Evening star., 1920-01-07
CITIZENS DECLARE
FORHALF-AND-HALF
Association UphoIds Present
D. C. System-0pposes
Car Fare Increase.

| The Columbia Heights Citizens AS
socia ton declared opposition to the
| abolition of the half-and-half system
of finances for the District govern
ment and protested against the in
! creased carfare as urged by the
| Washington Railway and Electric
Company at meeting held last night
at o'clock in ST. Stephens Parish
Hall, 3017 14th street.
Text OF the Resolutions.
The text of these resolutions. as Of
fered by Harley V. Speelman and
adoAted by the association. follows!
That the association oppose the
| proposition to abolish the half-and-
half plan for the District of Column
| bia: that the committee on taxation
| of this association is directed to rep
| resent the association in hearings that
may be laeld on this proposition; that
this action be certified to both houses
| of Congress.
THAT the association stands un-
| alterabIy opposed to the granting to
| the Washington Railway and Electric
| Company increased fares; that the
committee on public utilities of this
association is hereby authorized and
| directed to represent the association
at the public hearings on this propo-
siton; that the delegates of this as
| sociation are directed to request the
| approval of this action by the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations"
w. ]. Swanton. chairman of the pub
| lie utilities committee. presented a
| resolution. which was adopted, and
| referred to the executive committee.
providing: That proper action be
taken by the executive committee,
| the committee on law and Iegisla ton
or through the Federation of Citizens
Association, to appoint a receiver for
the Waah n of Rat
Company, in order that the affairs of
the company be Strengthened out and
| the public given the service that it
are entitled to at reasonable rates."
Urges Abolition Of Use of Sugar.
Permanent abolishment of the use
| or sugar was urged by DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, food expert, not only as
a solution of the sugar question. but
as a means of lengthening the lives
| Of the human race, in his address on
Feeding Community" Dr. Wiley
said that it was only one hundred
years ago that the use of sugar to
any large amount was begun, and
only fifty. years since it had come to
be regarded as a necessity. He said
that the average life of man was
only forty-four years, and this low
average was due largely to the extensive
use of sugar, which deteriora ted ones
constitution.
hS looo CApStl tueH luTueu his
talk to other lines of the food ques-
! ton, saying that people spent 40 per
cent of their total purchases in buy
| ing food. and that ley unfortunately
| paid too much attention to the taste
| and looks of their products instead of
| looking to the values of nutrition.
He stated that food of the proper sort
was for three purposes, growth.
F.; energy and repair of the system. He
! repeated his assertion made short
! time ago that he could live on IL cents
| a day, and added that this could be re-
duced to 1O1a cents a day. This cheap
mode of living, he said, could be accom-
F., plished by eating each day a pound and
a half of cereal and a pint of milk.
| which, of course, would have to be
| bought without the average profit.
| More new members were admitted
! to the association. bringing the total
| number up to 1,450, of which there
| were $50 women.
| A resolution introduced by A. T.
Ramsay, chairman of the committee
on education and schools. was adopted.
! in which the association pledged it
| self to the support of the drive now
| on in the District for the betterment
F.! Of the schools. The school committee
was requested to cooperate with the
various organizations in the city for
| the carrying out of this idea.
National Representation for ID. c.
A resolution was Ouered by j. Clln-
ton Hiatt, which was referred to the
law and legislation committee, in
dorsing the resolution introduced by
Senator Spencer of Missouri. entitled
ITO provide for representation of the
people of the District of Columbia, for
the election of delegates for such pur
pose, and for other purposes"
Mr.. Hiatt stated that now this reso-
luton had been introduced in Con-
gress it was up to the people to urge
it's passage at an early date. Copies
of the resolution were ordered for
warded to Senator Spencer and the
House District committee. Mr.. Hiatt
offered another resolution, in which it
was urged that the Lincoln statue
which had been taken from the court
house be placed in Meridian Park.
18th street and Florida avenue. This
motion was referred to the committee
on parks and lawns.
Why Re Jruoranf AhOut Ireland? Lib.