Evening star., 1918-11-03
URGES SOLDIERS
MAN STREE[CARS
Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations Sees Use for Men
Unfit for Fighting.
WANTS FREE TRANSFERS

The District commissioners VIII be
asked by the Federation Of Citizens
Associations to apply to the War De-
partment for soldiers who are unfit
for fighting service to operate the
street cars Of Washington.
This recommendation was approved
at the annual meeting Of the fedora
ton in the board room of. the Dis
trict building last night The proposal
was made to the federation by viii
liam McK. Clayton chairman Of the
committee on public utilities, who as
serted that the car companies argue
they cannot get enough motormen
and conductors to operate all Of their
cars. as a reason for the present state
Of service.
Against Paying for Transfers.
Mr. Clayton reviewed the hearings
before the Public Utilities Commission
on the petition of the companies for a
straight f1ve-cent fare. He added that
the issuance of transfers between COM
-panies at certain crossings to be desig-
mated by the Commissioners will be a
victory for the federation. Mr.. Clay
ton said that If any attempt is made
L 4
these transfers his committee will file
objections.
Charles S. Shreve of the Mid-City As
sociation retired as president of the
federation, and w. B. Westlake of the
Connecticut Avenue Association was
elected to succeed him. Other officers
elected are: Vice president, George H.
Russell, Park View; treasurer, George
W. Evans, West End Association, and
secretary, Leland T. Atherton.
J. P. Crawford Reads Report.
]. p. Crawford of the Connecticut
Avenue Association, chairman of the
public health committee, read report
on the proposition of whether the fed
eral government should after the war
regulate food and fuel. He concluded
policy would be unwise. and the rec
ommendation was approved.
Revocation of thelicense Of produc-
ers of milk who live outside of the
District for violation of the health
laws and milk regulations. while the
punished in the same manner, was
disapproved and legislation was rec
ommended that will place both classes
of producers on the same footing.
Pastuerizing of all milk, keeping
the same in condition prescribed by
troll of the manufacture of butter,
cheese and ice cream by the health
department was favored.
Regulation of the size of the loaf
of bread in one pound or multiples
of a pound and a standard price to
discourage profiteering and the seal
ing of the size of the loaf was favored
in the report.
Mr. Shreve Reviews Work.
Retiring President Charles S. shreve,
reviewing the work of the federation.
pointed out the activities of the fed
GRAFTON that have, been acted upon by
Congress, the municipal government
and elsewhere as follows:
Efforts to have repealed the unjust
Borland law. question of adjustment
of water taxation; question of one
railway system only, in the District of
Columbia; free and universal transfers
on said street railways; drafting of a
comprehensive TorrenZ land registra-
tion law; free text books in the high
schools; for separate board of tax
appeals; prevention Of carrying fire.
arms in District of Columbia, unneces-
sarily; more sanitary appliances in
many of the public schools; policemen
and fremen's pensions and increased
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teachers; two-platoon system in the
fire department.; fostering the rose
growing movement; questions of
building zones and unsightly buildings:
movement to enlarge the police force
and fire department: enlarging the mem
bership OF the Home Defense League:
policy featuring local men for purely
local offices: to prevent the stealing
Of fixtures from houses and punish-
ments therefor: the intangible tax
law. and efforts to have some either
repealed or made more just and
equitable; voted in favor Of prohi-
bition in the District of Columbia:
favored the arbitration Of disputes
between street railways and their EN-
ployes; most comprehensive invests
cation, review, report and action in
matter of present existing fire insur-
anoe rates In the District Of Columbia: :
took action with other bodies condemn
ing profiteering; considered question Of
public ownership Of public utilities in
the District Of Columbia, which is still
under consideration; demonstrated, with
(Contmasu -c1. /-cond f'ase.)