decided to make no recon-
mendation until the wishes of the prop
erty owners along that street are as
certained. DR.. Willard +. Thompson sug'
gested that the Commissioners might
find a way of smoothing the center OF
9th street without cost to the property
owners.
On motion of C. T. Lacey the associa-
ton voted to oppose the licensing of a
poolroom on AZ street. and Mr.. Lacey
and Thomas Galliher were designated
to convey such protest to the Com
missioners.
Explains Federation's Object.
William Nick. Clayton, former presi
dent of the Federation of Citizens AS
sociations. appeared and explained thu
objects of that body. He read from
the constitution that 1.-The object anc
purpose of this federation are to OBJ
tain the expression of representative
public sentiment and secure united rep
resentative action of all eligible civil
associations and societies of white cit
accredited delegates on all questions
of general character relating to ant
affecting the growth. welfare ant
beauty of the District of Columbia.
1.-The jurisdiction of the federation il
the consideration of and action upoI
those general questions only which in
volve the District of Columbia at large
and which require concerted repre-
sentative action as an expression o
the public sentiment; all matters re
lated to particular localities or com
munities in the District of Colum hi:
in contradistinction to those matter
affecting the District of Columbia a
large. are properly cogniZable by or
CARNATIONS representing such local.
ties and communities, for the treat
ment of which matters the local or
CARNATIONS shall be considered thu
proper bodies to dispose of the same
and this federation will decline to con
slider such purely local matters
The speaker said that the associa
ton is a clearing house for the nu
merous citizens associations, and pre-
dicted that the time will soon COM
when the people of the District will
have a vote and then, he said, h
hoped about three-fourths of the pres
ent regulations will be. wiped off tn.
books and the other fourth be rigidl,
enforced.
Seven new members were admitted t,
the association.